The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-07-18
Crops in NzississIpDI.

RANKIN CouNrr-The Brandon Republican
says the citizens of North Rankin held a meeting
on Monday, July 9th, to pray for rain.
CoAHoNA.-Thc Coahoma Citizen Of june
! 27th, says the late rains will injure the cotton in
that county.
ANITE.-The Amite Democrat, of Jnly llth,
says THE crops are wretched. From every
portion Of tho county we hear the most discour-
aging news about corn. We heard one farmer
remark that, out of fieldef two or three hun
dred acres, he would not gather more than
twenty bushels. All for the want of rain Mat
tiers begin to look alarming"
CoPIAH.-"Thc drought says the Copiah
County Ne'rs, is still prevailing in this part of
the county, and weeks rain would not now
save the corn crop. Cotton is doing very well
but has ceased growing, and cannot yield any
thing in proportion to what it would have done,
unless speedily refreshed with rain"
CALuouN.-We learn from friend, lust from
Pittsboro, Calhoun county, that they had a
very refreshing rain there Sunday, July 18th.
The long drought has nevertheless cut short the
corn crop very considerably. The cotton looks
we'll
MADIsoY.-Thc Canton Citizen, june Goth,
says: THE crops in this county arc hopclessly
abbreviated, as general thing Not more than
half a crop Of corn or cotton can be made"
JAsPEn.-Thc Paulding Clarion says: "Thc
corn crops arc irrcvocably ruined except where
it was planted late, and upon rich hammock or
prairie lands. Many fields that would, of orli.
nary years, bring fifteen or twenty bushels to the
acre, viii not yield two. The cotton is not 50
much injured as other crops, but many men will
probably have to eXpcnd pretty much the whole
proceeds Of their cotton, to supply the failure to
raise provisions"
AnANs.-Thc Naichcz CoRrier, of July / lth
says: "Thc drought still continues, and what
citizens are to do, if it continues fortnight
longer, we do not know There is almost
famine in the land, and the streets and the pco-
pie are getting dryer every day"
CLAmoRNE-The Port Gibson RerciHe SAYS
that the drought had done great damage to the
crops in that county, and that the amount of corn
produced will he small
CLARHE.-Thc Enterprise Ncrs says: "Wc
are still suffering for rain this vicinity Vcgc-
taion is completely checked, and all the rain that
might fall would not benefit il much.''
VIZ have coavcrscd with gentleman recently
from jackson, Miss, who tells us that the crops,
from Oxlorl to Grcnall loos WELL and that
there will he fine yield.
In Carroll county, the drought has affected
the crops partially and in Holmes AMI Madi-
son, the long-continucd dry weather has cut or
the corn crop almost entirely, except in low,
fresh grounds. The cotton-Stalk, in those coun-
ties is very small.
In some portions Of ITinds the drought is in
iuring the crops considerably; in other parts Of
the county the crops are much better.
CmcxAsAw.-Thc Houston Peircl says: Two
weeks ago, the prospect for large CON crop was
very fiattcring, but at present an average crop
IS hardly expected, unless we have rain soon"
CuocrAw.-Thc Choctaw Rcorler Of the .
30th june, says THE corn is finer than ever
before known, and though the ycrmin are dis .
turbing the cotton some, It il Thought the crop
will be full one"