The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-29
THE GRORING CROPS.
Reports from Our Correspondents.
DARLINGTON.

Our correspondent ]. W. W., writing from
Society Hill, on the 25th, says:
l. The area In cotton in this section Is about
| the same as last year.
2. Owing to the late spring and very dry
weather In April and part Of May. the and Is
bad, In fact q great deal not up at this date,
especially in low stiff lands.
g. There Is not quite US much area ln corn
as last year, and the prospect is not nearly as
good. More small grain is painted, and ap.
pears nearly fIty per cent. better than last
year. Have seen no appearances OF rust as
yet.
L. Do not expect TO make enough grain to
supply the section until next crop; but not a.
much corn will be bought as last year.
s. The quantity OF commercial fertlltZers
used this year has been about one.quarter
more than last ye II, or, In other words, equal
| 10 the quantity used 10 1870.
g. II q lair crop Uf cotton is made, think
the cost of production will be o fraction iesS
than last year. Labor In this Immediate Sec.
tiOn Is doing very we'll.
MARLBORO.
Our correspondent, c. W. D., wrlLlDg from
Bennettsvllle, says:
l, The area In cotton In our county is about
the same as In 1871.
2. The stand IL not 30 good as last year; the
dry weather has prevented much OF II from
coming up. The early planting ID doing well
| enough.
are about Lne same as last Year. Rather more
attention s given them than formerly, and
they are growing In Importance.
f. We do not expect Lo make enough grain
to supply our srctlUn until the next crop.
S. ihe Peruvian and GuanaDe hIvs been
bought extensively; the, her kinds are not
yery popular. Commercial fertilizers are very
lIp, In fnio
Labor Is more scarce and, In some In
stances, higher in price tnan formerly. The
prices Of PROVISIONS are favorable, and will
greatly relieve the cost Uf production.
oCoNEE.
Our correspondent, Il. W. &, writing from
Walhalla on the 25th, says:
l. The cultivation of cotton continues quite
| limiIed In this graln-growing county, yet fully
| US much has been plunted as In 1871.
2. The stand as yet Is not goud, the drought
| and cold nights checking Gel mination. Ihave
nouced some this morning coming up quite
| yellow.
3. Fully as much corn has been planted as
last year; the plant looks healthy. Wheat and
oats will prove partial failure. -,
4. We expect to make more corn than WILL
| be required for our county.
s. Fertilizers are not applied 10 any extent,
but learn that the sales exceed those Of last
season.
6. Both cotton and grain can be raised on
terms equal to those Of 1871.
Although we had good rain last week, the
uplands stand much In need Uf moisture.
| Operations on the Air Line Road are carried
on energelically. Those on tine Blue Ridge
Road are discontinued.
LANCASTER.
Our correspondents, Msssrs. .Haselton &
Chafee, writing from Lancaster Courthouse,
on the 24lh, says:
/. There Is about ten per cent. Increase in
the area Of cotton planted In this county over
that of last year.
Q. Until the last few daysth stand was bad,
but The recent rains have brought the cotton
up. It Ia at least four weeks later getting 9
stand tnan last year. The prospects OF Yield
| deuend entirely Oh the season from now out,
but the prospect just now Is not good
3. About ten per cent. njrp grain has been
| planted than was planted iu 1871, aud IL gene.
rally looks as Well as last year.
| 4. We do not expect To make enough grain
to supply our section until The next crop.
S. rile quantity Of mmercial Fertilizers
used this year Is largely IN excess OF The con.
sumption Of last year-at least three times us
much.
6. The cost of The cotton crop promises to be
1 less than In any previous year since the War.
Labor costs about the Same. but provisions
cost much less, and with lair season The ler-
lllizers will pay handsome per cent.
MARION.
Our correspondent J. o. W., writing from
Marion Courthouse, on the 25th, says:
\ I. Tn answer to your first question, am Of
opinlou that the area planted his year in cot
ton exceeds that planted In 1871, but this ex-
cess is not very considerable.
3. The stand is not by auy means promising.
/ Planters al q from Lwu TO ihree weeks behind,
IthIs backwaldness being the result VI the un-
favorable spriug,) aud good mauy have not
vet "chopped out" Of course before this Is
| done one can only estimate from Inc amOunt