Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-08-20
THE CROPS.

THE CROPS
The following is an extract from letter from
planter of Prince Williams Parish, S. c. dated August
9Th:
planning dreadfully of the want of rain; some say
their cotton corn, and everything else is burning up
1t is at present very dry, Also with me; but have
been in want of rain, but on the contrary, have
been. until within ten days, injured by too much Of
it. My provision crops are very fine; my cotton,
although hurt by too much rain, is visibly improv.
ing every day. Our cotton crops, generally, were
late in coming up, and whether good crops will be
made will depend upon the lateness of frost, and
other unforeseen contingencies"
NORTH CARoL1NA.-We have been favored with
the following extracts from letters addressed to a
commercial house in this city, in regard to the corn
crop in North-Carolina
"WAsHINGToN, N. c., Aug /, 1S56.-The pros
pect for next CROP and about section is really
bad. Some farmers are, at this time, cutting their
stalks down for fodder. The drought has almost
completely ruined the growing crops"
"EDENToN, N. c., Aug. 2, 1s56.-The prospect
for the growing crop of corn is very gloomy. We
have had six weeks of drought and if it should hold
OH much longer know not what We shall do for
bread next year."
"CoLEKA1xE, N. c., Aug 4, 1s56--Our crops are
ruined by the extreme drought. had no rain for
six weeks"
lMIsslssipPr-A letter to the New Orleans Delta,
dated Vicksburg, August 2, says:
During two days | have had opportunities OF
hearing from nearly all the counties and parishes
bordering the Mississippi, from the mouth Of Red
River to the mouth of the Arkansas River, ana
everywhere in that region the cotton crops ere re-
presented to be seriously injured by the long wet
spell which has been prevailing. The harm done
by the worms, though considerable in some instances
is said to be trihing to that caused by the rains.
For two days that was the Southern Belle com.
ing to this city, do not think was out of sight Of
a shower two hours consecutively, and such has
been the character of the weather for more than
! month almost continuously. The effect of such
weather is to produce too luXuriant growth OF the
cotton-causng the stalks and limbs to grow at the
expense of the bols, forms" which, from being
too much shaded, wther rot and fall Oft In con-
| sequencel Of these facts some good judges are OF
opinion that the cotton crop in the Mississippi bot
| tom will be nearly ruined if this extraordinary
weather continues much longer and as it is that 1T
will be materially shortened. But by way of com.
pensaton it would the weather that brings
disaster to the crop in one section proves benefit
TO it in another; for the hill crops, both in Missis.
sippi and Louisiana are said to be much better than
usual"
EAST MIss1ssIppL-The Columbus Democrat, Of
| the 30th ult., says:
1--WE have had long spell of opprcssively hot
| dry weather. In some parts OF the county, we have
been told there has been rain to do any good for
the last eight or nine weeks. Of course, the corn
crop must have suffered greatly. About the list Of
June that crop was as promising it was ever
known to be in this county. But the dry spell which
set in very soon afterwards has almost completely
blasted the hopes of many Of our planters. Beside:
| the drought, the army worm and the cut worm, We
| have been informed, have done serious damages to
corn in many neighborhoods. The wheat crop was
mostly failure in this section of the country, a
least we are assured it fell greatly below the yielt
of last year. We have no particular information a.
to the condition and prospect Of the cotton crop
but that, too believe, has suffered from variou;
causes it is backward owing to the late cold spring
aud does not promise near so we'll as it did this tim,
last year. However, should the next two month:
prove favorable, and should it be late in the fall be
fore cold weather sets in and Jack Frost honors III
with VISIT it is probable that the crop will be al
average one, or very nearly approaching it."
EASTERN TExAs-The Tyler Smith county, Re
porter, of the 23d ult., says:
1--WE were blessed on Sunday and Monday las
with copious showers of rain cooling the heated at
mosphere, and placing the certainty Of an abundan
| crop beyond doubt. The clouds indicated that tn
rain was general one throughout the country cas-
of US; and, from all accounts it was greatly needed
as we learn that corn in some ct the more eastern
and southern counties, literally drying and burn
ing up. We have heard of some contracts bein;
made in this county for corn at 80 cents per bushe!
at the crib. Smith will have abundance for hoin
consumption, emgrants, and travellers"
Coon wHEAT.-Ncver has there been such yiel
of wheat in Northern Missouri the present yeal
The crop has now all been cut and the question al
to the yield is not matter of doubt. From twenty
five to forty bushels per acre is, perhaps fair cst
tent of ground which has been devoted to whes
this year, with this yield we have faint idea of tn
amount of the raw material now in the country. S
far as we can learn the wheat is also of superio
; quality, as is usual when there is large yield.
J ST. Joseph (Ho) Gazette.