Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-07

This is from the same plantation, and under the
same general management and in the latitude OF
Lake Providence, La.
The eutremes in the blooming dates the 9TH and
oath of the month"; and the average for the IA years
is the 18th day of June for The first bloOm
This year, 1857, is the 17th and instead OF being
month later is only two days later than the aver
age for IA years. and Is earlier than the years 1880,
1854 1850, ard 1916.
One of the largest crops ever made was in 1852,
when the first bloom was the 18th, precisely the
date of this year The earliest bloom in the IA years
was in 1849, which was the 9TH, but the yield that
year was 100000 bales less than l84S, the year be-
fore, when the first bloom the 10th.
1t is generally reported that the crop now cultVat
ed 80 far as the stands quantity planted and condi-
ton are concerned, will compare favorably with any
previous crop
The largest crop ever grown was in 1855, when
the first bloom the 14th, being three days
earlier than the bloom of this year, and only day
before the average time.
These dates are not from the Mississippi river
its tributaries, which would be more satisfactory 10
our immediate acquaintance. Our Arkansas friends
have large interest involved in this question, and
we regret we have reliable facts on this point,
gathered from the Arkansas river. That rich, allu
vial valley, where our Nashville friends planning,
is on the line of lat "a deg. and long 10 deg, being
deg North, and deg. West of the location where
the above register kept. In the absence OF well
ascertaned facts, therefore, correct statement can
be made to fix the average date OF blooms on that
river. The presumption is, however, that q week
later would be fair allowance for the difference in
latitude. We would then have The 18th of June as
the average for latitude 33 deg. in Alabama, and 22d
for latitude "a deg. in Arkansas.
The report of this year, in the Arkansas valley,
for the first bloom, is Oath 25lh, being only two
or three days latter than supposed average date for
blooms.
1t seems that IN lat 80 deg. there three years
in fourteen, when blooms did not appear until the
22d, 23d, and Oath; and average crops w:re made in
each of these years.
We infer, therefore, that the crop is not as late as
many suppose, and that nothing has happened yet
which will prevent an average crop being made, and
with late frost, the crop may be large, quite large
The number of acres, now cultivated with the
regularity of stands, will sustain the opinion that
100000 bales may be grown, which may be worth
$40 600 O0O and the sugar crop $50 900 900, max
ing yield OF 5000, 900, 900 of these two crops
which will commence coming into market in our
Southern cities in six weeks from the present time.
From the blooming to the opening OF cotton, will |
average about forty days, that all the blooms pre-
Vous to the 18th of July will be open by the LIST OF
September and the blooms previous to the 10th OF
September ought to mature by frost. we have,
therefore, about 55 days yet OF blooming season,
and it is the opinion of many good observers that
blooms enough may open in day on an acre OF land,
when everything is favorable, 10 make 1OO pounds
of seed cotton the average, however, may not be
more than third of that still, this rapid produc
ton is habit of the plant, and shows that crop
may De IDduo III Il SIOIL SeuSOU Whenever VIC A'o'
yielding qualities are fully sustained by the season.
In addition TO the facts stated, we have the further
disclosure made that so far as the crops OF 1857
have matured, the yield is large.
The wheat crop will soon be gathered, and is
known 10 be abundant all over the world The grass
crop is one of the finest ever grown. The oats are
ready for the reaper, and better crop has not
been In ten years. The crops IN the lower atl-
tudes are made, and are excellent The sugar crop
is nearly made, and will be entirely satisfactory
The crops in lat. "a deg and 35 deg, nearly
made, and are good The products of the garden are
large aud fine.
These are encouraging statements, and help to
sustain the opinion that the cotton crop, the great
regulator of everything will wind up the yield of the
year in triumph.
We predict a season of great commercial prospect
ty The price of cotton is high but not higher Eela
lively than lands negroes, meat, mules and sugar.
The agricultural products of country constitute
a leading element in our national wealth. The ad.
vance in prices is doubt attributable TO the annual
gold crop of California We are thus increasing
money, which is the measure of price which enarges
the measure grows. If this were paper and not
gold, the disasters Of 1888 light follow, but the gold
crop OF California is a reality, and not felton,
The prices of produce are sustained by solid
gold foundation, and not by printed paper as they
were in 1861
The cotton and sugar alone being worth $780,,
100000, the whole productions of the year, which
must be received and forwarded to their proper pa
Ces, by the N erchants and banks, must pay them an
immense sum- and being well paid, must and will
sustain their credit with and fine profits.
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