Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-10
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THE WEATHER AND CROPS.

: Inc Ioilo"hg Is extraetedf from a!euei uateu-
= = Is EUTAw, Ala, Sept. ~.
sour crops are made. Our crops pf corn, wheat
and oats are as good as were made in Alabama.
Our crops Of cotton bid fair to be first rate, until
the first OF September, until which time we had
plenty of rain about once a week Since the LIST of
September it has been dry and hot which has caus-
ed all the squares and late bos to fall The cotton
crop in this section of Alabama is now conceded to
be only half CROP and in many Places particular
~ in black lands not so much not over one.fourth
Of CROP" ,~s>...-. .--a--.-~->-,., w. .-r-e
The Newberry Mirror of the 3Oth ult, saws:
This has been the coolest morning Of the season.
1t is dry, clear and windy We feel the want of rain
sadly. Dust is too abundant for the good of the
large stocks of merchandise now open and opening
in stores and the discomfort of the general prev
alence of colds amongst people is greatly height
ened by the cobwebs Of the throat becoming filled
with the finely pulverized particles A wholesome
recourse to drink of something wherewith to wash
them away is the best advice we know for the af
flicted.
Cotton has been selling pretty freely at enormous
ly high prices and we are persuaded that rain is
all that is needed to give our town lively and heal
thy appearance. The cotton crop is obliged to be
short, No late cotton be made. Com and
wheat in abundance, make bread cheap, but meat is
and will be high.
The Winnsboro' Register, of LIST inst, says:
We are now having some very cool weather. The
thermometer yesterday morning was some twelve or
fourteen degrees lower than the preceding. We
have heard it asserted by some that there
slight frost fire was very comfortable and win.
ter clothing quite acceptable. We will not be at all
surprised to hear Of pretty general frost this morn
ing.
The Spartan Spartanburg S. C.-of the LIST
inst, says
FRosr.-Wednesday mornings sun dawned upon
a pretty sharp frost. Fires and winter apparel were
comfortable. No damage has yet been done to veg
citation.
We regret to learn on our RETURN that the cotton
crop in this portion of Florida is not promising as
it was when We left home early in August. At that
time were disposed to brag the Florida crops.
We had right to do so, but the crop has been cut
short here by the dry weather. Our planters, we
learn, would generally be very willing to compro-
mise with two thirds of a CROP We are inclined to
think, however, that prospects are at least thr
ythree per cent better than those of our neighbors
of Georgia, especially in the middle part of the State.
There the prospect is gloomy enough From what
and heard, should say that the cotton
crop of Georgia will be we'll. nigh failure. Where
then are the 2, 900 bags to come from? This is
the estimate-are not the figures too high? We
think so.--FZOridd Sentinel, 30M ult
RECEIPTS FROM PUBLIC LANDs.-The Washington
correspondent of the New York Courier and En-.
qurer says the receipts from public lands during the
fiscal year ending 3Oth June, 1857, in the several
States and Territories were as follows: