The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-10-18
The Crops OF S,ita-Jlroiina-
LErrER OF li"s. josIAn J. EVANS.
SGie;y HID Sen n, 1888.

Scie,y Hh Ss,A u, 1888.
J. g. BEssErT. Eso-Dear sir: 1 h..y,
rccri,ed printed riIrul.r. marked -pr,y..t.
nd eoni'dcidL,i, arn,ring information as To
tm state of the rrOp>.--i .,,n noi sure in AZ
anything know on that nu,jrrl viii b.. re-
lL,blr, berausr, though I AM sur,en hat in
terrs,cd sn tie prod eti,ns Ut the soil, my
e,npi"ymsn' = Judge. .nd rccenti, as 4.
Sen ,or, has .b,tfac cd n,r Yer, much. per.
scai.'l', ir''m planting. can pniy sp..k
confidently OF What exists Oh The e.s.ern
aid of The otne, whrFc I reside bat 4 be-.
i,r'e my infor.ns ION irom e.er, pari OF the
81 'te, derived mostly fruui our local news
pcr"' VIII "ush"'ize ne eSpress an -
pin'un ON IN s:.t' ot tus cr'ps ia tho State
!. he effect ot .he rcc-nt s.or,n op Oh. rice
and tong =, pie cotton, is nu. suIfcLntiy de-
veiopta. bat think ! eau venture tho up,n.
iou that both will be cul short one third.
not 'noie. rs To i,,e slI"rl sLpe cot,on.
the crop ~ not ',s good 80 it was Last yenr
but the Ailing otf viii nos r-duce u much
belo" nn average. rhe crop of las. year
Was good "iie in this Stste, except ,h.s, a
part w-s destroyed by an inuudativn of the
n'ers IN sorptcmber, bat, Notwithstanding.
the product was fair a,c cragr for lhy STD .
A. 70 Inc crop, Il Is decidedly better th N
the last In my s-ctsn know no one who
will no: make enough Er domestic son.
sumption, and ti,is, 4 understand will bv the
case IN tne wnOic otaic s5o nave sasieFo.;
but little from the drought rxcept In suns,
aud 'he early art Of Juiy. porllons OF ri.e
snn'nicr have been too Wet. and Wa have saf.
Nred more from rxeess thnn want og rain,
esPeriaiiy IN uie cOrIUn, whrrir ims nun, ..
tie planter siys. too much 10 nislk. we
iiiskr q wheat Ia INV section, bat get our
supplies FROM North Carolina and sbe .,urih.
In ,iie upper part Of .hr Stete Wheat ~ grow
my TO some extent. but not more made Ior
sale than III supply iil. towns and villages.
~ general, throughout the cotton ngIan,
The pant, =. make very lille gram for nl-r.
set. ine. pl'.ist corn eBo1gii foe their owl.
consunlptioD, and gsnrrsii, b..se "a in plvnt,
anu have no doubt will, The neat ye.r,
wi.hoat any fcrcsga nepply. f'rvIa TIE new
piper arcOunts tiicSe iss beeI great G..l.
lnS OF ~ the grain crop In tie great gs.ill
> ales, hut nit Observ.tiou hss bsen INA,
tp's kiad Of inguF, gvser..1ly aas been great,
:, exaggerated In ,he Nvnhwvsiena S,..tes
lhs wheat eFop wac ,ery aDuaaant, le.r.,
fs,'ln sever"l ef the Ssn.iors from .h.t r.
yoii, and ne cuu>idprvtsie Esllh,g oiY ii any
u tiis ssiidsiie and oOii,lIern Stlsies, 80 .h'
! s''ould Judge t'.rs wni be an ..bnad. ..ace,
sven Nishout aie fIota Csn.d,, Tor ao,,,.
assumption, an' u docs not sec,n prol,.I,lv
ta much vii e.aed.d ff"m az fas for
iya inafkets. LAeept 10 l'agseaiar 2 s...ti.,u..
~ 'iis late aeco',nt. ne more f.,os.I,ir :
70 tas cfoP II indiaa earn, and shall moi
90 surprised " vf Ihs iIssv should b.,
enough ~ f.itsa ~ she ~, bccycs ANA
nossc-, of NE Nsr,liwest-rn sites. fso,.
'nis yoa WILL see thss 1 fsrebole no uc..srity.
md th.'t both breed ans ne a viii bs abo;,.
ssai, aiiS at !. s..son.bls D, iec.
! s1ew aet saEtU sss Ese,s sni eplaiosa