Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-07-08
Southern Crop Prospects.

examined 4 great number OF reports
received from all parts Of the cotton
region. We give below the informa-
ton derived from them, and our
friends can see what has been done
up to this time. Supposing the
crop safely through the trying
month of August, and the army
worm did not make its appearance,
and the frost should be late, the
freedmen continue to work well, and
the picking season favorable, there
would still remain the very serious
question Of the picking capacity of
the South. There was sufficient in
ducement last year to cause planters
TO make every effort to secure the
crop, and the same will be done
this year. But with the present
labor it would hardly be wise to
calculate upon any large increase
over the crops of the past two
years. -
The weather throughout the cot
ton region appears to have been
very unfavorable up to the last
week in May. Heavy and contin-
uous rains fell in April and part of
May, which seriously retarded plant
ing operations. The wet weather
continued after the pl,ntiug, and
the nights were unusually cold.-l
The plant consequently made but
little progress, and the complaints
of poor stand we're universal. AT
ter the 25th Of May there was q
decided change. The days were
hot and the night warm, withsocs
casional showers and a great I'M
provement took place in the young
plant. Latterly the accounts have
been as good as could be desired,
and the stand is universally healthy
and vigorous, but the plant is small.
The season averages from two to
three weeks behind last year, which
renders the plant more liable to
damage from worms, frost, &c.
In the State Of North Carolina,
Georgia, and parts of Alabama
commercial fertilizers have been
generally and very extensively used.
In the other cotton States, where
the lands are richer, we cannot see
that any have been bought.
AS the planters generally are this
year in much better circumstances
financially, there is to be noticed a
decided improvement in the stock
and implements necessary to the
successful cultivation of the crop.
We find that many of the freed
men are this year working hired
lands, and this is Of course included
in the increased acreage. 1t is well
known that. while more corn, peas
potatoes. DC, may be raised in
such cased, the yield of cotton pei
acre is decidedly less than where
the negro works under white super
vision. ..
| North Carolina-About the same
acreage; less black and more white
labor; crop. p.backward; stand small
but healthy.
South Carolina-J'en per cent
more land planted less labor; poo1
stand.
Georgia per cent. more
land planted; five per cent. less la
Dor; freedmen doing we'll; stant
backward but healthy.
Florida-Fifteen per cent. more
land planted; same amount of la
Dor; crop well worked and forward
some accounts of caterpillar. .,
| Alabama-Ten per cent. more
land; little less labor; overflow
necessitated replanting on the bot
toms. In the upper part of ths
State crop very backward; stana
irregular.
Mississippi-Ten to fifteen pei
cent. more land planted labor de
fcient, stands irregular, three weeks
late.
Louisiana-Same acreage; labor
ers doing well, but less in number
sugar cultivation drawn off many
crop backward; moderate stands.
| Arkansas-Same acreage; crops
very backward; less labor and no
so efficient.
Texas-Ten per cent. more land
crops forward and well worked
same negro labor; more white, al
working well; same reports o
worms. tzsI
Tennessee - Twelve per cent
more land stand unfavorable; NOR
, white labor, but less black. k.--Easto,
& Co.'S Circular.
Remarkable Reduction of til,