The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-08-14
News About The CrOps.

BLAcKvlLLE, Is. CO. July 81
Crops arc failing very fast on account
of drought and rust. Some arc al
most ruined others will not make
more than what they promised to do
two weeks ago, and the prospect is
very gloomy with all. If can get
ruin in few days the loss may not
be over one.third. hear complaints
from all parts Of this county and
Orangeburg, and greatly fear farm-
crs viii make failure.
ORANGEBuRG, IS. CO. August g.
The excessive dry and hot weather
has caused much shedding of forms
and fruit. Early cotton has made
all it can make this year late cotton has
not suffered as much, yet l do believe
it will be as productive as the early
cotton.
THE WORM in ST. rAUL's PARISH.
Trustworthy adviccs received from
st. Paul's Parish, Colleton County,
report the appearance of the caterpil-
lar upon two plantations in that
parish. On the White Point planta,
ton, Of Col. James Legarc, several
specimens have been discovered, and
also upon plantation Of Mr.. James
King near by.
THE ovERFLowN PLANTING DISTRICT OF
ALABAMA.
The Mobile Register of Wednesday
has letter from one of tho suffer ers,
which says the best crop siuce the war
has been swept awny-nut Il hill! of it
lclt. The condition tf the people is
terrible. They were iu doot on last
years operations, aud they are HOW
positively without resource Of any
kind, and fifteen or sixteen months
must claHse before relief Gao come
from another crop. 1to says thous.
ands Of them are without bread
and must starve if they cannot get
hnlp.
EHE CATERPILLAR IN LOUISIANA.
The New Orleans Picavuuc, of
"Wednesday, has nearly a column Of
extracts tlom its country exchanges
regarding crop prospects and cs.
Peelaily with reference to the appear
uncc of the caterpillar. Tho Vermil-
lionsille Advocate, Of the 9th ult.,
notes their arrival, and so dves the St.
toseph's journal of the same date.
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Plan
ter, of the same date, says their rava-
ges continue in that parish, aud many
farmers predict they will sweep the
fields by the middle of this month.
The Madison Parish journal tells the
same story, as do the Couchatta
Times and Couehatta Citizen, which
last named paper says it may be safe.
Is calculated that tho cotton fields
will be laid bare by the FIRST of Sep,
tember.
THE HEAT tn GEORGIA.
The Macon Telegraph, of Monday,
says "The heat Of the sun for the
last week or two in Middle Georgia
has been very severe. Under it, all
vegetation has been moro or less
hlighted: Many of tho trees have
shed their lcaves-gfass and shrub.
berry has been blasted. and Liade fod.
der In the field scorchcd out of half
it's value into a dull, reddish brown
color. 1t has also done a great deal
of damage to cctton-forcing it to
drop leaf and fruit to very consid
eiable extent. The shower of Friday
in Macon gavo us considerable relief,
but by Saturday evening tho sun was
hot as ever"
APPEARANCE or filE #oRM.
The Macon Telegraph says "Wc
were Informed yesterday by gentle
man who plants in Mitchell County,
and whose statement can be implicit.
ly relied upon, that the caterpillar
was to he found thinly scattered over
almost every field of cotton that he
had seen or heard from In Mitchell
and Dougherty counties, ard one or
two adjacent thereto. lie says there
are not any Gvo ncres on his place
from which fifty or more could not be
picked, and they are steadily web.
bing up: Ills opinion is that by the
latter part of August they will be
under full headway, and will prove
terribly destructive to the crops"