Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-22
THOMAS COUNTY NOTES.
A Great Deal of Rain-The supply
PrObIem-A Farmers Exp erIment
-COIOred labor and RaIiOns-The
Feeling for the President.

Washes, SOUTHWEST THOMAS COUNTY, July
19.-Editor Morning NelOS: The prospect this
morning, think, is good for great deal of
rain. We have been having an abundance re-
Gently, but from appearances. now we are des-
tined to have a superabundance. 1t is fine
weather for the cotton worm, and they are
getting to be numerous all through the crops
in certain localities We have the foregoing
statement from good authority. l am afreid
we will have our crops eat out early this sea-
son. If 50, the cotton will be materially cut
of, on account of having so much young cotton.
We were caught by the drought this year before
securing stands, and that is the main cause OF
late cotton. Corn crops are very good through
this section where they have been properly
worked. l think there will be more corn made
this ear than for the last two in this immedi-
ate section. Off a little way from here am
Informed from reliable sources that the corn
crop is a failure l think l can see q brighter
day for the farmers in the future, for two or
three reasons: 1st The topic Of conversation
now seems to be more in relation 70 raising
heme supplies. A great many say 81 am going
to curtail my cotton crop, plant more corn,
peas, potatoes, sugar cane, rice. etc I'd
think the time is fast approaching when far
mers will not be able to get supplies. except as
they raise them at home.
The merchants are coming to the conclusion
fast, l think, to quit the supply business. l
pened for us if they would shut down and not
furnish the farmers with their rations any
longer. Day after tomorrow we will find out
what the farmers of Thomas county think of
the corn and cotton question, or, in other words,
whether they will resolve to dethrone King
Cotton and crown in his stead Hog and
Hominy, to be king now, henceforth and for
ever But, alas | fear ii will be as it always
has been with the farmers, you cannot get
them to cooperate and work together for their
mutual interests. l think the only thing to
bring them to their senses is neces-
sitv. They will be necessarily COM
PEELED to raise provisions or have none.
1t is fast coming to that now, as / s. ated in my
second reason for brighter day in the future,
The supply question is a serious one. sn6 the
merchants are getting their eyes opened on the
subject. If there is not q change, it will not
be long before the cotton crop will not be suf-
hcient to pay for corn enough to make the
CROP ssiie from other necessaries Of life. As
one of old said, others NAV do as they please,
but as for me and my house we are resolved to
serve the Lord and do our best to make our
own supplies in the future. heard one of NV
neighbors say few days ago, in speaking of
his crop, that it was fine; he said kS had
sixty acres in corn, and he thought he would
get one thousand bushels bsfore iJ was dam
aged by winds He still thinks Of getting nearly
th i amount if nothing more happens 10 injure
his crop. He is going In for home supplies.
He plowed up nine. acres put in cotton and
planted corn and pess He is going TO keep
the crop of the nine acres separate and sell {
and see if it will not bring him more money
than if it had been planted in cotton think
it will, besides being much easier cultivated
and gathered. / think the colored farm ers are
getting their eyes open on the subject A
great number Of them have suffered for bread
this year. man that has the corn meat or
syrup can now get all the york he wants one as
the negroes are seeking work wherever they can
2 any of the ab Se mentioned articles They
wil work for either or ali in preference to
money. There is no difficulty in getting
labor here now, Notwithstanding the raj roads
The attempted assassination of President
Garfield has cast a gloom over this entt e
country, and believe over the entire universe
There is one prayer and hope expressed by
all, and that is for his recovery, The sympa
thies of the whole people are with him and
Mrs Garfield. We feel that the death Of the
President would be a great calamity to the
country. DUEoANvTLLE.