North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-06
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The Memphis -('renn.) Enquirer Of the 18Th in
..The reports Of he Cotton crop con,i,ns 70 b
more and more distressing. We saw gentlema
yesterday from De Soto county, Mississippi who hat
20 acres of cotton, from which ne does not antci
pate realizing thirty bales. The Corn crop is for tn
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The Louisville Courier of the 18th, says: 1855
4 Our Geographic dispatches from GAINESVILLE anc
NASHVILLE speak Of the great drought prevailing
to the corn, tobacco and cotton crops. We hear com
plants of the drought from nearly every portion o
Kentucky - '1 -''-'
I The Nashville Banner of the 18th, says:
! " The long season of dry weather has been very
Injurious to the corn crop in this county which viii
be unusually Short. The cotton crop is in good con
dltion and promises an abundant yield. We learI
that in Cannon. and portions of Wilson and Ruther
ford there have been fine rains recently, and that the
corn crop will be heavy In Giles both the and
cotton crops represented as being promising"
The Red River (La.) Republican of the 18th inst.
says: -. a.af's -s.s i-e5. gto8 ,-se
"a visit to Marksviile via Bayous Robert, Beu
and Huff Power last week, enabled US to make per
sonal inspection of the crops of that portion of the
country. We found the cotton that had been planted
early, generally speaking, of good size and looking
markably fine, and that the overlooked lands qnite
small, and requiring very favorable and late
fall to make 1t turn out anything like crop. It is
certain that some planters will make better crop
than usual while others will make great deal worse
Under the circumstances, it is extremely doubtful
whether the parish out more than an aver
age crop: The Cotton in the Avoylles prairie looks
very Wells
CRoPs, &c. In alabama. The Selma Enterprise
of the 18th inst. SAYS: 80 ..f..a
"Corn is in some parts of the county ruined beyond
redemption. In some parts of Autauga not two bush.
els to the acre will be made. This is gloomy pros
Pect for the planters. Cotton in this county presents
good prospects, ... a- .E.
In Louisiana. The Providence Republican of the
18th inst. says: .....
he lu 1oo1r ;t &c
thought good crops will be made this season.
The Black river region of Louisiana looks well. -
The Southern Advocate of the 18th inst. says:
ave received by the hands of Judge Toiliaferro,
few days ago, wide open boil of cotton, of fine
white, long staple, pulled in Mr.. Jacob Carrots field
on Black river, on the 10th inst. and sent US
specimen. -aE n.
We did not learn whether there was much open a,
the time but he is of the best practical plan
tiers in the parish we doubt that by this time he
is picking in earnest, and will shortly astonish his
commission merchant with shipment of the new
article.'' .-.
In Tennessee. The Memphis Eagle of the 5t
inst. thus remarks: ... d.. al ..-. r.
1--WE have just returned from visit to the interior
and during absence have heard more complaint
in regard to all the growing crops than 1t has eve
been fortune to listen to before. The drought
has now lasted more than two months, in all the
surrounding counties of North Mississippi, West
Tennessee and Arkansas. In every direction, as fa
as could hear FROM the corn is in a manner utter
ly cut of, and the cotton crop has been so much In
Jured to preclude the possibility of more than two
thirds Of average crop if it does not rain within
the week more than half crop cannot be made
We were assured all hands that the prospect fol
both crops, this season, never known to be SC
gloomy before. approximations of famine next veal
at least among the stock-are everywhere freely
expressed"
we have. says the New-Orleans Crescent, recent
information from gentlemen thoroughly posted up in
reference to cotton and in the districts named by
the Eagle that the cotton looks remarkably WELL and
is full of promise. The corn fields generally have
suffered much, but the crop of corn is by no means
essentially ruined some accounts have described
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