The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-31


oo~mUncIsL IvrELLIo1NCn.
The CE0ps.
Ths last ssecuuts fcm tins inttor ofTsxss IN REFER
sDes to the cotton crop ere highly fAvosaha. IN the
81 sas ".
pssred. doing damage Of moment whiS In ether
tons has confined ts to the grs and u the
have heard, it, appearance Is not mentioned ct AL
The corn Of Texas, the present PEAR has tr. ~;
large Arm and sound-nors % than b'ssusl with the
corn Of this climate.
Throughout our country v.s crops have bssa most :
vas oo S .nS q and indostsd falling short
the imprnvSmsnt since that time has been most re-
markxbs -RicAasosd (Ky) Chronicis
The Columbus Engsir-r Of the Path inst says:-"Ws
different reliable sources that the boil worm
Ia DESTROYING the cotton to alarming extent. We
have converted with several persons the adjoining
counties in Alabama and from the counties above and
worm equal to what they last year, The cotton
being backward this year Is almost impossible to tell
extent Of injury that will to the crop In this
section of the country.
We take the following from the Concordia CLou) In
feuigercsr, Of the 14th inst:
was not fact that the worms were psrine the cotton
from the plantations on Red river. The reports and
opinions are 80 contradictory that II would pusse
coujuror" to ascertain the truth about It, Promising
that during the week. the enquiry as to Red river has
been made by Of friends most deeply interes
ted and that In this of the world there such
things cotton worms to be seem publish the fol-
lowing from last weeks Western (Red River Democrat
1t will be found ut last, we believe, that the worm
'.Our friends and readers far and being we
feel extremely DESTROYS to know whether the real
cotton caterpillar has made Its appearance in this sec
ton Of country not bave To state that after the
most dgent inquiry up to the period Of our papers
real cotton caterpillar has made its appearance
raj plantations Ia this parish They have done no nu
ry YETI indeed the specimens OF the animal that
have been with are few to cause, for the pre-
sent, serious alarm.
We think right also to state that among the plan
tsrs diversity OF opinion still prevails, AZ to whether
those which have been seem Of the real genuine
kind Many think they are the grass worms Of which
from Avoyelss Natchtoches and Csddo, speak but Of
Lsyine aside tho loss from tho worms the
crop In this parish Is at present. fair The
continuous rains In July injured 1t good deal but the
favorable change In the Weather continues the
late there will be nothing done in general way under
two weeks from the present time The crops above are
suffered even more than have, from rain, and rust
The crop is excellent. We shall make plenty ana
to spare. Conco'dia, La InfefgenceT, Ian
inst.
The weather for the last ten days has been rather
favorable for the cotton crop, and consequently the
plants have become less general The fruit rap
idy maturing and would not be surprised the crop
Of Georgia would considerably over an average one
particularly IL have q late fall.-Mdcon (Georsta)
Journal 23th inst
The Kent md News of saturday last says that in
nearly thirds Of that county there has scarcely any
lions needs rainthe nights have become COOL and the
crop b. considerably injured A good portion OF
he is late and cannot well mature without rains
and warm weather.
In our last 'rked that considerable damage had
been done the rice crops high up on the Pee Dee
said of the planters that We over estimated
tho damage that river and that Is not SO great as
high I'D on the Waccamaw We have understood all
ths fields above Col Wards Brook Green plantation on
that river have covered by the late freshet This
embraces DR. John d. Magill, Col J. j. Wards upper
place, j. M. Aston Francis M Weston, senr and w.
Vauxs We have not heard the extent Of the injury
but be considerable The rains are less frequent,
as We had but four showers during the last week
The rivers all subsdng under the influence OF the
wind at west which has prevailed for half the week
The chrpiug Of scattering rice birds reminds us that
the rice harvest is approaching -Winyoh ObserpsT,
.4ug Us.
The receipts Of new cotton at New Orleans to the
10th inst according to the DELTA amount to AZ bales,
of which the growth of Louisiana and one OF Mis-
sippi One bale of the former CHASING good and fine
sold the 10th ut 10 cents per To-, fancy price
The receipts one cotton in August OF last year.
were 1877 bales.
At Macon, Georgia. the first bale Of the new crop was
Isaac West of Houston county, and sold for Ia cents
per h.
New cotton has been receive ut Vicksburgh from the
plantation Of 8. II. Lainer Of Madison county.
There WILL probably Do short crop of fruit In this
State.