The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
Tho Growing Cotton Crop.


The Gainesville (Fla J Independent
of the 4Ih instant says: 1--WE are sorry
TO chronicle that n great many of orr
farmers complain that tho rust is ininr.
ing their cotton crop very much, and
the "bottom crop or bols Is dropping
off to large extent, which it is feared
will reduce the coming crop one
half"
The Quincy (Fla.) Journal of tho
4th instant says: "Sinco our last no.
,icc of the crops. cotton has greatly i'm
proved. If tho splendid growing
weather we have had for the last three
weeks continues the cotton yield Of
this county, a(terAall, will be tolcra
Oly good. Corn is not turning ont ms
well as expected but still We hope
enough will be gathered to do the
country.'
The Rome, Georgia, Commercial
says: 'Wn convcrscd with several
farmers Yesterday from different parts
of the county, who report the crop pros
poets as very dscouraging. With
good rains tho yield would not exoec Il
third Of crop Everything is com :.
pletcly burned up, except cotton, and .
mucl longer conlirucd drought would
almost destroy that"
The Columbus Sun, speaking Of Tire
crops in that aection, says: "If VIC
have the very best of seasons, we do
not believe we c.n raise two-thrds oI
an anavcragc cotton crop. Nor arc the
reports from other sections any better
Between here and Opelka they arc
wrctchcd. Corn is so burnt up that
little fodder can Ire saved. On the Ma,
j"rly OF the lands it will require twenty
acres o: cotton to mako bale mingled
with It light sprinkling Of rocks"
A correspondent writes from Morgan
County Ga. "My estimate will be
based partly on personal observation
and partly on opinions and reports
made to me by prominent planters.
The wheat crop in this section was, as
you doubtless have already heard, al
most u total failure. The cotton crop,
rs general thing, is not good. 1t will
compare with that OF last year in the
ratio of two to thrcc--that is, nhout
twoth,rds as much will bc made, pro.
vidcd tho seasons hereafter are favOra.
blc''
The Bainbridgo (Ga) Argus, CT the
9th, says cotton is growing rapidly and
Improving every day. pho samo paper
says tic rust has made it's appearance
on the cotton crop in portions Of this
county. A field near fhis place In,
shed its leaves, and all the forms and
Young bollsaro dead. All the maturing
bols aro open. Tho caterpillar fly is
believed to have mado it's debut and
apprrhcnsinns Of much injury to the cot.
ton crop from this insect is being indulg-
rd by many OF tho farmers IN that SEE
ton.
The Boston (Thomas County, Ga. J
journal OF the 5,h instant SAYS the crop
reports in that region are anything but
favorable. Tho want of rain during the
past month has cut tho corn crop short
and il is feared less quantity will be
made than was last year. Cotton is
also greatly injured FIRST on account o
extreme wet weather, and INV on nc
count OF extreme dry weather. fou,
or five open bolls of cotton on ono stalk
are reported, bnt this does not rejoice
the farmers, for say they. the weather
Is so dry and the sun so hot as to cause
unmaturcd bolls to open.
The Griffin (Ga.) Star, OF the 9th
instant, says: owe passed through q
portion Of Pike, Merwo,her, Coweta
and this county the frs: Of tho week
and lound the crops suffering much more
than we expected, There seems to be
a streak running from Limo Creek
through the lower portion of Cowcta
and Moriwethcr, and extending into Pike
where they have not Ind q season in
nearly seven weeks. IN many places
fodder is literally burned up, and the
stalks and ears Of corn looks rs il they
were dead. The cotton looks withcred
and we heard that in some instances it
was dying TO the above thcro were
rare RECEPTIONS, where the corn was rs
fine as the ground could produce, and
tho cotton looked healthy and vigorous.
How far this drought extends we
could not learn. The farmers general.
y have LAID by their crops, bit seem
discouraged"