Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-05-19
THE wEATHER-FHE CROPS.


SouTH CARoLINA-The Cheraw Gazette of May
9 says:
The SpRING PRosPEoTs-Under the above head,
the Charleston Mercury details intelligence of the
most gratifying character in regard to the coming
crop. We wish could speak as cheerngly of
the prospect in this section but that do.
Indeed the prospects of planters at this
of the year, were never more gloomy. We have not
had rain enough, at any one time since September
last. to make good season. This Unprecedented
drought is telling fearfLlly upon the coming crop.
Wheat and oats are irreparaby injured. Cotton has
not yet come up sufficient for half stand will
it until there is ran Corn is generally more prom
Using, but far from good. Gardens look almost as
barren and dreary as at mid-winter. If we do not
have rain soon of which there is but little prospect
now, the most dismal forebodngs will become fear
full realities.
The Abbevie Banner says:
Since last issue this District has been blessed
with copious rains, we believe in every portion of
it. In some places heavy hail has fallen, but
so large or so driven by wind as to damage much
the young crops. few neighborhoods, however,
did not escape the injury of being badly washed.
This season has come in the nick of time to
large amount of wheat much larger quantity,
trust than some of our respondent farmers are will
ling to hope for At all events, it will secure heavy
crops of this valuable article in the upper districts
where they are not much advanced and with
the prospect there, and the magnificent one in the
whole grain region of the West, we need scarcely
think of suicide before the phantom of coming
famine.
ALABAMA-We cut the following paragraphs
from the Dallas Herald:
Never since the sediment of this country has there
been dry the present. There has been
but one rain since the first week in January, and in
many places none at all. In addition to this, the
spring has been unusually backward and the growth
of everything retarded by the succession of North
ers with which we have been visited. But now that
weather has set in vegetation of all kinds is
putting forth rapidly, and Notwithstanding there
has been little rain, the corn crops we learn,
growing, though not rapidly. From gentle
,Io1h k1xy lal
tries below this, we learn that below Ellis the pros
pect for crops is gloomy indeed. In those counties
they have had no rains and have planted their corn
two or three times in vain, the ground being so dry
abandoned all further efforts until it rains If they
are favored with rain soon they yet plant their
and make good crops.
The wheat crop is injured by the frosts, in places
in this country to greater extent than suppoS-
ed. Some fields are heading out close to the ground;
the consequence is that the heads small and tri
fling There will however be an average yield on
this side of the river.
Our neighbors in some of the Eastern counties
are said to be in woful plight for the staff of life"
On the road from Shreveport to this place, we are
told there is almost at all to be had for any
price. large surplus was made in this country,
but it is gone to supply the wants of our fam
ishing neighbors.
Lou1s1ANA-We learn from the Alexandria Re-
publican of the 9th inst, that the drought in that
section of the country is not only seriously affecting
commerce. trade and the planting interests but is
operating severely animal life. In ST. Lam
dry, and adjoining parishes, the great vacherie
portion of the State the cattle suffering terribly
for water; springs, water holes and even rivu.ets
that have never been known to fail before in fur
nishing an abundant supply of water, have, some
very nearly and some altogether, gone dry. In
Plaquemne Brule, to get at water, the cattle have
to go some distance through quagmire, and few
that succeed in reaching the water ever get back.
We understand that the loss of cattle in place
can be told only by hundreds. The planters in the
houa ollo1 fn olxof hoir honH
from the fields, and set them to guard those Doggy
holes to Laan the cattle AVIAN from them