New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-06
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DFFIcIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
Crop Renort.

Subjoined is the first crop report issued
this season by the New Orleans Cotton Elk
change. Its addressed to the president
end board of directors, and signed by
Perry Nugent, cotton factor. R. De Gas,
cotton buyer, Harrison Watts, cotton
broker, Victor Meyer, cotton factor, Rich
ard Flower, cotton factor, Of the committee
on information and statistics. The report
reads thus
The committee on information and sta
tistics beg leave to submit the following
statement embOdying the substance of the
numerous reports they have received during
the month of May, in answer to their inter-
rogatories regarding the growing crops.
LOUISIANA.
The increase in the number of acres
planted in cotton is slight, the average not
exceeding five per cent. Amount Of land
put in corn about the same; in some places
an increase, in others decrease is reported.
while in some parishes no change from last
year has taken place. Amount of labor
same as last year. Fertilizers are but little
used IN this State. According to some of
our correspondents the spring has been
more favorable, and according to others
less favorable than last season, the former
being more numerous than the latter. From
some we get complaints of drought which
has caused a considerable portion of the
cotton IN their parishes to be late in
coming up.
MISSISSIPPI.
Averaging the estimates of our CORE
epOndents, we find an increase of not over
six per cent in amount Of land planted in
cotton In this State, about the same amount
of corn having been planted as last year.
The spring has been more favorable in some
sections, much more so in others, less so in
Others and much less so in others than was
the same portion Of last year. We have
many complaints of excessive drought re-
tarding the coming up of crops, etc. A
very small amount of fertilizers is used. |
Generally little if any change is reported
in supply of labor.
TEXAS.
The average of the numerous reports we
have from cur correspondents indicate fully
eighteen per cent increase in the acreage
of cotton this compared with last year
with about the same or a slight increase in |
corn. Our reports state that the use of fer
tilizers is very limited. The spring is very
generally reported as more favorable than |
Last year. The supply Of labor has slightly |
increased.
ARKANSAS.
In this State the acreage in cotton has in |
creased about twenty-five per cent, but that |
IN corn has decreased to a somewhat less |
extent than that percentage, taking the |
Average Of the estimates received by u.s. |
Fertilizers are scarcely used at all. The |
spring is variously stated to have been
s1much more" 'less" and Considerably
less" favorable than last year, and in some /
of our letters as ''about the sameo The /
supply OF labor has undergone little change,
the increase in some sections compromising !
for the falling of in others.
TENNESSEE.
In this State, our correspondents report
an average increase of fifteen per cent in
land planted in cotton, and diminution of
the area put in corn. No fertilizers, or but
little, are used in the cotton growing coun-
ties. Statements concerning the spring
vary--in some counties describing it as
more, and in others as less favorable than
last year, there being quite as many &C
counts OF the former character as of the |
latter. All our correspondence taken to-
gether, indicates small increase in labor.
ALABAMA. ]
In this State. according to average of the
estimates sent to us, there has been an in
crease Of ten to twelve per cent in the !
amount OF land planted in cotton, and
decrease in that devoted to corn. With |
few exceptions our correspondents speak
OF the spring as having been more, and
some assert that it has been much more
favorable than last year. The use of fer
tlilzers has largely increased in few coun-
ties, but it is said to have decreased in
Others. Little change is noticed in the
amount of available labor.
NORTH CAROLINA.
We have to report in this State an in
creased acreage in cotton of twenty-five
per cent, with about the same acreage in
corn as last season. The use of fertilizers
has also largely increased in this State,
though some counties report decrease.
me spring, as compared with last year, is
said to be less favorable, owing to dro ught.
Labor reported to be on tie decrease.
SOUTH CAROLINA. y
Ourreports from this State show an in a
'reased acreage in cotton of about seven
and half per cent, with q small increase | nj
n corn, most reports stating same amount b
4 land In corn as last year. The use of o.
ertilizers is, with a few exceptions, re-
'orted as largely increased, while the al
prIng, as compared with last year, is said Of
o have been less favorable. Labor is re- :,
orted to be somewhat decreased. nj
GEORGIA. c.
Average of estimates put the increase in ia
and planted in cotton at about ten per cent. al
. little less corn, on the whole, has been vi
tainted than last year, in some counties df
acre land having been devoted toit. From
ONE counties we learn that the spring has th
cen more favorable than the preceding pa
ne, out from many others we get com
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ondents IN these latter speak of the season
comparing unfavOrably with the cores. Ii
Ondlng months of last year. Use of fertil-
.ers has largely increased in some counties,
ut has diminished in others. The supply
labor seems to be about the same in
mount as last year, having increased in
)me counties and fallen off in others.
FLORIDA.
Our reports from this State are meagre.
he average increase in acreage is. renoTted
six per cent, with about the same.acreage IT.
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