The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-10-05

Some corn was blown to the ground and
considerable sprouted in the husk.
The humid, rainy weather caused many
ripe cotton bolls to rot. and the seed OF
open cotton sprouted before it could be
picked. Much of the open cotton mil
dewed and became weather-stained. The
excessive rains caused rust to develop,
and shedding of squares and young
bolls. Peavines attained good growth
but could not be harvested. Grass that
was cut for hay was generally ruined
before it could be properly cured and
housed. Exceedingly heavy rains caused
foundations over the southeastern coun-
ties, doing extensive damage to cotton,
corn, rice and hay. On the whole, the
month was unfavorablc for the staple
crops, but was quite favorable for
minor crops, pastures and gardens:
Whatever deterioration crops suffered
was due to an excess of moisture and
deficiency in sunshine. The first bale
of cotton for the season Of 1898 was
ginned on the 9th Of August, or y days
later than in 1897.
September began with continuation
Of the rainy, clammy and warm wealth
er that prevailed during August, but
about the 10th of this month there was
change to cooler, clear weather at
first, and then to clear, very warm
weather. The temperature averaged
about 3 degrees per day above the nor
NAL The rainfall was slightly def
cient in the central and eastern coun-
ties, but over the western counties
there was considerable excess, but
neither the deficiency nor the excess
just noted we're great enough to be
harmful.
After the 10th of September, ideal
weather prevailed for harvesting and
maturing crops Rust, shedding and
rotting ceased on cotton, and picking
made rapid progress, which as it ad-
vanced seemed to indicate shortage
in the crop over the eastern and cen
trail counties, but also indicated full
average crop in the western counties,
where in many places cotton continued
tc grow, bloom and fruit throughout
the month.
Considerable corn was housed, and
much found to be damaged from
sprouting in the husk. Local overfows
of rivers and creeks also damaged some
corn, but on the whole the early corn
made a good average yield, with many
exceptions, owing to local adverse con-
ditions Late planted or stubble-land
corn varied greatly throughout the
State.
Rice harvest continued throughout
the month, and except where damaged
by foods, yielded heavily. Upland rice
was particularly fine in most localities.
A heavy crop of peavine and other
hay was saved in good condition. The
hay crop was the heaviest ever known
in many localities, and was far above
the average over the entire State.
The season as a whole, for sweet po-
tatoes, chufas, peanuts, sugar and sor-
gum Cant, IuiuipS, duu AcA S@AueA
tuck, after the middle Of June, was
very favorable and the yields large.
A short resume of the season would
show that the winter was dry with
nearly normal temperature; the spring
cool, with frequent light frosts, and a
deficiency in rainfall amounting to a
drought of more or less severity, and
entailing considera bic loss in some To-
calities The summer was uniformly
warm anu excessively wet. The au-
tumn warm, dry and favorable for har-
vesting and abundant crops that the
season and the labor of the husband
man produced.
]. ". Bauer,
Section Director.