Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-14
The condition Of the crop, a. shown by the
returns received in September, IN comparison
with those Of August is Is follows:

linus ALt prospect throughout The entire
cotton area which favored a yield i've per
cent larger than an average product, prom
4-% al the present time about MAE per cent.
ls than average. The increase Of area over
last year, and the unfavorable character Of
the season o. 81, sul pOint 10 a material in
crease lu lne crop Of s7L while the possible
HAH-ioh ol insect raNages- OF the early oc-
t-fEence OF iru-ts may modify The present ex-
uacfu4Uu.
sue oUl2 ~couuties reporting cotton in VIZ
Enla are NQrthali4uDn, southampton, King
and queen. Chesuarneld, Greeuglne, and Pat
rick AID in these the average OF condition
has declined from IOl in August 20 " IN sep
teTIDer.
aRrturns from ~thirty-elght countesI In North
Carolina average l0l In september, against "
ia august M~ecklenburgh holds It's August
estlmau OF u. and Edgecombe has ad VaDced
from - 10 lQN. Twelve reports are below 100.
no material los from insects f. reported.
"Ihe average condition IN south Carolina
has fallen from " iu Augustto9 IN September.
darlington, Barnwell, Edge1eld aud fairneld
c0unUcs, which together produced $1,000 bales
o. tue crop Of I-8- aE-raec g, darlington and
taarlcid standing D.tier than IN August
Elcllaud, reporting 10 In August, has been
visited by the caterpillar, which reduces TIE
e-timaie 10 So
In August only twelve counties IN Georgin.
Of sixty reporting, returned condition less
than 100 and the general average was l9ii ln
September il is replaced al -. Insect rarages
are becoming serious in several countes e.
perialy ia lee. Twiggz spaldlng, Schley,
aldWin. and Marion. In GWinnet the crop
o. claimed 10 be better than ever before; thar
A.a.l NaHfm are faArNu-NH NFtN NEAAN AfNAAAHa Z
large crop prior 20 Iss9, this prospect being due
- good culture aud n liberal use OF fertilizers
Georgia g. employing fertilizer more eNten-
siycly IN tllH Gu fGre than any other STATE.
The decline during the past monin IN
EloUda has been from BtoA ecaterplilaI
appeared lG Suwaunee a. early a. July 10, ano
alFe-Ied Of leaves whole fields before august
IA Leon, jefferson Madison. Gadsden, and
Taylor have also been visited tloods nave
swept d large area Of bottQm-landH- ana hcafg
rains lseNhere have caused ieaFes ana iofht
only four counties in Alabama made re
turns below IJ In August the general average
being pa; two thirds Of the present. return
aFe below l11, thlrty-tWo COUNTIES aNerhglhs
=. OF the prominent ~cOuntiea. Haie shows a
decline from 10 % O., Russell rom l3 20 -
AID MureugO from - to -. Montgomery IDOL
cate an advance from I6 10 10. TWo-thirds
Of the returns include a reference 70 insect
rayages.'
has fallen since The August report rom lLto
30. Warren has declined from u0to Jos, Madt-
SOn from 100 20 =, Kinds from 100 70 90. Three
fOurths OF the returns are below 100 Insect
depreda ions are serious in many counties
EIhe average Tor Louisiana wa ll in Aug
gust; lu september ~. In Caddo the decline Is
from 81 10 -, from 200 10 Is IN Ooncordia, from
95 20 ~ IN Claiborne; while IN Madison, 3
prominent parish an advance from 10 q ff0
q reported. The caterpillar has been destruc-
tive ln TangtphOa, Marion Red River, saint
landry. and Goucordla. In some counties
persistent "A dcOmparatlyely successful efforts
we're made 20 destroy the early brood OF cater
pilan; In Millnson large number were
Killed. and in Warren both the caterpillar
and bcll-WOrm we've held IN check by the Wig
flancc and industry Of planters.
aDuought has shortened the Texas crop, and
reduced the average af the returns OF condi-
zion from los to -. Few reports % the pres
fnce Of insects are received.
eThe average OF Arkansas returns has been
decreased from 50 10 y, mainly by dry wealth
er.
aIn Tennessee drought has also been tnJun-
resnrfnr the average from Jos 70 ~. The
Sorgns and young bolls OF the Top crop are rap
ffiv falling 81, threatening a material neduc-
ton OF the crop.