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ever known. In Rockingham we are told 

 there will be a fine crop. Corn is, however, 

 not nearly so good, and without a good soak- 

 ing rain, great fears are entertained for this 

 staple of the Valley of Virginia. 



The Staunton Spectator says, the wheat 

 crop in many parts of Augusta looks well, 

 and will probably be as good, all things taken 

 into consideration, as that of last year. Corn, 

 rye, oats, &c, are not so promising. 



The Winchester Virginian states that the 

 wheat crop in Frederick and Shenandoah pro- 

 mises to be a full average one. The grain is 

 of superior quality. Corn is rather backward; 

 but it is too soon to form an opinion in regard 

 to it. 



The Fincastle Valley Whig of the 2lst ult., 

 states that the wheat crop in Botetourt county 

 is likely to be a very poor one. In a portion 

 of Roanoke recently visited by the Editor, on 

 the contrary, the crop looks quite promising. 



The Kanawha Republican says that there 

 is a prospect in that section of a full average 

 wheat crop. 



From Wheeling, in this State, however, we 

 hear rather discouraging news about the crops. 

 We are told, on some farms, whole fields of 

 wheat, ten to twenty acres, have turned into 

 cheat, and the cattle have been turned into 

 the fields to pasture. 



In North Carolina there is also great com- 

 plaint about the corn crop, though wheat is 

 doing well. In South Carolina grain is good, 

 but the cotton is suffering dreadfully from the 

 worm in some districts. This is the situation 

 of the cotton throughout the Southern States. 



" South Carolina. — In Fairfield Dis- 

 trict, in South Carolina, the crop of small 

 grain, nearly ready for the sickle, was 

 never more abundant, and the cotton and 

 corn wears a most promising appearance. 



"The Charleston Mercury says, we 

 yesterday conversed with a gentleman, 

 an intelligent planter from Fairfield Dis- 

 trict, in this State, who says that his crop 

 of small grain, nearly ready for the sickle, 

 was never more abundant, and that the 

 cotton and corn in his neighborhood wears 

 & most promising appearance. 



41 The Concordia (Louisiana) Intelli- 



gencer says, its information as to the corn 

 and cotton crops in Upper Louisiana and 

 South- Western Mississippi is very favora- 

 ble, with few exceptions. The cotton is 

 backward in many places, but looks well 

 for a fair crop. 



"A letter from Sumpter District speaks 

 in the most desponding tone of the pros- 

 pect of the cotton crop in that section of 

 South Carolina. 



" We are told by the Tallahassee Jour- 

 nal, of the 12th instant, that 'the warm 

 weather is acting like a charm upon the 

 cotton crop,' and it has encouraging ac- 

 counts from all parts of Middle Florida. 

 Corn also promises very fairly. 



"The Paulding (Mississippi) Clarion, 

 of the 12th instant, says an abundance 

 of corn will be made in that vicinity.— 

 Complaints are made that the cotton is 

 injured considerably by the cut worm and 

 cotton lice; but it thinks that in despite 

 of their ravages, if the remainder of the 

 season proves favorable, a fair crop will 

 be made. 



"Alabama. — The worm has destroyed 

 the young cotton plants in Baldwin coun- 

 ty. Corn is suffering from the same cause. 



"The Sandville Georgian, of the 11th 

 instant, informs us that the cotton and 

 corn crops in that, part of Georgia are at 

 present very promising. Corn promises 

 a copious yield. 'The stand of cotton 

 (it says) is generally very good, and the 

 plant is now growing rapidly. We hear 

 of cotton blossoms in divers places.' 



"The Columbia (Georgia) Enquirer, 

 of the 15th instant, complains of the 

 prospect of the growing crop of cotton in 

 that section. ' The spring (it says) has 

 been every way unfavorable; and now, 

 when the warm weather would justify 

 the hope of a rapid and thrifty growth, it 

 seems that the plant almost everywhere 

 is so far exhausted by a combination of 

 injurious causes, that it is next to impos- 

 sible for it to revive.' It adds, that the 

 injury is not confined to any particular 

 section. ' From Florida, Alabama, Mis- 

 sissippi and all parts of Georgia — in short, 

 from the whole cotton growing region — 

 intelligence from sources not to be ques- 



