Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-06-08
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THE WEATHER AND GROPS.S
We have endeaYOred 10 keep our readers fully in-
formed Of the general prospects of the season
critical period. ftm1st be confessed thai The hcpts
of the year are far from bright. In but small Fart
of the South has the weather been favorobie. The
spring has been both dry and cold. and June comes
in with temperature better suited To April.
Throughout the low country of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida. there has prevailed of the
seVerest droughts We have ever " itnessed. 1t has
been stated that in some parts of Georgia the very
forest trees wlthered for the want of water. The
provision crops mostly very backward where the
Reed has germinated, and much that was planted in
April has not yet got above ground. Corn planted
early in March is promising. but for several ears
past we have so regularly had killing fross in the
last OF that month"; that early planting has been in a
measure abandoned.
Rice is generally gocd the rivers being full at the
commencement of the drought. But all The shorter
streams are salt now, and unless we have abundant
rains during the next six weeks the crop will fail.
1t would seem that the drought has been broken
up at last. On Tuesday of last week there was
heavy fall of rain on Santee. but it believed to have
been confined to that region. Here We had merely
clouds with faint sprnkling. On Saturday We had
smart shower, accompanied with much wind and Il
little hal-an uncomfortable rain. On Tuesday it
Was cloudy, and at night raned more less for
eral hours. Yesterday the weather quite unset
tied, and We shall probably have more rain.
Chdr!eOtOn Mercury.
The weather has been most unseasonably cool for a
week past; and as we write fires and winter
clothes are decidedly comfortably. Last Friday
night was very nearly cool enough for frost, and
We shall not be astonished to learn that there
frost degree two North of US. We are also still
suffering very seriously from the want OF rain, not
having had good season since about the first of
March. Corn, though small for the season, is look
ing we'll, we understand. Cotton, especially that
planted early, doing very well, up 10 the COM
mencemen, of the present cold spell but within the
last few days We have heard considerable complaint
from lice. There is also some complaint of bad
stands. AS to the gardens, do not recollect the
time when they were unpromising at the same
date. Greens6Orough (y4ia.) Beacon, May 81.
The weather still continues dry and our crops are
suffering terribly, this, however, seems to Se the
case throughout the State. letter from planter
near Charleston SAYS that " with the best seasons
hereafter neither myselfor any of my neighbors
possibly make than half CROP" Here in
Sumter we have had few light showers, but they
were small, and We cannot that they have bene
tied the parched vegetation in the least.
Sumter Banner, May 81.
The weather continues in this part OF the State
dry and parchng, and hear but complaint
from the planters. Their crops are backward and
unpromlsng. The nights, too, delightfully."- COOL
enough SO to make thick clothing necessary to COM
fort. This sort Of cold, dry weather is, of course
against everything in the shape of cotton.
Our Wakulla friends are to be envied. We learn
that portions of that county have been refreshed By
cop!ous showers. Happy. happy Wakullians.
Oh for rain, rain in Leon-rain in Tallahassee
P. s. We have since heard that heavy washing
rain passed over part OF Jefferson on w ecnesday
last, doing great damage TO the growing crops.
Tallahassee FYOridian May %.
The CRcPs. The son has been advantageous
for wheat-never better. Our wheat crops look
fire as we them. The winter was favora-
BILE for wheat, and so has been the spring. Our
wheat crops will be unprecedented, accidents excep-
ted. Lancaster ( Wis. Herald, MAY 25.
The prospect for good crop of wheat was never
better. Every tree whose nature it is to bear fruit
and flowers is in bloom, likely to be so, both in
the fields and groves. Every fruit will be load
ed with fruit Planting. in consequence Of the cold
and wet, backward; but time enough if the season
should yet be favorable. Upon the whole, the pros
pecI is fine for abundance.
ELkhorn { Wis. Herald, May %.
The Dayton (Ohio) Journal states that the fly is
making bad work with the growing wheat in some
fields in shat vicinity.
The Columbus (Ohio) Fact says: " Wheat promi-
ses largely" The accounts throughout the West
generally very favorable for an abundant wheat
harvest,