The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-01
THE GROWING CROPS.
N, c,ops In south Carolina.

The Crops In South Carolina.
The Barnwell Sentinel says: "We have had
refreshing showers OF rain for the past lew
days. causing tho crops OF both corn and COT
ton to make up for all lost time, and every
thing In that line may be considered as lar
Planters will have something to do to keep
the grass under from this time out. The pros
poets are really cheering, and our planting
friends In lne spirits; and, what is better than
all. our people enjoy excellent health
The Georgetown TIMES says: "Stnce our
last issue. rain enough has not iallen 10 nelp
the upland crops. The corn planted 10 March
and April Is past praying for. 1t Ia gone, and
no rain can fetch it up. The caterpillar has
almost disappeared, but the salt water is grad
ually making It's way up our rivers; AT our
wharyes the water is salt enough to Kill rice,
and unless we have abundant rains IN SNORT
time the crops low down the rivers must suIer
greatly, If not entirely destroyed. Tue rice
planters have certainly had this year hard
road TO travel"
The Laurens Herald says: "If our intormar
tion Ia regard to the present crop prospects
cotton as we'll as all other crops-is correct,
they are by no means fiatterlng, though Win
seasonable rains from this time onward, we
know of no reason why the present growing
crop should not be at least an average one lOr
the area planted. Yet the district generally at
this time is needing rain"
The Union Times says: "TEe long dry speli
had enabled the Industrious farmers 10 put
their crops in a clean and good condition 70
receive the rains. Corn in the bottom ianos
was doing very we'll before the rains came
,upon them, but that planted upon uplands
was suffering from the drought, but now IL
looks as II a new lease OF its ii!e naa oeen
given to It. Cotton on red land ls almost oer
yond hope, while that on gray is doing finely"
Reports from Georgia..
A correspondent In Brooks County. writing
on June 26, says: We are having plenty OF
rain now, and consequently the crops are
looking much refreshed, more especially the
Cotton and potato crops. The oat crop has
fallen short one-fourth. We nope 70 gee
twenty cents tor our cotton this fall, as farm
era did not purchase O great deal OF guano thle
wear, and will not be compelled 10 dispose OF
their cotton on any kind OF market 10 meet 9t
their guano bills. They say that they VIII
hold hack their entire, crop until fall or get
twenty cents net for 1t. We think, II the
caterpillar will not interfere with us, tnat we
ara going to make one-third more cotton tnls
year than last.
The Caterpillar In Florida.
The Tallahassee Elorldian says: We under
stand that this much dreaded and generaliy
destructive pest has made It's appearance on
several plantations In the neignoornoca OF
Centreyille. 1t Is the genuine cotton caterpll.
lar. but not in sufficient numbers vet 10 ehect
much damage. We fear, however, that II tne
wet weather of the past week continues much
longer this advance guard will draw 10 its sup,
porf heavy reinforcements from the rear and
proceed 10 regular order to storm the cotton
fields, producing disastrous results;
The CROPS throughout South Florida are In
measure ruined by the drought which has pre-
vailed for the Last two months. Corn ID dead
and falling down in the fields. Cotton IN
MANY instances was not planted until late 81 and
came up only to be parched and TO die. The
cane crops have suffered seriously.