The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-11
THE CROP REPORTS.
Another Generally UnfavoTabis
Wssk for Gotten.
RUsTlNQ ON SANDY LANDS
Late Corn CcnE;nues 20 impyoye.
Tobacco Reported Favor
abls In All Sections Ex-
cspt TWO States.
STATE REPORT.

C"p( Tp SthLSSs
STATE REPORT.
The following is the weekly bulletin
Of the weather and the crops Of the
State issued Tue sdsy by Acting Direo-
tor Taylor of South Carolina section
Of the climate and crop service Of the
United States weather bureau:
The week ending SIS q. m, Monday,
September 2, had an equsl temperature
slightly below the normal with a
maximum Of 81 degrees at Blackvills
and Greenwood, and a minimum of 63
degrees at GreenviIle There was q
notable def ,iency in suns hine, geoer-
slly detrimental to crops. No bail or
damsgiog winds were reported for the
week.
The raiofall was above the normal.
Florence had 90 inchas, Green wood
3 81 inches. ST.. George g. inches, aud
Ba;esburg 2 81 inches. Dry Westher
and sunshine are generally needed.
Cotton is generally reported So rust
ing, shedding, and not fruiting well on
sandy laId, while On stiff cay lands
there is some complaint of its growing
too much to weed. In some places it
is re .rtsd as -o'ting in the boil. Pick
ing is pretty generally commenced, but
the crop is sbcut two weeks later than
usual Making due slloaanca for spe
cial cases, there is little material
change ia the condition Of the crop
since week ego.
Late corn is as rule promising,
though excessive rain has interfered
with proper cultivation, and in some
cases causing it to turn yellow. In
places constant and undue moisture is
causing the ears to rot. R garaing the
corn crop reports are more favorable
than week sgo.
Fodder pulling has been delayed and
The product injured By continued raias.
Sweet potatoes are doing well: but CO.
ing TOO much to vine. Irish potatoes,
pesa, pea vine hay, and truck crops
sre doirg we'll. Rice looking 6pe, but
little late. There is much complaint
Of fruits rotting, though in places
pears are d1e. Pastures exceedingly
good.
NATIONAL REPORT.
The monthly report Of the ststist;csn
Of tbs department CT agriculture shows
tie average condition of cotton on
August 81 20 save been ia IS com
pared With II 2 on the 25:a CT July;
6S2 On Sept=m er 1, 1900; IS 8 or
Sspten Der l, 1899, and ten year aver
age Of 749.
There vas 80 Impairment OF condi-
tion during August amounting to Is
points il Texas, 10 ia Oklahoma, 8 in
Arkansss, Z 10 Aishama. I in Virsinis,
2 in Louis.sns, and l point il North
Carolina and Florida. Ga the other
hand there was al improvement dur
ing the month in Goorgis, South Caro-.
lima, Tennessee, Indian Territory and
Missouri, amounting to 5, 5, 3, l and 4
points respectively. In Mississippi
there we're on appreciab!e chsnges IN
conditions.
A condition below the ten year s7er-
age is reported in majority Of the
States, the deficiency is IS points in
Texas and Arkansas, 6 10 North Caro-
lima, 8 in Tennessee and Virginia and
IN Alabama and Florida. Oklshoms
the condition is 10 points below the
average Of five years, and in Missouri
points below the average Of the eight
years for which statistics are avsiiable.
Oa the ether hand, the conditions in
Georgia, Mississippi, South Csrolins
and Louisiana are 4, 13, sud 4 points
above their respective ten year aver
ages and in Indian Territory l point
above the average for five years
As compared with September l, 1900,
conditions st the close ct August were
less favorable in Texas. Arkansas and
Oklahoma to the extent Of 2l, and 10
points respectively, and were mora
favorable to the extent Of 28 points in
Mississippi, 20 in South Carolina, IL in
Georgia II in Aisbama and Missouri,
10 in Louisiana, in Tennessee and
Virginia, s in North Csr r,lins, Z in
Florida and in Indian Territory.
The averages Of condition in the
States are reported as follows: Vir-
ginia 80; North Carolina 81; South
Carolina 80; Georgia 81; Florida 78;
Alabama IS; Mississippi IS; Louisiana
80; Tsaxss 56; Arkansas 81; Tennessee
73; Missouri Is; Oklahoma 68; Indian
Territory Is.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
The weather bureaus general sum
mary Of crop condition is as follows:
while the weather Conditions Of
the week ending September 2, 1901,
have been generally favorable in ma
jority Of districts, heavy rains, lin
some places excessively have inj lred
crops and retarded ao1k in portions of
the south Atlantic gulf States, and hot,
dry weather has been uufavorable in
tie Missouri ard upper Mississippi
valleys and on the north Paclic coast.
Extreme heat and drought in localities
of Oklahoms and Texas Lave also been
very detrimental to crops.
Late corn continues to slow improve
ment, although it was injured by
droug ht and heat in portions Of Kan
sss; has suffered further decline in
Missouri and needs rain in Nebras ka.
1t has suffered irjlcy by foods On low
lands in Tennessee. Reports indicate
that the bulk OF the late corn will be
ssfe from iojary from frost BY Sepsem-
hr Ii 10 2n but that some YarE ls.a