North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-10-04
I THE CROPs

1.-THE CROPS. 81 s.
The past Summer was an unusually dry one in
nearly all portions of the United States. The con-
sequence is, that the crops have been cut short and
the corn crop especially has suffered.
We have condensed below, from exchanges,
some accounts of the prospect of the farmers in va
rious portions of the South and West. '-'.a s.a5
A writer in the Helena (Ark.) Shield maintains
that the cotton crop cannot go beyond bales,
and he says it may fall as low 200 OO0 He says
Is Well, what the facts the present crop
The upland region, owing the dry weather
during the growing season, has made but little SO
to 500 lbs. of seed cotton to the acre. is only half
crop upland-and the evidences from all the
upland region are that from onehird onehaf crop
will be made. This Is the fact in regard to the upland
back of Helena and Memphis, the only uplands
have Now, as 10 the bottom crop, you may
rest assured 1t is not heavy one; the weed is size
enough TO produce good crop, but the extreme dry
weather sheds the squares, both the middle and top
crop, but particularly the top. To makea heavy
crop the weed (Which is not 1arge) have in
and top crop must all be good, which is the fact.
The Nashville Banner, of 10th September, says:
s. On the LIST inst. the cotton crop of Middle Ten
nessee promised to be pretty fair, thong not large
as was expected. Subsequently we were persuaded
in pert from personal observation in this and Ruther
ford coun. ss that there would be heavy falling off
in the receipts al this port this season.
A large planter in Williamson, whose inquiries al
ways keep him we'll posted up, and the accuracy OF
whose opinions we place the utmost confidence In,
writes follows My information, after making
full inquiry is that the crop of Middle Tennessee is
full third less average than the crop of last
year. have taken great pains to inform myself.
The crop has declined promise largely every week
for six weeks-nosty since the rains which injured
it by starting second growth and causing the squares
and small bolls to drop off The crop of the Wes-
District and North Mississippi is not half av-
erage crop of last year. you will learn by nquiry.
The Eufala (Ala.) Shield, of the 1lth, says:
During absence, travelled through the
counties of Barbour, Pike, Butler, Lowndes. Mont
gomery Macon, and Russell, including portion of
Dallas, and in route particular in nqui-
ries and observations in relation to the crops From
all could see, and all the Information we could
gather, think that the counties through which
we passed, suficiency of corn will be raised to
the demands of the people of each county, and
that the cotton crop will not be equal that of last
year. Throughout entire route there gen.
eral complaint among the farmers. They have suf-
fered greatly by drought and the late rains have had
tendency to do more harm than good, by causing
the cotton weed take second growth, and to shed
the forms and bols to very great extent We pass
ed fields of cotton where the weed looked green and
luxurant, but contained very little fruit, the of
that open, and very few blooms. In fact, we have
never, at this season of the year, seen the cotton
| stalks generally fruitess.'
The Eutaw (AIa) Democrat, of the 5th, has more
cheering news in relation to the corn crop:
1--WE were gratifed to learn from farmer in this
neighborhood on Monday, that the las: rains had
much improved the crops, and more than suf-
cent quantity would be made for subsistence. This
statement is truly cheering, and take much plea
in informing readers that the Carroton COM
mtee have purchased quantity of corn for disribu-
ton the moderate price of fifty per bushel."
The Carroll (La) Waterman, of the 1lh, says:
1.-The cotton crop of this parish is average one,
and places the river is larger than it has
been for many years. We understand that the cot
ton crop the highlands of this point will be
very short. The crop through this region will
be very meagre one, on account of the absence Of
rain in season.
The Greensborough lAa.) Beacon ofthe 18th says:
| During the last two weeks we have taken special
pains ascertain the condition and prospects of the
Cotton crop, compared with the crop of last year;
and it is natural to most men, to make nls;ortunes
of every character little than they really are,
of the opinion that In this section the crop
will fall short Of that Of last year. Of course the
extent of the crop will depend good deal on the
weather have from this until frost, also upon
the laeness of the frost but if the accounts
ceive, and from the reliable sources, to the
very small size and general unpromising appearance
of the plant of the sandy land, and portions
of the black be correct, the yield these lands
must be light, let the fall be favorable. As
evidence on this point, will give few facts de-
rived from reliable sources: Several Planters residing
some ten twelve miles Northwest of this, in a
neighborhood which usually makes six or seven hum
cred pounds of cotton to the assured us week
ten days ago that the neighbohood would not av-
erage this year two hundred pounds TO the
Another, residing In contiguous neghOorhood, In
formed that one hundred and fifty pounds to the
acre much as he expected and he, we may
remark, is of the largest and best planters in his
immediate neighborhood. We have also heard of
field of six hundred acres which is expected to
yield than fifty bales and another, of hum
dred acres, living some ten twelve miles North of
this, the yield of which is estimated at two bales
The last is doubtless extreme case, and Will hard
y turn out as bad as at present expected. large
and very successful planter residing in the very heart
Of the canebrake region, where the lands stand the
drought probably better than any other lands in the
country, stated to US few days ago that his neigh
borhood would not make much cotton as it did last
year. 1t is proper. however, that should remark
that very good crops made in that neighborhocd
last year.
Whilst we have heard of numerous neighborhoods
where they do expect make this year anything
like much they did last year, we have heard of
but where they expect to make more, and that of
limited extent embracing some four or five plant
atoms a few miles South of this.''
The foregoing is sample of the state of the crops
throughout the South and West. In some places
they have done well they did last year, but most
farmers appear to have fallen behind the last years
product. We suppose. however, that one-fourh more
cotton planted this year than the previous year
and the yield must therefore, be nearly up to that of
last year, after making all due allowances for the dis
asters that have befaen the weed.
1t is well enough, it appears to u.s. not to be
ried away with the idea of short crops and very high
prices as consequence. Prices for both cotton
and will doubt be good, but they may not
be as high after ALL as many are present inclined