Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-27

Disastrous Effects OF the Drought and
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Disastrous Effects OF the Drought am.
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| The Atlanta ga Chronicle and Sen
/ tinel of Aug % says We have just re-
turned from a trip into and through the
counties of Richmond, Columbia and
Glasscock. The crops in that portion Of
these counties through which we passed
have been seriously injured by drought
The cotton generally is badly injured by
rust, and, when that has not attacked it,
it is literally dried up from the effect of
heat and want of rain. We did not see
. single field which appeared to be
healthy and growing. Planters gener-
ally are very gloomy, and think the crop
viii not, in any event, be more than two
thirds of an average one.
An Augusta letter of the 23d says: There
have been no rains of any consequence
for over two weeks in the counties of
South Carolina and Georgia bordering on
the Savannah river The corn is cut
short and cotton prematurely opened by
rust Accounts from Central and South~
western Georgia represent that the rust
is running the cotton fr
A Charleston letter Of the 23d says:
The drought continues, with showers in
some sections The corn crop will be
light, and South Carolina must buy large
supplies next winter and spring. The
hot weather and drought have caused the
cotton TO rust and shed in several Of the
middle counties, but the cotton still
looks well. Over most of the State picks
ing has begun, and the staple il opening
rapidly. The receipts next month promise
to be good The Sea Island crop looks
very fine but there are reports of caters
pillar
The Griffin GA Star of the Dist says:
"Cotton fields that promised month ago
to yield 1000 to 200 pounds of cotton
to the acre, will not, at best, make more
than twosthirds, and without great
change, will not yield even half Six to
dozen dead bells in stalk will drop at
the touch BOlls are very small and
forms dry up, die and drop of. Mr.. Sol
Bloodworth, just outside Of Griffin, has
an acre of corn planted about the first of
June-ditehed on both sides and damned
up so as to throw moisture through the
sub,soiI. 1t will yield one hundred
bushels. lie has ten acres adjoining
which will make about fifty bushels to
the acre-not MANFRED" @ -..-.l-
The Atlanta Constitution of the 18th
says: "From different sources of infor-
nation, we learn that the cotton in this
section is doing very we'll. The receipts,
it is believed, will be larger than last
year. We hear Of little or no rust"
The Macon (Ga) Telegraph of the
18th inst. says: IAN intelligent friend in
Central Georgia, where but few weeks
ago the crops promised to do better than
in almost any section of the State, gives
US information as to the effect of the re-
cent changes of weather upon the crops.
Early corn was made weeks ago, and is
better than it was last year. Corn in the
lowlands was injuring by the extreme
heat As to cotton, he says it received
a setback of from two to three weeks in
the spring, blythe cold weather, which made
it late in growing off The heat of July
again checked its growth; then the
rains gave it another start, which was
checked by the cold easterly winds about
the time of the eclipse. The plant be-
came shriveled and affected by rust
Then came the past three weeks of
drought, and the disaster that was the
result is almost incomprehensible for so
short period. The drought was not so
long, but the heat was intense-all vege-
tation withered under 1.-THE heavy
dews which at this season keep cotton
fresh and growing were net TO be seen
at o'clock A NJ, the sun was as hot as
at 3 P. M-the sun seemed "mad and
venomous" the cotton shed its forms,
and MANFRED cotton threw off bolls three
fourths grown. The result of all this
has been great falling off from the an
ticipations of planters q few weeks ago.
They looked for good proportion of the
crop to be made in August, which has
been prevented. We hope rains are
now general. Whilst we believe some
young and later cotton may, with
rains now and a late fall, make
some more, yet the disaster has come,
and no remedy remains for it. The
crop, as We said yesterday, in Georgia
must come down from our hopes from
$4,000 to 100000 bales. The price of
cotton-35 cents in New York, and
LIVERPOOL bids based, as we see,
upon estimates of 100000 bales of cot
ton as the crop of the South. Now, if
the whole Southern country has suffere d
as has Georgia during this month, we
can safely calculate upon high prices,
and the small crop that is made must in
deed command a high figure. This is
founded upon what We are convinced is
truthful and correct representation of
the effect of the late hot season upon our
great staple.
Cane and corn crops Of Louisiana are
represented as fine. In some parishes
cotton promises WELL in others very
heavy rains fell over week ago and
there was expressed a fear of rot of
bolls, and worms were depredating.
Excessive rains have damaged cotton in
the Southwest and excessive heat has
damaged it in Georgia Can there be
anything but a short crop2 If short
must not theprice be very high2