New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-17
Cotton Crops.

ty-1ive per cent. Thirteen cuuI.ies :eDGr.
increase II area planted. without stating
percentage over last year: I'VE CUuIt-s IS re-
port same acreage, aEu from CI.y one
(Wayne county 10 Te nave 1e:":. - d
Gee "a.
Tive general average acreage !or tie State
is eigE- per cen. increase.
TIE Use OF fertilizers = reported as ,er:
limited. Lace: generally stated TO tc The
same and .s .cns.ue:e.: efficient: Ine
weather IS sad 20 have beer less :a-o1able
thar same period II as. rear. ".o 1ce-
.uenr and too heavy laIEs. With GELS. spring
has Ie tarGel Dian-.ng. ara most OF oGi cor
respondents report TIE c-CI az later than
last year. -hongh .Iey 10 10: state how
much so. Others Way -Iom "a few days
III the southern, and 20 ere mouth IL the
northern portion Of -he STATE, averaging
about fifteen days later ior the whole State.
The condition and sraIus @. The crors are
pretty generally represented as good though
tie plant is small and IN The grass
LOUISIANA.
Fifty-one reports received from thirty
four parishes: SAM. acreage as las. year
reported in seventeen :'arlsnes An Increase
in fourteen, varying from i've 10 twenty per
cent, while from three we AaVe reports o1
decreased acreage. TIE general average oi
increase in the State is TWO aud one-halI
per cent. Little or no fertilizers nsed: labor
very good. The weather reports vary
twenty letters reporting 1avorao oily. while
:hlrrv-one complain Of rain and cold. Stands
OF cotton are represented as full average,
though many complain CT the grass. Crop
said 20 be later, by atoo: :Wo weeks. :han
that Of Las: year.
TEXAS.
Fifty letters. Forty coulties heard from
Seven counties report same acreage. In
thirty-one. the increase IS varlonsiy estl-
mated from three to 800 per cent. The av-
erage of the increase in the State is fully
TWENTY-FIVE per cent. The labor Las in-
creased in numbers and efficiency. The
character OF the weather mas been CniayoI.
able. heavy rains WITH a cold spring.
Stands OF cotton almost uniformly repre-
sented as good, while the general tone OF
our correspondents indicate a fair condition
OF the crop, though there are many com
plants of grass. No fertilizers used N th.s
State. Crop twenty-five days later.
ARKANSAS.
Fiity-.hree reports from th:rty-five coun-
ties. eighteen OF which report same area II
cotton: from the remaining seventeen the
increase is variOusly estimated at from tive
to 100 per cent tthe latter from Searcy
county only, the general average OF the
Labor is more plentiful and no complaint is
made Of its inetfcency. The weather has
been less favorable than last year, rain and
a cold spring causing the crop to be late by
fifteen DAYS, though an average stand seems
to have been obtained. Twenty six reports
complain OF the grass and weeds the
balance represent tie condition as being
promising.
No fertilizers used in this State.
TENNESSEE.
Thirtv-tive answers received from twenty.
SIX counties. Seven counties say same area
.n cotton. From eighteen the increase
ranges from five 70 iorty-fve per cent
General average Of increased acreage
for tie State ten per cent. Little or no fer
tilzers used. Labor represented as good;
rather more numerous and efficient. Weather
nearly uniformly stated as untaverable
heavy and too frequent rains. An average
stand has, however, been obtained. One
third of the reports represent the cOndltlOn
as bad; the other two-thirds, as good. The
complaints are principally Of the grass.
ALABAMA.
Thirtv-three answer received from thirty
one counties. OF these only one county re
ports a decrease IN acreage and thirteen
report the acreage as sane as last year.
Seventeen report an increase varying iron
| five to thirty-three per cent. The genera
average of the thirtv one counties EearC
| from shows an increase of seven per cent.
| The use O. fertilizers is lar ely increased
! and the labor IS reported as cute sufficient
| The wea.he reports ar less iavorablt
| owing to excess We rains. Nineteen cOuntet
represent the stand as generally good
| while We have comp aints of poor stand
| from twelve counties. Tie cEop is reNorted
as fifteen davs later tnan last season ard
! the condition as al AZ orage OILY elE Ent6el
! counties reporting .avoraty y aLG thi: Zee.
untavc-abl-''.
EOE.- :. .ARc-::,la
| Seventv-nine letters received from fifty
! tive counties. Ci these tNirty-nve repoT
! an increase in acreage valy1ug from i've K
one hundred per cent Seven report IN
| crease without stating percentage, and tel
report same area planted as last year, while
from three counties we have to report de
crease ranging from ten to thirty three PEI
cent. The average of increase tor thu
| tifty-five counties head from is fully twenty
| five per cent over last year.
| The use OF fertilizers has largely increased
! in this State. but labor .s reported as no
! being quite as plenty as last year. The
| weather has been less favorable than las
| year. The crop is reported as being from
| fifteen TO twenty days later: an averag
stand has been secured. Condition repre-
sented as ;intavoTatie, the plant oelnS yer,
much in the grass; cause, ZOO Wet ans
| cold"
SOUTH CAROLINA.
| Twertv-twO counties send in thirty -fou
| letters. Only one county ,Chester) report
! decrease in area planted III cotton. From
| SIX counties we have reports o! the sam
! acreage and from seventeen the increase
estimated variously from five 70 fifty pc
cent. Average increase in the State is tel
! per cent. The use CT fertilizers has largel
| increased. An average stand has been oh
tained. The weather has been quite un
| favorable. Bitter complaints made of to
much rain; only two reports state the cor
| dition as favorable. All the res. state tha
the crops are badly in the grass and tha
unless fair weather sets in soon grave re
| suits will follow. Labor ia this State
much discouraged on account OF the cond
l ton Of the crop and wet weather. Gro
! generally represented at three weeks late
| than last season.
| GEORGIA.
! One hundred communications receive
=! frGm seventy-nlne counties. OF them onl
| three report decrease in acreage al
| eighteen same area planted as last veal
! while fifty-one report ar increase rangin
| from two 10 two hundred per cent. .tnTe
counties reporting two hundred per cen,
and three counties reporting one hundse
| per cent :DcIeasei. Seven counties iepol
an increase without stating percentage
The average increase III tie seventy ty-n1n
! counties heard from is twenty per cent.
The use OF fertilizers is reported as hav.n
| largely increased and labor satisfactory
The nun Der of hands is abou. the same. an
they are working rather better. excep. N
| few isolated cases.
| Reports about the weatl.er are evenl
balanced. some pronouncins II less an
o theirs more favorable than last year. Ez
! cept in four counties, the stand is Ieporte
! as good, some say very fine. l. is 20 be rt
marked that the best reports come fror
counties where the largest increase in acre
age and use Of fertilizers took place.