The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-02
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.


Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
Crops In Southside Virginia-Good Manage
ment aud Frugality Enough
Wheat for Seed. Little for Consumption
=. Seed W heat Brought from the North-TwO
Years Before We Can Hope for Good Crops
Injury 10 Tobacco and Fodder BY Late Rains
The Tcbbacco Crop, It's Prospects, Advice 70
the Farmers Difficulty Of Settling with
Freedmen for their Sharcs-A Cheerful View
or their Lnbor-lndustry and improvement
in the Region about Nottoway.
MEHERRIN, September %, 1866.
After several weeks spent in travelling
through eight or ten counties adjacent to
the Danville railroad, conversing with the
people and observing the general state OF
things, feel disposed to give you my con-
illusions. The present crop OF corn will
fall considerably below an average yield
as compared with years before the war,
vet will exceed last years crop and, with
strict economy, prove sufficient to sup
mort our population above suffering. In
portions Of Halifax, Charlotte, and Prince
Edward the crop is very fine, but the rains
were partial to particular sections, and in
many neighborhoods the ears are rendered
small and peaked by the effects of dry
weather. -
1t will require closer husbandry Of the
corn crop, since an average Of one-f0urth
goes to the freedmen, who labor upon
shares, and who are improyident by ma
ture and not yet educated into lessons OF
economy; besides, the failure of q. wheat
crop places MS entirely dependent upon
our crop Of corn for twelve months to
come.
We have never within the memory Of
the present generation been in any condi-
ton that required more frugality than the
present season demands. q l,a
There Il not enough wheat in the cOun
try for seed, and very little will be con-
verted into -four. Some farmers are pur-
chasing wheat in Baltimore at from S2.75
to So, and shipping it here to SOW.
The grain is large and fine, and perfectly
free from smut, cheat, cookie, and spelf.
What pity such fine grain lies 20 far be-
!. yond the reach Of some good farmers,
|struggling with so much misfortune and
striving 80 diligently ~ retrieve the recent
teavy disasters consequent upon terrible
war.
IL change Of soils proves as advan.
tageous with this grain q has been asserted,
we may expect q very profitable yield but
There will be small crop seeded and even
II the seasons are propitious, the next crop
must necessarily prove short Of the wants
OF the country; and there is still two years
intervening between us and Q large crop Of
wheat, everything fayosing. The late
heayy rains have damaged vet Quantities
oi fodder, and materially iAjured many
neids Of ripened tobacco thst stood resAy
ior the knife before the foods esr.c and
ita condition will not permit its be S
allowed an., time to thicken up sgain before
cutting. .s.t4 sl.t
Inc crop generally cAnnst Be eonsidered
GOOD one; yet there are certain locslitis.
where the seasons. the soil, or mode Of cnl.
tivation have produced 6rst .fste crons.
In portions Of Halifax, Charlotte Tn.
nsDbaTg, ssd down through Nottow.y. M.
crop yss hGdly torn and bruised by ban.
Storms IN August, and soms crops rem.
dsrpd - Horfhlen that the farmers cut
OF 4ths plants anA tusae4 ont suckers,
which ~ 6if ID S6ape esseg 70 make
reepscfatje tobaccas 4 vi ts
The lmpfesfos pfsvslls that tobacco
~fIlADlk lpx; md - ,6oshl Mere will b.
s: 4 9, - g.. 49, :. INC. Pc.
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