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

"o1,uAs, WIZ SioIy III such cool Weatner aS we
friend sends us from Stateburg. under
date Of june 8, the following crop report:
| The present appearance Of the corncrop in
| this section is very good, and promises salts
| factory yield. The condition OF the. cotton
;;uususi occurrence OF jrost in the early part
| OF May, and the continuance of cool or even
chilly nights Tor some time afterwards, either
killed the cotton outright, or injured IL 30
| much that considerable portions Of evessAane's
crop had to be replanted. This part0f the
! crop 49, therefore, three weeks later than usual
Since the middle Of May the weather mas been
ing pretty WE'LL There is about the same orea
IN cotton and corn. or, If any differ enc6S.r
slight increase IN each as compared with last
year. The negroes are working we'll, so far as
know.
Our correspondent x, writing from La1rens
Courthouse on June 8, 1859, gives the folio wing
| account Of the crops: -, -
The area in cotton this year is much }nirer
as compared with the aroa in corn Lass ar.
and as to the comparison this year, 1 tLynk Of
the land in cultivation at least two tbirCs OF it
ie in cotton and one-thrd in corn. sd, no.
thing as to that in small grain in this c0nnec.
tlon. Guano and other fertilizers have been
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. Aud
sional frost and cool winds were Of ruinous stem ten
dency to the crop. The cotton came up badly
and died rspidly-to such an extent that plant
ers became quite respondent: Tie corn like.
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
looking, spots. Such cotton after getting up
renee, or much OF it at least, takes what is
commonly called sore-shin, aud the stalk breaks
OF and falls down. The stand of cotton is
very irregular and scattering. 80 much so that
many persons have plouRhed it up and plant
ed corn in it's stead while others have
replanted with cotton seed, but fear too late
to do much good. The stand on the light
gray lands is wors, than on the red or sitter
soils; and on the hill or broken lands great
loss has been sustained, both In the fertil. zers
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 visi-
bic in all vegetation; but the prospect Cor
good crop, in my Judgment, Is decidedly
| gloomy.
The colored people are not working with
that energy and alacrlty that they should.
Their proclivity to idle ness. and their disposl.
t!on to claim greater privileges and neglect
their duties, are more manifest than usual,
which Is very serious obstacle in the way OF
successful planting. We may we'll, under such
prospects. anticip lte eat scarcity in the
means Of living another year, and should use
every possible circumspection in providing
against it in due lime.
Newberry.
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.
The cotton prospect is worse than ever
known in this section; the plant is small and
the stand poor, owing to the cold and vet
weather. The prospect now is gloomy indCed,
and it is at least three weeks later than fNr1Ser
years. Never have known plant ~ deyS8az
more attention to their farms than this year,
and up to this date no one calculates being re-
munerstel for the immense quantities Of fer
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 cheapiy raised, furnishing
more food for stock per acre than corn.
Another year we expect to see much more
land sown down In this grain than even this.
Oconee.
Our correspondent K. writes as follows from
Walhalla, under date Of June z:
Cotton is beginning to look little better.
1t has O. healthy appearance sine the last
rains and warm weather, bnt b,fOre that it
looked very badly, and everybody was under
the impression that no cotton would be made.
All had, more or less, to replant. those that
planted late have the best cotton, but all say
they have but half q stand. There is good
cal moro 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. IT cold weather does not
come too soon the farmers viii still do very
we'll. .4.ss.,,
Corn is now looking finely, md if the season
Gavors, we will make an abundance of corn, it
being mostly what Is planted tere.
Wheat looks very well. No rust has yet
made it's appearance from what can hear.
Orangeburg.
Our correspondent, ''Quelquefois," writing
from the Courthouse on the 7th, Gays: :.
The crop OF cotton planted in this district
The cotton earliest planted has been injured
vastly. in many cases requiring replanting.
That planted later is in q healthy condition,
but fears are entertained that the yield viii not
equal that Of the past season. Aplanter Of
caterpillar. The corn crop, is in promising
col ditiou, and such negroes as have contract
ed are working better than at any time since
II the close ct the war; Bu: hundreds Of them
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-
eon vi IAo HoRTOeh NirlDS l6nQS ON 4helr own
account, 1t is not safe to calculate upon more,
than three-fourths Of the average crop.
Rtchlamd.
Our correspondent, J. r. A., writing from
Hopkins Turnout, on the 4th instant, says
There is generally about the same propor-
tion OF corn and cotton planted this year as
there was last year. The corn is very pro-
missing 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
30 attracted by an El Dorado of green Backs as
to neglect the raising OF breadstuffs, that in
dispensab!e basis Of a planters pI osperlty. In
common with our cotton planting brethren
throughout the South, we have had the MOST
untavorable weather for cotton In our know
ledge and recollection as planter. Replant-
ing, or rather o partial planting over again OF
the cotton. has been resorted to in many me
days have revived the cotton very much, and
now, with good seasons and o late fall. we may
safely predict that the cotton crop In this To-
toaIity will not be diminished more than o
fourth. comp ,red WITH last years crop.
AS regards the disposition Of the freedman
to labor can trn1v xhRt alsfffnsssa iuNrceax