The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-26
CROPS IN THE STATE.

The following letters concerning the present
condition OF the growing crops in this State,
have been furnished THE NEWS by factors OF
this city:
SUMTER COUNTY, August q.
The cotton crop will be short IN sumter
County. not equal 10 last year. The entire
crop. $500, 900 bales may be reached, but
think these figures will have TO be lowered.
Every boil will be open on some fields Dy Inc
lst September, and think the crop can be
gathered by October lst, In Sumter county.
Bust the cause.
CLARENDON, August 10.
Il is almost guess work 10 make q prooaoie
estimate of the cotton crop abont here. 0ut SO
far "a I can conclude from observation and
expressions of planters II Is very conclusive
that the yield will not be much larger Than
last year. More cotton will be upon the mar
ket by the 18th OF October from This sectlon
than last year, owing to the use OF ftrtllizers
and better cultivation.
Reports from the County Press.
The Cheraw Democrat says: Sunday after,
noon last this section Of the county was visited
BY good rain. At That time Inc crops were
aofne of The most experienced and Intelligent
farmers In the county that In consequence OF
rlIst, drought, &C., the prospect for q large
Weld of cotton Is not so good BY fifty per cent.
now, as it was on the 20Lh of July last"
The Cheraw Democrat has seen some cotton
known as the Santee Black Jack or Sea Island,
grown by Mr.. d. FarrelIy. of that town. The
weed ia tall. branches well and seems TO be in
better bearing condition than the upland
variety growing close by, with no loss by the
shedding of bolls or forms. 1t seems to be
bearing larger amount oil cotton IMAM lhe up
land. and MI. F. thinks will make liner
staple.
The Laurensville Herald says: "The late
heavy rains which fell on last Thursday alter.
noon and night, ami on Friday morning. did
great damage to the corn upon bottom lanos,
and In wrecking and washing away bridges
on the different streams. Several mills and
mill-dsms were more or less injured. we
have heared of one or two entirely destroy ed.
though we have not heard the full eXt-nt OF
the destruction. A large amount OF corn mas
been entirely destroyed, several farmers ioslDg
each from eight hundred to one thousand
bushels. It is said that some OF the slreans
of the county were as high In the recent
freshet as that of August, 1852. We have
heard of no other serious damage to the crops
than that mentioned"
The Union Times says: "On Thuraday even
Ing last heavy rain set In at this place ana
continued With great violence until Friday
noon. We learn that it did great damage to
the corn on the creek bottoms. In many OF
these bottoms the corn was completely de-
atroyed. The dams at Beaty's aud Munros
mills were washed away. Mr.. Beatty had Just
completed repairing hls dam which was badly
Injured q few weeks ago. We are never dis.
posed to over-esiimate growing crop, but
we hQrestIg believe, from what we see and
hear that The present cotton crop OF Union
promises to be almost equal to that of 1870,
while the corn crop is much better. AS
friend said to us last week, in many places
the corn Is as good as it is possible for the
laud to mekeit' If nothing further occurs 10
damage the crops, it Is believed That Union
County will be in better condition, financially,
than she has been for many years."