Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-23
THE CROPS


THE CROPS.
VIRGINIA-Our acco UNITS from the Northern Neck Or
Virginia. and other parts Of the State says the Aexan-
dra Gazette, represent the wheat crop as looking fine
ly, and promising, at this time good harvest.
In late visit to the counties of King & Queen and
Essex Says the editor of the Fredericksburg News it
gave great pleasure witness the promise of the
most abundant wheat crop. From mari and guano
which have been successfully used in that region
the farmers anticipate the richest returns.
The Petersburg News of Tuesday publishes an ex-
tract OF letter from intelligent and extensive grow
Of Tobacco in Halifax county, which represents the
prospect for half ordinary crop very gloomy in his
ton The fly has destroyed than half the plants and
many farmers in Halifax were planting large portions
Of their Tobacco land in corn.
The Danvill Register of Friday says:
"The wheat begins to look better and the yield
may probably be an average one. 1t is, however,
very backward But the complaint about tobacco
ly ever known They not only very scarce and
very small but what there are almost destroyed
by the fly 1t now the usual season for planting, but
from what we can learn the plants not larger,
average, than dime This is really discoura-
ging, and forewarns the planter that he may
a very short crop"
The Valley papers represent the prospects of
luxurant harvest and abundance of fruit as highly
promising.
GEoRGA.-The cotton crop this season, in this re-
gion, is unusually bac kward. The planters from all
directions give very gloomy accounts. An intelligent
planter from Coweta county, informed yesterday that
the cotton crop in that county is only in a worse
condition than at the time last year, but
backward than 1t has been Tor several years. The
wheat, however, in the same county, is in mddling,
prosperous condition. In Henry county both the cotton
and wheat are very Observation-Disclosures Inteiigencer
May 3.
A of t1,,C i
date of May l6, says:
81 have Just returned from Dooly Court The crops
are very backward Cotton is up, but the stand is by
no means good one, and the cold nights and morn
ings which still continue threaten with another short
crop"
Extract OF a letter received in Savannah, dated
"ZEBuLoN, May 49, 1850.
"The rain and cold have given the grow
ing crop very different appearance The prospect is
decidedly worse for the growing crop, in this region
than it was this time last year.
LoUIsIANA.-From all parts OF Louisiana there is bad
news concerning the crops Nearly all the rivers were
over their banks This and the cold weather have near
ly destroyed the hopes of the planters
ALABAMA,-The Mobile Tribune of Wednesday says:
GIVE have before a letter from inteli gent plan
ter to his factor in this city, dated Stephens Bluff
May 4th, from which we extract the following On
my return home, found 1870 of and so acres
OF cotton submerged beneath the floods OF the Warrior.
now chopping out cotton Thus far we have had very
unfavorable seasons-hard, beating and washing rains
and crops look very backward and Indifferent. The
spring time nearly gone and we have none yet There
was frost on Tuesday morning, but did not kill. Eve
ry prospect for farming looks gloomy"
The Huntsville Advocate of May 8, says:
"The stand of cotton in this region very indifferent
We hear great complaints. The seeds have not come
died out after coming up Much repanting has been
done by the farmers The low grounds on the river
will not dry enough for cotton this year. Upon
the whole the prospect tor an extensive cotton crop in
North Alabama this year, is gloomy indeed. The
son has been very unpropitious-cold and wet
Throughou the entire cotton REGION the has
been backward and untavorable for heavy crop this
year"
TO- says:
tiers of our and neghborng districts that the pre-
appearance OF the crop much more atterng, than
from the unusual backwardness OF the spring and the
immense quantity OF rain that has fallen since the first
Of the year, they could have expected. Most planters
in the upeountry have good stands both OF cotton
and corn; and the small grain crops look very pro-
msing'
MIssIsslPPI-The Mobile Register publishes let
ter dated Aberdeen Mississippi, April 20, which says
"Rain has been falling almost constantly since
wrote you, and travelling by land is pretty much stopped
We have had mail here for several days. The heavy
rains have washed out the cotton and corn the hill
ly land and drow ned that on the fiat lands aad on
the whole the prospect is a gloomy one There is |
considerable increase OF cultivation but nevertheless
the prospect is at this time than was at the
same time last year. The river now covers all of the
low lands and wants only four feet of being in the
Hotel where stop; it is rising now about one inch an
hour"
The Yazoo Wing of the 9Th instant, says:
1t has been many years since there was spring so
for crops in this section the present So
ar information extends, the prospects for cotton
and crops have been injured to great extent by
he cool weather and frequent rains. 1t is too late
10 replant cotton with any promise OF success, we sup
pose but il it not, there is not enough seed
n the country to supply the demand Corn also very
scarce and high"
The following is an extract from letter to gentle
nan in Charleston, dated
"VIcKsBURG, May 8, 1850
"The River mississippi is still over its banks, and
great damage is done TO the cotton planters SO much
hat the crop will be almost entirely cut off, and from
he very backwadness of the spring. many OF our plan
ers anticipate a short crop our uplands, In which
opinion concur will further remark there are many
,revasses, from here the mouth, none OF which
stopped until the river recedes within Its banks and
consequence OF which the plantations will be under
water too long to plant cotton, mean large proper
ion OF them and too late for full crop on any. With
mere exception two, we have continued rains and
good deal OF cholera"
TExAs.-From Texas, the news is also bad The
weather had been sngularly cold and unpropitious-