The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-11
eroes alvays work, Just ss they are made-on
some places well, on others badly. They are
quiet and civil and very trastable.
RfchlRud.


the following report Of the condition Of agri-
cultural affairs in Rlchland on the 9th instant
1. Condition of the crops. I think the CON.
dition is fair. The end of cold weather came
about three weaks ago, and the tair weather,
for farm work. Cotton ls recovering from its
ailments that ca ne Of the cold. Corn -four
ishes. Wheat fine. Oats fine.
| 2. Prospects Of Q satisfactory yield. think
the yield Of cotton will be just less, but barely
less, than an average one. The use OF fertillz-
ers willnearly, II not quite, make up for the
stint and bad stand OF the cold spring. A
well informed friend writes to me: Prospect
ofyield Is average. The stand is bad general
~, owing to the cold spring, but since the
weather became warm the crops are growing
finely, and, owing to the lavish use or fertl q
ers, the yield will, if the seasons are favorable,
be equal to that of last year." Another friend
from the upper edge Of the county says in
eneral that the prospect for good yield is
versed impress me with the idea 1 gave above.
Corn promises an average yield. Wheat q
fine yield. .Olts good.
Wien use the word average" as indicat-
ing the yield Of cotton above, I mean to say
the yield to the acre will be the same as last
year, and consequently that the aggregate
yield for the county will be something like
8. Area in cotton compared with that of last
year. About one-fourth more than last year.
All concur in this.
4. area in corn compared with that Of last
year. About the same as last year. One friend
says it is one-fourth less; but all the others
concur making 1T the same as last year;
5. Whether the colored people are working
well. As well as they did last year. My best
Informed correspondent says: "1t takes about
three times the number OF free negroes to
work q clop as slaves. Some few work we'll,
but the mass are careless and lazy, and il not
closely watched do more harm than good TO a
cotton crop, which requires good care and at
tention when growing" Another tells me that
the men work pretty well, but that the women
or "hoe bands" are not doing as well as last
year. This comes from the northern part Of
the county. In the southern part OF the county
there are q good many freedmen trying to
plant for themselves. This will diminish, in q
very slight degree, however, the productive
ness of their labor; for all these experiments
may be safely counted as failures.
Our correspondent, C. q. NJ, kindly sends us
the following report from Sumter, under date
Of June 9:
Cotton is somewhat backward. The recent
warm spell has &C ed wonderfully upon the
plant, and it has almost entirely recovered
from the injury received by the april and May
cod.
The usual complaints of planters have
ceased Of late, and the prospect for large
crop is good.
Corn was planted about. as usual. but the
great effort has been toput in as mnch cotton
as possible.
Freedmen working pretty we'll. We do not
hear any complaints.
Our people have used fertilizers more extern
siyey than ever, and they think they can
already see the benefit Of applying them.
Williamsburg.
Our correspondent, "S. W." writing from
Kirgstree, under date Of June 8. gives the tof-
lowing account Of the condition OF the crops:
The planting interests in Williamsburg
County are progressing as well as can be rea-
sonablv expected under the circumstances.
The season so tar has been very favorable, c.
pecially to cotton. The spring has been too
dry and cold. It has been difficult to get cot;
ton no. and some that has gotten up has died
from the cold nights and the drought. The re-
cent rains, however, have oeen OF great SER
vice, and the prospect may now be considered
at least tolerably fair. Corn crops arc dong
very well, and although little backward, they
There is more Of both cotton and corn planted
this year than has been since the war. The
area Of o1tton this year is proportionally
greater than last year. The freedmen are
working about as usual as q general thing,
though in some instances / have heard OF their
doing better than since their emancipation.
They are beginning 10 learn, though slowly,
that freedom does not mean idleness, and that
they must work or starve. On the whole.
with the present prospects, fair season and
continuance OF labor as now applied, good
and fair yield of both cotton and corn may be
expected.
The Kingstree Star has the following graft
flying statement:
We are pleased to learn from our planters
that the prospects for better crop is now per-
ceptible. The recent rain and warm weather
have had the effect Of bringing up the cotton
that was replanted, and OF greatly improving
that which withstood the cold weather OF the
spring. The grain crops are looking remark.
ably we'll, and on The whole, wo think the
chances for nbountiful harvest are good.