Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-23
THE COTTON OUTLOOK.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-The cotton plant
ers' report to the department Of agriculture,
in accordance with conditional promise Of
June, exhibits an increase in the condition of
the plant in every State. The percentages Of
the average condition are higher than in June
by the following figures 8 in Louisiana, 4 in
Arkansas, in Florida, in South Carolina,
9 in Mississippi, 10 in Alabama, II in Geor-
gia, IL in Tennessee and Texas, and 13 in
North Carolina. Texas and North Carolina
return condition above the average. The
following are the State averages North Car
olna 1O2, South Carolina SO, Georgia 81,
Florida 96. Alabama ~, Mississippi 81, LOU
isiana 73, Texas 102, Arkansas 81, Tennessee
81.
As compared with July of last year the
condition is higher, except in Florida, Louis
lana and Arkansas, though the difference is
slight in Tennessee and Georgia, and not very
wide in Mississippi and Alabama. In North
Carolina the emperature has been high, rains
seasonable and the growth varied, though the
plant is still small and ten days late in GER
tain counties. The fields have generally had
good preparation and clean culture. Edge.
combe, which produces one-eighth Of the cot
ton of the State, returns condition Of no.
The improvement has been rapid in South
Carolina, and is still progressing, though the
growth has not advanced to an average. Lice
infest some of the fields. Darlington county,
Welding one-seventh of the fibre of the State,
returns condition at 80.
Seventy-three counties in Georgia, repre-.
senting two-thirds of the crop, report thrifty
growth, a backward season and too much rain.
Less fertilizers were used than last year. Ru-
mors of the caterpillar come up from south
western Georgia. An improvement is mani
tested in Florida, with too abundant rains in
some counties, and tendency to the shedding
of forms. While the rains have been frequent
in Alabama, the fields have generally been
kept clean. Of seventeen counties, which
yield third Of the crop of the State, the con-
dtion is placed at 90; in Bullock, Barbour,
Montgomery, Marengo and Russell 80. None
are lower than rs, or higher than 10. The
crop is late in Mississippi but growing rapid
ly. 1t is grassy in places, and yet much
cleaner than last year. The condition ranges
from so in Tunica, where it was destroyed by
the overflow, to 10 in DeSoto and several
Otner counties.
In Louisiana planting continued after the
overflow until June 18th, and the crop is
therefore later than elsewhere, and has suffer-
ed in places from cut-worms, drought and ex-
cessive rains. The caterpillar has appeared
in Rapides.
Rarely has Texas had better promise Of a
fine crop. In some counties the growth is
not well advanced. In q few localities the
plants made their appearance late in June.
The stand is generally better than in other
States.
The drought has been injurious in Arkan-
sas, where some localities have had no rain in
eight weeks. In one township, Independence
one thousand acres were left uncultivated on
account of the drought. Rains have been
more general of late in portions of the State !;
yet fully half of the counties report one
hundred and above.
A majority of the counties of Tennessee re-
turn an average condition. A few range from
sixty-Gve to one hundred, and Shelby county,
which yields onesixth of the State aggregate,
is placed at one hundred and ten.