The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-30
The Next Cotton Crop

We have noticed, the last three weeks that the
statements of enormous yield from this crop are
not as numerous as formerly, and it is questioned
whether the growth is sufficiently far advanced to
render a. crop equal to the previous one probable
In regard to the maturity of the plant ii seems to
be now generally conceded that in Mississippi and
Louisiana, 1t is not as far advanced as at this Pc
riod last year. In Texas and Florida, quite EQUAL
In South Alabama, rather behind that of last sea-
son. We annex from that quarter few notices
OF It's present appearance
Correspondence of the Mobile Register ana Journal
GREENsBoRo', August 9th.-I have been travelling
embracing the counties of Dallas Lownde Ferry and
Greene, and have found the cotton crops generally
worm and too much rain have visited several plan
tatons from the rich canebrake lands to the high dry
sandy soil, in the feveral counties above mentioned
and DO not consider the prospect for large yield
favorable when last wrote you. The heavy and
long continued rains have produced large growth
Of the plant in the low lands, which have bean over
flowed in several instances In many fields the bolls
are rottng from too much rain, aud the has
commenced its ravsses to some extent in Dallas
ty. In Perry, Lowndes, aud Greene coun t;es there
is much complaint of the boil worm. but no one can
expect total exemption from these cotton destroy
ers The crops decidedly better than this time
last year, and unless the worms increase and have
nore rain, there will be fair crop Cotton generally
opens slowly and few planters have commenced pick
THE CorroS Cnor.-Three weeks ago the prospecte
for a heavy crop in this section. and ma add.
throughout most of the cotton growing region, we're
quite as promising az they have ever been known at
this season. Though there had been in this and the
adjoining counties altogether too much rain during
the months Of June and July, which had caused the,
weed to- grow too fast and in instances produced
the rust yet the Indications GENERALLY were such as to
justify the opinion that the crop would be unite as
large as that Of 445 Within the last fifteen or TWEEN
as to very materially change the prospects On Mon
day last there being large number Of pei in from
Inc country, attending the election, embraced the
occasion he N att
to the ravages of tie we regret to saw that
whilst We occasionally met with planter whose CROP.
number with whom we conversed assured Us that the
worm was doing them the most serious injury~soms
one half As the cotton is now rapidly onenino fs-
weeks OF favorable weather will suffice for gatherinr
Aug. IL. D'~'o''''
LIwsosron, Sumpter county August 1o-Jn renIx,
10 the Inquiries in your circular Of the Goth u would
say that up to this time the prospect of very
ant and excellent crop cotton in this COUNTY most
cheering. 1t is indeed true that there is some COM
made without complaint either Of the weather or some
kind Of worm-besdes. hear less eff comnlsint ~
xma 'nis year than usual It's admitted by all With
thus lar Is uncommonly fine, and unless somethinr
very hereafter occurs to defeat the
tauons OF the planter he will gather most bounffuI
yield Montgomery Flag and .fdrertiser
HUNTSVILLE, Aug. s.-Your circular of the Goth Julv
before me In reply have to state that the cotton
crop of this section promises verv fair,v Nothn
put early frost can prevent making at least
g.; ~ eiasu csop we were late in getting cotton
mosI favorable for large crop, but unless we have an
early frost every thing promises well.-B
FERRY COUNTY, Aug 1870 far have been able
10 from personal observation in the beat cotton
growing portions Of this county, the black and mu
latto lands the prospect Of large yield has not been
go good for number Of years. A few planters COM
plain Of too much rain-some Of rust and few of the
bell worm but upon the whole the crop IL n,atur;n9
hney, and without some remarkable turn in the sea-
son, or other unlocked for casualty will be above an
average one-Uid. - -
Some thirty to FORTY ba,os Nc IN. corr ,-ou :, ...
have been received the quality OF which is superior to
any OF the first receipts ut this market for Soma vears
sixteen bales Of it. chasing fully middng rar have
are at some loss to know what to say Durin The Last
week, we have seen number OF intelligent &c utleuen
from several OF the cotton growing counties ho mite
IN .ne opinion that the rroductiveness the plant has
pcen consderaoly and on some plantations naterialv
injured by the incessant rains that have fallen for the
last three or four weeks. It Is found too that ON
many plantations In several OF the counties the boil
or bore worm has DONE and at the latest was a.
ing essential injury TO the young bolls pcrsnr them
IN such0 manner as TO prevent their matrring-
hetner their depredations have been go general
eNense as to interfere materially with the general
prospects OF the cotton growers question that
not be decided before the next month IL certain,
however that on great many plantations the injury
mas been very serious. We in active correspon-
nee with many portions of the cotton region and
usual ut this Of the year the to-
some extent conflicting not so much In the facts
ommupicatcd ms in the differences drawn n them
We do not think it expedient, under the crcum-
tapc,e To saw mere than that the high exnnstations
rally INDUCED in sofnc three four ago. are
not likely be realized = Mobile Prices C.s.nt .au-
gust ~. N aiI
SICKNESS IN WESrFEtp. We learn thlt il ia
unusually sickly in Westfield at the present time
Five persons were lying dead at one time within
he week, and eleven were sick ut the une time.
% one street: Dysentery IS the prevailing COM
los int A4tags MI