The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-26
The Cotton Crop Of the south-Gioomy y
Prospcets-Low Estimates.

II well known that the cotton grow ing regions of
he south have recently bocn waited with storms
but perhaps II 10 not knoTE how very destructive they
have proved la Tennessee the long continued rams
have prevented tho cultivation Of cotton, while the
grao, and weeds have grown With great rapidly Tho
samo Is true Of Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana, Ar.
and Texas, with tho addition that many
sections % III States the Hoods have entirely sub
merged thcp bordering on tho larger streams
and bayou aing from Memphis 10 vicksbarg by
river ono s. " large plantations totally uncatvs
tod aud ovargro ath young cotton wood srees from
ton thirty To-. d. Near sEipworth Iandry Miss.
nne fields cotton may Be soon, Iistlc injured
iusaied, and Others iiso them just bclow
nah the bc-i from too To four
tho In the interior
10 land planted has be
lder cultivation. and the cold
d the heavy rains haa proo"oed
fMa IN bugs-most deadly 70
oiaui The Lake ws4hlnston and
~eW and south u 0resnvic, Mims,
reclaimed and most psomisins pcr
to. ,ut horc nos moro Than half
orot
m. zen Jackson and the Bg Black oses
called fMlss.sippa, has Thousands of sGgn
of cotton ~nicn nr,th. plough hoe hs boon
put since 10 ~as plaLioi and which 70 no~ sniireiy
abandoned Tho iarsa section known the Rod River
country" ha4 suffered beyond description. and "a said
that In thirteen parishes Of Louisiana ~har the usual
crop planted, not cotton plant remaina Tho
bottom lands ADJACENT 70 tho g. Francis and ArhAnsAs
riycn ! a similar though les, hopei... condition
III addition To tho storms which have prevailed %
generally there have besn Of very dsstrue
tive eharacer In particular districts Of hlss..ppa ssd
Alabama Ncar BrooksviiIs many plantations have bsea
entirely submerged No bitches could contain The
water Fences we're entirely washed away, and the
ltcxu naf he n
burned beneath heavy drpo.t % siuvium in Iovndes
and so1ubee ooaHiies tho storm uAs accompanied by
shoSer Of hail shch literally battered 10 pieces The
cfops ~ every description.
About the let q Jans tornado pas.ed through C~a
tfal hi-.sasippl commencing ab0st bfAsa"n, pa.s'nx
eastvariiy parallel sth ths line q the Hnathsrn Rail-
road ani crossing thence Aai4sns destroy lng much
valuable umbsr and prosahs lhs cotton at every pont
In Goors a and syah Carolina sss damage hs- bo~n
done. and 10 many sections ,hsr- = prpni.r u far
yield In T.1Aa h0weysr the planters bgtsry complain
0f tie wet cold weather causing tn decay ~ the Old
cotton seed and Ia ~ the nar before sproat
ing and Al . proiscing great quantities n bass -hish
hass constantly Infected almost dsyour.d The pAnts
rhru1ghept TIC solth there AIs m.ny p.Aelsf. .ho
ore snd ~bo hsf very limited means 18th -hich ~ sgp
py themselves saafsiiy anrioa- ~ fnaks the nos, ~
their small Gfant, snf = realize The sfgesi crop from
thr smallest spare they planted phy ta choicest bot
tom iAnds ailssont 70 the hspes -hen ,hs
aood theF -halscfop enpo.si ani ,as"n al
ue lrunda,nnH this year hsVe destroyed mach Ars~f
proportion . tbs aop than qsaal
The laytra NArh wefe A. ts3ly damaged dBffng tho
waf ars silI srrsfalfsa many lafxr aissness
thereby etyseei - ever rse - ths nfs', snnns 80
..sa' t.sis ! mon d,.. ~ n securing M h.es.
safy lalsr 10 fteefmen sfv ls4asifloas,
thr employer ludirioss rnf sdss ncsiy Bat
,Ss nsjory ~ tlo nssr-- II l migratory. ansssilsd
anf festess ani many fahn - aB<e sfapt u1mselrss
B. thslf nas cifcatnsiaacss 80 poai eibsf y hem-
~ho hsia them 10 loudasv hsy r-,sife ~ addition
= regular afons tbe tssay hnengy q 'hs 80 = s'sv
wsss mauib Hloaii -. pisntar - saabis y p-y
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