Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-16
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Jhe following 10 an extract rom letter nom .
planter Of Prince Williams Parish 8 g. dsted August
9th:
The planters many of them up here, are COM
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 no 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 i'll depend upon the lateness Of frost, and
other unforeseen contingencies"
NORTH CARoLMA.-We have been favored with
the following extracts from letters addressed to
commercial house in this city, in regard to the corn
crop in North-Carolina:
WASHINGTON, N. c., Aug 1, 1s56.-The pros
pect tor next crop, in and about our section 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, 1856.-The prospect
for the growing crop of corn is very gloomy. We
have had six weeks of drought and if it should hold
on much longer know not what we shall do for
bread next year."
"CoLERAnE, N. c., Aug. 4, 1s5e.-Our crops are
ruined by the extreme drought had no rain for
six weeks"
MIss1ss1PrL-A letter to the New Orleans Delta,
dated Vicksburg, August Q, says:
During two days l have had opportunities of
hearing from nearly all the counties and parishes
bordering on the Mississippi from the mouth Of Red
River to the mouth of the Arkansas River, ana
everywhere in that region the cotton crops are re-
presented to be seriously injured by the long wet
spell which has been prevailing. The harm done
by the worms though considerablein some instances,
is said to be trihing to that caused by the rains
For two days that was on the Southern Belle COM
ing to this city, do not think out of sight of
a shower two hours consecutively, and such has
hapn he Of he thnrfn mo han
month"; almost continuously. The effect of such
weather is to produce too luxurant growth Of the
cotton-causing the stalks and limbs to grow at the
expense of the hollis, forms, which, from being
too much shaded, wither rot and fall off. In
sequencei 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 it u.s. that it
will be materially shortened But by way of conf
pensaton would the same weather that brings
disaster to the crop in section proves benefit
to it in another for the hill crops, both in Misss
sppi and Louisiana, are said to be much better than
usual
EAST M1ss1ssIpPL-The Columbus Democrat, of
the 3Oth ult., says:
1--WE have had long spell of oppressively 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 as it was
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 Besides
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, at
least assured it fell greatly below the yield
of last year. We have particular information as
to the condition and prospect Of the cotton crop
but that too, believe, has suffered from various
causes it is backward owing to the late cold spring.
and does not promise near well as it did this time
last year. However, should the next two months
prove favorable and should it be late in the fall be-
fore cold weather sets in and Jack Frost honors US
with visit, it is probable that the crop will be an
average one, or very nearly approaching it."
EASTERN TExAs.-The Tyler (Smith county, Re-
porter, of the 23d ult, says:
ave were blessed on Sunday and Monday last
with copous showers of rain cooling the heated at
mosphere, and placing the certainty Of an abundant
crop beyond doubt The clouds indicated that the
rain was general one throughout the country east
of u.s. and, from all accounts, it was greatly needed
as we learn that corn in some of the more eastern
and southern countless was literally drying and burn
| ing up. We have heard of some contracts being
made in this county for corn at 80 cents per bushe
at the crib. Smith will have an abundance for home
| consumption, emigrants, and travellers"
Coon wHEAT-Never has there been such yield
The crop has all been cut and the question as
to the yield is not matter of doubt From twenty
five to forty bushels per acre is perhaps, fair esti
mate of the crop. When we consider the large ex-
| tent of ground which has been devoted to wheat
this year, with this yield have faint idea of the
amount of the material now in the country. So
far as learn, the wheat is also of superior
quality, as is usual when there is large yield.
st. Joseph (Ao) Gasette.