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

dented yield Of cotton. The bad seasons so oi
the early spring have blasted their hopes. The
stand generally is bad, the cotton small aud
| sickly. The recent warm sunshine is having q
fine effect, and people are beginning to hope IN
consequence. 1t is too early 10 speculate with
any certainty upon the crop. >,
| The negroes are working very we'll. near
no complaints about them. ana all accounts
represent them as industrious and thrifty:
The corn is promising, and the wheat crop
better than usual.
Chesterfield.
Our correspondent D. NJ, writing from
Chersw on the 9Th inst, speaks as follows OF
labor and the crops in Chesterfield:
The cotton plant is very backward, and
stands much broken in some sections but the
increase in quantity planted will more than
make up loss for stands and late sprlDg, and
| with fair growing weathe., the gloomlness
| that now pervades the plsnting interest will
| soon pass away.
| TO that og last year, with large increase OF
wheat and oats, both OF which crops we're
never better.
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
worked out and brought to stand. we are now
all favorable to the growth OF crops, and with
late fall, which usually follows late spring,
we may have large and full crops.
Tho 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 seen in the fields, who have been IDLE
since the DAYS OF slavery. The success OF last
years' planting has encouraged and stimulated
all classes to put forth every effort.
Abbeville,
The following note from our correspondent,
N, dated Hodges, June 1, shows what is doing
in Abbeville:
The prospect for full cotton crop is not
good in this section. The late spring has IN
iured 1t to great extent, most farmers having
not more than half stand. i any nave repant-
ed when they could got seed, and some nave
replanted with Q I'm.
rne weather for the last four days has been
more favorable, and il is impl owing IN appear
ance. and better crop may be made than We
expected.
Wheat is doing well; full crop will be made.
EdEefleld.
The following letter from our correspondent,
"sens1," dated Elwood, June Q gives graphic
account OF the condition Of the crops Of all
kinds, and the general prospects Of the farmers
in EdgeHeld County:
A burning sun, with the thermometer ct
ninety degrees In the shade for the past ten
dnys has brought out cotton and corn most
~onderfully Yin tact, every kind OF vegetation
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 laborer
for q rich harvest in due season. The area
planted in cotton the present year, comp ired
with that OF last year, Is greater by one
fourth; but the bad stands have reduced this
fourth TO one-elghth by replantlpg thus land IN
corn. Even to this date some planters are re-
planting 10 CORD; but bad stand OF cotton
does not always make bad yield; frequently
the contrary. and always better staple, as
three times the fruit Oh one stalk are frequent
IL 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 If 1t will pay the planter for his trouble
but IN July aud August I can tell you with
more certainty the result, aud IN fact nothing
definitely can be told or the Drop ut this tune.
But l must mention one field OF cotton saw
tow days ago, containing seventv-fve acres
of very level sandy land all planted 10 cotton.
I suppose ten tous OF guano, and other ferti-
lizers, have been put upon it tho present year,
and looks at this time as il 1t would cer, ainly
make one bag Of cotton to the acre, and per-.
haps make one hundred bales should the sea-
son be favorable.
last year, yet there is chance for much I'M
provement yet. II ID very hard to get 1t IN
the laboIel's head the value OF time at this
season of the year. Any little thing WILL make
him lose day, and to estimate the Value OF
day this time Of the year in crop is hard
to d..
Wheat and oats are very fine. The spring
suited the wheat, being very cool, causing the
rust not to do much damage. and keeping
away all insect. Harvesting has just COM
menoed, and the weather being favorable much
Of the crop will be cut within the next ten
days. The area in wheat is not as large as last
year, but the quantity % great, and the quail
damage by bad weather. The Gale wheat
have sowed for the past eighteen years. and
have never failed of making fair crop, while
oil 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 & machine has
made it's appearance in our district, which l
trust will prove q labor.savlng machine.
The fruit crop IN the upper part OF the dis
trict was damaged considerably by frost. The
lower and sandy portions have q good yield,
provided no disaster n the way of hail storms
comes hereafter. portion Of our district
was visited BY q dreadful tornado about two
weeks ago, carrying away all kinds Of buildings
in it's belt, which was one hundred yards wide
and fifteen miles long. / passed through the
course the wind went over yesterday, and
viewed the dreadful uprooting OF large trees, and
timber, p.ank, shingles and boards that were
brought for miles and scattered in its course.
The course was from southwest to northeast.
and frequently rising above the tree tops, and
dong very little DAMAGE at these points and
again falling sweeping the very plouRhed land
from it's bed and packing il against the stumps
and rocks left in it's course.
SAFETY ON RAILWAYS.