North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-31
TH,s sEAsoN-THE CROPS

The Concordia a.1 Intelligencer of Nav I7tb saws.
The few warm days we have had fer week past.
have had but little influence yet upon cotton pros
poets in vicinity. 1t looks stinted and uneven IN
its growth and the startling fact becomes more anna
the season advances, that it is all inents
and purposes, month later than usual, while in
many of the Parishes back of US the is already
devastating the starved and dwarish fields.
The least disaster in the autumn, such as eary
rosts heavy beating rains, will seal the fate of the
cotton crop in the great cotton growing region of the
lower Mississippi. Let those of our friends who
have not sent their old crops to MARKET hold over for
higher prices"
The Atlanta (Ga) Integencer fthe 9th inst, says
" On Tuesday morning last, very severe frost
visited our vicinity. 1t to have been felt
severely for several miles and southeast, than
Immediately in the neighborheod of the city. There
had been couple of light rosts few DAYS previous
~, but The damage done by them not very mate
rial. The one on Tuesday morning, however, was
much heavier, and understand has done great in
jury to the cotton CROP Fruit, generally, has become
so far advanced, that the frost has had very tle if
any effect upon it,
The Natchez (Miss,) Courier OF the 29th ult says
SIN this neighborhood, adams county, Miss. and
Its vicinity there Is very general complaint among
the planters, and especially among those north of
of an untoward prospect of the cotton crop. Many
planters have been compelled TO pillow up and plant
over. The very cold and dry winds, which have pre-
vailed for some time b OK, have so hardened the
ground that the seed will no. germinate. Where the
cotton has come up, the cut worms have been very
destructive. We feel perfectly justified in asserting
that there is less cotton now up than has been known
In any previous season for many years back.''
The Columbus (Ga.) Times of the Sd inst, says {:
If Jack Frost has been as busy in other neigh
borhoods he has been in this, think the aven-
ues of commerce in other markets will exhibit, as it
does here, horrible eongaton in the phi ysios nomy
OF planters, and corresponding fore-shortening in
the countenances of the cotton-holdes of the I'd MAY
1851. We are informed upon good authority, that
the effects Of the frost of the I'd nst have been very
Injurious to the growing crop and judging from the
variabeness and backwardnesss of the season, as
have experienced it, we can only say that if the crop
of 1851 is not short it is because the plant is
totally Independent of seasons. One ffty-acre field
nine miles from Columbus, has been entirely des-
royed by the late FROST and Judge that this is but
the foreshadowing of the reach US from this
onward.
The Tallahassee (FIa Sentinel of the 9th inst says:
ssThe season thus far has been very unproptious
for the crops in this vicinity. The weather has been
remarkably cool, and up to this time there have
been more than three four days in which thin
garments would have been comfortable
The Rome (Ga.) Courier of the 9TH instant says:
"The oldest inhabitant,' we venture to assert,
has not seen more backward spring than the pres
en For the las: few weeks the growth of cOrn has
been scarcely perceptble, whilst cotton has vacia-
ted between life and death. The wheat crop has al
evidently suffered f:om chilling winds and slight
fross-to what extent we have reliable informa-
ton. We hope, however that planting friends
may soon be cheered by genie showers and sun
shine.''
The Knoxville Tenn Register of the sth inst says:
'.The weather has occasionally been warm enough
to vegetation to put FORTH and then again 1t has
been checked by cold. frosty atmosphere. Thurs
day morning last, had frost which, we learn
from different parts of the country. did great damage
the fruit and the early wheat Early vegetables, in
the gardens, also suffered greatly
The Chattanooga (Tenn Gazette ofthe 9th nst says
In travelling through good portion of this and
Bradley counties. we find the crops of ceral grain
and fruits of all kinds, to be most abundant. Not
wthstanding there has been two frosts, too
late in the season TO feel comfortable there is hut
ry little damage done. We heard of no injury to
wheat, except slightly in two locations. Now
we hope all danger is past, and that Tennessee
the granary of the world''-wiIl be able afford
freight enough next season to keep the Road busy
with 6 down freight