Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-06-20
: The. Cotton Crop. :

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lowinel fepoAo of the. Cotton crop for the
month ending the aoth May, as published
by the New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
and gathered BY them through we'll
organized yc@ps of reliable as-ents scat
tered all over over the Southern states-to
which weinEite the careful consideration
Of Cotton plhnters.
NEW ORLEANS, June 4th, 1872.
The. Committee on Information and
Statistics beg leave to submit the follow
ing statement embodving the substance
of the numerous reports they have re-
rceived during the month of.,May, in an
swer to their interrogatories regarding
I ACCOMPLISHMENTS the estimates
of our correspdndents,s we find an, in
crease of not over 6 y cent. in amount OF
land planted ircntion inthis'State5 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 80 in others,
and much less so in others than was the
same portion Of last year. We have
many complaints Of excessive drought
retardfhg the, coming up Of crops &c,
A very small mopnt Of fertiI Iizers Is used.
Generally little;if any changeis reported
in supply oflabor. ...aai.'
cLou1siANA.-The increase in the num-
Der of acres planted in cotton is slight.
the ayera, not. exceeding S 7S cent.
!<mount OF nd put in corn about the
same; in some. places an increase, in
others a decrease Is. reported, while in
some Parishes no change from last year
has taken place. Amountof labor same
as last wear. Fertilizers are but little
used in this State. According to some
Of our correspondents, the Spring has
been more fHvorable, and according 10
others less iayorabe than. last season,
the former being more numerous than
the latter. From some we get complaint
OF brought #hiek has caused a constdera
,bla portion Of the cotton in their Parish
les t0 be eaate in9 MS coming up: l..f:.,.ss,-
TEXAS THE average Of the numerous
reports we HSse from OH altsGorresPon dents
Indicate fnllye1s!9 GENT: 5nereese in, th.,
acreage of cotton. this compared With la;;f
Wear, With about the same Or alslight fiit
crease lin 6ofh. CDR ieports' state thai
the lsesa erthizers is very limited. The
Spring is very: generally reported, a:
more favorable thar last year. The sup
ply Of labor hes slightly Increased. 10
q 4ARKANsAsr-tInl this State. the acreage
,irf cotton has Increased about twenty-five !.
y Cent, but that, III corn has decreaseG
to Il somewhayl less extent than that per-
,ceutage, taking the average Of the. .esti-
mates received by, u.s.. Fertilizers are
scarcely used at all. The sp.ihhg Bvari-
o1sly stated to- have been "Lnluch more,
i"more, y Htless,y and considerably less
favorable than last year, and in som e 81
our letters as ,"about the same" 1Ge
Supply of. labor has, undergone httl5
..hange, the increase in some asectiplL,
compensaeng for the falling off in others. :
aALABAMA.-In this State, according to
average Of The estimates sent to us, there
has been ansihcrsase Of toto. IL per cent.
in the amountIof land planted in cotton.
and O decrease in that devoted to corn
With few exceptions, our correspondents.
speak OF the spEipg as having been more,
ind some. assert that it hos .been much
more favorable than last year. The use
Of fertilizers has largely Increased in d
.ow counties, but is said to have de-
creased il.otbers Little change is I2i-
iced in the amount of available labor. .:
NORTH CAROLYN. .,.1We have torepdst
in this State an increased acreage IN cot
t{jfl 6of % psr cent, wifh about the same
,creage i'll ooiri as. st'seasolls The as.
Of fertilizers has also, largely increasst Z.
in thisStaIe,. though so1ie counties report
a adecrease. ThesprinS MS COM parea wan
last year, is said to have been less iafora
BILE, owing to drought. Labor repofte''
to be on the decrease.
. SOUTH CARoLINA.-Onr reports ircis'
this State show an Increased acreage y,
COTTON of about a per cent, with q slns'i!
increase Up corn, most reports statn !.
same amount Of land in corn rs last year
The Use of fertilizers is, With a few ex
ceutions. reported as largely incEeased
willie the spring as compared with iasl
car. is said to have b6oiI less favorable
Labor is reported to be somewha1 oe'
cresssed.
;.yss sssrE--lp this State our cores
poiluents report an average increase ease, o.
liiteen per cent. in lallu plYA.r>t I s'"o.
anu q ulminution ol til. an" pal in corn
40 ic,ulizers, or but lit.lc, are USED ii
ne cotton gDwing counties. Statements
4vricernuig Lie spring Snry: III SOM
counties describing, ii IL more, ana IL
aineEs pe II Il ii t1 1i Yet
correspondence taken together lndic".,,
!, smalI increase in labor.
GEORGiA.-Areragc 0l estimates pE
inc lncrc;lse ip land planted i'll cottol' IL
about ten per cent, 4 little less corn, on
lne Nhdle has been planted than l'.s
yr;lr, in some cuuntirs more land having
DecM devoted 10 il. From SOME counties
W +. learn lhau the Spring has been more
favorable !ian the preceding one, bui
lrcm maily others We get complaints Q.
excessive drought anu our corrcspon
dents in these i;:lter speak Of the senson
as comparing untavorably with the col
.esponning months OF last year. Use VI
terGlllzcrs has largely Increased in SOME
counties but has dluiiAjshed III others.
The sl.ppiy OF kpUr seems TO bn about
Inc SAME IN amonnt as last year, havihs.
increased l.: some cOanties aiid fallen o.
III Others
ELoRIDA.-Our reports from this Stat,
are neagrc. The average increase j.
acreage IL reported ',tt'6 per cent? with
about same acreage in corn us last yeat.
tertilizers very. nltie used, with report
Of All unluv oraDle and backward Spring.
a slight invrease in labor isalsore eporteu
The Oats Question.
CEDAR, SQUARE,
Juno 70, 1872. .
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