The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
CONDITION OF CROPS.
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CROP BULLETIN ISSUED.
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The following is the weekly croI
bulle,in Of the South Carolina section
Of the climate and crop service, Uni
led States department OF sericu ;ure,
issued Tuesday By Director Bsuer:
The ten psrature C Continued nigh du
ring the week, with day t-mp,rA.u-s
ranging between 81 and leo the lsl,sr
extreme WAS reached OF the 2S. h at i
few pisces, On the 29,h at naay and
on lhe 3O.h q li,e generally
The nigh, temperatures ranged be
tween 81 snn Is The minimum &C
Cured al Wainslla on Ia 25th. The
mean tenn p-rature o. the weak was
7S. the normal for the same per.od is
4o,u "a
Scattered showers, heavy in places,
out generally light, occu red on the
d b, 25.n and 26tn The weeks ram
Esli Was uuevenly distrl loU:ed In
Darlington, Flors nee, M4.looro, Hor
ry, Clarendon, Marion, Sumter, Pick
e and Gfeenvllle counties the rain
tsll was In places quite heavy and
nearly all portions OF those counties
received enough rain for the present
needs Of crop,
La Williamsburg, Sumter, Chester
field. Orsugeourg, Berkeley, Lancas
ter, Oconse, Bsmbsrg, Richland, Ne1
berry, Hampton, Charleston, Aiken
ano Chester ,unt,es the rainfall was
very partial AID rarely heavy enough
10 do nucn good, while in Andersou,
Fairfield, Green wood, Rdsef.ld, Lex
ingtou, Barn we'll, LaueIs, Kershaw,
Uuion, York, Chester, Gafuey, Spar.
Ia anburg, Aiken, Abbeville, Dorches
ter, hampton and Beaufort the show.
ers were light and widely scattered,
and gave but little relief from the pre-
vaIling drought In portions OF An
derson, Abbevills, Greenwood, Aiken,
Edse67ld and 5aluda counties no rain
OF measurable amount has fallen in
from four to Ave weeks.
The average 0f the measurements
for the seek is 070 ana the approxi
mate normal is I 80 lnchee.
Fourteen places reported measure.
mena OF one inch or more, and Il
places reported measurements OF less
tnsn one inch ranging between 03
and 0.9l. In many sections wells are
beginning TO fail and streams are at
extremely low stages. Tne records OF
former years encourages the belief
and susislns the hJps Enat the drought
Will soon be relieved
Damaging hail siorms occurred 10
BAN serg Gievnvillr sao Spartanburg
counties, and without doing any sp-
preclsoI- damage in York and Sumter
There vas slightly more than an
average amount OF bright sunshine;
the estimated percentages for the State
vas 81 per ceut OF III possible. The
winds were generally light, hot and
dry westerly or sou:herly and variabie
on two days.
Where showers fell to any extent,
crops made rapid improvement. but
Wnere the rainfall was light or there
was none, crops made little or no
growth and even d-lerlorated, exec pt
cotton which maize slight improve
meni.
The corn crop is in very unsatis
factory condl.lon over most OF the
State. In TIE southeastern counties
Lne STANDS are very uneven with some
nils large enough 10 tssssl and
equally as maay where the plants are
gu a few lacn-s high. The same If
regu srlty 10 stard, prevails over the
entire SAFE. Cat, bud and wire
worms are damaging corn very much.
Ls.e plsuleo AID repianred corn slow
TO come up except where plenty
rain fell. Too dry in most places to
plant bottom Iauds. Some oa! stu oole
painted to corn In northeastern coun
ties corn is generally II fine condi
ton.
Corn has been we'll cultivated aud
6sids are clean and tree from grass
Whiting during the heat Of the day.
There was general improvement
ID The condition of cotton, very slight
In the counties and parts of couoIles
where drought prevails, and marked
where the rainfall was heavy enough
10 soak the ground. Out worms have
damaged cotton In many places Lst1
planted and replsnted fields not up
yet in The western couatles the grouud
being TOO dry for germiration Over
The eastern, east central and Pee Dee
sections Of the State cotton is doing
Well, and chopping to stands is about
hulshed, while over the vest c.ntral
North esntral and western eounties
cotton Is undersized, OF irregular and
Incomplete stands, and much not yet
up, while chopping to stands Is out
partly flashed.
Fields art clean and in 6ls tilth.
Sss isaud cotton looks miserab bls from
The Rects If the prevailing drought.
Wheat harvest has begun In few
localities and will be general by the
5.h of June TIE prospects Continue
70 indicate large yield. Rust con
fined to blades.
Oats harvest has extended to the
more western couatles and is nearly
finished, for winter SO Tn, in eastern
c ,untles Yields continue good, and
On moist lands the yield is heavy.
5priug oats are either very poor or
slsz complete failures owing to lack
Of rain the right time. a few local
ltisa report the crop not turning OUT
well while other localities say it Is the
best crop in many years.
The continued warm weather has
rico. which is doing we'll
Some grassy fields in Berkeley. There
is danger OF salt water resching the
rice fields on account Of low stage OF
water in the rivers
Tobacco was greatly benefited by
the showers which visited a large por
ton OF the tobacco raising sections.
but there is urgent need 0; general
heavy rain for this crop Worms are
numerous and have damaged
the crop to q slight extent. In Flor