4(5 THE GENERAL DAILY JOURNAL. 



JULY. 



This month yields a good deal of rain, — it begins to be 

 showery about the commencement of the month, sometimes 

 before; had not the course of providence thus ordered it, the 

 present and succeeding months would have become intolerable 

 from heat, and a period would have been put to vegetation; 

 but refreshing and cooling showers, which are almost periodi- 

 cal at this season, falling daily in some one part or more of an 

 extent of 20 or 30 square miles, render the mean temperature 

 of these two months much less than might have been expected 

 from that of the preceeding month of June, which is not un- 

 frequently the hottest month of the year, though in the pre- 

 sent it is inferior to both the succeeding months; but it is re- 

 markable that much less rain fell than usual during the month 

 of August, the natural consequence of which is an increase 

 of temperature. I have anticipated the last observation res- 

 pecting the succeeding month as having an immediate con- 

 nection with the foregoing remarks. 



AUGUST. 



From the unusual heat of the season, the cotton harvest is 

 found advanced ten days earlier than in former years, and a 

 commencement was made on the 18th. to collect our valuable 

 staple commodity. In the beginning of the season while the 

 cotton is not yet abundant, a good labourer collects from 50 to 

 80 pounds in the seed, but as the crop advances to greater 

 maturity and abundance, the task of able men and women 

 may be estimated from 80 to 140lb. which yields one quarter 

 clean cotton fit to be packed for market, when passed through 

 the ginning mill. The harvesting season may continue from 

 3 to 4 months; from which may be formed some estimate 

 of this very productive branch of agriculture. 



SEPTEMBER. ' 



This month is attended with a good deal of rain and intro- 

 duces the powerful influence of a second spring season upon 

 all vegetating bodies; the two grand agents, heat and moisture, 

 being now found in that due degree most favourable to rapid 



