The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-09
THE FLEECY STAPLE.
TIE PROSPECTS FOR COTTON.
Tit Growing Crop In South Carolina
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The Growing Crop In South Carolina
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The Aiken Journal says From present
Indications, cotton will sell we'll next season
There Is about one-tenth less ground planted
Ia BarnweI this year than last, and not one
fourth as much guano has been used. II the
season continues, favorable from this time for
ward many farmers think good crops will be
made throughout the county"
DARLINGTON.
The Index says: Farmers from the
country report that crops are looking well.
The recent rains came exactlyA at the rlghl
time and in the right quantity tor cotton and
corn."
MARLBORO.
The Times speaking of the crops says: "Oul
farmers generally report iavorably upon the
condition OF the growing crops-both cotton
and corn. The cool spell of weather, a short
time ago, checked the growth of cotton to
some extent, but for some time past the warm
sunshine and genial showers have more thai
repaired any damage sustained, and now 6oth
cotton and corn, il rather small, are looking
well, sud are in a thriving. condition. We
hear Of little complaint about grass so far,
thougha few more days Of wet weather.
such as we had last week, would add a great
deal to the latter CROP
Bad Accounts from nll Quarters liza
Georgia.
The Augusta Chronicle Of June s says: For
the past " weeks there has been no scarcity
of rain. Nearly every dry there has been q
long and. heavy raip, sometimes tWo or three
of them. AS a consequence the planters IN
this and contiguous counties haye suffered a
great deal. The cotton plants have been
washed up by wholesale, and The grass re-
ceiyed such an impetus that it will prove diff
cult with all to check 1t, with many impossi.
be. The planters are all very gloomy, and
with acreage reduced more than q third, and
unfavorable seasons, 1t is very clear that there
win be.a very small cotton crop raised in
Middle Georgia."
The Sparta Times and Planter says 1.-The
wheat crop Is said to be excellent throughout
the county. Some have harvested their crops.
Yielding well; few Instances of rust are report
ed,Lbut, as q general thing, the crop Is aoOVe
the average. The corn crops cannot be sur
passed. Planters say the prospects are better
for a large yield than they have known foI
Will be made, but the cotton Is sorry though
out this section. A failure in this plant the
present year is predicted"
Colonel Clisby, Of the Macon Telegraph, has
this TO say ofcrops IN Southwestern Georgia:
1.-The stands of cotton are defective, aud tire
plant. suffering from grass ana Inc iaehsol
work, though looking more healthy. since the
weather has changed warmer. In point OF
time it is fully three weeks later than usual;
The corn crop, unless a drought sets In, will
be overwhelming. Everywhere it looks green
and fourishing, and is beginning to shoot the
tas6el. Many farmers ore preparing to give IL
the finishing work. Oats, unless very early,
will be much cut of by rust, and the wheat,
already short in yield, is destined to further
damage from the excessive wet. Much Oh IL Is
growingin the ricks, from lack OF the neces.
sary sunshine to compile the curing process"
The editor of the Macon Telegraph writes
as follows of Lee County crops: "a recent
visit TO Lee County enables us to report a very
good showing for at least Is cents o pound for
cotton next fall-so far as The crop or the
county ia. concerned. UP to Monday last, it
had rained ten days, and all the power OF ne
gro muscle seemed unlikely to prevail against
the gathering forces OF General Grass. Inere
was universal complaint on this score, and an
almost unanimous opinion hat rain Tor Inc
remainder OF the week would settle Inc ques-
ton as to the greet eat possible amount that
could be raised in that county. Nobody SEEM
ed to expect more than half a crop in that
event. Those whose crops were clean preVi-
Gus to the late, and still continuing rains,
were comparatively well of. and hoped by
hard work to keep ahead; but Where the raia
found them not yet out OF the grass, Ills gooa-
BY, john The plant is small, Of course; out,
where 1t has had any sort of o showing. LOOKS
healthy and capable Of great things yet"