The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-29
THE CROPS.

letter from De Witt county, Texas says
ssThe depression her is great. Stock cattle sell,
ING In some places three dollars each; sheep one
dollar; land nominal. Cotton baled from the gin
will not command seven cents, specie. - Judge
Holt attempted to hold court at Hallettsviue, un.
der the military order, but could get no Jury only
thr grand and two petit jurors obtained after two
days trial. Adjourned ana went home"
TEE OvERsLow.-At last we have the pleasure OF
announcin to our readers the TACT that the waters
are rapidly receding from the inundated country
back to the deeper basins, and abandoning the
country fit for cultivation. Although the WAFER is
falling off faster than We had anticipated, there are
still many Of our poor planters whose lands VIII
not be free from the Wa ters which cover them be-
fore month or two yet to. come. But those whose
good fortune it is to inhabit that por ION OF the
country situate at some distance from the swamps,
will in few weeks and even days be able to return
to their homes, put up their fences. and planting
onoe more the plow into the fuIrow, will resume
potatoes and other provisions can yet be raised il
Ia not too late to do so.-Couier Of lte Ieche, 18h
Lieut.. W. A. Wright has laid upon our table 8
specimen Of the cotton now growing on MS plan
tation in Jefferson County. The cotton ID by r., q
| teen inches IN length. Lieut.. w. estimates the
ratio of the crops OF cotton and corn in bis neigh
borhood at two-thirds Of the former 10 one-third
OF the latter.-Auqusta Chron,cle Sentinel.
TExAs.-We learn throueh a letter rom sub
writes us under date 9th instant, that the corr
crop of that section is most promising most OF il
icing knee high at that time and growing off fine.
ly. Tie freedmen, as general thing, were moi
doing well. Under tue II fuence OF bad m"n from
the North, they were becoming insolent and ever
overbearing. Much Of their time was ent in
public meetings, stump speeches and demands fol
office. The fruit was Learly all killed by the late
frosts.-Georsia Paper.
The Columbia IL. Co. correspondent Of the NeH
York Times, writing May Goth, says:
| A gentleman of intelligence and information from
Newberry Distrlct-central in its lccation-giyei
me few facts upon the Drop now in the neld. Tht
wheat crop is expected to be about the same q al al
crop for 1857. AS this grain comes earliest
good crop is Of vast importance to our starving
State. BY the Goth Of June the earliest whea
| will be in state to be made available as food
| TIE corn crop is expected to average half
With good seasons from the present tune tht
farmer expects TO make about enough corn to sub
sist upon TO. the ensuing year and this would o'
amply sufficient we're not good deal OF 1t, by va
rious expedients OF barter aud trade, made to NEE
the pressing wants Of the present time thus short
ening, to some extent, next years supply. Iht
cotton crop will also be about hall Of what 1861
produced. The gentleman of whom am speak
ing gave me ,ist OF ten planters Of NeWborr!
] produced in 1860 and 1866 respectively. These tel
plaEters in 1850 made 1912 bales of cotton, and il
\ 1866 they made 225 less than one-four.h. He es
Inmates that they will make at least tw1ce as mucf
this year as they did i'll 1866. 30 that-to reca
pitulate-this gentleman expects Ills section OF th
State to make full crop OF wheat, half crop o
corn, and half crop OF cotton. / have confdt nct
in his Judgment, and know his facts to be facts.
presume his estimates will not be far wrong IL up
piled to the State at large.
| The Oxford, Miss, Falcon, OF the 18th says
| look dou bovn nj pfov t(
the farming interest, specially the growth of cot
ton, The weather has been remarkably COOL ant
this tender plant has been suffering from it
effects. Should it continue longer, and the stant
of cotton die out we think the farming interes
would be greatly advanced by planting corn in it
stead, Corn planted in Jnne, If seasonable, vii
do very we'll, and frequently we have late season
suiting that time Of planting.
The CRops.-We are gratlted to learn that tn
prospects for abundant crops in this section ar
exceedingly good. The wheat is now being har
vested, and will be in excess OF that for severa
years past. Very little OF it has suffered from
rust. The corn and cotton are doing well ON mos
Of the plantations. With favorable seasons, thes
crops will be such as to cheer and remunerate tn
planters, and relieve us from the necessities tina
have punched the people in Alabama since the wa
closed. We have to regret the large breadth o
land planted in cotton compared with that in corn
No people ever suffered yet who made sufhcien
provisions for their own use and had to spare. M
people but impoverished themselves who we're re
| ouired to expend the receipts for their labor TO
provisions. We heartily wish all of our peopl
apundant crops of every description.
! Montgomery Sentinel.