The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-14
CROP PROSPECTS IN ANDERSON.
EFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
PENDLEToN, S. c., April II.

P~ENDLEToN,. S. c., April II.
l have been waiting for the full moon IN
April to report q killing frost, but it has past,
and co frost to do any damage. l am one OF
the .'oldest inhabitants,' and.I can find no
! record of such weather, from January to April,
as / now have before me. On. reviewing my
! record for the last two months, ] have almest
| come to the conclusion that I have been so
overwarmed by mountain dew ''old Bour!
| bon" or more probably by taxpaylng excite
ment, on the occurrence Of cold snaps since
| my last notes, that they have had no cnliing
reflect on me. Yet ! hear every one speaking
| of the remarkably mild and pleasant weather
throughout February and March. A little TOO
much rain at times, but less wind through
| March than / have ever known. April borrow
| ed q few OF her first days from March, but
since all is calm and pleasant. l find my hast
| note of q cold morning was on the 24th Janu-
arr, when the thermometer stood at twenty
eight Degrees. afterwards (26th) ngnt sIeet
| and cold rain, with q little snow. The first
| peach blooms / note the 5th of March. On the
| 2sth, a light frost followed by cold rain and a
light sleet. We have now, the 9th, unusually
warm and growing weather, With a prospect
OF rain, which is needed.
Some of our planters are getting their cotton
seed in the ground, and much more corn mas
| already been planted. In our immediate sur
roundinss ] do not think the full number OF
acres Will be planted in cotton as was last
wear, The sale of commercial fertilizers, it
said, have considerably tallen.of fro the last
years operations. / cannot say what amount
other agents have sold, but ! can say, as agent
of Messrs. Wilcox, Gibbs d Co. have SOLO
| much more than last year"to date. Whether
from our perseverance and the offer Of better
terms to the planters, or whether from our
manure being on trial, found the most reliable
and best paying; according to the price at
which 1t is sold, / will not venture TO assert.
I have tried very lew OF IT., the s, many y G Saee
tried / consider not equal, all things IN view,
to Messrs. Gibbs d. Co.
Our small grain crop is quite promising.
Barley in the head, wheat IN good land. ana
early sown, In the boot. And oats, especially 1all
AoWn will be so soon. And so OF clover ana
grass and milet lots, unfortunately too few
and far between, which, II we had In proper
ton to our stock, would relieve US of the I'M
pleasant and Injurious necessity Of fodder pul,
ling-injurlous to the corn, l mean, which l
have long since proven to my satisfaction, OF
rather, dissatisfaction, IL you choose.
On the subject of the impositions OF our
model Legislature OF cut-throats, rascals and
taxpayers of the State, I have not much to
soy. You have given us line upon line on the
subject of these V%irlanfes, until the vocabulary
Is we'll nigh exhausted; but what good does it
do They have no. conscience or honor TO
touch, and 1t IS only kicking against the pricks
to attempt 1t. There Is one WORD l may
whisper In your ear: however, and that is, the
people do not intend to pay this second tao IN
1911. Nor do / think. our very willing and
subserviant tax-collectors will venture to at
tempt the collection by their threats OF penal
ties and double taxes, which, when enforced,
very rarely, 1t Ii suspected, go Into the treas
ury, or beyond the deposit OF their own
pockets. ,.