The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-09
cotton md Corn Prospect. In tho South.

a letter from Huntsville, Ala, published in
the Cincinnati Ga-cfic says:
Throughout Middle Tennessee and North
alabaua II larger breadth of cotton hns been
planted ihnn last year, though the increase in
The number OF ucrcs is not so grent ns copld
have been desired. The wet weather oil the
spring prevented its cultivation 10 rs great mn
extent as was desired, but now IA hot sun aud IL
clear sky gives promise of nm abundant yield,
IL lheD:- epcrcizinE- Influences wGre- pranpSlS
they are 50 seconded. Every ono, white us well
aS black, appears 10 be ni work; i'll every field
pl"ughs are turning under the rank growth Of
weeds aud the cotton, green and vigorous, is
given the monopoly Of the rich soil
have conrcrscu with n lnrgc number Of per
SONS from NIL the sections named above, md all
sny That, It no unforeseen accident occurs, the
yield Of cotton will be Mt least twenty per cent.
greater to the acre thnn il was Inst yenr; and
That this, ale, 10 the slight additional breadth
planted, will yield 10 the country in the neigh
borhood OF 3,0G0,G00 bales: for, after all the
cronking, II WAS discovered that 1000, 900 were
sent to omarket from the crops OF Inst year.
lfut the terrible experiences Of 1865 and
1866 compelled the Southern people 10 attcn,l
more 10 the raising Of brcadstnifs than 10 any
thing else. Something must be done to relieve
The immediate wnnis; md rs the whcnt harvest
occurs about the latter part of May, all who
could sowed several acres of whcnt-cnourh 10
furnish brcnd till their good simple and luxury
-corn-silall be ripe enough TO be converted
into menl and hoccakcs. The result is, that
more wheat was sown in the South last fall
than during amy one year before; and so fur az
have been nblc to ascertain, the yield will be
unprccedcntcdly large and MS the crop is har-
vested, we still hear Of little suffering, save
among those who were unable to procure seed
last fnll, and regret TO sny thnt this class is
exceedingly numerous. But those who did
raise whcnt are always in need of labor, and
VIII pay for it in brend; and snvc'in few iso-
lnted iocnlitics in the mountains, every cry for
relief that will hereafter be heard will proceed
from thoso who will not put forth the slightest
cxertion 10 provide for themselves. There are
idlcrs and ragrants everywhere, md though
they must not be permitted 10 die Of starvation,
they deserve but little commiscration.
An enormous breadth OF corn has been plant
ed in the region named mt the outset; at least
Twice ms mnny acres rs in any year in the days
OF slavery, md though, like the cotton, il suf-
Tered from weeds, which grew with such luxu-
riancc during the wet weather, it is now in fne
condition, mud will yield, according 10 the esti-
mates mndc by intelligent and CT perienccd per-
sons, from ten to twenty per cent. to Tho acrc,
moro than nsunl crop. Corn, in The South, is
subjected to fewer accidents tban any other
crop, and think it may now be considered
free Of all dangers of whatever nature Apro-
tracted drought might injure H. but as il already
shades the ground, little danger need be MP
pretended from this source. II the season con-
tinucs favorable, very few provisions will be
wanted from the North 10 supply the demands Of
The South.