The New York herald., 1850-05-01
The Crops.

Inc CrOpes
OUR GEORGIA CORRESPONDENCE.
La GRAroE, Ga April 18, 1880
1xeproSa6e Fsiiswe Of fhe Cotton Cvop tie Souhne
late Fvosis-Grsss De~snd for tie stapl.
While prices show that tho demand for cotton Ia 80
fuctuating it would be wei for spnners to their
attention for moment to the Of supply Every
good fair, warm spring day between the 2oth day Of
March and the 10Th day Of April will represent fully
5000 bales Of cotton The cottongrowing region too,
is now subject to precisely the Same atmospheric
changes. Thus frost of ls4s had precisely the
effect from the Colorado river in Texas to the Savan-
nah In Georgia The frost of the 18th April 1872
killing at Galveston (Texas), New Orleans, Memphis,
Mobile, Montgomery, Tallahassee. Savannah, and. in
deed over the whole South. snow, this season
tho 18th day Of March, was the same the day
In Texas Georgia, and intermediary This will prove
that the whole cotton growing region Is Influenced by
precisely the rame atmospheric changes. We had q
white frost here the 7th Of April this year only
IL, within five days fully late last year Every
later than usual Wheat last year heading corn
was nee-higb, and cotton was chopped out" when
nipped by the frost Of the 18th OF ipril Now there
is not stand Of cotton within my knowledge sufh
cently good to be chopped out" Wheat is scarcely
in the boot" and corn just up; SO that you may
judge for yourselves Of the latenes of the IL
is fully three weeks later than usual We can by
means, IL an ordinary season make as much cotton
this season ss We did last year for then everything
combined to increase the crop We could not have
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in one hand and the watcringpot in the other" The
fro-t, too kept of weeks later than usual Ii have
be able to produce as much a. we did last The
weather looks now april 18th MS If should have
frost in less than twenty -four hours We here have
no Tears about tho price of cotton. have been able
To get I2 cents for my cotton but refused. not
concerned at all in cotton except in its production
but am probably well able Judge an inti-
mate acquaintance with every lion of the cotton
growing region as some Of the English "bulsn Itis
tne opinion that large crop Of cotton will be
.lN mi .xvtll
b. planted.
We have about 1000 miles Of railroads entirely with
In The cotton-growng region, In progress which will
take OIL large portion Of the sbe-bodied force Ma
are sprinsng up and capital is being d.
ser.ea 70 other pursuits Twenty five stesm mills are
years ago there was not Plank roads engag-
ing the attention Of our people This state Of things
has been brought about both by the uncertainty Of
the seasons and shs agitation Of the svcry question
In Tho North The cholera, too, is ravaging the
Western states and We faer that friends there may
be called to psss through another severe visitation
Another Of diversion labor from cotton is the
scarcity Of corn, which IL with US a. we'll rs our ne
groes staple article Of food Corn is now worth with
us from cts 10 81 per bushei while the general price
= sboS, s1ei. You nov hay. my d~t.-mske Jour
k not far from $4,000 bales and tho crop cannot pos.
sibly reach soco,Ooo The conclusion is inevitable
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NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
The Athens !0al Wig. of the 25th ult., says
ten n, who have travelled extensively through tho
adjacent counties. aud particularly those bstween
thu and the mounsins that the prospect of n good
wheat crop was never NOR. encourage than the pre-
sent eesson. The baokwardness OF the spring will Of
course, somewhat delay harvest but from the g-est
abundance OF this grain sown In this region fall
vc msy safely predict that whom IL is gathered IL viii
be found to exceed In quantity the crop OF any pre-
ccdng ysar within the recollection Of the Oldest In
habitsnt"
The San Antonio Tersn, Of the 2sth Of March SAYS:
We were visited on the evening Of Tuesday the gth
inst by one sfthe scverest hail storm, thai has visit
ed this section Of the oountry for years past Ab,ut
sunset. the tky was suddenly overcast With clouds
aud In half hour the hail stones large q, hens
erg-, were pouring down with rush The storm
lasted about half hour II came up 10 quick that
bu, little time left for preparation and the con
sequence was. that many windows were broken and
th,so most exposed were completely dom oished The
pach trcs< In and around the city which werc all In
full bloom were completely stripped Of their foliage
and blossoms We have not yet learned whether the
planters and gardeners have suffered t. any vrsnt ex
tent but from the severity Of the fear the
damage has been considerable 1t is cons
however To reflect that many of ltnter, have not
yet put their under ground and tn who nav,
VIII have ample time to secure good crop By re-
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