New-York tribune., 1869-06-05
CROPS IN THE SOUTH.
rFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. /

GFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
AUGUSTA, Ga. May 27.-Having come hither from
New-York, send you few notes about the crops.
Generally Spring has been late and cold Through
Virginia from the 5th TO the 10th Of this month they
were planting corn, still little was out of the
ground, The vegetable products at Hampton and
Norfolk were in forward state green peas were
going to New-York, also cabbage and strawberries,
hut the last, from some cause did not seem large
From Norfolk to Raleigh there was about May 10, a
very bad stand of cotton, much had failed to come
mp owing TO the cold weather, while in few places
there bad been light frosts. Corn was out of the
ground and being wor ked, and It looked fair. Gar
den vegetables looked poorly. From Raleigh TO
Charlotte little cotton is raised corn was tOleraby
forward gardens looked badly.
Thence to Columbia and TO Charleston cotton was
poor, much had failed to gerninate and there was a
complaint as elsewhere, that seed was scarce, large
portions having been used for manure. Corn was
good, particularly fresh land, and garden vegeta
blaCkberres. AT Charleston they were IN the great
est abundance, and common red pums were ripe.
In the vicinity of Charleston, Sea Island cotton,
which requires the influence OF salt water haa good
stand, and growing fairly, notwithstanding they
complain that there had been no rain for SIX weeks.
Other vegetation was dwarted, and badly neeulng
rain. AS the journey to Savannah was made by sea,
nothing can be said. The rice crop along the river
looked promising. and was told that sugar-cane IS
doing we'll though saw none. Business III TINS clty
ia comparatively brisk. The leading men bitterly
complain of the reports OF murders OF Union men,
and they point to the fact that all except one OF hOse
reported killed are alive. Great injustice ID thlS re-
spect would seem to have been done. They also
complain, and not less bitterly that negroes nave
been appointed as pOstmasteTs.
Near Savannah saw some fields OF corn on low,
rich ground waist high; generally 1t is Knee hlgh.
Cotton looks better than III South Carolina; sun IL
is backward. In Burke County one OF the last cot
ton counties in the State the cotton looks extremely
well and some is beginning to form squaTkes: ms
is on what is called hickory open land which eX-
tends westward through the State On the sandy
land this side ii is less forward but the promise Is
good. / saw Northern man IN Burke County VINO
works SO hands, has 800 acres IN cotton and lOO IN
corn He is encouraged with his prospects. ana Is
pleased with his labOrers They work from sun 10
sun, get from 81 to SO month, and peck OF corn
and three pounds of bacon week. lhe pIlnclpal
trouble with the freedmen has arisen from their not
being paid, but that is remed!ed, since those VINO
would not pay well last year are getting little heIp
this wear. Generally, wages are from 50 TO Sl2 ana
$l4 month and ratIOns all through the cotton re-
giOns and less where grain Is grown. On te WnOle,
the cotton prospect is untavorable; but 1t is not
more than it was last year at tins time, ana
25O00OO bales were made. The weather Is warm ana
forcing and nothing definitely can be said TIL June
is passed. for this month makes the cotton.
| have not spoken of grass. because there is none
TO speak of have not seen meadow since lett
Alexandria. Clover fields have been very few AT
Raleigh saw a few pieces and while IN South caro-
lima offered to 90 100 miles to see clover lot.
Fruit is poor crop for tho that the trees are
not yet grown Coming into Augusta tins after
noon | saw as many as 40 cows grazing on the open
ground and picking at the Wild scattered grass
How they live Is a mystery Az one OF the grocery
stores is this announcement, "New-Jersey Golden
dairy Butter This State never sends butter abroad,
and IL was probably from New-lork; but II would
not do to convey the idea that good aud perfect
northern glft can come from any other state llan
Democratic New-Jersey. N.C.M.