Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-14
THE CROPS.


The following letters one from the county Of
Charlotte, tue other from the state of Georgia,
present very opposite. but interesting views OF
the state of the present crop in different sec
tons of the country. The truth il, our coun-
Try is 80 large, 4. That IL The crops fail in one
part, a succeeds IN another, and thus the su-
peiiiuN OF one tends 10 relieve the deficiency
OF the other-2 IL * besides So " ell iutersect-
ed with water courses and assisted by coast
navigation, that the bTeadstufis of one district
are with comparative ease aud cheapness
transported 10 many others-3. We have also
disadvantage, superior TO almost every other
Ceuntry in the Universe, that we have different
hreadstuffs tor the support of our countrymen.
i! the wheat harvest fails we may obtain relief
from the corn crop, andrice rersd Whereas
the countries Of Europe, depending upon one
principal source OF supply, are liable To many
and serious Inconvenience from the failure of
their harvest. But fasaine can scarcely ever
approach our doors:
TO The EDITOR.
q Monticello, Geo August a9th 1919.
The prospects OF The agriculiurSt
were never more fatiering IN this country,
particularly ,hcnrw purchase OF Georgia:
corn and COTTON, unusually iuAuriant;
and should The continued rains mol pro-
duce the roi III the laiier. a very abuu-
dant crop will lie made. Corn il is suppo-
sed will not command more than 5 80
per barrel from the stack ,heugh last
autumn II was worth from S so 10 . 90
per bushel."
TO THE EDITOR.
Dated Charlotte, 10Th August, 1919.
IN answer To your request OF tie 10th
INST. propose TO give you spnie account of
the very fatal drought in This part of the
country, and OF our prospects for crop.
iW i'll premise what intend TO write by
Informing you that have lived ON this
piauiaiion in The neighbnrhoud OF Char.
4 1 F., ,fa,t art
OF which time, have kept d memoran
DUN of remarkable events, such as
drOu9his, uncommon wei spells, great
fresiics. early, and late frosls, DC. This
year has been uucommoulv dry ever
since early III MAY, so that the oat crop
has come IN very siori, think not halt
an average crop.
Wheat had so far made itself before
the drought became excessive, that the
quality is good, but there was not much
seeded; there Is, however, an average crop
of wheat.
The corn crops, unless the refreshing
showers we have had now for three DAYS
III succession, should do more for il than
we can well calculate upon, will not be
much over half an average crop, aud in
some Dei9hb0rhoodS as am informed,
tor 90 very llIlic from home they can.
not possibly MAKE Drfdu. | nave son
and nephew, just returned from visit
10 the Missouri they say mine il The best
crop that they have seen off Tie rivers
this side OF Lexington, Kentucky, aud
thai Ia their opinion, numbers Oi farmers
VIII not make more than peek OF corn
to the acre.
OF the tobacco crop ! know moi how
to speak will just describe Giy own 10
you. we have not bad good season for
planting since early in NAV, ami This
week, and II Is now qniie too haze la plant.
We have had Two slight SEASONS since
May, one the lO,h June, he other The
10Th July: we have made out To get about
l50, 600 planted: much al II would 1--we IA
bout week and die there IS now ab0ni
1000 bills entirely missing. and from ~
TO 10000 more about as large as IL was
when planted. We ha Ne planted, waterrd
and covered, a considerable part OF " hal
Is now growing. We have some right like
~ tobacco, aud think Il no DISASTER lap
pens 10 il, we shall make better than half
crop. We are beginning 10 house, il
is of good quality.
n. b have a planipatch, en- old
standing one, on branch which we have
always been able 10 wafer III tie night or
morning, The driesl spell ever saw, units
this summer; il has been almost constant
~ dry, and no chsncf 10 wairrn. G.S.
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