The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-06-25
WEATHER AND CROPS.
All Farm Work Made Rapid Pro
sress the Past Week.

The following weekly bulletin OF
the weather and crops in South Caro-
lima was issued last week by Director
Bauer Of the South Carolina section OF
the climate and crop service of the
United States weather bureau:
The average temperature for the
week ending Monday, June 10Th, was
- degrees, which is slightly below
normal. A maximum Of l02 degrees
occurred at Hodges on the 18th, and
minimum of 80 degrees at Santuc on
the 10th. There was conside rable
cloudiness. although the middle of the
week was nearly clear, and the close
was cloudy and rainy. High winds
accompanied the thunder storms OF
the Sth, doing much damage in
places.
Beneficial showers occurred on the
Sth. over large portion Of the State.
that partially relieved the drought in
the southwestern counties. On the
18th, there were showers in the north.
western counties, but they were par
tial. Other sections also had showers
but there were many points that hao
no rain until Saturday and Sunday
9th and 15th), when a general rain
set in that covered the entire State,
and was generally heavy. This rain
fall is not reflected in the reports fer
the current week as it occurred after
the majority of the cards were mailed.
Hail on the Sth damaged crops exten-
sively in the central and eastern coun-
ties, especially tobacco.
Farm work made rapid progress.
and fields are remarkably clean and
well cultivated. Worms continue tC
injure corn, while chinch bugs nearly
ruined some fields Of wheat and corn
in the central courties.
Early corn is being laid by in line
condition. and is we'll earned. In some
sections it was suffering for moisture
and looked yellow, but the recent copi-
Gus rainfall will make this portion OF
the corn crop. Bottom and Stubble
lands can now be planted to corn.
Cotton continues to lock well: with
only few reports Of damage by lice,
and that the plants are smaller than
usual. Lice are fast disappearing. The
crop is clear and we'll cultivated
Blooms are not yet general, but the
plants are full of squares. Some report
a yellow cast, but generally the plants
are dark greer and healthy. In most
places, cotton has fully recovered from
the recent cool weather. Sea-island
cotton has improved.
Tobacco is being laid by and topped.
In places it needed rain, which has
now been copiously supplied. Some
was cured during the week, but cutting
will not be general until next week.
The condition OF rice is up tc full
average and June planting has beer
nea-ly finished.
Wheat and oats harvest is about
finished, the threShing has been begun.
The yield Of both grains are very poor
over the western half of the State.
and from fair to excellent over the
eastern counties.
Melons are very promising and are
beginning to ripen. Canteloupes are
being marketed. Sweet potatoes have
been poor, and slips scarce, but trans
planting can now be actively prose
cuted. Peaches and apples continue
to drop extensively, and some OF the
former rot rs they ripen. Pastures
have been scant. Gardens were nearly
ruined but have revived somewhat
recently.
Minor crOps generally promising.