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

back set In the spring. it natures bet
ter, and consequently yields more. Tne
high price Of the staple this spring, or
rather the fair price. did not. as IN 66, delude
planters INTO The foolish idea OF planting this
crop almost to the exc uslon Of every other.
On the contrary, We believe less cotton has
been planted this season than any year since
the war. Farmers are beginning to realzs
that 1t pays better to plant less in area and
make few acres yield more abundantly. In
view of this fact fertilizers are every ye r more
extensively bought, and the purchases OF these
this spring echpsed those OF any previous
year. -.
More wheat was planted this year than at
any tune since the war. The cool weather IN
jured this crop more than any other. Either
the soil or latltuds, or both. Of his portion OF
South Carolina do not suit this cereal, as very
few years pass IN which 1t escapes the rust.
Corn looks well everywhere. and as far as our
observation extends there seems to be sufi-
ciepcy OF it planted.
Tue crops OF the cvlored farmers are better
than We have ever seen them SINCE they have
been '.meking FAM" The fact OF this being
the Gaze is attributable to the assistance rem
dared them by the whites in the way Of horse
power, advances Of provisions. DC.
stock raising to any extent has become i'm,
practicable, and many farmers have abandoned
the idea Of making any attempt beyond few.
surveillance. In the days ante beLanl. cattle
and hogs could roam DER the woods with i'm
punlty. but In these days the negroes not hav-
ing the fear of the Lord nor OF the ''cat with
pine tails" before their eyes, the art OF appro-
priation has increased many fold, thereby
rendering it unsafe for cattle and hogs to ram
BILE away from home.
Field han is nowadays have become compa-
rstiyely unavailable. Sambo, with his fam, %
dog and Gun, eau manage to livs on his own
hool by hooking little from his white neigh
bors.
Thr aim Of the two frst achievements of the
freedm IN was to beoome possessed OF dog
and gun. This accomplished tho next was
q mule and forty acres. The mule many OF
them nave bought aud paid tor. but the forty
acres are yst ID durance. Many have purchas-
ed mules aud small tracts OF lsnd. and given
oo.laterals TO secure the payment OF the pur-
chase money, by mortg Ige. hiring som, mem
Der OF the family to the sendJr, aud various
other ways. They purchase the lands at low
figures, and are allowed TWO 10 tive wears to
pay for them. In this way, and by exchauglu
horse power for hoe work With tho lessees. the
farmers rely principally for labor. he steam
saw mills. which pay ten to twelve dollars per
month, are about the only ins itutlous which
can command labor. and even this ID very life
ri Jr, being generally itinerant characters. who
never stay more than m m)nth at any place.
Chester.
Our correspondent, W. q. B., in q letter de-
ted Chester Juue s. gives the following resume
OF the condition Of ahlirs IN that county:
Generally the &rea in cotton Lois ye II is one
thlrd larger than last aud that OF corn sn aler
In Or ,portion. THIS. with the large amount
OF foreign fertilizers in use this yaor, ten
times as much as in any previous year, gave
I,se to sanguine ex 9eetations OF an unprccs-