The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-27
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nearly ripe. harvesting will begin
about the 20th: peas, potatoes and
small crops doing well.-W. +. Has
kcll.
Darlington.- n.-Darlington: Ra n 5
during the week were beneticia! OF,
peas, hay and corn: cotton not all
promising: much rust and shedding;
late tobacco badly damaged by ram.
curing about finished: turnIpS coming
up poorly. W. y. Rogers.
EGgetield. Poverty Hill: Nice rains
lon gth and 10Th: also on lith and
18th. with hail and and heavy rain
on iasC date: vegetation greatly re-
trcShed; turnip sowing in progress.
II. L. Bunch.
Fairfield. Shelton: Heavy rains on
l4uh, accompanied by strong west
winds: another severe storm on 10Th:
too much rain for cotton, which is de-
teriorating rapidly.-F. f. Maybin.
Florence. .-Ebenezer: Weather IA
vorable this week for pulling fodder
and curing tobacco: the few showers
that fell were needed for growing
crops: cotton opening, some being
picked. j. c. Wilson.
Georgetown-Plantersville: No rain
since last report: gardens suffering:
rice harvest will begin in about 10
DAYS, rivers low: sweet potatoes grow
ing nicely.-B. p. FreSer.
Greenwood-B Bradley: Shower from
10th to 18th: some places without
rain: in some sections crops very good,
in Others poor: cotton had stopped
growing and it is too late for second
growth to mature crop: forage crops
poor.-J. C. Culberson.
Hampton Branch: Much
rain has fallen: benefited peas, cane,
potatoes aud other minor crops: most
of the cotton has ruSted anC is open
ing rapidly: fodder about all pulled
VIM. Stokes.
Nershaw.-Tiller's Ferry: 6 o o d
rains on Ilth and 18th: fine weather
for peas, potatoes and turnips: early
fodder all gathered.-J. w. Gardner.
Laurens. Waterloo: Good rains on
18th and 18th: too late for old cotton:
cotton shed young bollS. leaving moth
ing but matured ones: young cotton
looks well: some being picked: young
corn doing well: all forage crops look
promising: poor stands Of turnips.-
VI. W. Campbell.
Lexington Seivern: Plenty Of rain,
and little sunshine: cotton shedding
and ruSting badly; fodder pulled: peas
doing nicely: sweet potatoes promis-
ing: poor stands Of turnipS: only hall
crop Of corn.-J. T. LyleS.
Marion. Baker: No rain since last
report: cotton picking has begun:
plants well fruited, but bollS small;
corn only half crop: sweet potatoes
doing very well: cane poor. \.
Baker.
Marlboro. Clio: Rains continuous
in showers and certain sections: crops
fairly good: cotton opening: ginning
begun: fodder being pulled: corn being
harvested by machinery.-D. I. Har-
grove.
Newberry.-Longshore: Although
the rains were 'Spotted,* the whole
country has had some; rust has in
creased on cotton: young cotton still
blooming and doing well, also young
corn.-W. G. Peterson.
Orangeburg.-Elloree: Rain plenti-
full the last two weeks, but cotton
shows no improvement: considerable
rust in sections: opening rapidly and
prematurely: picking becoming gener-
al: peas poor; rice looks well cane,
potatoes and gardens benefited by
the rains. Lee Evans.
Pickens. s.-Liberty: \ destructive
hail storm in vicinity seriously injur.
ed corn and cotton: high winds did
damage to crops and fruit: cotton
opening prematurely and shedding:
fodder begun: turnips being sown.--
Jno. T. BoggS.
Saluda. Pelnty Of rain
this week: heavy local winds: cotton
rusting in places: fodder being pulled:
weather unfavorable for saving fodder
and picking cotton. L. Eargle.
Spartanburg. Arlington: 1 b e
weather favorable on al crops: fodder
pulling underway; cotton is opening;
late corn is fine, also peas and sweet
potatoes. J. Miller.
Sumter. Statesburg: Cotton i'm
proved since the rain began about
two weeks ago, ard on clay soils L
heavy top crop may be expected: pick
ing has begun on a small scale; peas:
potatoes, gardens and pastures doing
nicely.-W. w. Anderson, NJ. d.
Union. --JoneSviile: Local storms
14th and 18th gave the northern por-
tion Of the county plenty Of moisture;
crops were damaged somewhat by
drought: fodder pulling has begun: al
so cotton picking: the pea crop will be
heavy.-E. P. O'Shields.
Williamsburg.-CoX: Fine rains
during the past two weeks greatly
benefited crops: cotton has suffered
more than any other crop: peas are
promising: fodder pulling underway:
pears and grapes plentiful: good
weather to plant fall vegetables.
Miss NJ. Z. Cox.
York. Heavy rains this
week, with hail that did great DAM
age, destroying half the cotton crop
in it's path, which was about seven
miles long and one mile wide: fodder
that had been pulld was destroyed:
crops are GOOD. T. TeSlie.
No Negroes.