The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-15
THE GROWING CROPS.


the upland cotton crop, are generally Of dis
couragips character, The sea island croI
seems to have sustained much less injury
and in most cases the planters report fail
stand.
The Chester Reporter says:
The effects of the cold and frosts Of last
week have proved to be much more disastrous
than we first apprehended. The stand of cot
Ton on a great many plantations has been en-
| tirely DESTROYED, and the planters are plough
| ing up and planting over again The difficulty
about this course, though, ls the scarcity OF
seed. We have been informed OF several men,
| who plant largely, that nave been riding sever
al days through the country on the hunt for
seed to repant their crops with, but thus far
without SUCCESS It mignt we'll be asked il
this Is real or seeming disaster. II cotton
seed cannot be procured, and the lands pre-
pared for cotton are planted in corn, this,
which we now regard as streak of bad luck.
will, before twelve months, be regarded as
| blessing in disguise. Cotton, our bolsted
strength, will prove in the future, as it has in
the past, to be the great element Of our weak
| ness.
The Yorkvlle Enquirer tells us:
The frost Of last week did more damage than
was at first expected, though it's effects, 80 far
as We have learned, we're confined to cotton.
| A great dsal OF the cotton which had come up
was killed. In some places it was merely
thinned out to moderate stan1. but in most
cases, we fear. so much was killed as to re-
qune planting again. This is serious mis-.
| fortune. as seed IS unusually scarce this sea-
son. Fortunately, there was comparatively a
| small portion OF the crop up at the time OF the
| frost 1.-THE 81 instant and what has since come
| up ia looking we'll. There was, however.
another frost on the morning Of Saturday last,
which may fush the business.
A correspondent in Camden writes Us the
foil swing:
The stands Of cotton are not good, the cold
weather having destroyed the tender plants to
considerable extent. seed to replant 10 scarce.
The weather ls still cool and unfavorable for
the season.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Tarboro' IN; o. Southerner says:
Nournful accounts reach us from the coun-
try in regard to the great damage done to the
cotton crop by the late cold weather. A large
prop rtion OF the cotton already up has been
killed, and it ls seriously feared that the seed
in the ground has been 30 injured as to be ut
terly worthless. Though not too late to re-
plant, yet most OF our farmers are unproVlded
with seed. Assiduou5 efforts are being made
to obtain supply from other sections, but, we
learn, with indifferent success, as most OF the
posting. A number OF farmers are already
engaged in ploughlng up and planting corn.
FLORIDA.
The Ocala tFla.> Banner Of the 9th instant,
alluding to the appearance of the caterpillar
in that State, says:
We gave but little credence to the report at
first, thinking it m rely n ruse to raise the
price of cotton, which had fallen from eighty
E., rnI Rtttt a q
ments Of reliable gentlemen who had seen the
animal himself, and the mi ury he il nflcting,
place the truth o. tho matter beyond doubt.
The plague is really upon US, and IN such
power aud force es to leave but little prospect
ahead of good crop OF the staple. 1t seems
that we have taken lease OF this insect and
that he is disposed to bde by the terms nomi-
mated iu the bond, aud will not abate Jot or
title Of his power.
GEORGIA.
The DaIuJrId,o torv.) MSue Gays:
The growing crops in this section, thus far,
bave met with no serlou. injury from any
source, il we except too great haste IN putting
the cotton seed into the ground, in apprehen-
sion OF the caterpillar, which last season de-
stroyed all the late cotton. On account OF the
cold spells OF weather last month, some COM
plain that their cotton has failed to come up
regularly, causing a poor stand. But, all
clally in the uplands.
A letter to tho Macon Journal and Messen-
ger, from Sumter County, Georgia, says:
The impre: sion that our people are planting
all cotton aud but little corn, Is mistake.
have never before seen the crops more equally
divided. Half corn and half cotton is nearly
| every mans motto. Should the season be
| favorable, corn will be lower than it has been
| for ten years. 1t is generally manured, and
the stand never better. 1t is yet too early to
sav much about cotton. Planting will be gene
| rally finished next week. There Will not be
any more land in cotton in Southwestern Geor.
gia this year than there was last year.
ALABAMA.
We gather the following items from our Ala.
bama exchanges:
The Wilcox Vlndicator says:
Cotton cannot be replanted now with assur.
| ance of successful crop, for ii Late, the worm
and the cold will cut 1t short. Many OF oui
planters have hundreds OF acres under water,
and by the time the water recedes and their
too late for cotton. The late spring, this un.
expected treshet the difficulty OF labor, al
combine and conspre TO make our planters
gloomy.
The Chester Herald says:
It is almost general complaint among the
planters that their cotton ls dying out as fast
as it comes up. Several who few days age
had good stand Of cotton, now say that they
have not one-fourth OF a stand.
The Haynevllle Examiner says:
The crop prospects IN Lowndes are as bad as
| thew could be. The rains Of last week delugeC
us ior five days, washing the newly ploughed
ground in shocking way wherever the land It
at all rolling. Much OF the lowlands will 20,
be IN condition for work for several days set
and even the highest is thoroughly soaked
| It has caused week of idleness at very crltl
cal time. 1t will give the grass start along
with the cotton.
The Monroe Eagle says
Some of our farmers have abandoned the low
| lands and taken to the uplands. We fear the
scarcity OF cotton seed will prevent much land
from being replanted ID cotton.
| LOUISIANA.
The Monroe (La.) InteLligencer Of the 5th
says:
From what we hear Of planters, the crops O
corn and cotton have severely suffered from the
| continued rains. The stands OF corn and cottor
are but poor, aud the rains have caused the
! grass 70 spring up very fast and now many o1
our planters. beng short Of hands. are e1pe
rienclny considerable difficulty in chopping ou
the grass.
letter from Bolivar County, Miss, to the
| Memuhis AppelI, says: