The North-Carolina standard., 1850-06-19
THE coTToN CROP IN ALABAMA

r. IdE COlIUN CHUf4 In ALABAMA.zss
Tn Cord CaoP. The sccoaaaA uf 70 the pres
10 regard . tho growing Gottep crop. i was sup
posed here that the warm temperature which follow
ed the protracted cool weather in March, April,
part of May. had produced favorable change. Ba
gether have not only stopped the growth of the Cot
ton; but in many instances entirely killed it This
is the information get from Greene county, through
the Beacon Of the lst inst. The condition of the
crop there may be taken as criterion in other sec
tons of best Cotton lands. On the 29th and 30h
alt. we learn from the source, heavy rains fell
in that region, which while doing serious injury to
the soil, especially the hill sides, doubt washed of
the lice. The prospects for nything like fair crop
are worse in the opinion Of many planters than ever
CorroN CRoP OF GEORGIA. We regret to hear con-
tinued gloomy accounts OF the growing crops. We
heard old planter say the other day, since he had
been man, he had never seen so bad prospect for
cotton crop. We have lately had an opportunity of
making personal observations. Ten days ago, we
rode in private conveyance, ITO miles through the
middle section of Georgia, to look at our own crop.
We examined the plantations along the route, and
made diligent inquiries our own eyes. and the re-
plies to our inquiries, brought to the conclu
sion. The cotton crop is full month behind hand
the plant is not healthy, and instead of being half
leg high, as it should be, it hugs the ground that
from the road adjoining cotton fields, could not in
many places see the plant, or tell whether any or
what crop was growing in them the stands bad,
many plants having died under the influence of cold
nights and continued rains. This ten days ago;
few days after, the weather became more favorable,
and as returned, we the happy effects of a
few days of hot sun and warm night dews. But
since return, week ago, the weather has again
been wet and cold. and now accounts showering
in upon from the country, of the most discouagng
character. We have heard of planters who have
planted between their cotton rows, not believing
the cotton worth cutivatng, and few have ploughed
up their cotton fields and put them in corn.
The accounts from the West are even worse than
in Georgia.
As it is too late to plant cotton, we hold it to be
impossible that an average crop can be grown. Ap-
pearances indicate the shortest crop that was ever
grown on the same number of acres cultivated. We
have heard of a cotton bloom. 1t must have grown
in hot house, from last years rattoon, vorably
situated, and providentay preserved during the past
mild winter. In Our ride of ITO miles, we saw no
field of cotton that can possibly bear blooms under
three or four weeks TO come.
Columbus Times, June 6.
The GROWING CRoP-FLoRlDA. We notice ex-
tended accounts of the growing cotton crop in the
newspapers, and they all quite as unpromising as
last year. In Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, the
complaint is cold rains The plant is very backward,
with lice and grass-hoppers. In Texas. Louisiana
and Arkansas, large portion of the cotton lands has
been inundated. So on the river lands of Alabama
All the papers conclude that the crop cannot, under
the most favorable circumstances, exceed that of last
year. 1t is too early arrive positive conclusions,
but it appears probable that the crop will again be
short everywhere, except in Florida. Here the pros
pect is fair. There be no question that cotton is
much more certain crop here, than in any other por
ton of the world. Rich, heavy lands may be very
important, but good seasons so; and here
have them.
Our crop here is endangered only by insccts-for
there is no climate in the world, probably, governed
by laws more fixed and unvarying than the climate
of Florida; and these laws are precisely adapted to
the growth and saving of cotton. Occasional light
showers from the middle of February to June; heavy
rains in the month of June and early in July; light
showers to September dry, fir weather to January
heavy rains in January and early in February. This
is the almost nvariable experience in Florida; and
when visited by extremes the porus character of
soil enables the cotton plant better to sustain them.
Our land is neither a slough in wet weather: a
sun-brck in dry. 1t will produce as much cotton as
can be saved and the for saving it is unequal
led-and in business which depends so much upon
seasons it is surprising to us that planters suffer
their eyes to be dazzled, and judgment blinded by
the rich river bottom lands of Texas, Louisiana and
Mississippi, where an entire or partial failure is at
least common crop. We hold it to be de-
monstrable and demonstrated, that cotton is more
certain crop in Florida than in any other State of the
Union; and, of COURSE that cotton growing is more
profitable here than anywhere else:
tallahassee Sentinel, June 4.