The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-10

Kershaw.
A friend sends us from Stateburg, under
date of June 8, the following crop report:
The present appearance Of the corn crop in
this section is very good, and promises satis-
factory yield. The condition OF the cotton
crop is by no means 80 promising The very
unusual occurrence OF frost In the early part
Of May, and the continuance Of cool or even
kilsd the cotton outright, or injured it go
much that considerable portions of every ones
crop had to be replanted. This part Of the
crop Is, therefore, three weeks lat 'r than usual.
Since the middle Of May the weather has been
fine, and the cotton, though small. is now look
ing pretty well. There is about the same area
in cotton and corn or, II any differ encc, .
slight increase IN each as compared with last
year. The negroes are working well, 80 far as
| l know.
Our correspondent x, writing from Laurens
Courthouse on June 8, 1869, gives the following
account Of the crops:
The area in cotton this year is much larger
as compared with the area in corn last Year.
| and as to the comparison this year, think Of
the land in cultivation at least two-thfrds OF 1t
is in cotton and one-third in corn. I say no.
thing as to that in small grain in this connec.
applied the present year On cotton In greater
abundance than ever knew them to be be-
fore.
The crop was planted later than usual, in
consequence OF the late frost and excessive
rains and long continued cool weather. And
after planting, the storms, heavy rains occa
slonal frost and cool winds were OF ruinous ten
dency to the crop. The cotton came up badly
and died rapidly to such an extent that plant
ers became quite respondent. The corn like.
wise was seriously injured. Both are later and
less promising than ever saw them at this
period of the year. The stalk OF the cotton
looks red, and the leaves covered with rusty
some distance according. to common expe-
renee, or much of it at least, takes what is
commonly called 5ore-shin, aud the stalk breaks
oil aRd falls down. The stand Of cotton is
very irregular and scattering, 80 much 30 that
many persons have plouRhed it up and plant
ed corn in its stead, while Others have
replanted with cotton seed, but fear too late
to do much good. The stand on the light
gray lands is worse than on the red or sitter
SOILS; and on the hill or broken lands great
loss has been sustained. both IN the fertilizers
and the destruction Of the cotton by the wash
ing rains.
For the last eight or ten days the weather
has been warm, and favorable change is v1sl-
bic in all vegetation; but the prospect for q
good crop, in my judgment, lie decidedly
The colored people are not working with
that energy and alacr1ty that they should.
Their proclivity to idleness. aud their disposi.
ton to claim greater privileges and neglect
their duties, are more manifest than usual,
which Is q very serious obstacle IN the way OF
successful planting. We may we'll, under such
prospects. anticIp,te e eat scarcity in the
means of living another year, and should use
every possible oircumspection in providing
against it in due Time.
Our correspondent; Subscriber" writes
from Pomaria on the 7th instant in regard to
the crops, as follows:
With continued seasons, an average crop OF
corn may be expected.
known in this seet:op; the plant is small and
the stand poor, ewing to the cold and wet
weather. The prospect nov ia gloomy indeed,
and it is at least three weeks later than former
years. Never have known planters devote
more attention to their farms than this year,
and up to this date no one calculates beng re-
muneratei for the immense quantities OF fer
tllizers used.
Wheat is being harvested, and the yield will
be an average one. Our people are turning
their attention more to oats than formerly-a
crop easily aud cheaply raised, furnishing
Another year we expect to see much more
land sown down in this grain than even this.
Oconee.
Our correspondent z. writes as follows from
Walhalla, under date Of June 4:
Cotton is beginning to look little better.
It has a healthy appearance since the last
rains and warm weather, but before that it
looked very badly, and everybody was under
xkokp "a m
All had, more or less, to replant. Ihose that
planted late have the best cotton, but all say
thew have but half q stana. There is good
{ cal more planted this year than there ever
has been before. Everybody has got cotton on
the brain. Formerly there was only enough
planted for home consumption, but now every
BODY has got cotton. If cold weather does not
well.
Corn is now looking finely, and if the season
fayors. we will make an abundance Of corn, it
being mostly what Is planted tere.
Wheat looks very we'll. No rust has yet
made it's appearance from what can hear.
Orangeburg.
Our correspondent, "Quelquefois," writing
from tho Courthouse on the 7th, says:
The crop OF cotton planted in this district
will not exceel in acreage that Of the last year.
The cotton earliest planted iIas been injured
vastly, in many cases requiring replantlng.
That planted later is IN o healthy condition,
but fears are entertained that the yield Will not
eoual that Of the past season. A planter OF
large experience reports the appearance OF the
caterpillar. The corn crop is In promising
co, edition, and such negroes as have contract
ed are working better than at any time since
the close of the war. But hundreds Of them
have rented lands on their own account, and
will hardly make bread. In consideration OF
the check which the cotton received by the
late cool weather, and the loss OF labor by rea-
son of the negroes hiring lands on their own
account 1t is not safe to calculate upon more
than thrs e-tourths Of the average crop.
Rtchland.
Our correspondent, j. p. A., writing from
Hopkins Turnout, on the 4tb instant, says :
There is generally about the same proPor-
tion of corn and cotton planted this year as
there was last wear. The corn is very pro-
mis,ne at this date and we think it more Wig
orous and hardy than that OF last year, with
better showing for bread. We have not been
so attracted by an FL Dorado of green Backs as
IN NEGLECT the raising OF bleadstuffs, that in
disoen able basis of planters prosperity. In
common with our cotton planning brethren
tbrouahout the South, we have had the most
uptayorab,e weather for cotton IN our KNOW
ledre and recollection as planter. Replant-
ING. or rather O partial planting over again OF
The cotton. has been resortea to in MANY IN
stances IN this section. The past few warm
Iavs have revived the cotton very much, and
now. with good seasons and o late fall we may
saf fely nretict that the cotton crop Ill this To-
..I:to Ill not bo dirn,nlshel more than Il