Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-08-21

throughout the State The area under cul-
ture at this date shows marked increase
over last year. The condition is represented
as good, though backward, and picking will
not begin until September say three weeks
later than last year.
ARKANsAs.-Forty-nine letters have been
received from thilty-three counties The
weather is reported dry and rather more fa-
vorable than last year. The plant, though
small, is we'll formed and boiled; the same
area is under cultivation as last year. Pick
ing will not be general before September 20.
The condition is fair average one. There
are no reports of worms.
TENNEssEE-Thirty.fve reports have been
received from twenty-five counties. The ma.
jority of reports are favorable in regard to
the weather, as compared with last year, and
represent that the plant is we'll formed and
boiled. The area under cultivation shows
marked increase over last season. No worms
are reported, except in one county. The
condition of the crops is decidedly promising.
Picking will commence about the middle of
September.
ALABAMA.-We have thirty.two letters
from thirty counties. Most of our correspon.
dents represent the weather as having been
propitious and rather more favorable than
last season. The plant is unanimously rep
resented as fruiting remarkably we'll by ap-
pearance. The army worm is reported in sew
enteen counties, but no damage has been done
thus far, except in the county of Marengo.
The area under cultivation is about equal or
possibly better average than last year.
Picking will be general in this State by the
beginning of September-say about a week
later than last year. The indication is gene
rally represented as good and promising.
NORTH CARoLINA.-Sixty-one letters re.
ceived from forty-fve counties. The weather
has been more propitious than last year-in
fact, is all that could be desired, and the plant
is represented as we'll formed and boiled. No
report of worms. The area under cultivation
is larger than last year, and the condition is
unanimously reported as promising. The
picking will not be general before September
ID, against September last year.
SOUTH CARoLINA.-Twenty.two counties
send in thirty-two reports The weather has
been generally seasonable, as much 80 as that
of last year, causing the plant to grow finely
and to boil we'll The average shows some
increase over last season. Neither boil or
army worm is reported in any instance.
Picking will probably be commenced in the
early part of September. The general condi-
tion is good.
GEoRGIA.-Ninety-seven letters have been.
received from seventy-eight counties. The
weather has been generally favorable for the
growth of the plant, and the improvement no.
ticed in our last report has been continued
allowing planters to some extent to regain the
delay experienced in the spring. The season
is reported as comparing favorably with last
year, with very few exceptions. The plant,
though small, is represented as fruiting re-
markably well. The army worm has made
its appearance in seventeen counties, but in
only limited force, and no damage has been
done. The area under cultivation exceeds
that of last year. The general condition Of
the crop is reported as being Aattering. Only
seven of the letters show complaint, while all
others represent the crop as good, very good
and excellent. Picking will be general on
September 1, against the 25th, last year.
FLoRIDA.-From this State, We have re-
ceived but three answers to our inquiries.
They complain of perpetual rains, though re-
porting the plant we'll formed and boiled, and
the condition of the crop is equal to last years.
Caterpillars made their appearance through
out this State, without, however, causing dam
age. In regard to the average, views differ
from no increase, compared with last season,
to four and five per cent. more. Picking will
commence same time as last year-from the
18th to the 20th of August.
THE CROPS.
UNION CoUNTY.-The crops in this county
have very much improved in appearance late
ly, but we regret to state that the rust has ap-
peared on the cotton in many sections We
have had many good rains, and the cotton
plant is very full of bolls, but there are many
dangers yet to overcome, before we can be
sure of the crop. Corn has improved mate
rally the past month, but we do not think
that more than half crop can possibly be
made.-Iimes.
FAIRFIELD CouNrY.-It is safe to say that
the corn crop has proved at least partial
failure, and in some localities total failure.
The causes that have contributed to produce
the disastrous result are manifold. In bottom
lands, where corn was planted early, continu-
GUS rains in the latter part of the spring
checked its growth, and greatly retarded its
reaching a healthy status. When it had re-
covered from the check thus received dry
seasons ensued, and the hot rays of the sun
soon parched up the stalk previously rendered
rank by an excess of moisture Where cUrn
was planted late it was seriously injured bya
long drought in the latter part of July. That
which was put in the ground very early on
uplands where it has been we'll cultivated,
will yield very fair crop, generally speaking,
though it has turned out very badly, and
many of our farmers assert that they never
intend to attempt its cultivation again, believ-
ing that it is to their interest to play the role
of slave to "King Cotton" almost exclusively,
even though they have to buy their bread
hundreds Of miles away.
The prospects for good yield of cotton are
by no means fattering, thought will average
better than corn. I think that this years
yield in this county will fall short of the yield
of last year fully one.fourth, and may posi-
bly, reach one-third. Where cotton has been
we'll worked an average crop will be made,
but in some sections whole fields were thrown
out several weeks ago on account of an abun-
dance of grass, which the laborers could not
control. In other localities it has only been
half worked and consequently will turn out
poorly. In some portions of this county no
rain has fallen for over eight weeks past, and
of course the crops have suffered great deal,
and unless they get rain in few days will be
completely cut oAf-Correspondence Charles
ton News.
LEXINGTON CoUNTY.-The cotton crop in
this county, judging from its present condi-
ton, will be fully up to last years. The
avaraoe ia ahout the same The season was