The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-11
The Spring Prospects.

| The excessive prices of all articles OF food
throughout the United States this spring give an
extraordinary interest to all authentic information
in regard to the growing crops. There has been
! growing up fear that we were on the verge OF
famine. The last accounts are calculated TO dis
pei this fear. In the great wheat region generally
| the prospect is said to be uncommoDiy good
High prices have also led to the planning OF large
breadth of land and il the early summer is favor
! able, an abundant product may be anticipated
In the wheat growing districts of South Carolina
we believe that more han an average amount of
land was planted and the prospect is highly ia.
vorahIe for full harvest. The crop is now pretty
much beyond contingencies, savepthOse of storms
and rust.
The extreme dry weather of The winter has been
very favorable to The preparation of tho ground
| fer all crops, but there may be too much Of good
! thing, and the absence Of rain has retarded the
| corn planting in this State and where it was
planted early and has been caught in its first feeble
termination by a cold change, the plant is sickly
Bus where the planting was later. giving ii at the
outset the benefit of the recent rains, we under
stand the appearance is excellent. Thus far there
| is fair prospect for this impokant crop in our
State.
| In regard to rice there is still soma doubts
The Santee by last advices, extremely
IOW aud we have not yet learned whether the rains
| Of last week had relieved it from salts Up to
nearly the first of May considerable portion OF
| the rice fields were implanted for want Of water
| To the South we understand the promise Of the
season is unusually good. On the Asbepoc and
Combahee rivers there has been no lack Of water,
and the recent rains have supplied to the high
lands all that they needed for the provision crops
We presume that the Savannah river region is
safe. In own part of the country there seems
therefore, good cause to fear efficiency Of food
! liz regard TO the great staple cotton, it is too
early TO speak OF the probable result. Still there
| must be planting in order that there may be a
gathering with this with other crops. The
appearance of cotton in the low country has de.
| pended very much on the time when it germnated.
If planted early and subjected TO the rude change
of April it looks badly. If i sproued Just in
time to catch the late geneal rains, it is vigorous
| and promising, and has the first look Of ga good
stand" In the up country the cotton had not
showed itself at latest accounts, which ia pro-
baby in its favor.
| In the Southwest drought has been more ex-
treme than with us, and serious anxiety has been
felt in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas to he
fate Of the spring planting. A South Carolina
! gentleman, settled on Red River, writes to us that
not less than 100000 bales Of cotton are locked
up on that stream by the low water. The rivers
of Texas are in much the same condition.. We
may hope, however, that recent rains have
extended in that direction, and broken the charm
of the general drought. If our Southwestern
friends dry with us, why should they not drink
with US ?? And so, with present lights, we
cannot but hope that the coming wiIksup.
ply US with enoug to eat, and suiciency of the
material wherewlihal we may be clothed. Let
Us be thankful for the promise
CtarIestou MosOatrY.