The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-09-19
The Crops.

We extract from our latest exchanges
the following in regard to the condition
and prospects of the crops in the South f:
MIssIssIPPI.-Th boil worm has
made its appearance in this county, and
is doing great damage. The crop will
be diminished fully one-fourth, and ma
ny say one-half.
LoUlsIANA.-The Courier, Of St. John
Baptist, reports the weather favorable
for the cane, but bad for the rice harvest.
From St. Charles and Plaquemines, the
reports of the rice crops are most cheer
ing The yield is bountiful, and the
weather just the thing for harvesting.
The Caddo Gazette, of the 24th ult.,
says: The cotton on the uplands is
shedding off its forms for want Of rain,
but it is making rapidly on all bottom
lands. The planters are gathering the
crops as fast as possible, and there is a
demand for labor. Cotton is opening
very fast, and the staple is unusually
long. The boil worm was more destrue-
tive to the middle crop than was at fist
supposed. Some few of the plantations
have escaped thus far both boil and cot
ton worms, and give promise OF hne
crops. I..o- eoason Will hardly make
anything.
SOUTH CARoLINA.-Crops IN Ian
caster District.-The Ledger says: 1.-The
corn crop of this district still promises
we'll, especially late corn. The recent
heavy rains has placed our Civilizations,
as regards cotton, at sea, and We with
hold an opinion for future developments.
TRNNEssER.--A grocer and provision
merchant of this city returned from low
er East Tennessee, yesterday, where he
has been rusticating for the last two or
three weeks. He says such corn and
oats crop as has been raised THIS year IN
East Tennessee, was never before seen in
that section. He says he saw several
ears of corn on the plantation where he
was stopping that measured eighteen
inches in length. He did not see poor
or unpromising corn field in any part OF
the State where he was visiting, and says
that corn will sell there this fall at from
40 to so cents per bushel. That will
make it sell here at from 80 to 70 cents.
Glad to hear it.--Macon( Ga.) Telegraph.
CRoPs.-Accounts of crops being de-
stroyed by the caterpillar, worm and
drouth continue to reach us. The crop
of cotton, it is now thought, has been cut
exceedingly short. As a geBeial thing
through the country the negroes did not
work near as well as they didlast year.
This year there are but few lrops that
have not suffered with grass. Labor, in
stead of improving, seems togst worse
yearly. The price Of cotton, the COM
pensation for mans hard Labor instead
of improving goes slowly but surely to
nothing Cotton yet commands a fair
price, and if our planters will hurry in
their crops and take advantage of the
time they may yet realize something for
their hard labor. The cotton brought to
marlset now is sold readily. Very little
is stored. A great dean what has been
baOught was sold to meet advances made
them, or to pay their grocery bills and
get money to keep them up uisl Christ
mas. As for several years past SO this
year will the man whqkmes out without
losing be fortunate. The corn crop gen
orally is better, and it is thought enough
corn will be made in the Sonthat least
for home consumption. The cotton crop
will be very short. But the gain crop
we thi16 will be better than wasthoughtI
some Zine back.-Montgomery lhui1.
GEoReIA.-A gentleman Who'll been
travelling through the upper counties in
Georgia says that in his travels across
the country, from Wilkes county, in the
east, to Cobb county, in the western part
of the State, he never saw such grain
crops as have been made this year in the
country through which he traveled.-l
Some of the people talk as if they
thought corn in that section would not
be worth more than forty cents per
bushel.