The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-09-11
Report of the Memphis Cotton Ex
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 a
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
of the time cloudy, 60 generally cold,
GA cold nights, very dry, 46 favorable
weather. One hundred and thirty re-
port the cotton plant fruiting well, 30
not we'll 103 report the plant retaining
fruit, 81 shedding seriously. One hun
dred and fifty-four report crops well
cultivated, 6 not. One hundred and.
thirty-f report better crops than in
1874, "a equal, not SO good. Esti-
mated average % per cent. better.
Twenty-one report bottom growth only
good, 81 bottom and middle growth
good, so report top crop very light and
making too much weed, 81 report bot
tom growth rotting seriously, 7 serious
development of rust, IA report perfect
crops. 8 report picking commenced,
all report it will not become general
until Sept. Is. Much speculative ap-
prehension is expressed in regard to
the present critical condition of the
cotton crop, which is generally claimed
to be two or three weeks later than
usual. It's luxuriant growth will re-
guire an exceeding late frost, and unless
dry, warm weather succeeds. there is
great danger of bottom growth rotting
III lowlands, where the growth is already
SO dense as to exclude the sun and air.
In regard to the damage by overflow,
we have been unable to arrive at any
definite information. In most cases our
in the oveifowed dis
trict have been SO overwhelmed with
their own losses that they were UMPIRE
pared, and some unwilling to make
definite responses. That very great
on plantations subject to the
influences of the flood by the Mississippi
river has occurred, will not admit OF
doubt. When the back. water, in con-
nection with damage by sipe and stand
ing rain water is considered, we are con-
strained to believe, from such informa-
tion as we have, that the damage within
that portion of the cotton region allotted
TO this exchange, will not fall short of
sixty thousand bales.
1877 report superior corn crops, 81
coed, 1 inferior, from drouth. Much
damage has occurred In the river dis
tricts by overflow and much in the
interior by wind storms. Estimated
damage not given.
107 report no damage to wheat crops |
by exposure. IS report average damage |
10 them of per cent; the average |
yield per acre 1875 bushels.
1913 report good crops of oats raised,
IL inferior, 20 none raised. |
100 report crops we'll saved, 10 not, with |
average loss to them of 10 per cent.
1873 report good crops of millet, "a |
small, experimental; III report well |
saved, "a partially damaged by weather; |
10 report none raised.
1913 report laborers working well, % |
we'll, 6 not well. The de-
probation in morals of laborers mostly |
occurs in Mississippi-cause, political
Influences.
Aggregate for north Alabama, 20 re-
sponses. II report excessive rains, 8 |
balance of the time cloudy, generally |
sold, 9 cold nights, 8 favorable weather. |
IL report fruiting we'll, 3 not; ID retain
ing fruit, 5 shedding seriously. All
report crops well cultivated and better |
than in 1874, by an average of 30 per
cent One bottom crop only good, IL |
bottom and middle crops good, 10 top |
crops making too much weed. All re-
port no picking will commence before
the average of September. l4S all re-
port condition of crop same as Memphis |
district as regards early frost. No loss
by overflow. Sixteen report |
superior corn crops, four good no
lamage reported. Eighteen report
wheat crops saved without weather
lamage, two report damage of 10 per |
cent average yield per acre 10 bushels.
Fourteen report good, nineteen report
well saved, one not nineteen report
good millet and grass crops growp, ore
none, sixteen well saved, three damaged;
average "a per cent. Sixteen report
aborers working well three moderately,
one not well.