New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-12
Crops in Lowndes County. Miss !.


The editor Of the Southern Sentinel, who has
been on a few days tour of his county, gives the
following account for the prospects of the planters
and his observations:
While at Tibbee station, in the western part Of
this county, few days since, We made minute IN
quiries TO the crop prospects Of the planters in
tnat eighborh0Od-which includes the eastern
portion Of Oktibbeha County-and this is what we
gathered:
One Of our friends in Oktihbeha had planted 800
acres in cotton. Owing to heavy rains and the
growth Of grass, he has been compelled to aban-
don the cultivation of 100 of these acres, and will
plant them with corn.
If favored with good season henceforward and
good luck, he hopes to raise one hundred bales of
cotton, although at present his crop looks very
bad. He planted old seed. His crop is doing very
well, and promises an abundant yield. No trouble
with his laborers, to whom he pays Sl6j for men
and 500 for women, per annum.
A neighbor had planted 600 acres in cotton, a
part of which he has been compelled to abandon,
to save the remaining portion. Used old and new
seed. Corn prospect fine.
Another friend working some ten hands, and
whose lands are eligibly situated, has a fine cot
ton prospect. He has succeeded in keeping the
grass down. and having planted new seed, will
probably raise full crop to the extent of his la
boring force.
Another neighbor planted 200 acres in cotton
prospect bad-grass heavy. Labor notreiable.
planter Of large MEANS and also Of large con
fdence in his ability to work through anything he
undertakes planted 500 acres in cotton, and works
between so and GO hands. We learned that bis
cotton crop was heavily in grass-out ne says he
will do well. So may it be.
Leaving Oktibbeha county, and coming east
into Lowndes, we learn that a sandy land planta.
ton Of friend of ours near Tibbee, is producing
fnely--he having planted about 800 acTes-all Of
which, however, will not be cultivated in that
staple. Corn prospect excellent.
Another friend planted 200 acres in cotton-ot
new seed. Stand Of the plant excellent, and pros
pect as good as could be expected. If we are
correctly informed, works his laborers on shares
of the crop. .u.
Another planted 400 acres in cotton-mixed
labor-white and black. The prospect is so bad
that the whites are quitting, and the ynegroeE
won't work With labor, the corn crop is fine OF
this plantation.
Another plantation adjoining one Of those re
feFred to above has 100 acres in cotton, the stan(
of which is good, but the plant is heavily in thu
grass, and the rainy weather prevents its cleaning
Corn good.
Another old resident and planter of Lownde
county is getting rid Of all negro labOrers who arr
willing to leave him. He planted two hundred
acres in cotton. He says he will not save bal
from his planting, and his corn is destroyed b,
overflow. May be, he is little too Responding
and may save something of both crops
From what we can gather, the wheat in thi
section of country is virtually destroyed Will
the corn crops look promising for the future, tn
wheat crop Of the season will yield but little, an
our people will have to purchase -four.
WleTe negroes are WOIhIuB vi pIdubtAOlss D
shares, as a general thing they are proving then
selves worthless-as we predicted-and many
them are quitting labor entirely Before the se5
son comes for the cuIllng of the crop, the probI
bities are that on many plantations there will b
no labor to gather it.
From Tibbee to Artess-a distance ofnine mile
on the line of the railTOad-so far as We could oil
serve, the cotton fields looked well, and the cor
excellent,
From Artesa to Columbia the cotton fields gel
orally are in excellent condition, and the corn
larger growth than any we have seen in the coul
try Of course we refer to those plantations thi
are under cultivation. We passed many in whic
a pillow has not been put this season.
On Sunday last, young tornado passed owe
the neighborhood of Tibbee, which did consider
BILE damage in the way of demoshing fences an
prOstrating the young corn-and this was followe
by the fall of more or less rain every day uni
Saturday morning, If this continues for few day
longer, those who had good crop prospects Ia
week will find themselves greatly injured.
Since our return home We have had no opport
nifty of making particular inquiries as TO the crc
prospect in other parts ofthe county, but leal
that as general thing planters are Inore-ch
full than they were some two weeks ago.
The weather hereabouts is still unsettled