The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-24
CROP PROSPECTS.
Cotton Picking Nearing Compile
zion in Texas.
RICE ABOUT GATHERED.
Some Localities in South Car.
DINA Rspcrt Cotton Bloom
ing and Fruiting Freely
at This Lats Date.
at this Lafe Date.

at this Late Date.
Nr. !. W. Bauer, section director OF
the weather bureau service, has given
The State TIE following weekly sum
pia,y Of weather and crop conditions
issued from the New Orleans station:
Marked changes are reported IN the
mean Temperature from that Of the
week ending Oct. 9Th. Deficiencies are
noted at al! regular weather bureau
stations in the cotton belt, except Will
mirgton, n. c., and in Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, and Texas the Temperatures
rapaged from to I degrees below nor
nal.
Practically no precipitation was re-
corded during the week in Texas,
Louisiana, south Mississippi and the
south portion OF Alabama, and only
light showers fell at scattered places IN
Arkansas and Oklshoma; in al other
sections Of the cotton belt rainfall was
plentiful aod in some States SO fre-
qreut and ccpious as to interfere with
G,id work. The relesraphic report Of
he Atlanta district was nol received
in time for use il the preparation OF
TIE charls, but The total rainfall is
given Gu iDches) as follows: Atlanta,
10; Chattanooga, 3 20; Columbia, 10;
Gsipesvillc, 20: Greenville. T; Griffin,
80: Macon, 80; Newnan. 70; Rome,
LOO; Spsrtanourg, so; Toccos, o0;
Wes; Point, 70
The folloaiog ere tslegraphic sum-
naries from climate and crop sections
Of the weather bureau in the cotton
belt and Cuba:
Louisiana-Cotton picking is rapidly
approaching compile. lion in many local
ities and shout three-fourths Of the
crop ia this State, as whole, has been
gathered. All correspondents report
cotton being ginned and marketed as
fast as picked.
But little rice remains in the field
uncut, threshiDg is in full progress
throughout the rice district and nearly
all rice mills are running to their full
est capacity.
The showers during the latter part
of last week were followed by decided
drop in temperature and, with the ex-
cepJion OF light, local showers, fair
weather with light temperatures below
normal has prevailed since. For sugar
cane, these conditions at this season
are almost ideal, and while the cane
nov bci5g cut and ground, on account
Of being too green, is not yielding the
quantity of sugar expected, it is ripen-
ing and increasing in sugar content
very rapidly. A large additional num-
Der of mills will begin operations dur
ing the coming week. Fall planting
and wind rowing sugar cane for seed
is progressing.
Tcxas-Dry, cool week, very favora-
bic for out door work; cation picking
progressing rapidly, nearing completion
in some localities, while not over half
completed in other sections, complaints
that pickers are scarce come from q
few places; corn gathering progressing
nicely; sugar cane doing we'll and ma
turing; rice harvesting continues, crop
good; rain needed fof truck gardening
and plowipg; wheat seeding is we'll un-
der way and with favorable weather a
good crop will be soWn.
Oklahoma Territory-Weather clear
and cool and favorable for cotton pick
ing, which progressed rapidly, scarcity
Of pioker5 continues; light frost occur
red on the 9th and 9Th, but the dam,
age reported is very slight; cotton has
improved in appearance and ia matur-
ing very fast.
Arkansas-Weather cool, light rain
general, but did not interfere seriously
with cotton picking. ahich progressed
rapidly, picking about half completed
in most sections, while ia others it is
nearing completion, most Of the cotton
is open. except in a few localities
where it continues to bloom and form
squares; light frost in some localities,
70 damage reported.
Alississippi-Cool and rainy weather,
quite unfayo7abl, for gathering cotton,
opening checked, nearly through pick.
ing in places, lain and wind reduced
grade; barley, rye and oats being
sowp; turnips and late gardens I'm
proved; light frost in northern section
caused no damage.
Alabama-Cool snd unfsvorable,
with much wet weather, which dam
aged cotton, retarded picking and
caused some cora and Gotten to sprout,
but favorable for fall blowing; cotton
aud corn nearly ali gathered, With light
vieli; turn!ps Inferior, but other minor
crops satisfactory; some oats being
sogG.
Georgia Rains during the early por-
tiou Of the week delayed picking and
did some damage to cotton, causing it
to dcop, aud sprout in the boil, very
little cotton unpicked in the southern
half of the State: some wheat and cats
sown; turnips, gardens and pastures
mv.h improved.
FioriJa-Week favorable for seed rg
and t7ansplantiug vegetables; cotton
picking progressed where not delayed
BY rains, bulk Of the crop has been
housed; orange shipments have begun,
citrus trees and pineapples doing well.
South Carolina-Coo!er, with much
cloud;ness and frequent rains interfer-
ed with picking the little cotton remain
ing in the fields, some localities report
cotton blooming and fruiting freely,
some may mature if killing frost holds
off, ses island also frui,ing freely /;
ground ia condition for plowlng; June
rice harvest progressing. but .co wet
10 thresh; minor crops improved.
North Carolina-Cool cloudy wealth
er. with rains, delayed Gotten picking
but improved condition Of soil; new
growth started in cotton, plants and
some blooms reported. but too late to
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