The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-03
A National Cotton Crop Report,

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partment, covering that part OF Missis
sippi not apportiOned to Memphis an,
Mobile, the entire State Of Louisiana ant
the State OF Arkansas south OF the Ar
kansas river:
Louisiana-We have received G3 an
swers from 81 parishes, and their averagt
date Is to the 18th Inst. The character 0
the weather is generally reported as ia
Vorable, more so than at the same periot
last year. Though our latest dates bring
us complaints Of drouth, the stands arI
generally good and better than last year
The plant Ia blooming and balling well
Labor is efficient and the present condi
ton Of the crop much better when com
pared with last year, except In certain
districts where rain is needed.
Mississippi-0ne hundred letters have
been received from 32 counties in thiF
State, nearly all dated on the 18th, theil
uniformity Of date being great improve
meat on the past. The character Of tbt
weather for the past month has been
mainly favorable, with, however, consid.
cradle exceptions. Some letters complain
Of too much rain and others Of want Of it,
these opposite reports coming often from
tho same county, showing an unusually
partial distribution Of rain or local show
ers, Plantations not Ave miles apart
have had too much rain on some and too
little or none at all on others. One-fourth
OF the letters state that the plant is too
large and growing too fast to fruit well,
and in a. very uniavOrable condition to
receive either aprotraoted drought or wet
spell. A very few complain Of bOll-worIns
and shedding, butno apprehension is ex.
pressed Of catterpillars, none In noticea.
bio numbers having appeared, Stands
are generally good and laborOrs working
well. N"I tf1
Arkansas--Forty answers have been rO.
CeivOd from q counties. The weather
has been generally dry. Occasional
showers have prevented any damage and
it has been more favorable than last
year and almost as good as could be
wished. Stands reported uniformly good
and plant fruitlng remarkably we'll; gen
eral condition undoubtedly the finest
known for a number OF years, and except
ing some apprehension Of q possible
drought, the tone OF our correspondence
is as cheerful as could be desired. .g|
Nashville Department-Oyer 200 M
sWOrs report weather as seasOnable, a few
reporting heavy rains, which were sec.
ti0nal. Stands good to better, with some
complaint OF too rapid growth; laborers
working well, and present condition com.
pares favorably with last season. some
sections report the plant small but grow
ing rapidly.
Norfolk Department-Weatler gen.
orally hot and dry, some little complaint
on that score coming from North Car
ollpa, though, on the whole, the weather
was more favorable than last year.
Stands compare very fayorably with
last year; plant forming, blooming and
boiling we'll. Labor Is very satisfactory;
condition Of crop very good, but In size 1t
Is generally n little smaller and from five
to eight days later,
From the Charleston department, South
Carolina, eighty-nine replies have been
received from 90 counties. The weather
las on the whole been seasOnablc, and
compares iavorabIy with last year. Stands
are Rs good II not better; plants are gen.
orally reported IA forming, blooming and
boiling; labor efficient and the present
condition Ia at least equal 10 last year;
five answers from four counties report In.
juries from hail; four from too much
wind; in one county lice are reported and
rust in another.
Augusta department, covering that
portion Of Georgia not included In Sa.
vannnh, rapport the weather has been very
favorable and seasonable, more 30 than
last year. The stand Ia better than last
year, plant is forming and blooming we'll,
and with the exception Of late cot
ton Is boiling well. The general
condition Of the crop Is good, better than
last year and labor is satisfactory. Savan-
nah department-COvering the northern,
middle and southwestern Georgia. and the
state Of Florida; weather generally dry
and more favorable than last year;
stands good, better than last season; plant
forming, boiling and blooming well; Ia.
Dor unanimously reported good; general
tenor OF replies indicate the condition Of
the crop very favorable, clear and we'll
iruited, except In some localities where
rain Is needed. Mobile department, Ala
bama-One hundred and twenty replies
from forty.eight counties. In thirty.
nine counties the weather Is reported as
having been seasoning, In nine too dry,
and as compared with last year In only
three, Choctaw, Macon and Rus.
sell, has II been less favor
able. In all others more ia
able stands universally reported good
and better than last year; the plant
Is forming, blooming and boiling well;
labOrers are working well and are very
forward In farm work; present condition
good and promise better than last year;
there Is nothing unfavorablet but there is
need Of rain in few counties In sandy
lands.
Observation-Disclosures replies from
Gity.nine counties; weather has been gen
orally favorable and universally reported
more favorable than last year. Stands
arc excellent ana Detlef thhn last year.
plant is forming, blooming and boiling
we'll In all counties except ltawambia,
Coundess and Newton; in these three
some complain Of the growth to the plant
caused by too much rain in heavy lahda;
labor as good ns can he desired, all work.
Ing we'll. The present condition oi the crop
Ia good ind more promising than last
year. The favorable citcunitahcea are
better cultivation, more efficient labor,
and farm work more advanced than last
year. The uniayorablC circumstances are
lhe weedy growth noted above, want ct
rain in some small sections OF sandy land,
and few holl worms reported in Jasper
county.
Galveston Department, Texas-IIaye
received 1873 replies from II counties, EN-.
brncing the period between the 18th Of
,jnne and the 18th Of July. Forty replies
report the weather dry, 30 very dry and
hot, and 3s favorable; II replies report
the weather more favorable mp 10 this
period than during the same time laSt
year; 40 report less favorable, while q
say aboat the same thing. Forty
seven Of our responses report a
good stands; 30 better than last year, %