The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-10
ReDOrt OF the Memphis Cotton tx.
change.

The Cotton Exchange crop report for
August gives the following summary of
crops in the Memphis district, conn osed
OF west Tennessee, north Mississippi
and Arkansas from one hundred and sixty
responses. North Alabama, though not
in this district, is also included. The
committee say Notwithstanding ex-
cessive wet and cold weather that has
prevailed since our report of June och,
general crop prospects, as indicated by
this report. are of the most gratifying
character. The probabilities are that
larger or better corn crop was never
made in this region of the country.
Abundant crops of wheat, oats, millet
and, IN most of this region, good crops
of small grasses have been made, and
all harvested and protected save corn.
The latter has IN all instances matured,
and only awaits the convenience of
planters to harvest. One hundred and
twelve report excessive rain, 81 balance
of the time cloudy, 60 generally cold,
GA cold nights, 2 very dry, 46 favorable
weather. One hundred ana thirty re-
po1t the cotton plant fruiting well, 30
not well 1G3 report the plant retaining
fruit, 81 shedding seriously. One hun |
dred and fifty-four report crops we'll !
cultivated, not. One hundred and |
thirty five report better crops than in
1874, "a equal, not so good. Esti- |
mated average 90 per cent. better.
Twenty-one report bottom growth only |
good, 81 bottom and middle growth /
good, 80 report top crop very light and
making too much weed, 81 report bot
tom growth rotting seriously, z serious
Df T. |
crops. report picking commenced,
all report it will not become general
until Sept. Is. Much speculative APP
prehension is expressed in regard TO
the present critical condition of the
to be two or three weeks later than
usual Its luxuriant growth will re-
quire an exceeding late frost, and unless
dry, warm weather succeeds. there is
great danger of bottom growth rotting
Ill lowlands, where the growth is already
so dense as to exclude the sun aud air.
In regard to the damage by overflow,
we have been unable to arrive at any
definite information. In most cases OR
correspondents in the oveiflowed dis.
trict have been so overwhelmed with
their own losses that they were unpre-
pared, and some unwilling to make
definite responses. That very great
damage on plantations subject TO the
influences of the flood by the Mississippi
river has occurred, will not admit of n
ioubt. When the back water, in con-
leOtion with damage by sipe ard stand
ng rain water is considered, we are con-
strained to believe, from such informa-
ion as we have, that the damage within
hat portion of the cotton region allotted
10 this exchange, will not fall short of
sixty thousand bales.
127 report superior corn crops, 81 |
good, l inferior, from drouth. Much
iamage has occurred in the river dis
jricts by overflow and much in the
Interior by wind storms. Estimated
lamage not given.
107 report no damage to wheat crops
)y exposure. 18 report average damage
% them of 8 per cent; the average
,ield per acre 1915 bushels.
1913 report good crops of oats raised,
l inferior, 30 none raised.
80 report crops we'll saved, 10 not, with
lverage loss to them of 10 per cent.
1873 report good crops of millet, "a
mall, experimental III report well
aved, "a partially damaged by weather; J
y report none ralkel.
1913 report laborers working we'll, % !
well, not well. The de- !
,reciation in morals of laborers mostly
ccurs in Mississippi-cause, political
Influences.
Aggregate for north Alabama, 30 re-
ponses. II report excessive rains, 8
'alance of the time cloudy, generally
old, cold nights, favorable weath her, {
z report fruiting well, 3 not 13 retain {
ng fruit, shedding seriously. All l
eport crops well cultivated aud better s
han in 1874, by an average of 80 per !
ent. One bottom crop only good, IL
ottom and middle crops good, IL top
rops making too much weed. All re-
ort no picking will commence before -
be average of September. 148 all re- '
ort condition of crop same as Memphis e
istrict as regards early frost. No loss s
by overflow. Sixteen report Z
uperior corn crops, four good no U
amage reported. Eightten report s
heat crops saved without weather g
amage, two report damage of 10 per a
ent average yield per acre 10 bushels.
'ourteen report good, nineteen report n
ell saved, one not nineteen report o
ood millet and grass crops grown, one D
one, sixteen well saved, three damaged; e
verage "a per cent. Sixteen report o
Iborers working well, three moderately, b
ne not well. II