American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-30
Cotton Report for July.

The Bureau of Agriculture gives
the Mississippi cotton report for Ju-
~ by counties, as follows:
Halobusha: Very grassy: a good
deal being turned out, planters find
ing it impossible to work it. Pros
pect rather gloomy. Kempel: In
the grass, and II considerable share
of " hat is planted will have to be
tnrded ont. Continuous rains all
through May and June. Panola:-
Very late and grassy; poorest pros
pect for twenty-f five years. LONndes:
LOwlandS drowned out and high
lands very much injured by rain;
crop at least third below average
condition. Wilkinson Daily rains
since May - have very seriously
damaged cotton; full of grass and
weeds. Caterpillar reported in
several parts of the county. Clai-
borne: The crop is suffering from
extensive rains. Madison: AT
least One-fourth of the crop in bot
tom lands has been abandoned in
order to save the remainder. JEFF
fersOn: Stalk, where we'll cultiva
ted, larger than at the same period
last year more sap and less fruit.
Holmes: Back ard. Continued
rains have kept the crop in the
grass, and many farmers have not
yet flushed hOeing it out the first
time. Warren: Owing to the fire.
qucnt rains in June many of the
fields are grassy. The plant has
grown rapidly; but the number of
forms is not in proportion to size
Pike: The continued rains have so
put the fields in the grass that the
prospect is very gloomy; it is i'm
possible to to get the fields in a
condition TO make good crop
Amite: Above average in acre
age and conditions; having too
much rain. Jasper: Since May it
has rained more or less every day,
consequently the grass and weeds
have OvergrOwn the cot
ton which is almost covered with
foulness. 1t is said that the cot
ton worm is on mary Plantations in
the county. Marion: The crop has
suffered Immensely from rain; not
more than three days have elapsed
for the last SIX weeks without it
The cotton worm has made its APP
pearance in great numbers; all an
ticipate the destruction of the crop
by the last of July. Grenada: Cot
ton worked up to this time has Il
fair averag e prospect, but an unu-
Sual amount of it is still in the grass
and unwOrked for the first time
Lee: More planted than ever since
the war, but the worst prospect ev
er seen, not a bloom seen yet
Cause, too late planting and too
much rain. Some crops not yet
wo,k nd ont for the first time
Smith: Prospect not favorable on
account of inceSSant hot weather.
Bolivar: Prospect very poor. though
better than two weeks ago, There
are few not yet through hOeing
over the first time. owing to the wet
weather. Clark: The great amount
of rain in May and June has cauS-
ell many planters to lose a consider
able amount of the cotton planted
at the lowest estimate 10 per cent.
Some have plowed up what they
could not work ont and planted
corn. Lafayette: Looks well, but
owing to continued rains is in many
very grassy; some has
been abandoned. YazOo: Having
too much rain for cotton. Winston:
Has rained almost every day since
the first of June; many farmers are
not able to work out their crops in
the bottoms, and have given mp a
part as lost in the grass. Tisho-
mingo: Rain every day in June but
fonr. Cotton IN the grass; lOwlands
given up; will perhaps be some
hing over half a crop. 1unica:
Heavy rains throughout June dam
aged the prospects of cotton; the
farmers have struggled hard, but in
some instances have lost part of
The crop in grass.