The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-25
Il III T. G RO PS,
The Gotten and Corn Urops-Estimute nj
the CIops of 1850

| The Cott.p and Corn Crops-Estimafe nj
the CIoPs of 1860.
correspondent - tue Apaiachicola Tines writes a
follows Having rave,. cd recently through portion
Eastern Alabama, Western and Southwestern Georgia il
MAJ not be unnteresug sons OF your readers learn
ne condition OF the crops in those sections tributary to
~ pace The crops OF corn alora she Apaachooa river
are more t.an sufficient for the Of tue country
demonstrating the fact that the strength Of these lands L
Of corn The cotton looks health, and with moderate
rains VIII. no doubt produce average crop With the
exception 2, few crops in Decatur aud Early counties
below an average, and through Clay Randolph Qustan,
Terrell Stewart and Chattahoochee without heavy irs.
Poriaions Of corn there will be iuuch actual suffering n
consequence of the total failure of the crop-mauy
heos will not average one bushe per acre and planters
IN many instances cutting for forage. As to the
cotton crop, the prospects equally deporable the
weed small and, notwithstanding occasional sho xers
TIM forms and young bos continue to she'd while the
half grown bols opening prematurey. The crop will
be gathered early thereby creating erroneous pres
sion sbroai that i. is heavy than which there
was greater mistake The auson 10 the crops in the
counties adjacent to the river the Georgia sides a
plies with equal force TO some portions OF Barbour and
| Henry Counties Alabama
| SOUTH CAROLINA.
! CORRESPONDENT. writes from Adams Run:-.t Is truly
distressing to see the condition OF long cotton crops
Most OF our sea Island planters planted very hne cotton
this year. induced 10 do so fm the high prices obtained
last year FOR that Of cotton ana think there
is nothing To Fave them from very short yield The
plant, 10 most cases is diseased from bottom TO top
have not seen the Island crop, but informed that
ali the is.ands ("here planters generally plant due) II Is
much worse than on the maiu bordering these islands
GEORGIA.
In Scriven county, owing the beneficial effect of late
rains crops are represented as beac very foe
Cotton, however, is suffering badly The forms shed
| ding and the rust IL qste preva cnt.
In HARRISON county the has bsen badly injured,
but he coton has not suffered TO the extent /.
| some other sections.
crops are literally burned up in this section of Geor sa
We cannot probably make halt crops Of corn cotton
IN Chattooga county = writer says-The times in
deed farming in this region of country, well other
portions TIE drought still Corn il cut off al
most entirely Some farmers are row cutt,g it down in
the iields Never there a more promising prospect
blasted in Cherokee Ga Since the middle OF June
have had no ralr-none 70 do any gcod-excep' few
partial showers Provisions viii soon reach famine
prices Already do the poorer class ofpeopie begin to
suffer. But worse state OF Affairs exist in Cherokee
county, Alabama, In Calhoun and Shelby countes
learn nat ,he corn IS literally burned up and make
In Putnam county the corn crop Is cut OF one half,
and correspondent of opinion tina, cotton crop
viii ran .boIt Of las; years crop more toan half
In NERVE Their county the cotton has been almost de-
strUyed BY drought rust.
Ia Gofccn county tie crop will lie almost
tire failure, III rts OF crop pas, recovery
even u II should rain
The Camden R,pu5le al the 9h inst says-A gentle
man Of veracty frUm the lower edge .! the county,
visited us this week said that hundred acres
of bis beet land be would not make peck of corn,
his cotton was bouquet cotton and his negroes
poyed during the evenings ipSwaerius potatce vines
THIS H. Of course, 10 estimate Of the generality Of the
crops In wilcox county tue prospects are, however,
gloomy There will be suitc'tut quantity Of cora
made to supply the Inhabitants OF the county.
IoS Just returned from tour through Montgomery,
Pike and Low nies counties represents that tn. crop
will be oh plentiful than il has heretofore been
represented, most planters havrs made IA ample sup
ply, and great msuy Of them will bsys cora for sale.
ihe Gotten through the same section Informant
thinks, VII be very short one aveiagins
oae half Of last years cop
KENTCCKY.
AcorrespoudeDt uf the Augusta (Ga) Clro.i,i uader
date o, August H. writes thus have been visiting
Kentucky for the last twelve ears have
flp y xsif he .tis
many portions with corn at moteoate PRICES
TgSNsssKs.
The Chattanooga Gy.~S OF the 10th instant Says
The croie abvrt Jasper and In the tower eni OF Sc
oas!chie valley are good 10 the npper end Of the
spccis. ca the fren Washington, Rl-a comfy to
th' city, the only good corn we saw was that plated
/ very late IL the season.
e,ter from gentleman at Iebanou dated August =
saysNo' only Is the ntat excessive but the drought =
dreadful In this part OF the state have all the APP
pearance Of a famine The fruit though promising abun
dance in the early par, Of the has wlted and is
dropping Of the trees. Tue Is entire failure
Everybody IS complaining and looking blue VIVA! fall
may DO for Us reu'aus to be Provisions are enor
In Bradeey cSafts. "tYe 'e0-i efcP,nl
reach onethrd Of au average crop rere gu oe many
fields that viii not produce two bushels 10 ihe acre
LOUISIANA.
Tho folounp in regard 20 the Effects Of the drought
and navigation We copy from the ale.snaria esnar ~,
fna-As our evidence Of the unparalleled drought We
viii cite statement OF one OF our sna! Planters 20 oa
Who bar planted seventy aye acres ana eSPe.', 70
gather seven bushels OF We know OF sections Ten
nlies s1uare that vi not yield ten bushels OF corn
The repsas Gazette OF the Alb lost ssys-Thn parish
has beeu visited during the past week BY several delight
fol rains which have laid the dust and partly replenish
ed the csterns The corn however has long since been
srae,r 70 supply home necessities The
Is doing tolcra6y well, and the picking actively com
The REDMOND pemccrat madison PARISH Of the lst
inst ays-F9r the last week or Two We , hae %
great deal Of rain The crops hroashou, 'e par arn
crops made and the frequent showers DO not purt
the cotton, Madison viii ship more this year tnan ever
I .,els hfu 4 IA ntV N
three or four hours.
The O, ford (Mes) Intelligence of August says-oi
ana sunday last we favored with abundan
rains which will leave moth ng more TO De desired on 90
nall 81 1ss ,s made. the cotton crop highly somsn
for the season, though u y still subject to various con,n
eencies which may ye, dsaProin,, 70 some extent tn
hopes Of the husbandnan
ARKANSAS.
Most OF our Arkansas exchanges give favorable ves
Of the crops Cotton to remuncrae the planter
Rains hare Of late been frequent IN large sections 0i Ia
r | State. -, o,,, =, . a.,
rains have fallen since our last but not enough 10 oenea
The crops. There Is complaint OF injured or rune
\ | crops from almost eli quarters
correrpondeat In Harrison county says IL that sec
ton there has been entire failure II the cora crop
. and the prospect for cotton looks quite gloomy
?, Cu.uxsrovS The toa! population Ia . ls e1crsi'
of upramed infants and Of this number only Isl are
lored persons -Four black men were found WIN WY '
wiv, three being Irish and ore VIM
man Win muaito wife. The public shools are alien
cd by $50 pupils. There are II churches capable
sccommodaiiu 600 PERSONS and the church proper
valued at $3.50 600 there are alsc 600 csho O. mos
IN irish On the first Of June there we're 81 pAuPs ~
m nor,ra nv the city As natives and foroigncrs ~
humber Of horses owned n Charestown y io,v, y
svne and 20 cows The population carng the "a 90
" .,s hss becn a. follows -ls4o-los.2, lseo-i2 -
x, issb-2I .a2 ls6o-25,12e The total Valuation VI =.
'n city is-reaI estate siztoSlooi personal s'i"'"
% total, SIS, zoo 400
IN ILLINOIS.
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