The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-26
QUE GRoMINa CROPS.
Fertilizers W. Frost-Cotton, Rice, Corn.
Whoat-Uther Cereals-Prospects OF
Yield. ....,.. -.-

.Whoat-Uther Ceresls-Prospects OF
Yield. ...,.
A Columbia correspondent Of the New York
Times writes, under date Of the 18th inst:
The prospects Of the crop Of 1869 have been
pretty thoroughly canyassed, and conclusions
are becoming somewhat definite. Two unmsuai
circumstances have marked the Agricultural
world IN the South-my estimates all relate to
South Carolips. however, eprine; first, an
unusually cold spring, there having been trost
in most parts OF the State 10 May-aa event
that has not occ 1rrei therefore in maybe
twenty years; and, secondly, nu unprecedent-
ed use OF commercial fertilizers sphates,
gnano from tho tropics, and Chemical fertl-
iiEers of various kinds. Or these the State
has used this year fully ten times as much
as ever before. The lateness OF the spring
has cut off good deal Of the cotton in the
mountain region aud alnose all the corn on the
seacoast. It IS to be observed here that these
crops thus shortened are the least important
ones Id their respective regions, bee luse near
the mountains very little cotton is raised, and
near the sea very little corn. In the interior
OF middle OF the State the cotton is the, main
crop touched BY the frost; and it is be,leyed'
now that the fertilizers will more, than M Ike
mp for the d,miuution caused by the frost, and
then about one fourth more land has been
planted in cotton this year than last.
COTTON.
The cotton crop Of this year is estimated BY
careful calculators, after comparison OF hun
dreds OF individual opinions, as iiely to reach
1876 900 bales. This is au advance on last years
crop, which was 180. 600 bales. The crop OF
1850 was 35S, ,412 bales.
The crop OF rice is expected to be. this year,
"a, 750, 900 pounds, which is large increase
over last year, which produced 16 50,00O
pounds. Both of these are vastly below the
rice Weld OF 1860, which Was 119 100 528 pounds
more than five tl.hes as much as this year,
and seven times as much as last year. This
immense falling off arises from the fact that
the neglect Of somo years during the war has
rendered the plantations unfit tor cultivation
without thousands OF outlay, which the i'm
poverls ,ed wners cannot supply. Besides, Ia
bor is 80 d fR ,uli to control now that 1t would
be very risky to undertake running large
plantation with hands that might. and proba-
bly would, leave when the weather gets too hot
for comfors. 10 put rice plantation 10 work.
ing order costs something like $40 900, and IN
some cases $40 000-sums that do not ofte u
enst among planters DOW.
CORN.
This cereal cropi is decidedly better than last
year. T have no statistics OF the last year g
crop, but think it safe to state that this years
will be better but not much. The corn crop
Of 1850 vas IL. .oe5. eO6 bushels:
WHEAT.
The lower portion Of The State rejoces in q
fair crop OF wheat this year, the mlidle very
good aod near the mountains planter writes
to me that thsre has not been such a crop OF
wheat there in twenty years as is the presen.
year. The harvesting is gong on now. and
the estimates are de6olte. The crop OF 1860
Was / 285, ,61.
oTHRR CEREALS.
The remaining cereals-oats, rye and bar
ley-are much less grown IN this state than
tsIth er north. Oats are raised for horse food,
ami the crop Is fine this year. Barley and rye
are not much raised. Near the mountains rye
ls raised. but mostly by Germans who used to
raise 1t In the old country.