Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-14
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS,

The Edgesld S. G. Advertiser of the 9th inst SAYS
Many portions OF District have been blessed dur.
ing the past week with copous showers The drought
which only Of ten days DURATION had lust begun Ia
tell lurousiy upon the crops when the rains came and
everything looked up again. Having now had both the
early aud latter Seasons have 10 expec,
Edgeheld will make as great crop she has ever
made, ana perhaps greater Should such be the ca
citizens may anticipate period OF real prosper;tv
aud happiness; for where the staff Of life is richly hunj
ant, there is no fear but that all the rest will 90 we'll
We hear already OF corn coming into market which
planters have held back until they felt certain that the
growing crop would turn finely There are herman.
thousands OF bushels thus reserved throughout our Ds
tric We should think the price might very
come down bit OF two. Wheat aud having welded
so unusually we'll il will take but little corn now TO sup
ply the countrys necessties Those who hold il there
ore had better sell quickly, if they get rs
This will he much better than As ceais, to which no;c,
we think corn " III !aliby the month of November
The Sumtervle Is. C) Black River Waterman. OF III.
9Th inst, says:
1--WE tired of the weather, and 80 perhaps are Won
good reader but it must De noticed that for tho Ia.
wo:k we have had perhips the hottest spell in the memo
ry OF tho oldest c!tzsn Negroes have given ou, In IN,
feel aud some Of sun stroke have occurred Tne
the I'm Jmetcr has ranged at gS"
The Americas (Gl.) Southwestern News. of tho 5tb
nst., says:
Since last issue the weather has been e,osedi,,v
"arm-thernometef ranging from 90 10 49, for some me-
days. Tue health Of this section is good and rro, l.; -
furnishing condition"
The Tampa FLA Herald gives the following account n
the producveness Of certain lands in fernando county
known the Chucae Chat.Ce prairie:
"A r. Frierson, citizen well known hero and ,boso
statement cannot he doubted last year broke nm frc
aud planted some twenty in hill corn six fee, O. c
way Alter its hfst working fearing that the rainy
would set in, and thereby ruin IT, and not wishing 10 Lose
his labor, determined throw up good beds onc U.v
aud plant peas thereon. This being done when tb
commenced heavily, Sufficient he supposed 10 drown
both crops, ard having good supply OF seed rice IN
hand determined drill that between tho roUs and
thereby insure at least crop. The season proved
hne aud he made three fair crops the land AZ ons Tins
ibis looks like eKsggeratUu yet nevertheless IL Ia
true as several OF our own citheus will yoush for its
accuracy" "
The Pensacola [Fln.l Gazette Of the Is: in5. SAYS:
THE past has been the hottest week tina, bss baen
known III Pensacola Tor very many years. On Weines,
ia! AZ seven 'c'ocS the thermometer in the shade
marked " deg; at ., &c; II, loo; noon lU2; az which H
IRE remained until O'clock aud at it stood A, OF d.
gtees We have 10 record Of the night hut IL vas "a
ally awful. Thursday another extremely bo, d,v
the thermometer being at and above for nearly tho
whole day. ' '"o
Yesterday and to-day have been more cool and o,,,
roe aud We are 10 hopes that the hot week Of the sas
mas some aud gouo, aud that shall experience M mo-
OF 10 like agau." " "O'e
The Mobile Aln.l Tribune Of the Sch instant SAYS
"Ihe weather for a week or more bas been b;,bi
propiuon5 Tor che growing cotton and MI rccours &
the interor represent that ii is advancing and Gyi
/ rapidly We hrd evidence of the fact Yesterday NJ
Waugh cotton factor brought to this off 20 number NJ
oOls fully half grOwD with very healthy aud yi,o.
appearance which would with continuance Of ths 49,,
sent state OF the wcather he opening within four ar
weeks lhese OOll5 came from the plantation OF NJ ~
Beskam, Clarke county, n,ir SO Stephens III, endr
ehte crop we lca'n looks remarkably well and is fruit