The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-30

The CRoPs.-We conversed this morning
With a gentleman, who has just arrived from
tour through the counties of King William,
King and Queen, and Hanover. He. repre-
sents the crops, as comparatively speaking.
very good. the farmers were harvesting at
! the time our informant left; but their crops
will DOT, by far, reach what they did before
the war, owing to the great scarcity of labor.
This seems to be the universal cry raised by
our farmers throughout the States Of Virginia
and North Carolina, In fact, they assured
the gentleman four informant) that, since the
war, when they hired negroes, they not only
worked irregularly and much slower than
when slaves; but actually threaten to leave
on the most trifing and groundless pretexts,
using every subertfuge imaginable, to annul
the contracts made between themselves and
| the farmers, and choosing for that occasion
the very time they are most needed for har-
| vesting.
We also met another gentleman this morn
ing, from the eastern district of the ''Old
North State" who gave us precisely the same
information as regards the "free negro labor"
as did the former ss.,s,1.
Now, it strikes us very forcibly that no
time could be chosen as more Gppropos for
the immediate formation of the Farmers I'M
migration Society of Virginia, which was SO
much spoken of soma mouths since, than the
present. 1
Nothing could be more acceptable to the
farmers in particular, and to all of lis in gen.
eral, than to set Immediately to work and or
ganize this society at once, by sendin g proper
agents abroad, whose duty it shall be to Sc
lect good, honest, hard-working men, who
may desire to emigrate and they can be
found by thousands. Then, and not till then,
will the untold resources of our old State be
brought to. light !; plenty again reign where
scarcity is now found and commerce, direct
trade, enterprise, and its attendant blessings,
be ours--not the least of which is commercial
Independence for all our imports, manufac-
lures &c. 'l4t
The DAY Books CrRoULATIoN.-It is, a
gratifying evidence to the Proprietor of the
DAY Book, that bis efforts to make this a
first class paper are generously seconded by
the community. Our circulation for both the
Daily and Weekly DAY BOOK is rapidly in
creasing, and the paper is sought after by all
classes as prime necessity. The recent adj
dition to our editorial staff of two gentlemen
we'll known in the literary world, the Pro-
pTietOT UeSS u assure tut puDlC, is UuL du
evidence of his desire to afford the community
a first class newspaper, and one which every
citizen of the twin sisters may take pleas
ure in, both at home and abroad. The Pro-
prietor takes occasion, also, to remark that
the DAY BOOK feels under many obligations
to the men Of first class ability and education
who have rallied to its support; and he trusts
the day is coming when the contributions so
generously offered may be accepted with a
handsome acknowledgment in the shape of
check for their labors
With anything like the progressive con-
tinuation Of the patronage the DAY Book is
now receiving, the proprietor will make his
paper in point Of general improvement, a fit
representative Of this part Of the State in
commercial and. other matters and to this
end he appsafs with confidence to the COM
munity to continue to enlarge their patron
age.h9 has Ae Dag
N. BIN our Weekly we shall publish an
elegant Poem, translated for the DAY Book
by Professor Talliaferro, of William and
Mary College.