Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-31
CROP REPORTS.


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| Tho Macon Telegraph Of Aug D
says, An, intelligent planter from Han
cock connty, who has used fertilizers "a,
years, gives it as his opinion that, for h,
first time in his experience, they viii
fail 70 pay this year. He has latsly
travelled from here to Atlanta, thence q
Augusta and back 10 Macon through
Middle Georgia He reports crops gem
orally bad. In Hancock we viii allow
hIs statement as to his own to rive an
idea OF the whole 7 He had four hundred
and nifty acres in cotton. In July thsre
was the finest prospect he had ever seen
counted confidently on the 300 bales
Hls sights are set now for only 80 bales.
One half cut of since July. He thinks
the country generally Will hardly make
bale 70 six acres planted. As to ma.
sured cotton it had grown far ahead Of
that unmarried in July, but the latter
has now caught up with is in size Of
weed, and rains at this time mighs eause
It TO make q little more with q Iste faIl
whilst they would oanse manured cotton
70 take on new and rapid growth.
which always fail 10 make ANYTHING
Ia Putnam county and several parts Of
Hancock there Aaye been some rains
which were beneficial 70 those locaiitisa
Corn crops in these places rather bettsr
than last year. ~ c,lff lI-l
The Bainbridge Argus says: New corn
. being brought to market and Is selling
at 81 per bushel We saw some sneeis
mems of the corn crop of Mr.. Jesse Rev.
nolds, the other day, which were very
hne. IL is thought that Hog and Homi,
ny viii be plentiful next winter.
Florida. otf l Of -i
The Tallahassee Floridisn, of Aueust
"A, says We hear nothing more of The
caterpillar in the cotton fields. Thew ara
there, but have done no Considerable
damage in any locality. They are now
Webbsd up, and many Of our planters as.
sure us that they still have fears of thar
rsvages. We think it very probable that
when they come out again, they viii at
tack the cotton 10 large numbers and
with great effect Yet the crop is 30 far
advanced now, that at all .events copsid.
cradle more cotton will be baled this wear
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Alabama -.-.----.- 3. %
Montgomery letter Of Aug. % aays.
The cotton crop in this vicinity has
been very promising up to about two
weeks ago, since which planters have
Of injury from the drought
on the uplands, where the
plant seems to be withered and scorched.
,ausing it to throw off the leaves and
Toung squares and drying I'D to the |
Toung bolis The rust has also injured |
'ome crope. The worm has done but liz |
lie damage until the last few days. They |
ire now very general on the prairie and |
bottom lands that have not been injured |
~ dry weather, and are said to be work. \
ng fast. Notwithstanding these draw.
'acks, We cannot resist the opinion that |
'ur crop will exceed somewhat that of |
asst year. We have received but three l
bales new crop; last year we had received |
eVeral hundred at this time.
Crops Generally.
The Macon ga Telegraph, Of August
8, says: MIR. Poreacrs, the travelling
gent for one of the great Southern lines,
3 now in this city. He has recently |
'een in Virginia, North Carolina, Ten.
lessee and Alabama, and has given the
rops along his lines Of travel much at.
entien, and has heard great deal said
q regard to them BY the planters in those
'tates. He gives il as his opinion that
here viii not be over half crop Of corn,
otton, or tobacco, made in any section |
II country through which he has passed. |
n North Carolina and Virginia the to-
,acco crop win be extremely short, while |
he corn crop Of those States, also of l
Tennessee, will fall far short of what they |
we're last year. The recent long and |
Ievers drouth has well nigh ruined these |
'ropa in Alabama the cotton crop has |
uttered terribly from the drouih, rust,
md in many places from the worm and /
caterpillar. Mr. F.'s report of the crops /
is anything else than of /
nature, and he is q we'll
informed, intelligent and reliable gsntls-