Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-30
SoufIleIIn Crop News.

Nv heat and other cereal crops In Texas, OF
:, which an unusually large breadth has been
planted, are. looking splendidly, and the
Lone Star planters anticipate the biggest
harvest they ever had. s..,zrr /
-efn The Corpus Christi (Texas) Advertiser
states that many persons in Nucces, Live
Oak and San Patrieio counties, are engaged
Ehisayears in planting sea-island cotton.
. Fhe'couatry is as well adapted to the BUSH
ness as any portionsof the Gulf coast, and
I'VE doubt not that it will prove highly
:. "a The RGncaero says that Mr.. Mclaughlin.
a at the Britton Rancho, is putting in a crop
: of cotton and African sugarcane. He is
sanguine of success, so much so that he has
turned his entire attention from stock to
agricultural pursuits. When it is remem-
bered that this is the finest portion of Texas
for the cattle, the Importance of the cotton
crop will be appreciated. Nucces beeves
have brought the best prices OF any in Texas
5et tThe editorOf the Waco s(Texas) Register,
who has been on q visit through Milan,
Robertson and Fall counties, says the
faImsrs are not so far advanced as usual at
this time of the year. Those who had
planted corn in February were compelled
to repIant; Others who did not plant till
March, had corn just coming up at the last
oil the months The Register says there will
mot be as much cotton planted this year as
there was last year, because experience has
taught that thelabor of the freedmen is not
reliable. Many farmers on the prairies are
not employing, freedmen this year. The
negroes on the river plantations, says the
Register, particularly in Robertson county
are giving pretty general satisfaction.
g., The Braces (Texas) Signal ,says:s sThe
crops are progressing finely-the planters
are alt hopeful, willing to take things as
stthey find them and make ithe best of it
- The freeze did, not do as much damage tt
e the crops as at tirst supposed. There was
great dealiof corn planted that had moi
come up, and some that was just peeping
out is now doing tiEely."
-. The Gonzales (Texas) Inquirer states thai
farmers prospects are quite cheering now
in that section, owing to the auspicious
weather.
The PIdntsrs' Banner says the peach trees
in st. Mary prove TO have been damaged
by the frosts more than was at first sup
posed. In most places they have been ruin,
ed. The crop will be very short. Plum
are also injured considerably. The oranges
on the trees have not suffered at all. Fig
and grapes are not injured. In fact mos
!, Of the harm fell on the plums and peaches
-qs3 The OaachitG Telegraph of the 10th says
The corn crop is nearly two months latei
than usual, and every planter buys hi
corn, this viii be heavy blow to all; the
scarcity of seed, as it had to be replanted
.swfll prevent many from planting lafgt
crop. .aeFhis should not be the ease.
eisaThef Cl6at0Ho (I.a!) Democrat of the 13tl
says: The rains OF the past week hav
1heen continuous, and with but little inter
mission. 1t filed the creeks and snalle
tributaries, and aided the larger stream
DyerfiOWing great area of pIoWed lands
Tfeshail, The sleet. the snow, the freeze an,
r.deluge, all have tended to the injury of tn
planter, From what we can see or heal
they are not disheartened, but workin.
b1energetically despite the ID drawback ks Of til
Tie osqzc Guard SAYS they have lately ha
tOo much rain in the Terrebonne parish, bu
the work of the season is pretty well ad
HIVanced, and the planters are very industri
ous ana sperseveffng. s'a = ilss''t q i1ls %
The Bottom Rgugs Gazette of the 9th saws
From information received, we are war
ranted ia the assertion that there have no
been more than two hundred acres of cot
ton planted Ia the parish this season.
There was algreat dHa1of corn planted, ,bu
that was cut down by the severe freeze q
last month"; SO that, so far as cropping
4 uconcerned, our upland farmers are abou
- badly OF just66w as II they were oyer
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