The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-06-19

perhaps never better, 80 far as the present
condition of the crops is concerned. The
freedmen, too, have greatly improved in
their industrial habits but we are sorry to
say that the fate of the crop on many plan
tations is becoming imperiled by the short
ness of provisions"
AS general thing the wheat in Upper
Georgia looks finely. In some localities the
fly has injured it, and in others some rust |
upon the blades is now reported, but, taken
as whole, there is prospect of o tolerably
good crop. Corn is not doing SO well. In
many lolalities there is bad stand and the
cotton planted is likely to be an entirr fail !
ure. Some planters are plowing up their
cotton, and planting corn in its place.
The wheat crop Of Eastern Georgia is re-
ported to be better than it has been for sew
eral years, and many fields will be ready for
harvest by the last of this and the first of
next week. This will be great blessing to
the planters generally, as it will bring into
the country considerable amount of money,
at the present high prices and will enable
them to secure a suficiency of corn to make
the growing crop of cotton.
A planter OF Sumter county has laid on
the table of the American Republican a cot
ton stalk 20 in. in length, which he says is a
sample of a 400-acre field. Both cotton
and corn are represented to be in excellent
condition.
A correspondent of the Macon Telegraph,
writing from johnson county, May 81. says
the crops are in good condition. Freedmen,
in the main, are working well. All are
planting sufficient corn to answer plantation
purposes. ss.I slE.a5
The Gainesville Erpress of the 31st ult.,
says that the wheat harvest in that section is
rapidly approaching, and that there was an
immense area of of land sown down, and
that the crop, from all accounts, bids fair to
be full one Preparations are now being
made for saving it.
Mr. Miller proposes to cut his wheat next
Monday. 1t is the Early May" the heads.
though not large are quite heavy and free
from any sign of rust or smut. The estimate
yield is 25 bushels to the acre, and he has
engaged the crop of so acres at So so a
bushel His corn is very promising, and is
20 in. high.
Ala5ama.-The Montgomery Sentinel Of
May 80 says: n
"The prospects for most abundant crop
are very cheering. Within the past month
or so we have had an occasion to travel in
many of the couties in Alabama, and it GER
tainly was most cheering to see the vigorous
, young cotton, and in no instance did we see
or hear of bad stand The corn was never
better at this season of the year and, above
ALL in all parts of the State the small grain
was most promising, especially the wheat
acres of wheat in Alabama this year than
The Mobile Tribune says:
"There is consolation in the soil We
have looked at papers from all parts of the
South, and discover that everywherere. with
only few exceptions, the crops are full OF
promise, more especially of wheat and corn.
There is no very important complaint of the
condition of cotton, and that is something oi
value, for within twenty years we have
not heard of the prospect of good cotton
crop.
The Griffin Star says, concerning the
wheat: - aa
From all we can learn from the farmers
of this and adjoining counties, the whea
harvest will be more abundant than for ter
years past. All danger of rust is now past
| and our farmers again draw long breaths
| We hear of several farmers in Spalding anc
| Pike who have already cut their wheat.
| Arkansas-The late Spring and presen
cool weather has retarded cotton and corr
somewhat, but no serious injury is as yet ap
pretended. 1t is said that there is a fa
| greater area of land planted in cotton il
this county than ever before the war. Yet
in view of the scarcity and big price of CON
| this Spring, tine farmers did not neglect t.
put in an unusually large space of land il
this latter and most indispensable article
The fruit crop of every description stand
extremely WE'LL.
| Virginia-The Richmond Inquirer report
the appearance of rust in the wheat fields O
that section. eA
| North CGozina-The wheat crop is unpre
cedentedly fine, and if no accident happen
to it the yield will be better for years. Th'
accounts from three leading tobacco coun
ties in N. C.are not encouraging. The to
bacco plants are scarce owing to the unfav
orable weather and the injury inflicted b,
the fly, and some of the lands have bcel
planted in other crops.
| Louisiana.-A Texas paper says the plan
tiers back from the river are now all bus.
scraping cotton, and most of the have excel
lent stands. On several places there is corr
| up and looking healthy.
| ie Mississippi The Canton Mail says tina
owing to the lateness of the season, tn
crops are very backward. Still, most farm
ers say that they have excellent stands Q
cotton and corn, and if favored with tn
right sort of weather, hope yet to make fin
crops There has been much large
amount of corn than usual
South Carolina.-From all parts of tn
BarnwelI District the accounts are cheering
A gentleman near Silverton planted tn
common gourd seed on the 10Th of March
and April one stalk was tasseled an
silked. s3sasqr
Maryland. The peach trees are loade
down with young fruit in an advanced stat.
Wheat, where it is not Winter killed,
looking finely for the season, and the pro!
pecti good for heavy crop. Corn issma
and looking badly. The cold rains OF tn
early Spring have very greatly retarded th
farmer in getting in Spring crops Of all kind
/ PENNSYLVANIA,
| A gentleman having just returned froI
Harrisburg and journey through tn
Lebanon Valley, reports crops of all kind
exceedingly promising. If the wheat is
fail, it will be from causes now unforseel
Fruit trees are loaded.
aes CANADA EAST. -,
| This Spring has been remarkable for bacl
wardness, owing to an unprecedented col
tinuance of wet, cold weather during tn
month of May Everything is, consequen
/ sly, nearly fortnight later than in fayorabl
seasons. and about week later than in col
j seasons. The fat lands of Lower Canad
comprising nearly the whole of the seignit
r;oo hava a,1fferpd 81 much frDm the rair