, 1873-08-18
= COTTON.

New ORLEANS, Aug. 16-+The Cotton E1chh hngo
Oomtntttoe on Btatistcs and 1nfornht'pn x4l,jj
received by them from July ~ TO Ang.l0 In
answor to intorrogatorioH aont out during tho
month Of July:
+. Sixty answers received from forty-two copn- |
having boon loas favorable than last
yonr, excessive rains cauHing tho
p9Eon oaat ., the nnaasq anaa
ported to BIO wol1 tornod;. and though nanny Of
our correspondents report tho appearance OF
catorpillars only fow speak OF damages actually
to enable ua to form dotlnito estimate Of tho
aroa unlor cultivation compared with laHt
aonaon, though tho majority Of tho answers ro-
coivod.. represent tho samo to bo fully as large.
lilo crop ID thts State Is above tho average.
pickine ID fully two wooks later than liant sca-
son, commencing about the 10th Of aeptcmbor'
Fifty ottors from Hl1ra tSrty pariphos. The major
ity Of our reports complain OF excessive rains,
and represent tho weather as having boon losa
favorable than Inst ,ycar The plant ia generally
REPRESENTED "a Gglag Te ldsgi fstea taongh wo
reported, but havo dono littlo Or no damage:
Tie arcn under culture, is estimated
to DO about equal to laat aoason.,. Most corro-
apondonts give Sept. as tho time TINT
1weoks inter than Last yoar. Tho general condi-
tion Of tho crop is represented aa boing good.
| .: i. .;tl TRxAs.
Tifty-ono lottcrs from forty two countios Moat
Of our correspondents complain Of too much
| ruin, though tho Benson willcomparo favorahly
| WITH last yoar. = Tho grent majority represent
tho plant we'll formed and ballod. Fow counties
only report damago from army worms, though
their appoaranoe Is generally spoken OF through
| the state. Tho area under culture shows
| marked incrcaae oyor last yoar. Tho condition
Is represented ~ good, though backward, and
will not begin till Sept. !. aay about three weeks
| lator than last year.
Forty-nine letters from thirty-throo counties.
! Tho woather is reported dry and rathcr moro
favorable than last year. Tho. plant, though
small IL well formed md boiled b; Same az, area ,1os
bo gonoral bofore Sept. 90. The condition IL o
! fair average one. No report Of worms.
| TENNESSEE.
| Thirty~fve reports from twenty-dyo counties.
woathor as compared with last yoar, and repre-
| sont tho plantto bo we'll formed and bollod. Tho
| area undor cultivation shows q marked increase
| oYor last HeaHon. No worms reported except in
| one county, Tho condition Ia decidedly rroma-
Ing, picking commencing about the middle Of
| = ALABAMA.
Have ,thirtY-tuo lottcrs from thirty counties.
weather as having boon propitious. and rather
moro favorable than last eeason. The plant is
| nran1nnualv ranrnaentei1 M frnitinp remark-
ahlv wo, rho annearance Of tho nrmy worm is
ren9rtod suS %u4 in % aovantnnn conntioa' No amaeo
donn Tins far oxcopt in ono equity fMarengo].
tho 'p area la mndar cnit,vntinn IN nbo1t
pa%a, ~ s II TX atntn hv a tn boon
aisas aaatom6or am aav % ahnmt s woc; 1ntor linn
nat auH ,oor ~. TLa ;nc"t}ona nro 1cunrniv Ienre
!ast sSns. n dnn o,,I ',ro,u;s;,,er
seh'oo 81 sooa sna a1nnT',L puom'n.us, -. no1i..
a;,+r-ono ,otfara raco;1ad % rom co,n-
raaos;,or 10 hoon r,,oro nrn;'itons linn
Il soo tt!o l.. Hst1 -, IL, :s..f5 EEn ,lns;rnJ
!as9 suae' ~ n' - '"s ro1,rosanto5 ~ vail
ax1.i au 1nu nna hSn11na. M ronprt of worms rSn
apoa ,'n'ar ct,ro IL 1orrnr t,an ,ost yaar' ho
% aaoa uiue; s. 40 rcnnrtoa oa ;romain@
n;a Iii II at o "onorni h"tnrc - sant 1b
ars;,aE SAINT III iast yoer S'A"@ W." ~
''s"4'4'' 'op'' - anmTt nAuo1,NA.
r,uon+,-,uo cnno,ias s", son1 n t,ir.v-tvo RI.
eta Tbo ,osthnr Saa hoon aoncray snaaon.
p 80 ,,,,c sn 90 1ost 1 v"ar cansinc thn n]ant
~ aplo, ,o.s us "iu sn II hoI5 1i XII ho ayeraaa eoWs
aon3o noreesa,nvor hat eaaaon. Nathar boll moi
rrI.