The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22

py. Farmers are jabiiant at % the. I Inc
A correspondent of the Galveston
News, writing from Calvert, under date
of the 10th inst, says that the crops,
ty a
is no sign OF the cotton worm.
1t is estimated that there has been
acreage than last year, and should the
present prospects continue, Calvert will
ship 10000 bales of cotton this year,
An old Galyestonian, now a merchant
of Calvert, Mr.. Sam. Smith, who has
travelled over nine counties adjacent to
being excellent ana aniversaliy good.
The general impression seems to be that
even should the worms make their ap-
pearan1e9e &c noW, q good average crop
per, writing from Wharton county,
The cotton crop promises a yield of
from a bale to g, bale and a half to the
&C acre p provided sSasl ths h.. worm worm does not visit
plantations on Old Caney River. and is
perfectly free from the ravages Of in
The corn crop is indeed better than it
has been for many years, and the farmers
70 Is neN sxty Snshss to the
five cents per bushel, and very slow sale
at that; most of it exchanged for
goods.
The mast is very heavy, and hogs that
scarcely eyer saw a grain of corn are in
killing order, having fed entirely on the
This is indeed the finest cattle range in
an exaggeration, we invite all to come
and see for themselves.
We notice q great many fine planta-
tiOns going to rack for the want Of occu-
pants; labor being, very scarce. the
fields to seek homes somewhere on the
line of railroads.
The crops of corn and wheat in, Co
The crop Of Wheat in B Bosaue '.. county.
that part in the valley of the Bosque
asl Including Hog Greek and the Norwegian
seven and q half bushels Of very line
wheat, and there are sown and harvest
ed 456S1e acres, making q total of wheat
eo%nty, the SUM Of nS e bmsheis oae at
81 IS per bushel, $197 ,937-to be divided
among about $50 to 500 souls, or about
the valley. Besides this, they have the
best kind of n corn crop made beyond
the possibility of q reasonable doubt, be-
beeves S ana a fair acreage Of cotton iook-
In Brazos county they have even bet
ter crops than those of the Bosuue, but
the acreage is not SO great.
those of any former year. Cotton is
more forward than usual, and the crop
very fine.
The crop prospects were never more
promising in Henderson county.
Crops were never better IN Gonzales
county.
Corn is standing remarkably well in
San Saba: Wheat has done very we'll,
and is being threshed rapidly.
MISSISSIPPI.
Iazoo Banner, 10Th: Mr.. John w
Robinson, a reliable planter of our coun-
ty, informs us that he has discovered
considerable rust in his cotton. We
hope that our farmers generally will
make a critical examination Of their
fields. and see whether their cotton is
similarly affected. The crop Of corn, is
beyond the average, but unless we have
a very late fall, we cannot calculate ON
a very large yield of cotton, as at least
half of it did not come M, on acconntof
the dronth, until the rains late in NAV.
year, but win not reach that of 1870.
Corinth Ledger, Goth The corn crop
throughout the country is the best we
have had for years-and until now the
prospect for an abundant cotton crop
was never better. The county has been
flooded with rain for the last week, and
we are told the cotton is shedding its