The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-31
4 SHORT REVIEW.

OF the crop Year III this State, and
nvA;AIy pU.ic;in for September:
4 SHORT REVIEW
The year Of 1900 has been a ncte.
worthy one 10 South Carolina, in the
matters of rainfall aud temperature,
and their influence on crop pre- ducticn.
The temperature during February
was unusually cold, but after that
month and up to August it differed but
slightly from the normal for the same
period. During August and the great
tr part of Septem Der it was continuously
high, at times higher than ever before
known, and too high for the normal
development of field crops. In those
months, the heat and dryness of the
ar, giving it an unusually large ab
sorptivs capacity. together with the
sca1t rainfall, also increased the Sc
verify Of the croush.
TIE average rsinfsll during April
(5.4l) was with one exception the heav-
les; on record for that month; during
May il was slightly deficient, but og-
icg to the amount Of moisture in the
ground, crops did not suffer from the
deficiency; during June the raiafall
was again very heavy Is 94), aud aver
age greater than ever before recorded
for the month. Coming at the time
when field crops are usually cultivated
10 promote their growth ard to clear
them of weeds, which work was greatly
iDpedsd, its effects on crops was IN
favorable, but as the following July
had only moderate rains, crops were
again ! u into good, clean condition.
August had the least rainfall on record
for that month e l3), and during the
second week of August crops fai ed
rapidly under the combined influence
of the abnormally high temperature
and lack of N DISTURB, with subsequent
weather conditions adverse to their
recovery until most of the crops had
reached maturity.
The weather conditions were so ab-
normsl during portions Of the year that
it is highly improbable that there will
soon be repetition as disastrous to
agricultural interests. Those crops
that reached maturity before August,
such as the various cereals, most of the
fruits, and tobacco, were fully up to,
or above, their normal yields, while
those that came to maturity subse-
quently, such as corn, cotton, peas,
cane, and sweet potatoes excepting
river rice which was large crop,
were very poor.
CLIMATDLoGY For SEPTEMBER.
Temperature, in Degrees Farenheit
The mean temperature for Septem.
Der, 1900, was II l degrees, which is
SO above the normal. The highest
local mean was 1919 at Beaufort, and
the lowest local mean was 73 0 at Hol-
land. The highest temperature for
The month wss 10C degrees at Cheraw
~, Columbia and Santuc on the 18Th,
at Temperance on the 14sh, and at
York7ille on the 18th; the lowest tenn
peTsture for the month was IS at Rol
land and Walhalla on the l7tb, max
ing the State range 55 degrees. The
greatest local monthly range was So at
Santuc, and the least local monthly
range was 29 at Charleston. The mean
of the daily maximum temperatures
was $50. and Of the daily minimum
temperatures was 66 z
Precipitation, in Iuches-The State
average precipitation for September.
1900, was 2 So inches, which is 30
below normal The greatest local
amount was 6 Is inches at Trial, aud
the least local amount was LOS incnes
at Temperance. The greatest 24-hcur-
ly fall was $50 inches at Liberty on
on the l4:h. The average number OF
days with rain, for 81 stations, was 3,
ranging from l at Ehngham and
Winnsboro to II at Betufort.
Excessive Rains-Allendale. lst,
~ in 4 hours 81 minutes; Batesburg,
l6 b, 2.O3 IN s hours; Beaufort, 18th,
80 in p hours; Florence, II 10Th
l.S3 in hours 5 minutes; Liberty, IA,
3.60 in 24 hours; Little Mountain, a.
18th, 3.43 in "a hours; Summerville,
18Th OF in q hours; Trial, 18Th, 3
81 in Is hours and 80 minutes; Wal
halla, IL -14th, 3 90 in q hours.
eather-The average number of
clear days was l9 OF partly cloudy days
s, and of cloudy days 3
Winds--The prevailing direction OF
the wind was from the northeast at ~
stations; from the cas-. at 9 stations;
from the southeast, south and west at
stations each, from the southwest at
stations, and from the northwest at
! station.
High Winds-Beaufort aud Charles
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