The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-08
THE GROWING CROPS.
Reports from The News Corps Of Obser-
vation.

Our correspondent, W. s. S, writing from
Anderson on the 5th instant, says:
l. The area In cotton is ten per cent. more
than In 1871.
2. The stand Is not so good as last year,
owing 10 the dry season. The prospect Is mol
80 good by ten per cent. this season.
8. The grain crops, 10 area and condilioh'
about the same as last year. mil,
4. With ON average crop enough srdil "''i
be made 10 supply our county TIL next crop.
S. Double The amount of fertilizers used IN
1871 was used this year. oo,.
G. Cotton this year will cost ten per cent;
more than last year, owing 10 the lncreassu
amount of fertilizers used this season, anu LIE
increased cost of grain and Hour.
The grain and cotton crops are suffering Tor
rain, especially the corn. We have not hao
rain at this place In four weeks. Ihere mas nag
heen rain in q portion OF the county in the last
few days, bot not general.
Reports from the Rural Press.
The Greenville Enterprise says: The most
of the past week has been very not ana ary,
40 much that vegetation. Is looking aneeteu.
One or two showers. In the atter pars ~ ,aiG aIG
week. have cooled the atmosphere and iaid
The DUST" ,,r..
The darlington Southerner says: "The
weather continues very dry, and as far as we
can learn, the crops arc very backward. Inc
rains of three weeks ago brought up mncn OF
the cotton which had lain In the ground over
four weeks previous but 1t has continued 30
very dry since, that the plant remains small.
The Barnwel Sentinel says: ave hear the
most favorable accounts concerning tne
growing crops. Planters have had within the
past two weeks fine time for killing grass,
and Recent rains and the warm weather nave
caused crops everywhere to grow hnely: WIN
no drawbacks, an abundant Yield OF Dotn corn
and cotton may be counted oD."
The Greenville Mounlaineer says: "Wneat
Is looking as fine as we ever saw II; the slalks
are tall. large and we'll headed, and no rust is
perceptible Corn and cotton, although small,
look healthy. We were sorry, however, TO gee
so much cotton planted iE comparison with
the amount of corn. For every field OF corn
that we saw, we saw at least three neios ol
cotton, and everybody appeared to be Worklns
the latter more than the former"
The Prospect in Georgia.
The Augusta Chronicle says: "The crop pros.
pects in this part of the State have greatly I'm
nroyed within the last few weeks. Corn.
though smaller than usual at this season, IL
green and healthy and doing well, and oids
faIr to make good crop. The late ralns nave
caused the backward cotton to come up, and
generally the planters have good STANDS, ana
are not vet much troubled with grass. Inc
plant is not quite 80 large as it is usually at
ihis time but tiS strong aud vigorous. Ihere
Ia some complaint of Slice" particularly on
lIpht lands, but, upon the whole, our informa-
tion ia that the outlook is very good. The
wheat crop in this section Is being harvested,
and Is turning out generally very good. Oals
we're somewhat Injured by the long drougnt
in April and May, but the recent rains nave
improved the crop very much."