The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28

Fairfield.
The WInnsboro' News, of Friday, says: "We
had splendid rain yesterday, too late, how.
ever, to do much good. The cotton and corn
crops are almost lost"
The Herald of Friday says sat last our
county has been blessed with q general rain.
We fear, however, that 1t comes too late to te
OF much benefit to the corn and cotton"
Union.
The Times says: 'sOn Tuesday morning last
the monotony of more than seven weeks
drought was broken by genial shower, which
has been followed every day since by rains
until the ground is now sufficiently wet to
SOW turnips, but not wet enough to be OF
much benefit to corn or cotton, even II those
crops were not past being benefited by rain.
We are pleased to learn that these rains have
been very general throughout the county; but
we regret to state that our estimate last week
of the crops In this county is believed by all to
be not whit too low. Not more than one
third of an average crop will be made, with
the best of seasons from now out"
Chesterfield.
The Democrat of Friday says: 'We learn
from good authority that the crop prospects
generally throughout our county are very un-
promising. The acreage planted In cotton Is
something less than last year, while that OF
corn Is about the same. Up to the first of July
the prospects were very promising, but at that
ued with more or less severity to the present
time; some sections Of the county has been
more favored than others, but throughout the
whole county the crops have been materially
reduced. The best judges think the cotton
will not produce over half an average yield,
while the corn will probably be little better.
The shedding of cotton was greatest on lands
t.k tiki O., rI,A
crop OF wheat and oats was almost an entire
failure"
Barnwen.
A correspondent of the Journal says: "The
prospect which was 80 recently altogether
lovely has sadly changed. From the Edisto
and the rich cotton section, Allendale, comes
cry of rust. 1t is also prevailing in this sec
ton to greater or less extent. The rapidlty
with which 1t has spread Is remarkable. Ten
days ago it was not, though much feared.
Since that time, come of the fields look as If
simoon's breath. This will cause the crop TO
be gathered early, but 1t does not follow that
1t will be thrown freely on the market. Not
much money is due on the crop, and 1t is con-
ceded to have been made much more econo.
mically than the last. There will, think, be
general disposition to hold for fair prices, and
many are In situation to do 30, without the
eyes. Seed cotton is beginning to come into
Barnwel, and buslpess Is Frightening up"
Georgetown.
The Times says: "From last Thursday night
up to Tuesday there has been q storm OF wind
and rain Of more or less violence. Floods Of
rain fell, but 80 low were our rivers, and so
parched was the earth, that no damage has re-
suited from the fall of water. The continued
gale Of wind has, We fear, done serious In
Jury to the May and June rice, which Is In
blossom, as well as to that which Is ready for
the hook. The effect on the first will be to
make any quantity of light rice; and on the Sec
ond, and particularly that of vigorous growth,
to blow it down and 80 tangle 1t as to cause con-
siderable loss by waste in the harvest. Previ-
GUS to the storm all the lower plantations were
suffering from the salt water, which was MAX
ing serious inroads upon them. Then comes
the gale, which must do serious damage to
the crops, both high up and low down the
rivers. While the rain has saved many of the
crops from almost total loss, the wind has
done so much damage as to render 1t doubtful
whether the storm has cut short the crop OF
the district. One thing 1t certainly has done
1t has equallzed the loss among all the plant
ers, instead Of combining 1t to those threatened
by salt water. The crop must be very short
one. Those who expected to commence cut
ting on Saturday last have been prevented by
the gale. The wind yesterday had shifted
from northeast to south, but the weather Is go
unsettled as to make 1t unsafe to have rice in
the stubble."