The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-29
THE SOUTHERN oxors.

| The Oxford (Miss.) Falcsn OF the 25th says
The rains OF the past week have greatly i'm
| proved the growing crop Of corn, and We have
| now prospect Of q very fair yield. The young
| cotton Is looking well and growing rapidly.
Washington county (rexss) correspondent
denies the existence Of the dreaded cotton worm,
and sfirms that the worm now seen in many cot
ton heids Is the army or grass worm. He bases
his opinions upon the evidence Of old aud expert.
snced cotton planters who have studied the two
species OF worms for many years.
Tne Native Virginian says it is worth q trip OF
one hundred miles to see the wheat on the Rapi-
dan. There Is hardly room enough on the ground
10 hold the shocks. Reports from all portions of
Virginia give the most encouraging accounts of
the wheat crop, particularly along James river
and In the valley. The crop is considered to be
over an average one, An intelligent farmer re-
siding on Cedar Creek says the yield in that Dor.
ton Of Frederick Is much better than was antici.
pated.
The Montgomery Mail, Of Saturday, says: We
were shown yesterday full grown and well
opened boil OF cotton. This Is early for the
staple, and We presume the extreme warm
weather and drought have had much to do with
IBIS early maturing. This boil was brought from
a plantation only short distance from town.
The Tallahassee Floridian, Of the 2Ist, saws
The weather for the past week has been uufayor.
apie 10 corn Many Of our farmers planted late
and the corn is consequently not yet made. Many
Ssr snd nS Sv are now engaged in pulling fod
rear mat the crop will be little short. Cotton ia
fourishing, but the caterpillar has appeared on |
several farms, and it is feared will do some |
damage.
Great distress from floods and subsequent |
drought prevails in hyde county, N. C. The hopes |
Of the farmers are destroyed.
Inc Opelousas Journal Of the 18th saws: The /
weather during the past week has been exceed.
lpgly showery, and consequently very unfsyorsble
Tor curing and housing fodder. As vet we hear
no reports OF the caterpillar, though a much
longer continuance Of weather will be sure TO de-
velop this much dreaded pest The planters In
this vicinity are generally trying the effect Of fires
lighted at night in tier fields with the purnose of
destroying the butterfly, which is GENERALLY be.
lieved to be the parent of the worm. Cotton
crops mp TO this time have done Remarkably we'll
ana tne plant Is not only loaded as heavily as lit
can bear with bolls, but continues 10 flower And
lorm 10 the very top of the stalk. We nav re.
mark that before the 18th of this month last yesT
many nelds we're swarmed with the Young cater. |
pllsr, which by this date had swept away every
eai and young boil in many portions of the
paIisn. Fruit Is very abundant, though much
managed by the wet weather. Sweet potstees OF |
Rooo SIZE are coming into market and are held at
prices.
The Greensburg (La.) Star OF the 25th SAWS:
Inc crops In this parish are very good. We are
laVlng our share Of the rain, for we have light |
mowers every day. We hear no talk of wormsu
, III is estimated that in Southern Georgia one |
nlra less cotton and one third less corn will be
roopced this than last year. But notwithstand.
~ tnis fact the planters In better spirits now
nan they were then, for they are not in debt and
&c Certain 10 get better price for their crops.