Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-09-18
COTTON EXCEPTIONALLY FAILURE.

COTTON OBJECTIONABLE + AlLLltt'
We believe the Cotton Crop of the present year
will be a failure, notwithstanding there were many
indications to the contrary until very recently. The
accounts at no period have been favorable as to
Justify the opinion that any thing over tolerablc fair
crop would be general because the Upland country
testified the reverse; but taking the aggregate Of
the whole Coton-g growing region Of the country into
view, the product, thought, mightreac u"arly an
average one. We have many other articles before
similar in purport to the following:
In LouIsIANA-Thc Franklin Planters Banner
Of Sept. =, says-1hc worm has made its appearance
i'll Rapidcs, and it supposed that half crop will
not be made. The news Of the appearance Of the
worm IN the upper parishes, is confirmed.
The OpetOuSuS Wing Of Sept. ,, says-On Satur-
day last we heard that the cotton worms had made
their appearance on the plantation of DIR. Martin,
about two miles distant from our town, and on the
following day took occasion to visit it. We had
scarcely entered the field before had discovered
that the cotton literally covered with the real
cater, which had destroyed the cotton plant
throughout the whole cotton region for the last seven
years.
Baton Rouge, Sept. 6-The real caterpillar has
appeared in that ncghborhood, and is speeding de-
strucon over the promising fields Of cotton.
Is ALAgAMA.-Ihc Sumter County Wing of the
3lst uIt. says: The rains have somewhat moderated
for the last week-t has not raincd more than every
other day for some time. We learn, from convcrs-
ing with some Of our farmers that they will, with
iV Orablc from this out make fair crops, but
the larger portion Of them contend that their crops
ruined Let what may come In addition 10 the abund-
ancc OF ram, many Of them have had the boil worm,
and in many places the army worm. We do not be-
ryc the present crop will b. larger than the last, if
: large
The Marion Review of Aug. Is, says: The con
tnuat!On OF cloudy, RAINY weather causing the boil
worm 10 make sad havoc with the cotton. great
many crops are already seriously injured from this
alone, say nothing OF The sh ddug of squares,
which is 50 generally complained Of.
The Selma Reporter OF Aug. IS, says-SClrcely
day has passed tor some weeks without rain. For
two days past the has scarcely shown itself for
half an hour a time The accounts from the cot
ton crop in this ncIghb0rhood are very gloomy. The
worms and every other evil brought by continued
rains, working against planters, and it is pre-
dctcd by those VINO are Judges that the crop will be
very short.
The Greensboro Beacon Of Aug. %, says-Wth-
in the last weeks several very heavy rains have
fallen which have not only caused the cotton weed
to grow too luXurlanty but have lAg y increased the
pearanct. The present prospects for cotton IN tins
section are considered BY many even worse than at
this time last year
The LutlU Whig of Aug y, says-Evcry arrival
from the country brings sad mtslllEcucc Of the I
havoc Of the bOll-wor We have bGCn shown full
grown bJils which were perforated IN several places
by the worIA and told that this Is becoming
V, rs common occurrence in this vicinity. ri>nd
from Stunt informed US yesterday that the cater
pillar army worm, had cJununc- d lis rafages IN
the ntighbJrhood OF Livingston, and that h. kn-"
one field Of sixty acres winch Is already entirely
stripped OF It's leaves, squares and young Doll As
the crop is three weeks later II the caterpillar
should pervadc the Ccautry generally II dad last
year. there cannot certainly be more than one-iourtA
Of a crop raised
at Montgomery for year ending September /, 1911, .
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