The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-27
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Fall of Hail Was Destructive IN
Some Counties.
RAIN HELPED LATE CROPS.
The Word Storms Were Confined
Principally to the Western
Half of the State.


Principally to the Western
Half Of the State.
The TEN mperature average nearl,
normal during the week ending Mon
day, Aug. 18th, with a mean of IS de
grees, a maximum of l02 degrees a
Anderson on the llth, anda minimum
[of 81 degrees at Columbia on the 10th
The first part of the week was muct
the warmest, and the close of it Quit'
cool. The sunshine was deficient K
a slight, but not harmful, extent
High winds accompanied thunde
storms on the l4th and 18th, during
considerable damage to crops ant
buildings over much Of the western
half of the State. Destructive hal
occurred in Anderson, PickenS, Green
vile, Saluda, Union, York and. .ker
shaw counties, with less damaging
hail in a number of other counties II
the northern half of the State.
Rain fell somewhere on every da !
except the 18th and 18th, heaviest OF
the 14th and 18th, and most genera
over the central portions Of the State
The rains did not reach the coast eS
cept as light showers, and there were
localities in the middle Savannah val
ley that had no rain. Many places in
the central and northeastern sections
had from two to nearly four inches
and the average for the State was Is
inches.
These rains were very beneficial tx
peas, sweet potatoes, forage crops
late corn and cotton, and for putting
the soil into good condition for fal
planting of vegetables and truck.
Early corn is being gathered IN
places, and all fodder has been strip,
ped from it. Some fodder was spoil,
ed by the rain. Young corn, and
that planted on the bottom lands, i'm
proved materially, and are generally
quite promising. Where the rains were
light or absent, the corn crop is very
poor.
The rains did not help early cotton
on sand soils, and it continues to rust
and to shed all but nearly mature DOLLS,
with some premature opening. Late
cotton, and that planted on clayey
soils, has started a new growth, and
continues to bloom. The new growth
will put on top crop, but many cor,
respondents do not believe that this
will have time to mature before frost.
Mature bolls are opening fast, and
picking has begun in all sections.
This work will be general in the next
ten days. Sea Island cotton continues
to bloom, but needs more rain.
Very late tobacco was injured in
places by the heavy rains; the last
curing is nearly finished. Rice har,
vest will begin in week or two. Up
land rice has improved slightly. For,
age crops will be better than expected,
especially peas and grass. Sweet pa
tatoes and cane gained materially.
Turnip sowing is under way, but where
sown earlier, poor stands have beer
secured. Late peaches, pears ano
grapes are plentiful.
FROM CORRESPONDENTS.
AS there were unusual conditions
last week, the State prints the fol
lowing extracts from the reports OF
Mr.. Bauer'S correspondents:
Abbeville. Wilmington: Another
week of dry and hot weather: farmers
pulling fodder and beginning to pick
cotton; outlook for forage the poreSt
in years; cotton will not make over
half crop.-R. F. Norris.
Anderson. Rain this week
but the hot and dry weather last week
did great damage to late corn and cot
ton: cotton not much better than last
year; fodder pulling will soon be gener'
all. n. Nc Alister.
Bamberg.-Bamberg: Three GOOD
rains this week, beneficial to peas
rice, pastures and late cotton: fodder
pulling about finished: cotton picking
will be general next week; some cotton
damaged by winds. S. Bamberg.
Barnwell. Fairfax: Plenty Of rair
for growing crops, and benefited peas
cane, potates and late cotton; old cot
way; fodder pulling fnished.-G. S
O'Neal.
Berkeley.-Pinopolis: Still very hot
but little rain in this vicinity: II
places cotton is rusting and opening
prematurely: fodder pulling almost
finished: where there has been rair
peas are growing well.-Jno. II
Porcher.
Charleston.-Light rainfall every
day kept ground damp: sea island cot
ton doing well, but needs more rain
grass for hay growing fast; gardens
and fall truck doing splendidly.-L
n. Jesunofsky.
Chester. -Cornwell: An abundance
of rain has fallen this week: its effect
on crops cannot now be foretold; cot,
ton opening fast and being picked
Young corn doing well; also sweet
potatoes: old corn all stripped Of fod-
der.-Jim S. Mcke0wn.
esterfield.-Cheraw: Two inches
of rain during the week; weather
favorable on crops cotton on light
sandy soils is rusting and dying. late
corn and peas are fine; cotton picking
will be general next week.-John II.
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