The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-08-25

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ALLENDALE, S. c., August Is.
l have been requested by several pro.
minent planters to'give, through The
Nems my opinion Of the present crop,
and as all classes in our country are
moro or less interested in the production
of the great staple of the South, it may
be proper for those who are experienced
IN the production of cotton, and have
made extensive observation, to state
the condition and prospect of the grow
ing crop.
Any experienced andpractical plaut-
CT car about ascertain, by this time;
what his crop will make. l'havcncver
known, for more than twenty years
experience, such an effort aud deter
mination on the part of planters, both
small and large, to make every acre Of
cotton do its best. To this end, the
vast stock of fertilizers of every brand
-nust have been exhausted. Some, am
bilious to excel, applied it cxtravagant-
ly, from SIS to S25 per acre, but gen.
orally from IS to Sl2. The crops
of cotton looked well as gen
eral thing, and in most instances were,
qaitc flattcring, until about the 10Th Of
July, when on account Of adverse sea-
sons, the plant was brought 70 sudden
check, causing it to cast off its top or
Immature fruit; a little later the rust
made its appearance, and now our fields
present the aspect of late fall.
1t is too late in the season for cotton
to add anything by commencing Sec
ond growth now, Two-thirds Of what
VIC hoped, to make the middle of July
is the ultimatum Of, what will be real
lied, and l seriously think onc-ha!f will
come nearer the reality. 1 control
several plantations in South Carolina
and Georgia, and my visits to and fro,
and in various other cotton regions in
these two States, afford me extensive
observations, and | give it as my opin-
ion, that this must be a disastrous year
to the cotton planters of the country
unless cotton should rule as high as last
winter. This crop cannot clear the
expense Of making it under twen'y
cents. Twenty cents may Sorc the
producer, but will not remuuerate him
his year. So confident are the
planters that that the crops will
BE- short, that they will hold back the
bulk of it for better market. l have
conversed with many of our most prac-
teal planters, and they concur with me
in~the opinion that the crop will be
short, and that the planter should, by
all means. keep his cotton until'ncxt
spring, after selling enough to relieve
his factor for advances.
Respectfully, B. l.. WILLINGHAM.
CRops.-We have heard from
every part Of the District within the
INST four weeks, and weleau now con-
iidently predict the largest cyop Of corn
and cotton that: has been raised in the
h last ten years. Some sections have
suffered to some extent from drought
for q few weeks past, but the dryest see--
.asuas have recently ben refreshed with
h. "a showers, and ", know no neigh
~ foSBhich is not ii hopeful expcc.
r&broad for thecatcr and seed
do..H o.d.HESsr."-CdrOfaa Spartan.
yaue. na1 CRop.-l' correspon
follows, 1aoer a New O;leans Ifca-
grown, eoneerihSahe 5thinstaut, as
Some Sos1 cotton cr5sprOslects of til"
ported pc sFSe ;s district Of "As4rratiSr' s'
as., result Of sSsslS5,;n5 s1s &al' that the
the uns'on ona' crop would turn po on' pat ths
"0 crop oslaSs, year. 'u' '0'Ns tI
s,9 ;s" 'ss,1 9Sf' Of &c heHoe-repn Wye !
if no Disturbing disas4a. counties. we ~z Iy rely,
s0rnIlarser s,na thao the 90 IA y'Vp0s y"sr
prosnan, a' :, 'io:e OF TIC war; F,th this
bs,,sr ti,nn ,n y view, =. We %pe realize
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