Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-03
KING C0TTON!
An Exhaustive Review of the
Field.
Condition and Prospects of the
Growing Crop.
OmciaI Report of the New Orleans
Exchange.

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OmeiaI Report of the New Orleans
Exchange.
NEW ORLEANS, June 2.-The Commit
tee on Information and Statistics Of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, TO whom
had been entrusted the duty Of compiling
national cotton crop report, made up from
the returns of the various Exchanges ap-
pointed by the National Exchange, submit
the following for the month Of May:
New Orleans Department..
| Louisiana-Fifty-one letters from 81 par
ishes report an increase in acreage Of four
per cent. Weather cool, but on the whole
favorable. Crop about as early as last year
and the stand good. Labor about the same
| in number but more efficient than in former
years, and the present condition Of the crop
| very favorable. No commercial fertilizers
il use. A considerable increase in the
acreage Of corn and small grain.
Mississippi - FOrty-seVen letters from
| tWenty-six counties give an increase in the
area planted in cotton Of per cent. The
! weather was generally favorable; more so
than last year, and the stand good, vita
! exceptions, attributed to the cold spring, of
which there is general complaint, nOtWith-
| standing which the crop is said to be earlier
/ By a week OF ten days than last year. La
| Dor is more efficient, with no noticeable
! change in numbers. No fertilizers were
used in this State. Nearly all Of our cor
respondents report an increase in the acre.
age planted in corn and small grains over
/ last year.
Arkansas s-Twenty-three counties show
an increase of acreage Of about three per
| cent. The weather has been more favOra-
| be than last year, and the lands have been
very well prepared. Owing to a cold spell
at the beginning of this month the plant is
small but the stand being good and clear Of
grass, the prospects are more favorable than
| last year. No fertilizers are used in this
| State. The labOr-bOth white and black,
| is reported better than it ever was. An in
crease in the acreage Of corn and small
grain is reported.
Nashville Department,
Middle Tennessee-The decrease in |
! acreage is 10 per cent; weather favorable, |
and the stands better than last season. |
The crop is no later than last year. The |
supply of labor is ample, and generally |
working better. More fertilizers are used. |
The condition of the crop is favorable.
North Alsbama-The acreage has de-
creased Z per cent. The comparative con-
ditiOn Of the weather and crop is the same |
as reported above for Middle Tennessee.
Wilmington Department.
The area planted in cotton has increased
about ) per cent. The weather compares /
planting was delayed somewhat BY the /
cold spring, there is no appreciable differ
ence in the time Of planting. i fair aver
age stand has been obtained, and the con-
dition is reported an average. Labor is
represented as more efficient. The use of |
fertilizers has increased about twenty /
per cent.
Charleston Department..
South Carolina-Eighty-th three replies are
received showing an average decrease in /
the area planted in cotton Of one-half of /
one per cent. The weather are reported as |
somewhat less favorable than last year. |
The stands and condition is represented |
good. Labor is about the same, and the /
use Of fertilizers has increased 81 per cent. |
Augusta Department.
GeOTgia-The area Of land planted in /
colt Il is said to be about the same as last |
year. The weather having been unfavOr-
able for planting, but more favorable since
its completion, a good stand is generally |
obtained and the cOndition is universally
reported as good and promising. Labor is
plentiful and satisfactory. Fertilizers are
increased about 25 per cent.
Savannah department.
GeOrgia-AbOut the same area is planted
in cotton as last year. The character Of
weather, cold and rainy until MAY, was
less favorable. The stand obtained is very
generally represented as good, though back
ward and two weeks later in the Southern |
portion Of the State, but in the middle sec
tion about the same as last year. Tho con-
ditiOn is said TO be generally good. The
plant is small but healthy, showing great
improvement under the present fine
weather. The use Of commercial fer4il-
lZers shows a slight increase; domestic CT
homemade manuTes however are exten-
sively used. Little complaint IS made Of
the labor.
FlOrida-The area in cotton, both in the
upland and sea island districts, show a
slight increase this year over last. The
weather is unfavOrable. The stands are
fair and the average condition is generally |
good, though the plant is small and back
ward, owing to the cold and wet spring.
The labor is generally better or more ef-
ficient than last year. Very little COM
mercial fertilizers are used in this State.
An increase in farm manures is noticed.
Mobile Department.
Alabams-One hundred and twenty-three
replies received, covering fOrty-thTee conn
ties, averaging 3 per cent increase in acre
age. Some complaints of cold nights in
the northern portion Of the State. Gener-
ally the weather has been much more ia
YOrable than last year. The stands are
good, IN some places perfect, and the crop
compared with last year is about a week
earlier. The labor is ample and efficient
Commercial fertilizers are used to a limit
ed extent, with a general increase In the
use Of domestic. The condition Of crops
is good and generally promising.
ississippi-Sixty-eigh replies from
nineteen counties, show an average decrease
in tie acreage Of about three per cent. The
weather is more favorable, the stands fair
and good and the crops about ten DAYS ear
lier than last year. The labor is equal to
last year and more efficient. The use of
fertilizers is limited. The conditions Ofthe
crop is good and generally very promising.
Galveston Department.
Texas-112 replies received from sixty
nine counties gives as an average increase
in acreage over last year of about Z per
cent. The weather has been generally dry
and cold and the crop is said to be about
two weeks later. The plant is small and
backward but in good condition. Labor is
abundant and efficient. Fertilizers are
comparatively unused.
Memphis Department.
The area in cotton is reported at p per
cent. less than last yea. The weather
though too cold is represented as more
favorable. The stands fair average aud |
obtained somewhat earlier than last year.
Labor is said to be generally in better con-
ditiOn and average. No fertilizers used in
the State.