The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-08
T ii + CROPS.
The Rains and the Crop. IA the sousn.
LOUISIANA.


fne Rains ANA .hs Crops ia the soush,
The PontrY Banner VI the 18th mat says.
. .n "ea.i e,.nhuss ury 10 our parish, and tho cano
here aid there partial shower has kept crop W vos
condition ana 10 places where the Isnd Il fr,sh ,h 800
looss quite well but, general TIA ng drought uox,
Ii.sh.s sorey Cur sh could not thirds Of
f- crop Of sngar even the rsins f abundanty
hon tins I'll sugar making II We do not rains in
week or tso our planters will NOT half a CROP
The Harkonnrrg Independent u the lbsh says,-s
AMER few heavy rains ast week very agrees-
bly, relieved OF the intense heat which hal prevailed Tor
The two months For days past breeze
non the north have PREVAILED rendering - almost cool
eloue u light and morning for nres This prevalence
OF continued eco wds from the north for several days
at time, during this Of the year feature
u The cina'0losy Of THIS region
The Lexington (Nss.) Adrotsr Of the 17th inst.
says:-
have .f.ctuay LAID the dust but winch "a
De any Gene NJ 10 cros The crops tho swsnps
taa 10 DC excellent though farmers ths hills via
ron Emory, states that the bo made their
appearance ~ that nsghborhood that they are de-.
suoyg cotton faster than they have ever been inown "a
40 p.iafe we hear similar Complaints from osher por-
In mest Of the coun les Mississippi our exchanges
eniolee the ian u heavy rains The Effect upon the cot
ton crop VIII doubtless be favorable, though il haa
suffered oey ono perfect restoration.
In many places genial rains fallen and the period
OF distressing drought mar closed tter GATED .hs eth
inst from san Antonio addressed u the Ns~s sAys:-
There had been heavy, steady raias here days.
miles around and rejoicing toe farmers xsrdersrr sn,
stock rs'sers hsats-to cay nothing u The msrchaaAs
nnd saens seusTsg Many 2, gs poor psop. wsse
learn also that there has fallen abundant tho
neithbcrhocd Of Corpus Christi II ives mush needed,
There good Jefferson The 2Sd ult., which
was very refreshing 10 both animate and inanimAsa
me GAINESVILLE Standard says there have been for .
Fortnight there daily indications OF rain. Ram would
yet be Of immense benefit " the late IN that secton
and u greatly needed BY the cotton Ihe peculiar hAsis
ness Of the stmo has partly shielded vegesssoa
nom he scorchIg, vertical rays OF the sun, and thun
far has been beneficial Range Their mometer in The
shade aud cool places, % legs. " 102 dsgr.
The Rasrop Advertiser OF the 1lh inst says rain has
an abundant supply On the sh the rain ie 10 torrents
The benefit this rain vii, De % this section Of country
s almost Dcalculsbe. The grass had become perfectly
crRpet and all vegetation perfectly deadcned stoo
cattle pershng by thousands, and grass,
face upon the aspect Of sfihs Il viii certainly bene6s
the cation planter and will he great advantage 10 those
raj sources we nov have one Of the
mass that has been witnessed in Western Texas for ys
past.
We were shown Ri s.ts letter from Austin yesterday
which states that ths heaviest rains had fallen Ia
that vicinity hat bad been wtuessed-th0
foode-the cellars OF the stores Congress
nilins with waser-thst goods N them
dams ged.
rhs Seeuin Mercury Of the 9Th announces ) steady,
heavy rain there On The 7h with every promise Of plenty
more.
Il came lust in time for thu stock and the passures
The Navarro Erpress Of tho l1th says the rain had
been falling there stesdily for three tys
The LockhArt WatAn0n of tho ntn says they wero
AsreeAbly with hno shower on the 9th, and ID
had raned ever since
Heavy rains have fallen 81 Ipdisnoa, followed BY
cold strong mortimer - wa learn from the Courier Of tho
18th. That paper says
Trere doubt but the rains have been general for
have reports from nearly every direction Of their ~
nssbipg visitation
rbe crop reports not good but glad 70 hear
Of determination among many farmers 70 try yet 70 80
spring scarcely enough viii be harvested for home
sumption; though from shat We hear now tho reports
heretofore recev greatly exaggerated tho extent OF tho
kss AZ 70 cotton II In thought 10 be certain that bus
little half crop yin be made with favorable pick
ing
The Bolton Doeya. Of the llth goes into rejoIcnss In
Vulnerable steady hard rain Of twenty eight hours,
duration tine man In Bell county pleased that DO
OF IN get married.
There have good rains at Columbus, Colorado
~, and 10 that s-ction.
The people Gonzales county are gladdened by tho
AbuncsDt rains that have visited them in common with
their D.ighborr
letter the Nstcs Gentry remarks-
The citizens u this region, Who have ong been suf
firing from nj aud drought, have been blassed
With old fash ped Had this fAlleu few months
earlier the would have put millions Of dollars
into the pock.ts 81 uur planters
There viii not be q sudicency Of raised for homo
consumption.
IN. cotton crop may, NJ the weather proves favorable
M future, amount " half crop. potatoes .
reie failure, and "hard times" will be complaint
throughout this whole region the present season.