Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09
COTTON CROP.
EXTRACTS FROM LATE PAPERS.

subject divides attention VI i"'
at present, with the prospect OF 'he .os'om
cron. Like Aaron's rod, it swallows up all
other considerations. We have enaeaVor'
ed. during the week, to gather all 'ne IN
To,ro,,;on that was current relative TO the
h;o,orv of the Army worm, Its usual career
- noode of disappearance, but We have
cJ ,hot numberless are the versions
80, of the life and character OF those
$50 IN the cotton planter, while the
N"ntIomen who usually took deepest into
s,I ,hot concerns the cotton crop, on both
dc and the other side of the river, affect
80 know least about the movements OF an
insect that is daily consuming their valua'
HE STABLE. The worms in millions have
now rolled themselves up in the leaf and
tine alarm in the public mind with one or
two exceptions, entitled to the present,
has abated The general impression Is that
the worms have run their race of destruc-
ton for the season;-if so, the damage
will he SLIGHT indeed in comparison with
what we had good reason to dread; but
some persons and those the most reliable
are by no means inclined to the hope that
this plague has left the growing crop, but,
looking back to former years in which the
worms disappeared for time only to break
forth in more fearful hosts, they expect to
see them emerge, and continue in the fields
as long as form is left. This opinion
seems to derive strength from well foun-
ded belief that the worms have been scat.
tered and sheltered themselves from the
heavy rains that have fallen, every after
noon ofthis week and that, so soon as dry
weather recurs, they will renew their work
of destruction. If this belief be correct,
the dilemma is bad one as with dry wealth
er, herafter, we shall have the worms and
with rains the trashing and waste of the
cotton. Eight or ten days will probably
tell us all about it. This much for the
Army worm.
In the meantime, the boil worm is going
on with its Notwithstanding the cotton
as fast as it natures and proceeding with
as much industry as if it had no comPeti'
tor in the field.
We hear number of planters say that
no: much damage has been done by the
worms as yet, while others tell different
story. We incline TO the belief that the
damage already done is great and that the
numberess plants that have been robbed
of vitality will prevent large amount oil
cotton from maturing.
The backwardness of the crop, also
will have q great influence in making it
short one. We are lamentably behind
this season. One of the largest planter;
in Adams Co., Miss, Informed US, the
other day, that in the eud Of August, las
wear, he had nearly 400 bales picked
whereas, now, Qhe other day. he had moi
a single bale picked. The same is the
case, to greater or less extent, VIII
every one. When this isveiwed in con
nection with the fact that throughout al
the lowlands, last year, with an early sea
son, there was more cotton than could bt
picked, il is easy to anticipate very grea
falling off in the growing crop from Its late
ness alone.
[ConcorGia Inte1ligencer, Aug. %.
THE CRoP.-We are, as yet, unprepar
ed to say to what extent the growing croI
is likely to be injured by the worms. I'M
1v has come forth in millions from thos'
worms which had eucased themselves II
the leaf and a few days, now, VIII oeVe'
ope whether the dreaded second crop is t
come or not. The weather, this week, ma
beeN favorable to the opening of the cotto
and picking has begun. Ito. 29h'
LATENEss OF THE SEAsoN.-The CroE
this season, will be a short one it from n
other cause than he extreme backward
ness of the picking. 1t makes no differ
ence how much cotton may be made
there is not now seasonable time lett
pick it. In the Natchez market we hav
known the new cotton coming In TOWARD
the close of July, whilst here, at the de
parture of August, the first bale has yet
come in. In New Orleans, five bales
new cotton arrived on Monday last, ma
king the whole arrival of the new crop u
to that date nine bales, whilst, last seaso!
at the same time, 1885 bales had gone
and in the year previous, at the same TIM
upwards Of 1900, and, at that time, !
both previous years, the picking was gel
eral all throughout the cotton REGION
This lateness we repeat, must make u
crop short,even if no other untoward caus
should arise. 10. ~S'"
The Galveston Cio;liGn of the 10Th ms
says: "The account OF the cotton GRO
in the lower country continues dIscou
aging. In some sections it is almost
total'failure, and some of our friends al
pear to think that this is the case througl
out the country. This, we believe, is
no means the case. The crop will pc
haps be somewhat short in every count
but is by no means wholly destroyed: :
From the Trinity, accounts are somewh'
encouraging, and should the dry weathe
u which has now set in, continue, many Plal