The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-03

THE CROPS.

MoRE wnEAT.-That model farmer, Jonathan
nliller, Esq, has exhibited TO us sample "hcads
from from SIXTY asres OF whoat, from his place In thi
county, which ho purposes having out on Monday
IL is OF tho variety known tho "Early May.
fno 9,n head heads though not large arc quito hoavy ant
yield is estimated at twenty-five buuhols to th,
aero, and TINT Dir. Miller has engaged tho lot tt
&c ontoTPrsi%g mlors NIes,rs Geo jackson
Mr. Miller's corn is vory promising, being
eishtoon or twenty inchos high. Il gives Us pleas
man ,:.diligcnt in business" "-Augusia Constitu.
| tionalist.
The CRors.-From oil parts Of tho District VIC
| near the most cheering accounts. Corn, cotton
Yield.
a, gentleman in the noi-hborhood Of sivertun,
IN this District informs us that one OF his noigh.
10th Of March last, and on tho 9th OF April ho had
| stalk tasselled and sliked. This oxcoods any
thing we haTe yet heard Of, and informant iB
~: [Barntoea, ,sen,ina.
| We havo had delightful showers within tho last
tGw lew days, and everything in the shape Of veEeta-
From vory reliable source; wo Learn that Col.
trict. Much Of his cotton is about ..toon inches
| in height, and many forms are visll a
IHE CRoPs.-So far as We learn tho wheat crop
is still promising a largo yield Corn is growing
vol, and cotton not much damaged as We feared
weather. W.nnsooro III Weekly Ne,os. WAY
The CRoPs.--We hayo passed through portions
o. Decatur iiitchcl, Basor, and Miller Counties,
| within tho last few days. and endoaTored 10 pay
We also converscd with planters from various
other counties, in order TO satisy ourselves OF tho
Iea! status Of our farming Interests Our opinion,
prospects Of the iormeT Ills ontro ns aro
good--perhaps mover better, 80 far as tho present
too, have greatly improved in their industrial hsb
It's; but VIC hrc sorry to say that tho fato Of tho
crop on many plantations is becoming lmperinod
by the shortness OF provisions. ID.
Tho complaint that provisions will not bo sufa-
oient to feed tho hands until tho crop ia made ia
SGiaTIm,ng1y GaTn prevalent A gentleman planting in
Calhoun County, informed us that his bacon would
not Ia longer than tho first of July, and vet ho
had th,rtoon hundred acres Of land in cotton and
as iaIEe nu%bsr ~ @ OF bands @ employed Nor has ho
In Mitchell made similar statement TO US. +; Buch
,doplorablo state Of thing requires no comment.
INC cotton manln is noxt to cnolera in its effects
upon tho country. ..lt .u.. .r. = !
Corn, in this section, will average from knee to
waist waist high; @ some Of it is aye feet. Cotton is
Oats, which have been largely planted, ars froe
iron, rust and smut, and as good as wo romomber
@ ever Ito to- have seen them The 6niy patch Of wheat
gard Southwostorn Georgia ls wheat country.
Sine localities will produce y, but they are In
sections whore tho lands arc very poor and require
iine rain on Tuesday m 'rning last is said to
| havo boon opportuno. It was folio sod, however,
yt,,n:y 6y very cold snap for tho season. which viii
health OF this section H generally good.-Bain-
| bridge ARGUS. - -
Cnor PnosPEcrs IN UPrEh GEonorA.-Aa a son.
erai thing, tho wheat looks finely. In some To-
calitics tho Ay hns injured Il, and in others somo
rust upon the blades is now reported but takon as
a Whole, thoro is q prospect Of a tolerabIy good
is bsd sD eol1op
likely 70 bo an entire failure. Some planters arc
pIowing up tholr cotton and planting CORN in It's
The Ashsvillo IN. o. Neps. gives the following
| account Of O destructive storm:
On Tuesday last Aaheyllle was visited by ono OF
tho most sovoro storms Of wind, rain and hail
known TO our citizens for many years. 1t lasted
about ,tTo 70 hours, but during that short time Il
oeuged tho gardens, and IN aome instances alpioat
the ground. perfectly bare Bridges, fences and
eulyerts Yielded to IFS force and fury and wero
molshed- Corn planted on tho low grounds will
have TO be replanted. A wagoner, III attempting
| TO oroaB Beaver Dam, was compelled TO out his
mnies clear Of the wagon 70 sayo them from haina
From all we can learn, the storm estendod only
9bout four i'm eaoh direction fspm This place,
but. put we lear that has aoLo inense damage n
cRoe PRospEUs IN LIE coUSSYr, Srl ,A1A:Ljiuo,y;s
Sim; l, wish to add my mite TO- tbs pleasure I'd
are dispensing by your statements of the condition
ty, and haye everywhere noticed the crops. and.
yhst is better, have conyorsed with tho planter,
about them. Al arc moro than satisfied with
hayo begun to harvost. II was never better. and
the breadth sown is larger than O, or before Tine
corn is also in yors satisfactory condition, and
all seemed impressed With the desire to raise at
ioast enough Tor themselves, and IT, tho yield is q
lair ono, there Will be aome to spare for us non
producers. The x ns' ispretty inuolr dothroned
got through), and the cold May has giten him The
sore shin }" and should think the "acald hesd y
too but tho atand is pretty good and there is
more cheerful than 1t is usual to fnd them, and
the freedmen are doing as well as could be eIpeot-
3D. though there is room fo for improvement. p
Cnofs rN EASTERN GEonoIA,.-Ihe editor Of the
Augusta Chronicle, who b "a Just returned from
| an attendance on Burke Court, ssys: 3
The crops in burke are represented to be rnther
promialnR and We were pleased to Learn that yery
ooaes tie stand Is saS tSep 70 Be iaiueod
the rayages Of the bud-worn, but on the whole. Il
ls very good. The young cotton has been injured
by the cool nights Of the past wcek, and On the
sandy lands tho atanda aro aaid to be very defec.
| tive. 80
Tho wheat crop ia reported 10 bo. better, than Il
has been ior several years, and many fields will be
ready for harvest by the last OF this and the lra.
nSSE week. Mnis w DO great blessing to the
try a considerable amount OF money, at the pre-
sent high prices, anu will enabla them TO secure
saihclenoy OF corn to mako the growing crop OF
cotton. .H a.ts =. :" = =
CnoP PRoaPEcTs IN HARR1s.-A business lettor
from plsnter in Harris county, Ga, ,!receiyed bv
yesterday thus refers to the crops In his neigh.
o9FG0od ISsS thS writer says I'VE have good crops
'tory. Corn looks promising, but cotton la sorry.
The Failure of Fraser. Trenholm g. Co.
From ~ BOTTOM Adpsrti,erlJ :
%AsatSaTSS' ASH M Tuesday, May %. 1ss7.-The SEQ
| statement should be made as to the situation In