North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-25
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.

IHE CHOPS. The wheat harvest has proved UNI
usually abundant the present season. and the farmers
Will realize gratifying return for their labors.
Inc corn crop is also very promising, and our
pect OF fine crop before them. We devouty hope
they may not be disappointed; for the failure in last
years crop has s put them hack " considerably,
Elizabeth City Pioneer.
GREAT Hail STORM IN PERSON. We learn from
MIR. VIM. H. Smith. of Person county, that on the
4!h inst, hail storm occurred in that county which
dIsiocated wheat oats, and tobacco, and killed
number of rabbits and birds. The hail stones arc
represented to be large hen-eggs, which cover
cred the ground to the depth of from four to six in
ches. 1t commenced at Gordonton, and rea ching
about three miles wide extended to the Neuse Rv-
er in length. The storm took place between 8 and
10 O'Clock, P. M, and lasted half an hour.
! Million Chronicle.
We are now in the midst of wheat harvest, and
the crop has seldom, If ever, yielded more abun-
dainty or better grain. The dry weather that cut
short the oat crop proved favorable could have
been to wheat. Corn, though small for the season,
has been finely cultivated, and looks vigorous and
promising enough. Randolph Herald.
To FREE WHEAT FROM SMUT. Prepare the seed
wheat in the following manner: Take Blue Stone in
the proportion of pound ten bushels of wheat.
Dissolve the limestone in warm water to which add
cold water sufficient to the wheat, which should
soak at least twelve hours. Pour off the water, roll
the wheat while wet in lime, and then it.
| Mr.. William G. Erwin, experienced and an OBJ
servant farmer of Burke county, having tested this
plan with entire success, has full confidence in its eff
| hcacy. Lincoln Republican.
friend writing US from Lnconton, under date
of 10th June, says: d" We have glorious
about here. The late wheat looks fne while the
early. which is now being cut, promises good turn
out. The Dat crop has also out considerably,
the last three weeks. Corn is still held at 623 cents
and but little Offering" Salisbury Watchnlan.
The TOBACCO CRoP. The present dry and cold
weather initiates much against the tobacco crop.
Many of the plants that have been set out have per-
ished, and the plants in beds scarce that per-
| sons cannot Te-plant. Pets Intel.
! The WEATHER AND THE CEops. In this place
cept or two light showers, barely sufficient to lay
the dust, have had rain fer several weeks, till
Sunday evening last. The wheat crop uninjured by
the drouth, has been harvested and is unusually good
The spring oats will prove perfect failure. Early
corn is much injured. That which was planted la
pect is fair, shall continue, may yield an abundant
harvest. What is said of this vicinity, with the
cepton of few localities where partial showers
have prevailed, Judging from exchanges, will APP
ply to all portions of this State and South Carolina.
MihlsdgeuiNe (Ga. J Union.
CROPS, &C., IN MISSISSIPPI. The Vicksburg Wing
of the 9Th of June, says:
"The weather is very warm and dry, and the crops
in this county are suffering very much for want OF
rain. not having had any, with the exception Of slight
showers, for months past. Cotton is all clean and IN
fine order for growing when 1t receives good shower
corn is very much injured by the drought, and
much of it past recovery. We learn that Kinds county
has had some showers during the past week, which
benefit the crops very much. One great difficulty
|
cient to set out sweet potatoes. If we should lose
this crop it will be seriously felt"
THE HARVEST They have commenced cutting
wheat of the plantations the James River,
| Va. The Charlestown (Va.) Spirit OF Jefferson
says:
! 1.-THE harvest in this county will generally com
from the Goth the Goth of the present month
The prospect in Jefferson, Berkeley, and Clarke is
unusually promising, though regret to learn such
is not the in the other counties of the valley
In Frederick the fly isAsad to have done consdera-
BILE damage, and in Page county the Valley Demo-
crat states there will not be than half crop
Some of the fields in the beautiful Valley of the
Hawkskb are scarcely worth harvesting. In ROCK,
ingham the jointwom is supposed to have destroyed
near one-half the crop.
SUMTER COUNTY, (Ala.) June g. 1851.
Up to about the 25th of May We have had an almost
universal drought of several weeks which, following
the cool unpropitious weather of March and April,
has made crops backward, although the dry weather
has been tolerably warm. These causes have made
the small and subjected it to attacks of the chnc
bug. The cotton is also small, but very healthy ook-
ing, and before intimated, the partial commence
ment of showery weather promises to continue. On
yesterday we had an abundance in this vicinity Cot
ton will grow at and rapidly, and is so little In
jured to and do well. Wheat 10 cut,
and, except slight injury by rust, IS very good mai
ing from to nine or ten bushels per acre. think
Rye is cut and good. Oats very low, and the earlier
crops far gone before the rain TO be light the
later crops not be beyond the reach of improve
by rain, and half the oat crop may be very good
Present indications that shall have throughout
tlescarce but Peaches and Plums plenty and promise
. well.
The Sumter (Ala.) Democrat says that the crops
in that part Of the country greatly wanting ran
The cotton plant is unusually small for this season
of the year, but looks healthy, and promises pretty
we'll should the be entirely favorable to yield
L something near fair crop. Corn is suffering, and
the probability is shall have light crop.
= The Cahawba (Ala) Gazette of the 9th inst, has
= the following:
Since the Sd of last month we have had but one
HILL 1c. ool nF3fa
I'll ground more than inches. Such long and dry
spell this of the year is uncommon and has
injured the crop, especially and oats to con-
siderable extent Even the leaves the trees appeal
to be parched and withered, and a thick coating Of
IF dust nearly every thing We are also sorry
say that the health of the country is not very good
e We suffering for rain.
EARLY CoTToN. The Galveston News OF the 9Th
e says: {" We have received a boil of cotton already
formed, and at least inch in length. This is the
earliest specimen have yet SEEM or heard OF and
we believe, be equalled in the State 1t is
fair evidence of the forward state of the cotton crop
on the Trinity. The boil was grown on Col. Will
hanson plantation, about eight miles ives of Swart
e won't, near the river.''
s The Crops RED RIVER. The Alexandria Ola }
Republican of the 31st uIt., has the following:
/. We were shown on Thursday, two Cotton blooms
from the plantation of r. G. Hynson, esq., on Bayon
Rapides. This is right early for them, considering
the season have had but it is no Indication OF the
. crop throughout the parish Red River generally
The crop Of which they was one OF the ear.
Hest planted in the parish, and has been well
. attended to and cultivated. Few crops fany, are as