The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-06
WEAVER AND CROP REPORT.
Whist Is Said About Them by the
Section Director

Section Director Bauer, in his crop
report issued last Tuesday, notes the
appearance OF a trace Of the c)tton
bolll worm pest in some parts OF the
State. There had also been some
alarm from the report from Newberry
that the cotton there was being de-
stroyed by the something remSemb-
ling the boil weevil, but Mr.. Bauer
says that this is the boil worm which
gets in its work every year in the
State TO q greater or less extent. His
work, while destructive, is not as
great as the weevil by fa7.
The week ending a. m., June p,
had mean temperature OF 7s degrees,
which is practically normal. The ex-
tremes were a minimum of "a at
Greenville on the 24th, and a maxi
mum OF SO at Allendale and Black
vile on the 22nd. The relative hu-
midity wss high in the eastern por-
tions and was below normal in the
central and western ones. There was
more than the usual amount Of bright
sunshine. There were local high dam
aging winds early in the week in the
northern and northeastern counties.
Scattered showers occurred early in
the week in the central, northern and
eastern counties, amounting to more
than an inch in the Pee Dee sections
Of tne State, and with variable
amounts in other sections.
The reports Of correspondents in
clude the rains at the close Of last
week and those Of this, both Of which
were in the form OF thunderstorms,
and, as is characteristic Of such storms,
the showers were heavier in places
than in others in the immediate Vicin-
ity. The conditions Of the different
crops correspond very closely with the
amounts Of rainfall received during
the last two weeks, and varies from
DOOR in localities where the drought Is
unrelieved, to exceedingly fine where
the rainfall was copiouS, and while il
| Is difficult to determine the compare
tive areas Of these conditions, it is be-
lieved that over most Of the State the
conditions are very favorable. ln
general. tie Savannah 7alley ant
parts OF the central and northern
counties are most in need Of rain, al
though drought areas exist in ali parts
of the State.
Early corn is almost all laid by ir
good condition; late corn is doing vel
generally but in places the lack o.
moisture is causing it to yellow.
Cotton continues to make seasona
be growth, but the plants are, as
rule. undersized on clay and red lands
Lice are less prevalent than last we K
Fruiting is reported from all sections
especially on sandy lands, but bloon'
continue sporadic. In parts of Cheste
and Lancaster counties fields are foul
but generally they are clean and vel
cultivated. Sea island cotton ha'
made good growth during the week
Tobacco was damaged by hail il
Darlington, selecting and curing ia!
begun IN Marion; the tobacco crop i
developing rapidly and is quite prom
ising.
Late rice sowing is up to gooc
stands: in the Georgetown district
early rice will soon receive its harves
flooding. Melon shipments will sool
be heavy. Peach shipments continue
and the commercial portion OF th
crop is free from rot. Wheat ant
oats thrashing Is under way: yields 0
wheat are generally above the aver
age: oat Yields are variable. Wells ar
; still falling, and water courses ar
:: drying up in few counties and catt!
are suffering. The crop outlook |
generally promising, but a genera
rain would be of great benent 20 al
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