The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-28

south Carolina.
The reports dating to the 10th instant from the
various sections OF the State give the following
summary OF the condition and prospects OF the
growing crops-
In spite OF the frequent rains the farmers In
Abbeville county have been making successful
efforts to overcome the grass, and promise them
selves some rest and fair prospect IN the future.
The wheat and oats are turning out finely, and
the corn and cotton promise well.
The crops generally in Barnwell county, in the
opinion OF the Sentinel, are not quite 80 promising
as at this time last year. The recent rains have
benefited the grass far more than the useful pro-
auctions Of the SOIL and some farmers are Offering
81 per acre for hands to aid them In hoeing their
fields. 1t seems that those farmers are farIng best
who did not discontinue their work on account OF
the rain, but toiled ON, killing what grass they
could cover in the soil.
corresponqent, writing from Roadville,
I'm this naigkbofRood the crops are almost an en-.
tire failure. During the entire month OF April we
had no rain, and since the advent OF May II has
eject OF wasting away che fertilizers and mate
rally injuring the plants and choking up the fields
The weather during the past week has been ex-
ceedingly warm, with frequent showers, IN Ches-
terfed county. The crops are growing finely, but
the farmers have great trouble In Keeping down
me Dispatch OF the Goth, speaking OF the cropsin
the crops genefaily are not very promising. The
recent continued rains have debarred the farmers
from work, and have benefited the grass more than
cotton and corn. We are OF the opinion that, with
close attention to work and few days OF favorable
weather, our farmers viii be enabled to put their
There Is great complaint Of grassy crop in
Lsurens county. The lateness OF the Spring, the
continued heavy rains and the scarcity OF labor
have combined to put the farmers deep In the
grass II is not serious as TO the corn crop, but
much OF the cotton Is grassy that 1t Will DC diff
some OF the cotton crops in Marlboro county are
looking well. though as general thing cotton is
from two to three weeks behind what It was this
The weather In Oconee during the entire month
OF May has been unpr0ptious Tor good CROP Rain
has fallen In large quantities during every wees OF
the month and since the planted crops have come
up there have been but lew days when the land
was sucenty arg to plough The corn crop y
to stand any heightened drought In the not months
Labor il higher and more IN demand than ever be-
from seventy cents TO 81 rs per day. The cotton
area IL almost double that planted last year.
corresponaent wrng from cro spser nnoe rs
poor, indeed l have ridden over one hundred
miles, over different portions oftne district within
twenty years have never seen as hopeless pros
pect for both corn and cotton. and with the best
seasons to come 1t Is impossible to make over a
half crop.
Texas.
correspondent Of the Galveston Nescs gives o
very gloomy picture OF the crops In the Lower
Brazos and Colorado He says he has seen nothing
like the present season In many years. The grass
and weeds, which are nom ten inches to two feet
high coverthe entire cotton fields ike green car
pet, except where one or two burrows have been
run next to the drin OF the cotton, and majority
OF the farmers have made up their minds TO lose
one-fourtn Of the crop. The great encouragement
IL the certainty that such weather VIII produce the
cotton worm.
letter from Collin county, dated June 10, says
Crop prospects throughout this part OF Texas are
the most gloomy that have been known for several