The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-20
THE COTTON CROP
CONDITION AS REPORTED N
EACH COUNTY.
Much Rain and Grass Causes Plant
10 Be Small. Though Strong and
Several Weeks Late.

10 BE Small, Though Strong and
Several Weeks Late.
The Journal OF Commerce. OF New
York. one OF the most reliable au-
;horities IN the country. has just Is
sued the following report on cotton
crop condition. in South Cs-rlina-
Chiefly because OF excessive rains
cotton will show some deterioration
since our las. report when condition
was 10 Considerable grass has
developed and the fields need work
Stands are irregular. some localities
reporting good. Others poor. Ths
:old spring has made the seas"a fui-
iy TWO or three weeks late an. tie
plant is very small. though gca"ral'y
strong with a continuance OF recent
favorable weather a much better oat
look is expected.
Abbev:lle county-Twenty days
late: wet for last 90 days ana gras-
pidut Suldl' dSt coz 1A fsNE-
orally poor stand
Aiken ccunty-tr.rene .a:ehsss 10
planting. drought. followed by rainy
spell. making crops very grass.
Anderson county-plant is small
| md owing 70 recent rains :h-:e Is
some sra@s: plant .eal,hy wiz good
color.
Ba.pwe!l eounty-crop small. can
not make full crop with best Of sea-
| sons from now on: crop CLASSY aaS
poor stand
Beaufort county-Cotton Looking
vel! considering e. cent heavy rains:
plant rather small. but looking
strong: ten days late.
Cherokee coun,y-stands genersl-
ly good: fields getting grassy on AZ
count Of too much rain: crop Is
lays late: with two weeks of good
weather and 81 l<hinc II viii be Al
right.
Chester county-the plant is small
and stands fair 20 good: lacks cul-
,ivation: fields becoming foul with
grass on account OF two much rain:
have not worked crops more than
sye days in TWO weeks: SO days late:
temperature now normal.
| Chesterfield coun.y-25 to 35 days
late.
| Darlington county-plant small
hut strong: excellent stands: fields
n good shape: seasorahle rains, not
,xcessib!e: weather re:y favorable
aow
Fairfield county-plaat unusually
small: stand fairl. good: cultivation
backward owing to excessive rain:
:rop full! three weeks late.
Florence county-cot,on Is about
three weeks late. small. poor stands
md on account Of rain for past two
weeks is in bad condition: grassy
and ground too vet to work.
Greenviue county-Plant small
md weak: good stand: too much
ain: crop about twenty days late.
Greenwood county-poo- stands:
two weeks late: too much rain
Horry cornty-late cold spring
weather and want OF sufficient mois-
,ure have caused cotton to be back
ward IN growth. bu: STANDS are fair
ly good.
Kershaw county-tuo weeks late:
zoo much rain: lots OF grass. plant
small
Lancaster county-cotton crop is
very small for the time Of year:
grassy and bad stands.
Laurens county-plant small. and
great deal OF rain: everything needs
rork: II We could get some dry
weather. to work out the crop things
would be al! right.
Newberry coun;y-continued rain.
,ail. ETC.. have damaged cotton bad
Y: plant small and grassy: prospects
,oor indeed: stands poor: bail ruin
d severa. hundred acres OF cotton.
Orangeburs county-l5 days con-
tinued rains: little work has been
done: fields very grassy: cotton
| small: three weeks late: oats badly
damaged: continues to rain
P!ckens county-too much rain
he pas, month and crop badly in
grass: needs warm sunshine to dry
out: some very poor stands IN
nanv places.
Richland county-plsnt Is small
md probably two weeks late. but It
S healthy and fairly we'll worked
tut: good rains las, week and nice
sunshine this week.
Spartanburg county-Too much
:aia: plan, small and weak about
swo-thirds stand: poor cultivation
and the crop is late: hail has ruined
I lot Of it.
Union countv-;oo much rain:
getting badly IN grass: very little
| blowing pas; two weeks.
Williamsburg county-F!rst the
!routh. then cold winds and at pres
mt time excessive rains have retard-
d growth Of plant: dcids grassy.
York county--Cctton at least Is
LAYS late and very grassy stii! rain
:ng: unless We have clear weather
or tHo weeks some crops will not
,e worked o":: corn very good.
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