The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-13
The Cotton CrOn.

A Mississippi correspondent of the Mobile Id
rerttSer, gives the following views and estimates
in relation TO the cotton crop:
Dear SIR: In compliance with my promise
made TO you'll now give you my views of the
crops oil the country west of the Rigby river The
crop oil cotton Of Lauderdale, Newton, Neshobee,
Winston and Chckasaw, will be less by third,
than produced last year in the same counties.
On the creek bottoms the yield will be nearer an
average, but the ridges burnt up 10 the very long
drought that has prevailed throughout this section
The corb crop In these counties is generally good
rather over average,
In this (kemper) county, the cotton crop will
be a fraction less than last year. the eastern part
OF the county yielding more, and the west, and
especially the southwest, less. Crops of corn are
better in this county than last year. Since the
10Th OF August, there has been 10 bloom on the
cotton, and usually you know, blooms TO the 9th
of September expected to make cotton with
medium frost. The effect OF this is there will be
no Top crop made, and the middle crop OF bolls,
too, is light. In Noxubee and Lowndes full as
much cotton will be produced as in The former
year, and in Monroe county more, especially on
the west side OF the river; but the crop is all light
on the eastern side in Monroe, Lowndes, Pickens
and Greene. The crop Of Sumpter is decidedly
lighter than the former one in fact, except in very
small districts in that county, not much over half
a lair average yield Will be gathered. SInce the
The fodder is partly pulled Gas it nearly burnt
up the sraIk) the general estimate of the corn
crop is less than before, and railroad contractors
cannot now engage it at less than SO to 80 cents
per bushel, whereas last year at this time 40 cents
the fullest price asked.
have just read two letters from Jackson Parish,
La, and Harrison county, Texas, and the writer's
say in large district, of 100 miles around Them,
not over half crops Of cotton DE possibly
gathered, and many raners will not realize over
200 10 400 lbs. average, while occasionally a
bottom farm will yield 600 to 1000 lbs. Both
these districts upland country, and have not
retained forms, owing 10 the extreme drought that
has prevailed with them. Travellers report the
crop of north and Mississippi, in the direction
Of Memphis, Tenn, as being poorer than in this
section. The recent private letters that have
from Benton, Talludega, and Coosa counties,
Ala, arc less favorable to the crop than the pub
lished notices of the presses. | cannot think that
the crop received at your city will exceed, If 1t
reaches, 45O, 900 bales, and doubt if the New
Orleans receipts are any larger than in the past
season, 1t is now moi claimed by any that the
Georgia and South Carolina crop can even equal
the past, and the recen: accounts from Texas
represent The prospect less promising there than
even early IN August. Many think The time of
frost and late fall usually increase Of crop,
but this year these will not affect the yield,
in many districts the cotton crop is all
open. My opinion is that the crop OF this year
will not equal the pas. crop, and may not exceed
270U,O0O bales.