Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-12
TIE GROWING COTTON.
Reporfs from Tennessee, Arkansas,
Alabama and Mississippi.

26th ult,. in answer to heterogeneous
sent out, dated the 9th ult., from cor
RESPONDENTS throughout 25 counties IN
Tennessee, 27 counties in MISSISSIPPI,
27 counties in Arkansas, IL counties IN
Alabama and 2 counties in Missouri.
The committee say .o
Onr information is derived from LIZ
letters, of an average date May ZOth-
(and in which the above named w
counties are all represented is from
Tennessee, 46 from Mississippi, 81
from Arkansas, 16 from Alabama, and
from Southeast Missouri. The an
swers we have most carefully con-
densed by States, in which form we
give them {:
Question 1. How does the acreage
of cotton, planted in your county com
pare with planting same date, 1873?
Answer. Tennessee, 81 per cent less;
Mississippi 9per cent. less; Arkansas, .
per cent. less; Alabama, IL per cent.
less, and Missouri, 10 per cent less.
Question 2. How does the acreage
of cotton, planted in your county, com
pare with 1872?
Answer. Tennessee, . per cent. less;
Mississippi, 81 per cent. less; Arkan-
sas. 4 per cent. less; Alabama, = per
cent. less; and Missouri, 8 per cent.
less.
Question 3. Has the cotton planting
season closed in your county? Ii not,
what proportion more do you estimate
will be planted
Answer. Tennessee, l per cent;
Mississippi. per cent; Arkansas,
Der cent; Alabama, / per cent. more.
Question 4. How does the acreage
of corn, wheat, oats and hay, painted
in your county, compare with planting
of 1873?
Answer. Tennessee, IL per cent
more; Mississippi, IS per cent. more;
Alabama. 104 per cent. more; Missouri,
10 per cent more; Arkansas, 10 per
cent more.
Question >. How does the acreage
OF corn. wheat, oats and hay, planted
III your county, compare with planting
of 1872?
Answer Tennessee, per cent.
more Mississippi, IL per cent. more;
Arkansas, 10 per cent. more Aiaba-
ma, g, per cent. more Missouri, p
per cent. less.
Question 6. Has corn planting been
completed? Ii not, what proportion
additional do yOu estimate will still be
planted?
Answer. Tennessee, Spercent. more;
Mississippi, 10 per cent. more Ar
kansas, j. per cent. more Alabama, y
per cent more; Missouri, 10 per cent.
more.
Question /. Has the labor force in
vOur county increased or decreased
State which, and your estimated pro
portion since planting in 1875?
Answer. Tennessee, decreased ! pei
cent; Mississippi, increased PEI
cent. Arkansas, increased 3 per cent. ;
Alabama, decreased ! per cent; Mis-
souri,, same.
Questions How does the labor force
in your county compare with that OF
1872 Numerically at planting season:
Answer. Tennessee, no change; Mis-
sissippi, l per cent. increase Arhan,
sas, - per cent. increase Alabama,
per cent. decrease; Missouri, no change
Question @. DO field laborers in youl
county improve III industry and thrift
mess, OF 90 they retrograde How dc
| they compare VII h past two seasons
! Answer. Tennessee improved ]. pei
cent; Mississippi improved per cent
Arkansas improved - per cent; Ala
| bama retrOgated ! per cent; MissCur
/ improved 5 per cent. Wedeem it Gu'
| to state that nearly all these answers
are qualified with the explanation that
owing to the large withdrawal 0
credits heretofore given, is due an,
/ improvement in industry, or III othe.
verbs, il IS work Or starve. We hav,
but three responses that bear evidence
10 tilrittncss.
Question 10. How does the condi
ton of working stock in your count,
compare with that Of 1873, in number
and condition
Answer. Tennessee same number
: poor, fair, liz good conditioned
Mississippi, per cent increased mum
)ers, Is poor, ! ) fair to well condi
toned; Arkansas, ] per cent increas
ed numbers, 1-J poor, 10 fair, D.
good conditioned; Alabama, l pc
cent increased numbers. $40 poor g. L
good conditioned; Missouri, sam
number, generally poor conditioned.
Question IL. Are planting opera
tions, as applied to cotton, as far al
vanced this year, to date, as at TIL
average of past two years ? State diff
ference, as near as possible, in days.
Answer. Tennessee, II days later
Mississippi, IS days later; Arkansas
II days later; Alabama, 1G days later
Missouri, II days later.
Question -. What proportion o
the cotton crop planted is up? An,
what the condition of stand?
Answer. Tennessee, 50 per cen
up, about ! good, ! fair, bad stands
Mississippi, So per cent up, about
fair, good, J tad stands; Arkansas
81 per cent up, about ! good, fair
bad stands; Alabama, Sc per cent up
. good, fair, bad stands.
Question l3 What is the condition
Of corn and other cereals planted il
your county?
Answer. Tennessee, condition o
/ corn, about 90 reported bad, Ill
| good; oG wheat, about reported bad
! ! far, good; Of oats, about the sam,
rs that OF wheat. Mississippi, condi
ton of corn. with but five exceptions
L. reported bad: wheat and oats, abou
! each. are reported bad, fair, good
Arkansas, corn IS reported about
bad fair, J good; wheat and oats ar,
report about fair, good. Ala bama
corn reported about 10 bad, % fair
% good; wheat aud oats, about SINH
/ laiEy reported.
iG(t2EG3TE.
First Deficiency in acreage cotton
planted, as compared with planting O
1879, is reported to be Ito per cent
Second. Deficiency IN acreage cot
ton planted, as compared with plant
! ing Of 1872, is reported to be LII
! per cent.
Third. Thera was estimated yet tc
be planted OF cotton, after Goth nj
t:mo, / 40 OF the seasons planting
| Fourth. There IS an estimated in
! crease of corn, planted or to be planted
Of II $40 per cent, as compared with
| 1873
Fifth. There is an estimated in.
creased corn planting of 10 40 pc,
cent, as compared with planting OF
| 1872.
Sixth. It is estimated that 10 per