The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-21
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crop along the Inc Of railway in Virginia Tclncs-
see and Georgia looks unusually ii. L. :d If no
untowarl circumstances rctartls it's growth the
yield will be al'undaa'.
CROP PROSPECTS IL GEonGlA.-Wc are indebted
To correspondence in the Macon Telegraph, Of the
10Th for information III reference tn the crop
prospects.
From Pike and Upson counties VIC learn that tue
wheat crop is looking well, and bids fair for good
Weld Planters have sowll tulcrably large crops.
(icucruy the stands Of cotton are good. and ,he
planters are ploIShnS and cilurpinr out Corn
looks well, though there is Int little sown. The
proportion of corn d cotton is about nn"-tlmrd
Of the former to twn-thrtls uf the latter. Oats and
rye arr looking toleraDy wcll---soc appearance oi
rust III the rye.
Tile negroes arc working well and are satisfied,
as far as We can learn. 4 good fcellng exists be-
tween the whites aud blacks. the whites having al
most universally shown disposition To treat tllc
negroes with Justice in every RESPECT. Consider
able anxiety prevails among the farmers us To sup
plies. corn especially. goody number will bc
hard run to get through, unless some unforeseen
aid comes to hand. The amount OF land planted
tins year Ill comparison WITH last, Is larger ny III
least onc-thirtl.
In lIulI ton county tho crops are not very
promising, except wheat, which looks Well gene
raliy though the rust has made It's aPpcaraco II!
some places. Corn ls late aud small with good
stand. The out crop is looking well. bat ii is an
uncertain crop III this section. The complaints
about cotton are general. The stands are poor.
and that which has come np is DYING very fast
There arc serious lpprchcnsoils ut failure.
In the Counties Of Heard COwcta, Truup, Alcr-
riwethcr, Harris and Talbot there is about tho
samt amount uf land in cultivation rs last year.
but there not 80 much in cotton, Farmers are
more deeply imp csscd with thc norcssity OF rails
ing more grain and hogs. Corn is promising, 80
is cotton. Wheat looks well in some placus whilo
IN others it has the rot. Every effort is being made
to make largely of peas aud potatoes.
Laburcrs. though! not so numerous rs last year,
arc more efficient which is attributable to their
feeling more dependence and to employers giving
tncnl more strict ttcntlul.
There is great drawback-want of food for
both man and beast AS to politics, all classes are
indifferent. but both white and black are iclincl
to sustain Governor Jenkins. The people are will
ling to have the negro educated, tu vote when lie
can read and write. and to declare the Mon i'll
lissolublc but they a.c not willing to acccde to
the demands of the Radicals, WHO seem bunt on
| keeping our people III state Uf vassulagc. 1t is
only in towns ind cities, where tho Influence Of
| bad men is gre /. that the negro Is made 10 be-
cye that his Interest is antasunstical to that Of
| the wnItc niali
In Randolph County it appears that majority
of tho planters have gone i'll for making large
cotton crop. lrce-fouitls of The lalnl in culll-
vation is in cotton; but many planters have be-
come sick or il Slice planting. Heavy rains have
pack aud washed the laid hat there will not
he an average of half stand. There is gr"a,
demand for cotton seed, AMI some arc ploughing
anu Nllllc arc pNlU,llllp
and Ui3nting III corn. IuuSe "ho pl.ulrd all cot
t,,a last year. expecting tn buy corn ut one dollar
per bushcl, hrl their cotton for L higher price.
Now cotton is do:.n. They without corn and
lrc pressed with debts. Corn is backward, heiils.
suilll and yellow. lie frct.dlucL are working well
being almost invariably Working for part Of the
crop. Although hal,ls are scarce, there is ~
much, if not more, land III cultivation than last
year.
| In Quitman the crops are anything else hui
|
of col is ba; great deal has bcc.l covc ctl up
and washed AWAY. Cotton is also bad, some lIay-
ing to plant over Tie crops uf wheat are only
| looking lulera.,ly we'll
iMymAu Chronicle and .Stniin1.
| WHEAT.--We hear ui suir little com rltimt oi
rust red mould un wheat. hut IL general thing
the prospect for good yield is very promising.
| We make the following extract from Il mote frunl
one OF UlIr farmers III the lower part uf the county
7" II Is needless 10 say. What ~ generally known
wheat is looking timely il is heading out bcaull-
ply, and suihr is i'll full btnIu.. and will he ready
to harvest within four weeks. Those Siu arr buy
iEg corn intend to feed with wheat as s,nn as !,
gets III the dough. i'll lien oI corn and very wls,
! plan it is too. iur wheat is quite good az corn
tur plow stock. and almost every farmer s"wrl
| SOME wheat. So. you sec three weeks more, AMI
the slrcr necessities Of the fani' rs will have end
cd. Freedmen are still conducting themselves
| with marked ,lcrorun, and the majority of them
! EXPRESS themselves III favor Of the alIuliSIuuut Ui
the Freedmen. Bureau. ."-tir!di", (fid.) star.
IuE WHEAT CEup.-Our eccentric lrrn! Ter
hume says: If We have mtlcli rain the present
month as VIC had last May. away Gurs loaiy an!
the ho",.'t$, aud that TIC wuu mt give $jjtu lur
Tie wheat crop of Floyd. We hope II Will hot l'
| 80 bad rs our friend predicts. hut We lave sad
| and feeling recollection of the r.snt uf muc
rail-, l;ts year. Alroad! ti.c wheat crop has beer
cut sliurt from ;ur inlmlc,c 'mHtity OF rali last
fall The head Is very short and tic stalk turning
yclInw in lutny places. We must hop: for the
| ucst, and not prccl future too soon.
i;VMc (GH.l lpnti,erridt
4 correspondent OF tnc .,,biny Acws writes / at
| the i;lrcls ot Southwest Gc"i.la. III ilr ~ his
,Lscrv tinn soc>, lave planted npun,i;ultIy nf
and that # tie sc;'ons prove favorable they vii
not only have enough for home supplies but
large amount /" export.
The News learns that the planters ha:e had OK
cclIcnt luck i'll getting STAN! uI cotton this :car
Thry are now busily engaged in pl""inS and cLu,
| ping il out. Ii 10 misfortune bcla tho present
crop, it will bc one Of the hest i'll years.
FLORIDA.
lln crops in Florida, so fur lis VIC can lclrn
were never more promising. Within day ur two