The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-28
THE LONG DROUGHT.
lG1ooMYP PROSPECT FOR TIE CROPS.
Chesterfield


Chesterfield.
A correspondent at Cheraw says: WE are
in the midst, I fear, of O protracted drought.
The corn in sandy lands Is almost lost. Got-
ton is doing well.
The wild geese are already going SOUTH,
and this is taken as indicative OF an carry !ali.
The Star says that the farmers are aiarmeu as
to The result of the cotton crop. IN tne Lttie
Rock section, the crops have alree1J Sunereu'
Lexington.
We learn the crops in Lexington are sadly
in need of rain. But short time since, there
was never finer prospect; now the corn
shows the drought, and the cotton has been
40 affected that, should showers come, there IS
much danger of shedding"
Sumter.
The News saws ssThe drought still con-
tinues, and In addition to this the nights, for
some time past, have been remarkably coid
for the season. The effect upon the crops Is
disastrous. Many will not make more than
hslf crop: if that much. either of cotton:or
corn. Such showers as have fallen Wltn,9 tne
last FIVE or six weeks have been partial ana
circumscribed in extent The prospect.in this
county is extremely gloomy"
Spnrtanburg.
The Spartan saws: s1Sunday and Monday
were remarkable for Icy breath, ana engaged
in warfare with the last few hot days, go as 70
victory. All this, too. without the agency of
rains We are dry, the crops thirsty, ana
fruitful showers greatly needed-stlu we have
GOODNESS in the air, and the temporary return
to winter clothing desirable NotWitnstan9-
inc such changes, frosts are not anticipated,
!. and the immature crops WILL pour lnt0 tne
! gayner ,neir fatness and superabundaace."
Newbery.
The Herald says: "No rain yet. The heaV-
ems above are as sheet OF brass, ana tneIe-
Election has baked the earth oe1eatn, save
have produced s'sea" of impalpable dust.
Tepetation is dead, and buried beneath the
blazing rays Of an almost tropical sum- the
succulent juices have been extracted, ana out
little remains that is not parched and exhaust,
ed, The .shrivelled corn-blades droop and
hang as listless as an idle sail upon the mast
when no breath of air disturbs the tranquil
waters. n
The Camden Journal says: "0wing to an
extremely severe drought the crops nave
been materially affected In some portions OF
the county there has not been rain for SIX
weeks. Corn has dried up, In some places, to
the tasseI, and the fodder is, of course, ruined,
or nearly 80. Should the drought continue
long cotton will begin to shed, and consequent
ly the yield will be materially reduced: From
every quarter comes the universal cry for ram,
AMI dying .veTetation eloquently, tnouSn
mutely, make IS appeal also. Besides the
drought the MIG. ls have become cool Of late,
Which Is adhisfortune to cotton. Altogether, at
this writing, the crop prospects are very
gloomy
The Times says stSince our last writing
we have had only one rain, lasting ABOUT tWen-
hive opotl nf wnQthnr
lastingsup to the present time. In some parts
of the county the rains have been amply SUM
cient; in other sections, especially s1n the
Adamsvile neIghborhood, as we are informed,
crops are nearly yuined by the drought. The
present cool weather leads farmers TO lear
that rust will make its appearance In cotton,
though we have heard OF no injury to it from
that cause. so far. The weather for several
days past has been unusually cool Tor the sea.
son, the thermometer, on last Saturday morn
ing, being down to SO degrees."
williamsburg.
We continue to hear of the disastrous condi-
ton of the crops for the want OF rain. In some
portions OF shls county. the corn crop will be
almost total failure. In the neighborhood OF
Leesville and scope Of country on the lake,
and in several other localities In the county,
no rain has fallen In Blk or seven weeks. The
corn is literally dried up, and 1s oeyond tne
influence of rain to resuscltate 1t. The planters
tell US that not third of q crop will be made
where this drought has extended. In many
instances the stalks have fallen down, and In
some cases persons are stripping the fodder
in order to save that. The cotton is falling
rapidly now for theSwant of rain. In other
portions OF the county rain has fallen plentl-
fully, and the crops are very line: up 10 loe
middle of June there never was better pros
pect for crop of corn in this county, and
every one was in buoyant spirits of the COM
ing harvest.