The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-08-24
!!!!.1.:-%11T CROPS.

COTTON ONUA
S,,uish an account of the Cotton
1 ', ,o,'' directions. We lately took a
''i'O ~ into the country in this neigh
' had an opportunity of seeing the
.Ls crops and of conversing with
= 81. and the adjoining counties. The
:. suOerabundant and the prospect
,,en crops are at present very prOmis-
L.~rbOut the region of country in the
! Of the Tombig6y, as far as we can
.o,tou crops are remarkably promise
!. plantations, that were too low and
!, drained, sustained some injury in
1T Of the season by the quantity Of
dino on portions of the fields, but the
very limited, and we do not think
i more beautiful cotton crops than
|. seen up and down this river. tits
oDinien that the cotton crop in this
H. State will be but little inferior in
what it was last year.
CorToN CRoP.-In the west
N has offered various obsta-
HE growth Of the plant that
less experienced here. But
been one great difficulty COM
parts of the cotton region
;ng, and which nothing can
for but an uncommonly late
bservation shows however,
spring is generally followed
bly, frost. On the Atlantic,
is represented as looking
bad rapid growth after the
;ommenced and now presents
,eaance. This applies with
sr force to Florida, where
got an early start, and they
lite there upon a large crop.
bt the fine appearance of the
Cf comparatively subordinate
Ee-its fruits must have time
or little good will come of
s and abundant leaves. In
son, the topmost bolls ma
lpen-every part of the plant
while with a late spring, the
plant is perhaps blossoming,
lflhe bolls immature at frost
L hold it next 10 impossible
can be an average crop with
pring as the last-and it ap-
in the event this poor pros
her darkened by an unfavo-
ner.-fChar. Mer.
OTroN CRoP-A gentleman
amsburg District, (says the
Carolinian, Sd inst. informs
E Cotton crop looks very
in many places he passed
nd that on the plantation of
rierson, Esq, in Sumter
saw cotton open on the rs
RoPs.-We daily hear many
ers complaining Of the short
II crops this year. The cot
pm crops will be fully one
pr dian they we're last year.
ence ofthe almost incessant
props of the low lands have
bed; while those ofthe ridge
been partially washed away,
claiborne (Ala.) Atlas.
THE SEASON. The Vicks-
Of last Thursday says
lam L. Allen, living near
road in this county, sent us
CIV cotton fully grown and
lch was pulled on the Goth
Wis is the first boil of this
ton we have seen, though
that some Of our contem-
tee the receipt of some of
The Wing however
+ opinion that the crop will
y late this season. The
preston prevails, that in
pill fall short of last years
OTToN. We understand
amer Gen. Harrison, Capt.
ught to this port yesterday,
Pc" cotton, which was ship
Qnoey' Miss, and raised by
y Jefferson county in that
o. Tropic, 9Th inst.
Ion Market and the Crops.
'ulate the Planters on the
0Vement in the Cotton Mar
y IN the late Foreign In
J the Acadia. Something
faaIsplre about this time to
''ne Planters for their short
prevent them from taking
ma From almost every part
% and Louisiana, we hear
reports of the crops. In
I section they complain of
an Preserve US from low
Snort crops together.
Match. Cour.
llG PROSPECTS.
Oe any Whig who desnonds