The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-23
THE CROPS.
Weekly Bulletin Issued by Sec.
fion Director Bauer.
HOW THE CROPS ARE DOING.
Review Of the Situation and
Summary Of the Outlook
for the Year. Warm
Weather.

The following is the weekly bulletin
Of the condition Of the weather and
crops Of the State issued Wednesday BY
Director Bauer of the South Carolina
section Of the United States weather
bureaus climate and crop service:
The week ending Monday, May 14th,
had range Of temperature from max
imum Of go degrees on the 9Th to .
minimum Of 40 degrees on the 1lth.
On the 10th and 1lth there we're light
frosts in Cherokee, Colleton, Greenville
and Spartsnburg counties.
There were numerous, and in places
beneficial, showers on the 9th, over the
central portions Of the State. Aleng
the immediate coast the rainfall was
very light, and the extreme western
portions had no rain. Following the
showers came cooler weather and high,
drying winds; both conditions proved
harmful to crops. C)ayey lands are
baked and hard, and break up cloddy.
Rains are needed over the entire State
and for all crops except rice; it is es-
pecially needed to germinate recently
planted corn and cotton. Damaging
hail occurred in portions Of Oraageburg
county, where in places stands of corn
and cotton were destroyed. The weather.
conditions during the week were very
favorable for farm work.
early corn has generally good stands,
and in the eastern sections is knee
high and receiving its second ploWing.
Cut and heart worms are damaging
stands. In the western sections bot
toms are being prepared and planted,
where the ground is fl to work, but
considerable areas are yet to plant.
The cool weather yelloWed corn and
checked its growth.
Cotton suffered from the recent cool
nights which caused it to turn red, and
on sandy lands the plants are dying in
places. Early planted cotton has good
stands and is being plowed and chop
ped. Recently planted cotton needs
rain to bring it up. Planting is not
finished over the western portions.
Some complaints Of grassy fields cca-
time, but to q less extent than last
week. Some fields have been plowed
up and replanted on account Of the
grass. Sea island cotton has excellent
staods, but needs rain and warmer
weather.
Tobacco is practically all planted,
and very good stands have been Sc
cured.
Rice was severely injured by the
freshet in the Combahee river, but re-
ceiyed less injury from high waters in
the Georgetown district than had been
anticipated. The cool nights were in
furious. Planting continues.
Wheat has not been seriously injured
which is decreasing. 1t is heading
we'll, but the crop as whole is not as
promising as it was month ago. Oats
are ripening in Hampton county. This
crop needs rain badly.
While potatoes have poor stands in
places, but generally are doing well,
except that bugs sre very numerous
Large shipments are being made from
the Charleston districts, where, how
ever, the yield is below the average.
Sweet potato draws are plentiful and
some have been set out, Gardens need
rain. Melons and sugar cane look well.
Fruit prospects continue promising, e1-
cept that apples and pears continue to
blight. Berries Of all kinds promise to
be very plentiful.