The New York herald., 1866-07-13
THE COTTON CROP.

Unfavorsbio Prospsots-Tho Predtotioas
or Croskers Likely n be veriasaA
Causes OF the FaiIure-Oid and mad
Seed and Wet weather-Tho Freed
men Labor.
All Southern correspondent particularly those ia
GSorsa Alabama Mississippi and portions Of Louisiana
and arkan agres In their statements that this ysars
% cotton in those localities viii provo comparative
falars. one OF tho causes produced "a thaI many
planters We're forced To mortgages ther coming crops ID
order 70 sustain themselves and thai Tho prospect
s not a. clI-srfa thoy l,d anticipated they have
become indoest and disposed 20 save from The
approaching ruin what Industry aud enorgy might
achieve vn; from third TO half ordinary crop u
true sorrespsudonts us tha, the season has
thus far been ARrkei W contlpuai succession Of din
conragements. which VIII mako over memorable v
cotton growers
In tho nrst place tho seed failirc All tho s..d
old aud ss that held for sal, very bad rns
prices ranged from dollar 10 doar ATTY csntn
per bnshel before paoong Ime ind ia IL. purchase u
sced ~ such runous ratas cloae calculations made
Of tho amount required 20 plant gwen number arrae
OF land Thr prevalent opinion thal bushel aud
hair 10 tho aero would ensure stand Of ,ot:sn Dup
plics OF secd were accordingly laid N 0, this bnsis
La former yessr when cotton sred drug pautn.
tons tho sowing was done without sai quantity The
furTows were drilod fu and when tho cotton ~
thick ~ " coud 1roat the bells barred or " and
In duo trc tho yong plants were chopped ogt 70
have 10 many Instances conrib1.ed 20 tho dread ~
natural result stand Of coton. Many plant 70
realized their worst antlcipsDnH, went early 70
w1ik furowcd out, procured more seed ~ advanced
prictH, and planted ngain IA umc 70 save tho cfuTeo.
pensatng OF bal seed oy thicker sowing Iho SECOND
llantns genersy ancceeied better but tho stand
BY ~ means fuli take tho and u te
than half Croakcrs all aouy predicted failure of the
crop bul croakefA arc - habtuallJ IN tho dark thss
when h'ongh, into tho ght they cant ~ Ifowsvur
lbey sometimes hnfiy ssagger against the tru,h al
Others the ruth bumps against them aud the
inonons contact of ths stranger. unpleasant CroA.
srs In general have no fslh Ia thor prcdic ons
and are often asloninhed their prpphesle full
Gicd THIS year they prognostcaied more gootnily
than usnsl for tho bcnea. pf northern spscunon ami
forgot TO include themselves tue s 0f sgfcrera
disaster MISFORTUNE came IN reality vn of
tho old pl4nIsrs = tho heaviest = aud. Judging
by tbof groans, they lsa., abio 10 bar IL
An unusually nearly all parts OF ths cot-
ton growing portions ~ the sooth aud high wa.rs have
coded chapter accidents cotton crop
Long continued and heavy June wcrp nos, ds-
aTous. The young cotton could pot be Isopsry cultt
sstod eass aDed tns and :, sn The n.avrv
stand could not be saved In eating thick mattel
grass much cotton t. prespa.ts ros
4 crop have ,hus dwudlcd do.n 20 exec dlngly nauow
limits By the rfow Of thc rivers Ia Jgae mach ocs
ton ~ The 0wianis cnt rely destroyed and u
too iato In tho ssalon 70 plant ovar Soms ono has
hon bales and many 80 sangulne oonient "
mate two millions bat from all accounts up 20 tina
There much less cotton land in cultivation than
supposoi. probably not tsothiri, % the whse. aud
Indicated aboso Bosifor, there has bean complete
Tcvcluliua 10 the systan of labor Tho rrsala
~ the experiment cannot DO known until tho crop 10
gathered 20 far the efficiency 81 foo labor Il all
gnne ~ its friends anticipated sud exceeds tho
expectations ~ The old pantsr The hot weather aud
dr9ng times arc yet 10 come Drleuios of minor i'm.
pofiancr Constantly arising Va Tho management ~
tho freedmen, but serious Misunderstanding With
them CONT of work v yo, 10 be aprroifendsd.
Their fanits chiefly negative they slow ~ uss
morning, They take run umo at duuer. and i, %
all hold o. work The moment tho Is do~h. When
cloads rso ~ doubt the frcedmnn take the brnohs
of Le doubt Mo q the labor contracts spiro,ci ~ The
Freedmen Bureau sipuAte IN effect that they shAn
work all the sunlight day They arc required ~ be IN