Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-05-13
Standard
The Crops in the South and Southwest.
An intelligent Sea Island Planter writes as follows

/ The Crops in the South and Southwest.
An intelligent Sea Island Planter writes as follows
to the Charleston Mercury t
81 have finished all my planting and am as for
tunate as any, and more So perhaps, thar many, in
the condition OF my crop generally but we have
had the most extraordinary and unpropitous season
for planting that have ever experienced. There
has been no scarcity of rain for all purposes but
every shower, believe has been succeeded bv
day or two of cold weather, and the worm has been
very destructive to the cotton even before it has
sprouted above the surface. have just completed
the supplying over of one hundred of cotton,
and will have, suppose, to supply as literally the
balance OF the crop, so as it shall be up suff
GENTLY to ascertain its broken condition"
The Tallahassee Floridan Of the I'd says:
"Intercouse with planters from adjoining Coun-
ties has acquainted us with the damage to crops
during the late unprecedented cold spell, to an ex-
tent unmagined. We learn that in jackson Coun-
ty, and especially on the Apaachcola river, the
young cotton almost literally destroyed, and
what makes the matter much worse there is great
scarcity ofseed for replanting In Gadsden although
the destruction was not SO great, in many localities
extensive replaniing has been going on, when seed
could be obtained and generally, where the plant
has not been destroyed, it has most unpromising
appearance. Planters say that unless the season
nenceforth is unusually favorable and the fall very
late, the crop cannot by any possibility surpass even
if it equals that of the past year."
The Cheraw Gazette of the 9th SAYS:
"During the past week " have had spring wealth
er, and vegetation generally has been rapidly deve
loped The stands of cotton and corn are bad, many
having to plant over. The stiff lands were all baked
which prevented the corn and cotton from getting
up On Saturday and SINCE we have had fine rains
which were much needed The crops now in the
ground will soon be up, and with favorable season.
though late, a fair crop may be expected"
The Granada (MississippD Republican says:
THE past week has been wintry cold-frost at
night-high winds during the day.
We have heard of many ofour planters who have
had to pillow up and plant corn the third time. Many
are engaged in planting cotton also, second time
Sweet potatoes will be very scarce, if any at all, in
many localities"
The Milledgeviile (Ga) Union of MAY 9Th says:
"Ffom close persual of our exchanges s:nce the
23d ult, pretty certain that the Frost that
day perfect killer Cotton is killed, and seed
very On Friday last the Clerk of the Wealth.
err treated us to old fashioned rain, which was
greatly needed. Vegetation that escaped the late
frosts will 60 it now with perfect rush"
The Baton Rouge Ua) Gazette, of Tuesday last
says:
"A visit to the northeastern portion of this parish
day or two since, satisfied us of the great losses
sustained by the late irosts There large
planters in that section but large number ofsmall
ones. The cotton all killed and no seed to re-
plant many places. The corn has been cut down
so MUCH to render it necessary to plough up and
replant in many cases. And, as if to add to msfor-
tunes, the caterpillar is threatening destruction to
the mast. gentleman who is much in the woods,
informed that the gum trees almost stripped
and now they attacking the oak"
Such is the account thus far from most of the
Southern and Southwestern States. But this was to
have been, to greet extent, expected. The spring
is at least three weeks behind and all the crops have
been affected by the cold The Southern country
needs 6read-wheat and corn-more than cotton
and tobacco, and we therefore look with more sole.
itude to the grain crops than to any other.