New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-01
o. from the Mobile Tribune, 18th.
The Cotton Crop.

We learn by the arrival of the steamer Marengo,
Capt Tarleton, from Tuscaloosa, yesterday, that
there were only twenty-five inches Of water in the
river and falling slowly.
A gentleman who came passenger on this boat in.
forms us that the cotton crop the Warrior river
and all through that section of the country bids fair
to be the finest made for number of years. Should
the weather continue favorable few DAYS longer the
corn crops will surpass their most sanguine expecta
tons.
There can be no doubt that cotton has suffered
materially in some sections, first, by the late and
favorable season Of planting, and afterwards by the
heavy and frequent rains while in others the injury
has been much less. AS general thing most of the
upland cropsprovided the weather should continue
favorable-will turn out moderately well. Indeed,
we have heard of some plantations the appearances
of which are entirely satisfactory. But no one can
predict with certainty what may be the condition of
things week or a fortnight hence. Frequent rains
during that length OF time would not only almost
ruin the crops on the prairies and river bottoms but
seriously injure those OF the uplands And, so sure
the rain comes, we may certainly expect the cat
terpar to follow. This destructive insect has, in
deed already made Its appearance, as the following
extract from country correspondent will show:
"My cotton is of no account. l don't think will
make more than twenty bales, if that. The wet
weather has ruined it, and now there Is plenty of
caterpilars in it.
Yours, etc. w.H.M."
The letter is from Missssippian whose crop is
usually 100 bales. We may say of the caterpillar,
however, its appearance is too late to be very inju
flOuS. vi WoTllSy tue Doll or GRILL worm IS now most
to be dreaded, and, as will be in our auson to
the crops on the railroad, contained in our railroad
excursion article on yesterday morning, repubished
to-day that destructive enemy of the plant is doing
serious hurt in some localities In 1S46 remarkably
wet year. the caterpillar was first seen near the mid
die Of July. Its havoc that year will be eyer.mem-
orahle in the history of the plant.
We know that there is a considerable breadth of
stiff creek bottom lands especially in prairie districts
where the rains have been profuse, the crop will be
almost total failure. This character of land is ex-
tensiye enough to make decided impression upon
| the sum of the crop. Il. IVY
The time has nearly passed when lands worn long
enough to lose that sprghtliness of production and
perseverance in making up into the very teeth of
biting frost, characteristic of new lands will do more
applicable to worn sandy well as prairie land al.
ready the scar and yellow leaf, indicative Of sus.
pension of growth, may be seen on fields of this
| character
By this time OF the year, when full, heavy crop is
about to be produced the plant may be bending
under the weight OF matured bolls, even bowling its
head and longer branches to the very ground. We
remarked upon the absence of that feature to gentle
men up the road the other day. We were answered,
the crop is two or three weeks behind, and has not
had time to come up to that point of productiveness
If theory, disclosed above be correct that cot
ton old lands, whether early to start in the spring
or belated ceases about this time to grow further or
do more than mature what it already holds, then we
| signs.
| Upon the whole, with the lights now before u.s.
to be cautious in expressing an opinion, more
| and more confirmed in our previous impression
already put forth, that the crop will be considerably
| short.