The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-09

CHARLESTON, S. G
dented yield Of cotton. The bad seasons Of
| the early spring have blasted their hopes. The
stand generally is bad, the cotton small aud
sickly. The recent warm sunshne is having a
| fine effect, and people are beginning to hope in
Consequences. It is too early to speculate with
| any certainty upon the crop.
| The negroes are worhpg very we'll. hear
no complaints about them. and all accounts
The corD is promising, and the wheat crop
better than usual.
Al q Chesterfield.
Our correspondent ID. M, writing from
| Cheraw ON the 5th inst, speaks as follows Of
labor and the crops in Chesterfield
| The cotton plant is very backward. and
! stands much broken ia some sections, but the
! increase in quantity planted will more than
make up loss for stands and late spring, and
| with fair growing weatbe,, the gloominess
that now pervades the planting interest will
The quantity of corn planted is about equal
| to that OF Last year, with large increase Of
wheat and oats. both OF whioh crops were
The dry Weather for the last two or three
weeks, has been great help TO the planters
in getting their crops Of cotton and corn
having werm moist weather and hot nights
all favorable 70 the growth OF crops, and with
late fall, which usually follows q late spring,
we may have. large and full drops. VIZ
The labor OF the country ia very satisfactory;
both white and black are doing all they can to
improve their condition. "A number OF women
are now eeen in the fields, who have been idle
years. planting has encouraged and stimulated
af'classes to put forth every effort.
~ Ahbcville
The following note from our correspondent,
N, dated Hodges, June /. shows what is doing
in Abbevile: "a@.a
The prospect for full cotton crop is not
good in this section. The late spring has in
jured 1T to great extent, most farmers having
not more than half o stand. any nave replant-
ed when they could get seed, and some nave
replanted with O 'rn.
Tue weather for the la st four days has been
more favorable and it is impi ovihg IN appear
ance, and o better crop may be made than We
expected. I.-. tt44
Wheat is doing well; full crop will be made.
EdReheld.
The following letter from our correspondent
'.Senex," dated Elwood, June g1ves graphic
account Of the condition Of the crops Of all
kinds, and the general prospects OF the farmers
in Edgefeld County:
A burning sun. with the Thermometer at
ninety degrees In the shade for the past ten
days. hAs brought out cotton and corn most
wonderfully Yin tact, every kind of vegetaMon
bears different aspect from what 1t did three
weeks ago. The cotton begins to show itself
above the clods. and the corn to show deep
green color. growing very rapidly. This ceI-
talnly is encouraging to tue planter and ,aborer
for rich harvest in due season. The area
planted in cotton the present year, comp ,red
with that Of last year, is greater by one
fourth; but the bad stands have reduced this
fourth to one-elghth by replantinR this laud in
corn. Even to this date some planters are re-
planting corn; but a bad stand OF cotton
does not always make a bad yield; frequently
the contrary. and always o better siapIe as
three times the fruit on one stalk are lrequent-
" gathered. Many planters never give their
cotton proper space.
Much guano has been used in the district
the present year, and looks at this time
as il 1t will pay the planter for his trouble,
but IN July and August can tell you with
more certainty the result, aud IN fact nothing
definitely can be told OF the crop at this time.
But L must mention one fold OF cotton saw
few days ago, containing seventv-five acres
of very level sandy land all planted I'D cotton.
l suppose ten tons of guano, and other ferti-
lizers. have been put upon it the present year,
and looks ct this time as il 1t would cer.ainly
make one bag Of cotton to the acre. and per-
haps make one hundred bales shouIi the sea-
son be favorable ors 81 n ,fiss,txs zsa s,r.s5
The negro labor is much better than it was
last year, yet there is a chance for much i'm
lprovement yet: II is very hard to get 1t ,n
the laborei's head the value OF time at this
season Of the year. Any little thing viii make
day this time iof the year in crop is hard
Il to 7do.S q il@ afGa IN
Wheat and oats are very fine. The spring
suited the wheat, being very cool, causing the
away all insect. Harvesting has just COM
menced, and she weather being favorable much
| Ct the crop will be cut within the next ten
days. The area in wheat is not as large as last
| year, but the quantity as great, and the quail
ty better, should We get it housed wlthous
1 damage by; bad weather. The Gale wheat /
have sowed for the past eighteen years. and
\ have never failed Of making 81 fair crop, whlle
/ all other. kinds have proved failure. The
| seed OF the Gale wheat was sent to me from
the Patent Office at Washington by Senator
| troubled much to keep it in pure state, but
have succeeded. The mowi e machine has
made its appearance ip our district, which i
trust Will prove labor-saving machipe. M ,''t
trict was dama ged considerably by frost. The
| lower and sandy portions have q good YIELD
provided no disaster IN the way of haiti storEas
comes hereafter. portion Of onr district
weeks ago, carrying away all kinds OF buildings
| in its belt, which was one hundred yards wide
and fifteen mice long. I passed through the
course the wind went over yesterday, ID
viewed the dreadful nprooting OF large trees, and
timber, plank, shingles and boards that were
brought fJT miles and a0attered in ita course.
/ The course was from eouthweat TO northeast
ana frequently rising above tha tree tops, and
dong very little damsee at these Ipoints and
from its bed. and packing II against the stumps
land rocks left in it's course. ,, IS VA rs
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Recent experiments on the Erie Railroad
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