The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-06

As we have commenced the new Cotton year
and the subject of its prospects and probable yielC
must be deeply interesting one, both to our plant
ers and commercial friends, it may not be amss a
this time TO take a review of the crop from the tmt
of planting to the present. and to endeavor as fairly
as possible to set forth what appears to be the pros
poets ahead. Todoths disinterestedly as possible
to make use Of only known facts, and to avail our
selves of such information and opinions as are re.
liable, genuine and experienced, is our true object
consequently we hope 10 steer clear of error as
possible, and TO present the matter in brief and
truthful form.
To detail the various injuries during the planting
time, the very cold and unreasonable weather, the
bad stands, and in a word, the very disastrous con-
dition of the plant up TO the LIST July, would be
only repeating facts well known TO all, and reiter
ated by every circular and statement, public and
private, lust issued as usual at the commencement
of this month, by both editors and factors.
That the plant was in most precarlous and dis
astrous state up to the LIST July, is fact which
none dispule-the weed in most backward and
sickly condition, and but few inches above the
ground in fact, a more decidedly adverse pros
pect could not be presented.
We now come to July and admit that the wea-
Their during this month was quite beneficial, and
repaired, in part the injuries previously sustained
but by no means 10 the extent represented-indeed
the stands were so bad, and the weed so small and
dwarfsh--besidss, so much Cotton was ploughed
up and abandoned in June, that no weather could
be of essential service in a very large portion OF
the country, although the cessation of the bad
weather Of June, and the favorable change in July,
by contrast, had evidently carried many too far in
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and prospects of the crop.
As to August, whether, upon the whole the crop
has been more benefited or injured, would seem to
be doubtful question First, the extreme heat
an drought during the month of August, causing an
immense shedding of forms and young bolls, and
stunting the growth throughout large majority of
the Cotton region; then, the injury by the boil
worm, particularly in the most productive part of
Mississippi, the Yazoo country-Madison, Warren,
Holmes and Rankin counties, and throughout Mid
die Mississippi and lastly, the very destructive
storm Of the 9th August, which appears to have
gone through the whole of Georgia and Florida,
the most Of South Carolina and South Alabama,
doing immense damage to the Cotton, not only de-
stroyng the open Cotton, the young and even size
able bolls and forms throughout that large pro-
ductive REGION but putting back, at this essential
and critical time what ought to be their best pick
ing season, at least two weeks Now, calculate
the loss of two weeks picking throughout the
whole of Georgia, South Carolina, South Alabama
and Florida, and the loss by destruction of open
Cotton bolls and forms, and what has this boosted
fine weather done in maturing the crop9 Here
we are, a week in September, and no general pick.
ing even in our most Southern Cotton region, and
we are barely comm encing the Uery latest picking