The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-31

TIE CROPS IN TEXAS
Destructive Efrsot OF the General
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!" ~ TEE CROPS IN TEXAS.
Destructive Erect OF the General
,is:asHyisa .izis Drought. "ia7
We get from the Galveston News the follow
Ing late accounts from the richest cotton hpldl
Of Texas. IN printing these dispatches tha
paper says So
1.-The many contingencies of weah,r, %
worms, of flood, of labor, and others too ia.
milar to the factor as we'll as the producer,
render all attempts at accuracy futile. The
condition Of the crop In this Slate at present
is ct illustration. The assertion that July
makes the crop is disproved even in the most
southern of the cotton producing States, and
mall advices of the past fifteen days confirmed
BY our crop specials, compel q reduction Of
from twenty to twenty-five per. cent. on pre-
vious estimates of the receipts at this point.
The protracted drought which has affected the
entire cotton belt Of this State has damaged
the crop lrrepsrably to the extent Of at least
one-fourth Of the whole, and fully one.half in
the ,rhest afflicted sections. The most con-
servatlve among the best. Informed merchants
now sdmit that where 300, 600 bales was mod.
crate estimate month ago, 276. 900 bales is an
extreme figure to venture as the receipts at
this port for 1872-7S." 49,, 49,. to,
MExrA, August I6. :
The cotton crop will fall short one half on
account Of the boil worm and caterpillar In
Limestone and Freestone countless. 5a@7:t
49,. CORPUS CHRlsT1, August 16. (,
Crops very good but suffering very much
for want of rain. Cotton will fall short. It
has not rained for several months.
MARION, August 16.
No rain In seven weeke. Corn is In abun.
dance. Cotton will average half bale TO the
acre. The worm is at work.
BRENEAM, August 16. ::
New cotton Is coming III slowly. AS before
reported, half crop ia fair estimate. A fine
rain Wednesday .last-too late for thepresent
crop but beneficial for The yOnng sTS.t CROP ,e
The drought still continues, with great dam
age to cotton. There was q slight shower ON
the evening Of the l4lh instant. Corn crop
very aalterlng.
HEMpsTEAD, August l6.
Very light rain Wednesday,; no benefit TO
cotton. Main features unchanged since last
Saturday. Scorchlng sun, north winds, blast
Ing prospects. -:f',-:a =. l:4G:
..s,,;..l,.i,,:. .,....,s. WILLIS. August l6.
Owing to the severe drought Of the past i've
weeks hot more than half crop OF cotton
will be gathered 10, Montgomery County. The
prospects We're never better until the drought
came.
BReMoND, August l6. r
The weather continues very hot, with only
slight show OF rain during the past week.
Cotton is suffering, and will average about
half crop 4 Corn crop will average about thlr-
ty-hve bushels TO the acre.
- 's1sSl;-LaL ~ EHEAREE, August 16.
The cotton crop In this vicinity has been
greatly Injured by drought. There has been
no rain for telght or len weeks. The worm
material damage. The estimated yield In this
county is barely one halt. Corn in abundance.
al r-iir ltil' Z SAN MARCOS, August 49,
Cotton prospect sorry. The weather Com
tnues hot and dry. The ca,erpillars are ra.
pfdly consuming the corron. CaDnot' safely
count on more than one-fourth crop.i ;0peI1
Ing fast and will soon be gathered aud on the
MARKET ,'ri''''1 q: ~ s''f'-' ''tf
!! 4..l.aa e: AUSTIN, August 1e.
Up 10 the 10th Of July tho cotton crop
promised as heavy yield as for many years
pas., but since then the army aud boil worm
have made their appearance In some localities,
seriously lnjiring the crop. The drought has
hSfs Ssn hsP aas ashsrs VIII not be more
PALESTINE, August 16.
The corn crop OF this county il good Had
all the rain. desired. Average twenty-five TO
thirty bushels TO the acre. A five weeks
drought In the middle and southern portions
OF the county has cut the cotton crop short
nearly one halt. Less ihjuryy Ia the northern
part OF the 'unly, where the crop will be
above an average. =" ..!il'..i ~
- -, 80, -. ,MCDADE, August lG.
McDads ls near the CORNER OF Washington.
William son and Burleson Counties. Cropj9in
July promised to be the largest. ever raised In
this post-oak nelgbborhood. The corn crop
was never btiter. The cotton plant has been
greatly damaged by drought and boil worm
ut least one-half; still The cotton wi tnIn out
two-thirds of the usual crop. This will apply
10 Bastrop and adjoining counties.
WACO, August l6.
Very good rains all around This week. bAt
Waco had none. Gotten Ia shedding It's bolls
and squares. The drought has done SERIOUS
damage TO the crops, aud II is estimated that
not more than a half = yield will be made.
The wsrm has made Its appearance IN some
part of the county, but are not doing any
serlous damage. There VIII oe an unusually
large crop Of corn. The negroes are working
finely.
Owing TO the continued drought there Will
bu only q half crop OF cotton raised In this
county. The worm has not appeared 10 qIan-
titles 10 hurt. They would du very utCle Ut no
dulnage anyhow. There has been some rain
In portions of the county, causing s::52en-
sion In picking OF two days, but not beneating
The cotton. L Llborprs are plentiful, and are
generally In tho field.
COLUMBUS, August l6.
The probabilities now are that planters Will
gather half a crop of cotLon-not more. La
yats County is In about the same condition
as this, excepting In some parts they VIII
make no corn on account of the drought.
During the past week several shoWers-too
lats to beneft crops. AS q general thing the
negroes have worked wen-very few Idle;
they have cultivated their crops better than
ever before.
Cotton crop suffering for rain. River bot
tom full crop; upiands malt crop. Something
less than an average crop OF cotton for this
county. No damage as yet from worms.
Weather very hot and dry; the health OF tne
county is very good; labor about me same ga as
S,rmsr years. Madison County: Uplaads sui
ferino very much for rain. They had the best
nrosnecls Since the war, but will hardly make
half crops on uplands; river land full crop.
san Jaclnto County think little above the
average crop. - ,..,o.
The cotton crop of this county has suffered
greatly and has been cut short about one-!hlrd
has, H.AaF1