The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-06
TIE GROWING CROPS.
Further Reports from The Eows Corps
OF Observation.

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An attentive correspondent, who signs him
self "a Servant of TaxatloD," dlscourses thu
moodlly of affairs In Marion County:
l. reside In the cotton-growlng section o
Marion, and 1t Is my impression that there !!
not; over five per cent. more cotton planted
this year, than last .-',..-,-----
2. Not over twenty-five per cent. more fer
tillzers used this year than last. There ha!
been more gqano applied to the raising o
grain. this year Than for several years past.
ann glad TO- say tae gram ptG%specI t%
In regardto kiHg GOTTEN. Tor several reasons
First, the plant Is from five to six weeks later
than last year, and hard bottom lands are moi
up as vet. Second, labor is very scarce and
high on account OF the turpentine works.
good field hand can make enough In one day
to bny his bacon for Q week; and, to tell :the
truth, our colOred friends in this section are
not much inclined to work kwhile they have
rations. q Third. the working class occupy too
much time I'M <Rklng about the coming cleo
tiop. T.. ''.'''' L.,
An experience proves that It Is an uphill
business to make cotton with the present sys-
tenn OF labor; and there are thousand and
one Inducements that will be held out 10 de.
range the laboriug people during the summer
and fall Of 1872 All the fertilizers In the world
will not act without the proper cultivation;
and, last but not least, there wblbe q short cot
ton crop for 1872, and an oyer.crop o. politics.
REPORTS OF the South Carolina Press.
. The Marion Crescent says: sWe converse6
with planters from all sections OF the county,
on Monday, aud we're pleased to hear better
accounts than we expected. Corn Is doing
we'll, and cotton, though late, Ia beginning to
grow finely. Rain, however, Is again needed
The Horry News says "The recent drought
made IL difficult for farmers to get their grain
up1 and the stand OF corn. cotton aud riceis
very Irregular. We have made inquiry from
nearly: every section of the county, and hear
that since the late showers plants that are up
are, looking well and the prospect is fair
average yield. Farmers are continuing to
IGfilsaI.l Reports from Georgia. oTi
Since, the rains we have had charming
weather. aud crops have come out wonder
fully. Corn Is growing rapidly, and cotton Is
doing satisfactorily to planters On the whole,
the prospect is good, and hopefulness beams
from every albany Ne.os. ~
Crop prospects In Newton are much more
fiattering now than they were week or two
ago. There y g :good stand Of cotton in all
1--WE learn from Dr.. Cheney, who has, during
the past week, travelled extensively In Cen
trail Georgia, that the crops OF corD,, cotton,
wheat, &C., are looking splendid. The oat
crop he considers failure. : He conyersed
with intelligent planters In several counties,
and found them quite jubilant over, the pres
ent prospects. IN Houston County especially
he found the corn crop unusually promising,
much of 1t being waist high and OF fine color.
Some fields that he saw were nearly ready for
laying by. While on our jaunt last week to
MllWood- fourteen miles from Haw wklnsv|lle-
we saw msny fields Of corn In good condition.
The stalks appear healthy and ss II growing
finely. There is q larger area fland devoted
to this crop the present year than we expected
to,see In this vicinity. Some fields of cotton
looked WE'LL and there seemed to be good
stands generally where the seeds were plant
ed early. Those who failed to get their crop
above ground before the drought began are
tronbled considerably for want OF islands"
This class Is the only one that has right to
the surronp ding couHtry, and crops @ar6'noW
doing ll.-.Ho,okinsuiLs Dispatch.
Most planters have planted sufficiently OF
corn this year, and though small, the stands
are excellent and look well. With favorable
rains during the month of June q good crop
may be realized. The area OF cotton Is about
equal to last year. Guano used about the
same. but the crop, In consequence OF six
weeks drought, is 80 backward that, even
with favorable conditions In future, we do, not
loo'kfor aiarger 5ield than last year.-1atoot'
ton Standard. ,,og,, s...r,. .-sn9
Within, the past few days several showers
have faflen Ia this section, very materially Inn.
proving the general appearance Of all field
crops.e Oats and wheat have assumed q more
promtslng aspect, while cotton and corr, which
had begun to suffer from intense drought,
Nreh0w2 looking we'll, though rather late.
Most of the planters now have good stands OF
eotLan even where they had despalred OF their
seed terminating; and having done all they
could for their crops during the drought, they
- Iy, Fon obo m 10
aud can .cheerfully proceed with their WorK.
Gouington Enterprise.
We are pleased to report at last good
stand Of cotton. By reference to last years
daily record we find that our latest crops this
year are only about two weeks later than last
year. Cotton chopplng generally commenced
last year about the 18th of May, and this year.
clseppIDg commenced on the 27th inst, while
yItsny had their cotton reduced to q stand and
,swesbed over, by that time. Our planters only
require 3 little active, energetic work Just now
to rid the crop of the grass coming up, and
they willi with fair seasons, make an average
crop: Ten days, with proper seasons, can
bloom and boil enough cotton to make good
crop.---AA Madison Appeal.
.,,,,;.... Reports from Florida.
Columbia County, as far as heard from, Is
suffering from the drought. The crops as yet
are not badly injured, but continuation of
the dry, hot weather that we have expert
enced FOR weeks will prove disastrous to the
farming interest. The cotton crop s not so
great sufferer as the other crops, as cotton
loves dry, hot weather.-Lake City Herald.
The crops Of Alaehua County are now suf-
ferfng for rain. We have not had q good rain
for month. The corn especially needs a
good gracious shower, and we fear that II 1t
does not come soon our people will make 8
very short corn crop, which womld be grave
disaster indeed. Cotton is looking well. All
crops, we understand, are pretty Clean
Gainesville Era.
After an extensive ramble through the
country and numerous conversations with
planters from various sections thereof, we
now feel assured In stating ior general infor-
nation that the corn crop.of Jefferson is fully
an average one, and since the last weeks
frequent and refreshiny showers the color Is
beautiful, and the appearance flourlshing. As
to the cotton, we are inclined TO believe 1t
much more backward than last year In May;
bnt the ststands" which we examined are
toiersble, and some few good. We hear of
t'suuares" forming, very often on that planted
eariy, but good deal Of 1t is just above the
aronnd, and some few have not yet got
through planting.-Monticello Jefferson Coan-