The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-11

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groes always work, just os they are made-on
some places we'll, on othcrs badly. They are
quiet and civil and veIy tractable.
=, ~uas.s2s, Richland.
Our C0laMbia correspondent, t'Corsair," sends
the following report Of the condition of agri-
cultural affairs in Richland on the 9Th instant
/. Condition Of the crops. think the con.
dition is fair. The end 81 cold weather. @ osnle a
! about three wesks ago, and the tair wealth er,
with some rains, has given good opportunity
for farm work. Cotton is recovering from its
ishes. wheat fine. Oats fine. 'A A''A
q. Prospects OF a satisfactory yield I think
the yield of cotton will be just less, but barely
less, than an average one. The use of fertilz-
stint and'bad stand Of the cold spriug. p ys "A A
well informed friend writes to me: .sProspect
ofyield IS average. The stand is bad general
ly, owing to the cold spring, but since the
weather became warm the crops are growing
finely, and. owing to the lavish use OF fertil e
ers, the yield will, il the seasons are favorable,
be equal to that OF last year" Another friend
from the upper edge OF the county says in
eeneral that the prospectasor a good yield is
not good. Other farmers with whom con-
versed impress me with thS.idea gave phove.
Corn promises an average .yief1. Wheat o
fine yield. Oats good.
When use the word ''ayerage," as indicat-
ing the yield Of cotton above, I mean to say
the yield to the acre will be the same as last
year, and consequently that the aggregate
twenty-five per cent. more than in 1868.
3. Area in cotton compared with that OF last
year. About one-fourth more than last year.
All concur in this.
4. area in corn compared with that Of last
year. About the same as last year. One friend
says 1t is one-tourth less; but all the others
concur in making 1t the same as last year.
5; Whether the colored people are working
informed correspondent says: cit takes about
three times the number of free negroes to
work. clop as slaves. Some few work we'll,
but the mass are careless aud lazy. and if not
cotton crop, which requires good care and at
tention when growing" Another tells met that
the men work pretty we'll, but that the women
or ''hoe bands" are not doing as we'll as last
year. This comes from the northern part OF
the county. In the southern part Of the county
there are good many freedmen trying to
plant for Themselves. This will diminish, in q
very slight degree, however, the productive
ness OF their labor; for all these experiments
may be safely counted as failures.
sumter.
Our correspondent, c. H. NJ, kindly sends us
the following report from Sumter, under date
OF June 8:
Cotton is somewhat backward. The recent
warm spell has acted wonderfully upon the
plant, and it has almost entirely recovered
from iron the injury received BY the April and May
The, usual complaints of planters have
ceased of late, and the prospect for a large
crop is good.
Corn was planted about as usual, but the
great effort has been to put in as much cotton
as possible. .s&
Freedmen working pretty we'll. We do not
hear any complaints.
Our people have used fsrtilisers more extcn-
sively than ever, and they think they can
already see the benefit ofapplying them.
williamsburg.
Our correspondent, IS. W." writing from
Kingstree. under date of june 8. gives the toll
lowing account Of the condition OF the crops:
The planting interests in Williamsburg
County are progressing as yeii as can be rea-
The season 50 far has favorabIe es
pecially to cotton. The spring has been too
dry and cold. It has been dificult to get cot
ton up. and some that has gotten up has died
from the cold nights and the drQ&Rht. The re-
cent rains, however. have beSaR Of great ser.
vice, and the prospect may now be considered
at least tolerably fair. Cora crops are dolnQ
very well, and although little backward, they
will compare favorably with former years.
There is more Of both cotton and corn planted
this year than has been since the war. The
area OF cotton this year is proportionally
greater than last year. The freedmen are
though in some instances I Ihave heard of their
doing better than since their emancipation.
They are beginning 10 learn, though slowly,
that freedom does not mean idleness, and that
they must work or starve. On the whole.
with the present prospects, fair season and g,
continuance Of labor as now applied, good
and fair yield Of both cotton and corn may be
expected.
The Kingstree Star has the following grati-
flying statement:
We are pleased to learn from our planters
that the prospects for better cropjs now per-
ceptible. The recent rain and warm weather
have had the effeot OF bringing up the cotton
that was repianted, and Of greatly improving
that which withstood the cold weather OF the
spring. The grain crops are looking remark.
ably we'll, and OF the whole, we think the
chances for abountiful harvest are good.