The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-23
PROSPECTS IN GE0RGI4.
The Agricultural Out-Look-Downfall
of Commercial Fertilizers-Cotton rs.
Corn-A Small Crop of the Former
Poverty OF the People-comIng Agri-
cultural Convention.
correspondence Of the New York Times.l

| MACON. GA M0nuay, FSDruary 10.
The universal scarcity of money, the severe
distress and heavy recuniary losses on the years
onerations. which are to be found In sad predon-
ineuc. wherever one goes In this region, are at.
,rbuted with singular unanimlty to the errone-
Gus systeH and calculations which were adopted
last year; and II there be any confidence to be
placed In the sincerity OF repentance, the farmers
will carefully shun the errors OF 1870, seeking by
the prudeuce of 1871 to retrieve their losses and
,nrn adyersfty to profitable use. have not
| seen single planter this year who has not re-
solved 10 diminish tile area OF his cotton from
one.third to half, and to Increase By thai much
the extent OF his cultivation OF provision crops;
| Had the capituaton OF Paris and the prospect OF
peace caused, az was confidently expected, rise
| in the price Of cotton, think IL very probable
| that the present resolution would have cen ma
terlally mudliled, but as prices nave realiy weak
! Kaiser and rs the weekly cotton recelpts at the
ports Increase instead OF falling OH, the chances
are That the area planted IN cotton this season
will he very much smaller than last year, and tNat
the crop Of 1871 will be still s'aer III proportion.
| as in the vast majority OF cases no commercial
fertilizers will be bought, ana thus the We'd per
acre will he reduced at least one.third. TAe lime
for ''ptchng The CROP" that IS, for deciding how
much land shall be devoted to corn. how much TO
cotton, &C., is now at hand, and / am satisfied
from my own observation IN several counties,
| and from reliable Information received from
many others, first, that she cotton crop
will be fully onc.tlird less in number OF acres
planted; second. that provision crops VIII
he largely extended; and third that the use ol
artificial manures VIII Oe the exception TINS year,
instead of being the rule, as IL was last ear:
Twelve months ago "the light wings OF ZEPHYR
were really oppr. ssed with the perfume OF
every Imaginable heterogeneous compound from
lacompuscd fish downward p the scale OF stencil.
Tie corporate authorities OF all The large towns
passed ordinances prohibiting the storage OF
gusnos within the corporate limits, imposing
heavy penalties In case OF violation Of the law
and as you travelled On the cars, you had to Keep
you handkerchief 10 your nose whenever you
reached q depot, t. exclude the Pungent Odors Of
the hundreds OF ammonlated superphosphates
which wrestied with each other FOR the suprena.
cy in stencil. Now you may travel with continu-
ously pure air. Tie dealers and agents are chop
fallen and respondent, and though th-y are elo.
quent 10 the praise OF their several mixtures, ana
are willing to sell on 'iiDeral terms 10 suit the
times, the planters heel not the Voice Of the
charrner. Tile reason OF this, as have already
stated, is want OF money.
POVERTY or THE PEOPLE.
Never since the surrender Of the Confederate
armies have seen the people so poor anu dis
lresSed as they are now. Never nave known SO
known IT so hard to borrow money. The cotton
crop Of 1ST0-Tl was immense. II has lhr exceed.
cd what the most sansulne expected But 1t cost
all immense sum to make anf gather IT. la Dor
was hired with cotton at twenty-five cents per
pound, and with q belief thar IT would rot iall
below that Irce. TiinsaHdS or tons or Ier;!ltzcrs
were bought and applied lavishly tothe land at
all ave. az. rate Of SIS per ton cash, and iS5 10 $50
on credit. all the meat most Of the corn, hay. &C.,
needcd to feed men and beasts, were bought ut
the highest prices. either for cash or on credit,
with runuuSly high rates Of interest added
Wnen the lao0rers were recompensed, ana the
guano, meat. corn, hay. interest. &c., pail out OF
the cotton sold at 10 cents or II cents perpOuud,
many planter found that he had lost money,
aud many and many one lounu ina. nc M nad nc, NOT
Implements and everything but the land, nave
heen compelled to abaudon their farms altogether
being unable 70 raise money 10 carry on another
years operations. Tie homestead and relief laws
have done great deal to destroy credit No
mortgage or lien Is now Of much value in face OF
n Two thousand dollar, go!l, reality, and one
thousand dollar, guild. personally, or home
stead The reSul. IS, tnat In cases within my per-
suual knowledge, persons have only been able 10
raise money to larm this year by conveying their
nroperly In fee to the parties making the ad-
vance As another proof 81 9 the pgTYery% % Of tne
where men have allowed policies OF insurance on
their lives, which they haG Kept up Tor years, TO
Iapse from absolute inability TO pay the premiums
or to raise the money. 1t Is stupid de!uSlon to
suppose that the cotton crop Of 1871 can be "a
very large one." Either the man who says SO
knows nothing about It, and errs from absolute
Ignorance, or, Knowing, he states what he be-
lieves to be untrue.
COMING AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
The Agricultural Convention, composed Of re-
presentatyes OF all the agricultural societies 10
Georgia, will meet here on the ed instant II
will lie q very large and intelligent body OF men,
and several important subjects Will be submitted
TO IT, for discussion. An effort Will be made 10
secure the necessary legislation for the gift Of the
old neblic buildings aE Mliledgeyille To the Agli
cultural Society and q sufficient money grant
Annually 10 found aud carry on an agricultural
college The question Of immigration Of iaoorers
Will hs consilered, and attention drawn 10 the
great success which has attended the introduc-
lion of Swcdes in middle Georgia. II is expected
that over four hundred Of the leading agrioultu-
rsls will he present. and full attendance Is ex-
peciel. since the railroads have agreed 10 carry
delegates here and return free OF charge. We're
the railroad companies less llaeral should not
look for so large an attendance The official
Term or uGn. Benjamin c. iaIcey, as president OF
the State Agricultural Society, Will expire on the
2a,l. and General Alfred Ii. Colquitt Will be In.
augurated as his successor.
AGESUISE ''DIG FAILURE"
Within the past week there has took place here
nil The eNc ement OF "bg failure,n ~ an aoscond-
ing, swndng &c. An individual who came
here this year from a neghborng village, and es-
iab:Ishel himself as q cotton buy er, aoSquatu-
laled between shutdown and sun up, victlnlzlng
the banks and the merchants TO tile tune OF ane
hundred thousand dollars. Nothing has been
heard OF his whereabouts, though the parties he
has "isl. behind" are most earnest IN their ILL.,
gulricS
THE WANDERING JEW