The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-12
THE CROPS.

The Demopolis (Ala.) New Era, Sd inst, says:
From several plantations, this week, We hear
that fresh crop of the worms have made their
appearance and that tho destruction of the cotton
goes on with renewed yigor. We still learn, how
ever, that on some plantations they have not yet
appeared.
The Tuscumbia Alabamian, 18th INST, gays:
During the past week we have conyersed with
many planters OF this and adjoining counties, and
all represent the prospect fol full crop as being
very good-bettcr than il has been for many years.
The Tuskegeee (Ala) News, Of Thursday last,
saws We are sorry to announce that the cotton
crop in this section will not meet former expecta-
tions by one-fourth OF more II no other disasters
happen to it. The rust has struck It, und it has
ceased to bear; and where the rus. has not struck
the plant, it has turned yellow TO the top, and
ceased to bloom and to bear. In some portions OF
the country there his been too much RAIN; tic
weed has sled its forms and the bolls rottpg.
These disasters are ulcurate, and there viii be a
great falling of OF the crop. This is no false
alarm of the farmers.
The Brookhaven (Aliss.) Journal, 3lst ult., says
We can with certainty affirm that our cotton
crop is now made. Even should the worm make
its appearance in this county, the crop IS toe fai
advanced to suffer materially from ITS ravates
the propitious season ior the last TWO months ha.
tended greatly to mature cotton.
The Grenada Miss. Sentinel says:
We have more cheerful news from the country
thnu We have had for some time past 1t seems
that the extreme warm weather we have had has
payeo havoc with the army worm, and now the
prospect for good cotton crop is brighter i'll this
neiehbor' hood than it has been for years. We arc
told there viii be larger crop of cotton in lis
comfy this season than we have had since the war
Besides this. ,here will be an abundance OF corn
made.
The Wesr Mississippi Vidette says:
The farmers from ChOctaw county give discour-
aging accounts of the cotton crop there account
Of the drought; in fact, many OF them tell us they
will not make moro than half crops.
The Fayette Journal pronounces the corn and
cotton crops LII Jefferson county quite lndffei-
ent." The crops i'll Carroll COUNT are promising.
The river cotton farms III Pike county have sui
tered considerably from the worm, Tut "pland cot
ton is, as general th.ng, uulnJ"ied
In Attala counr tie crops promise WeH
The sugar crop IT Louisiana this yCal - ESD
mated at 81 00O hogsho0d-. 1f the cotton pros
pect the New Or,cans Crescent SAYS
Touisiana seems T. be doomed 10 auoti'i eiei
blow this .easun il tiIc teribe ieTastations u me
cotton worm. Il IS U-olo Il attempt % estimate
thc weld Of ms state. Nh'H th planters hiN'
ocked what the WORMS have slaird. "i ha,' ho'
Tn oblo +, l.-trn, Wo ,.tn count tho htie-
There is no sleh tllina a. a Trustworthy rtl'nl'
tion on TINS SUBJECT ,,
At the present WtlGns thc 'atolihAii ims ,I'
.oured about one lNh ol the e''tou pm tI.'cu ti ~
thcir nalatcs III this couu;fy and by the lOts
DroIimo will hal. eaten, cat the DaAdlite lHei
EEiIpbe however, ialr average crop maze as 'i
plant was never better iIoted, hoi the season a.
though too wet, more proIluou5 lor l'l.i >.Sm N
II j. confidcntE asserted that the present GRO
yield will be IT least one i4lH SAe"'e4 '''' -
last years crop. ,,.1., , s,-,,,i,,. .
vr,tint, n IN Bortow Jefferson county CUa uiuS
GATE Of Anfrlst Goth says that the fusl IS OH :
least half the cotton ii. that scSlloli ana iha' Il
cotton has been made Hu!i"S '"e n"i'i'