Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-10-19
THE COTTON CROP.

A Mississippi correspondent Of the Mobile
Advertiser, gives the following views and estl-
mates in relation to The cotton crop:
Dear Sir: In compliance with my promise
mnde to you, now give you my views OF the
crops Of the country west of the Bigby river.
The crop of cotton of Lauderdalr, Newton,
Neshobcp, Winston and Chickasaw, will be less
hy one-lhird, than was produced last year in The
same cnumlies On the creek bottoms the yield
viii be nearer an average, but The ridges burnt
mp in the very long drought that has prevailed
throughout this scriion. The corn crop IN these
counties is generally good-rather over an ave
rage.
In this (Krmper) county, the, cotton crop will
be frEclian 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
he 10Th oil August there has been no bloom
on The cotton. and usually You know, blooms to
the lOh of September are expected o make cot
ton with medium frost The effect Of this is
t,rrc will b. no Top crop made anl the middle crop
bo!Ia, too is light. In Noxuhee and Luwndes
full rs much cotton will be produced as in The
former year, and III Monroe county more, esPe-
cally on the west side Of the river; but the crop
is ali light on the eastern side in Monroe, Lown-
des, Pickens and Greene. The crop of Sumper
is decidedly lighter than the former one in fact,
except in very small districts in that county,
moi much over half fair average yield will be
gathered. Since the fodder is partly pulled (hs
il was nearly burnt up on the stalk) Tho general
estimate OF the corn crpp is les1 than before, and
rliiro"d contractors cannot now engage 1t at less
tnan so to g. cents per bushrl. whereas last
year ut this time 40 cents was the fullest price
asked.
have lust read two letters from jackson
Parish. Lal., and Harrison county Texas, and the
writers say in Il large district. of say lou miles
around them, not over half crops of cotton can
be possibly gathered. and many planters Will
not realize over 200 TO 100 lbs. average, while
occasionally Il bnlIom farm viii yield $50 to 1000
lbs Bolh these districts are upland country,
and have NOT retained forms, owing to the eX.
lrrm" drought that has prevailed with them
Travellers report the crop Ut north ana west
Mississippi in the direction Of Memphis, Tenn.
as being pn"rcr lilan in This section. The recent
private letters thai have seen from Benton,
'raadrga. and C0O>a counties, Ala. are less
favorable 10 the crop than the published notices
of the presses. | cannot think that the crop
received Il, your city will exceed if it Reaches.
100000 bales, and dnubi il the New Orleans
rerrp pls are any larger than in the past season.
1t is now not rlaimrd by any that The Georgia
and South Carolina crop can even equal the
past, and The recent accounts from Texas repre-
sem the prospects as less promising there than
eypn rariv in August. Many Think the time
OF frost and late fall usually cause IN increase
Of crap, but this year these ransrs will not at
frcl the yield. as in many districts the cotton
crop is now all open. My opiniun is that the
crop of this year will not equal the past crop,
and may not exceed 2,700O00 bales.