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

| MORE WHEAT.-That model farmer, Jonathal
Miller, ESQ.,, has exhibited to Us sample '.heads
from SIXTY acres Of wheat from his place in thi
county, which he purposes having cut on Monday
1t is OF the variety known as the early May.
The heads, though not large, are quite heavy ant
free from sign OF rust or smut, We learn that thu
yield is estimated at twenty-five bushels to thu
acre, and that MIR. Miller has engaged the lot t.
the enterprising miilers Messrs. Geo. T. Jackson
& Co., at two dollars and half per bushel..
Mr.. Miller's corn is very promising, being
eighteen or twenty inches high. 1t gives us pleas
ure to record these evidences Of reward to the
man ..'diligent in business. ."-Augusta Conssisat,
tlonalist. --
TIE CRops.-From all parts Of the District we
hear the most cheering accounts. Cora, cotton
| and wheat looks well, and promises an abundant
yield.
| A gentleman in the nei,hborhood Of siverton,
In this District informs us that one OF his neigh.
bors planted the common gourd seed corn on the
18th Of March last, and on the 9th Of April he had
stalk tasselled and silked. This exceeds any
thing We have yet heard Of and our informant is q
TBarnuel Sentinel.
We have had delightfulshowers within the last
few days, and everything in the shape of vegeta-
From very. reliable source, we learn that Col.
w. 81. Duncan's crop is equal to any in the dis
trict Much Of his cotton Is about fifteen inches
in height, and many forms are Visible.
is still promising large yield. Corn is growing
well, and cotton not as much damaged as we feared
it would be in consequence Of the continued cold
weather. Wtnnsooro 7ri- Weekly Ne.os.
The CRops.-We have passed through portions
Of Decatur, Mitchell, Baker, and Miller Counties,
within the last few days. and endeavored to pay
strict attention to the growing crops in our route.
We also oonversed with planters from various
other counties in order to satisfy ourselves OF the
real status of our farming interests. Our opinion
derived from these sources, is, that the general
prospects Of the farmer in this entire section are
good-perhaps never better, so Ear as the present
condition OF the crops is concerned. The freedmen,
too, have greatly improved in their industrial hab
it's; but we are sorry to say that the fate OF the
crop on many plantations is becoming imperinsd
by The shortness Of provisions.
The complaint that provisions will not be sufi-
cient to feed the hands until the crop is made is
alnrmingIY prevalent. A gentleman, planting in
Calhoun County, informed us that his bacon would
lnot last longer than the first OF July, and yet he
Ehad thirteen hundred acres Of land in cotton, and
large number Of hands employed. Nor has he
dollar to buy meat with. Another large planter
In Mitchell made asimilar statement to us. Such
deplorable state Of thing requires no comment.
The cotton mania is next to cnolera in its effects
| upon the country. - =,
Corn, in this section, viii average from knee to
waist high; some Of it is hye feet, Cotton ia
young and email, but the stand is mos excellent.
Oats, which have been largely planted, are free
| from rust and smut and as good as we remember
ever to have seen them. The only patch Of wheat
I'VE have noticed ls total failure. Nor do We re:
gard Southwestern Georgia as wheat country.
Same localities will produce it, but they are In
sections where the lands are very poor and require
much manure.
| A fine rain on Tuesday m 'rning last ia said to
have been opportune, It was followed, however,
by very cold snap for the season, which will
doubtless retard the growth OF cotton. The
health Of this section is generally good.-Bain-
bridge Argus.
scHoP PRosrEcrs N UPPER GEoRaIA.-As . gen.
eral thing, the wheat looks finely. In somelo-
caliies the fly has injured it, and'in others some
rust upon the blades Is now reported but taken az
| crop. Corn is not doing so well, n many local..
ties there is bad stand aud the cotton planted is
likely TO be an entire failure Some planters are
plowing up their cotton, and planting corn IN its
place. - 49, -r-z.--