The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
LAST CROP SUMMARY.
An Official Bulletin that Will Inter, il
Farmers.

lac d :al bulletin tJr the seas n on
be cord ton Of the crop in the cotton
belt S ates has ] !st be D Issued as f.l-
lows b. dir,c Blythe OF the New
Orlean- ct!oa of the crop and climate
service o. ihc United Stats weather
bureau:
The mean temperature for the week
was decided above normal; the least
departure was an excess of six degrees
and I degrees at San Antonio and Cor
pus Christi, respectively, while a. al
other regular weather bureau stations
in the c,tsou belt the excess ranged
from 9 to Is degrees, except at Charles
ton, where in was S degrees ABOVE Dor
NAL.
There were few, either regular or
special, sta ions of the weather bureau
in the cotton belt at which there was
not more or less rainfall Gu ing the
week. At many places the amount tf
precipitation was greater than the
average or the require nents and at a
few it was excessive. TIE greatest
total amount reported WAS 705 inches
at Like Charles, LIZ. and Z inches of it
fell bet zeen s p m We :nesdy and
m. Thursday.
Louisiana-Tae weather was two
warm and wet during the past week foE
the best interest of agricu turists,
except the truck farmers.
Cotton picking Was Interrupted, and
that yet in the field was injured to
some extent BY the rains; where not
open is rotirg il the boil; v:ry little
top crop has been made or Is expected;
correspondents report that with few ex-
ceptions cotton has been ginned and
marketed as fast as picked.
The threshing Of rice vas also inter-
rupsed by the frequent aud in some
places heavy rains. but it is estimated
that over half Of the crop h.s reached
the mills. All mills in the rice grow
ing districts are reported to be ruo
nirg to their full capacity,
The continued warm weather has
kept sugar caue green ard growing,
and, although grinding is in operation
in all sections, the work is not being
pushed, mainly for the reason that the
yield OF sugar per ton is yet belo8 av-
erage. Tonnage of cane is also re-
ported to be disappointing on the many
plantations.
The most of the fall planting has been
done, but as rule planters are waiting
for cooler weather to WindroW seed for
spring planting.
The con lition of fall gardens and
truck has improved during the week.
Tezas-Wea,her generally favorable
sor fa' ming opsr .tioas except scatter
I'd showers retarded cottoa picking, but
generally good progress has been made
except here aud there p;ckers are
scarce, crop mostly gathered in lover
Brazos bottoms and some other scat
tered localities, else# here picking one
half to three-fou u-ths done, the staple
is general y g or; corn gathering pro
crossing l3w.y OF sc;ouot Of all time
b:ias given to cotton picking; wheat
doing We !; rica harvesting nearing
com pletioo truck gardens doing we'll.
OA!ah ma lerrlt Weather during
the week vas generally warm ami
clear, f.voea5i:. for cotton picking
.hi:h is Low sell advanced, the yield
sill DC soue & II greater han had been
expected, grade not so good, top crop
still opening, but yell promises to be
light.
Arkansas -Heayy rains ". re- general
on the % aud 26th, local rains on the
y h and 2S b, retarded cotton picking
to some ex ent, but it has been pushed
as rapidly as the weather would permit;
pickers scarce in some localities; worms
are destroying the top crop in some 10
calitles: in Others it is still making,
but the yield will be light and the
qua i;y poor; corn about all gathered,
although damaged to some ex It Il e
yield is generally better ttaa e1 .)ected
Mississppi-Cloudy aad r,iny weath
er has limited farming operations and
damaged open cotton, which is neaaly
all picked, yield very small; rail heavy
in northern and western counties; con.
siderable corn gathered, some damage
by m ,isture; potato crop good.
Alabama-Genersl rains the first
two days, heavy to excessive in some
places, causing damage to late cotton,
thereafter very favorable, practically
all cot on picked, though some very
late is still maturing; yield light; corn
housed in fair condition, bat yield
light; N nor crops satisfactory; Swing
of wheat and oats continues.
Georg;a-Weather favorable for saw
ing cotton, sowing grain and germina-
ton of seed ia ground; about alEthe
cotton crop has been saved and the
staple is generally good, there will be
no top crop; large acreage viii be
soTn in wheat, in some 6rlds wheat is
growing nicely.
Florida-Warm, with rainfall irregu
larry distributed; cotton picking vas
sciive; in some sections the crop is
about gathered, in other localities pick
ing will continue fo, several weeks;
cane, sweet potatoes and vegetables
are doing well; oranges are coloring
rapidly; some heavy shipments made.
South Csrolina-Week partly cloudy;
warm aud heavy rains in plac S, inter.
ftriny With finishing picking, altough
scarcely any e,ttou is in the fslds, ex-
cept il places "a immature top crop
unlikely 10 open; minor crops in rovcd
and Cat seeding made good progress,
but 10 Gbeas was soIn.
North Caroiin ns-Light rains early in
the week, otherwise weather very ine
and exceptionally warm for the season;
winter wheat aad oats growing rapidly;
some boils Of cotton still green aud i'm
mature, but will not open.
Tennessee-Heavy rains first Of the