The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17

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Moltlr, Department of Alabnmu-
From iitty-two counties, l2G replies ::
Tho W, ather has been generally favor
able, r.tllcr too dry in some places, but
not el pugh SO to iuiurc tho plant.
There nas been very little rcplanting or
! addiiioual planting. Tho stands are
| good ;hd the plant is forming we'll :;
| very few blooms the condition aus com
pared i;ith last year is reported from as
good /" mnch better there are scarcely
! any III avurnblc circumstances relative
| to gr0%th q: condition Of the crop only
a few -Hporta of lice and grnsshoppnrs,
| and compln;nts Of cold nights and
drOutE. Tho crop is clean, in good
! condition and better cultivated tLnn last
year.
MIS- .nri NiDctccn counties, J6 re.
plio. The weather lMs been generally
tavOra-!H, needing rain III some com
ties. ~ some complaints Of cold nights,
pr"du, ~, lice. There has boon very
little rri'nnting or additional planting:
stands re good AMI plnu! forming we'll;
only lew b'o"ms; piestnt condition Of
crop * better ilGr lns! yrar at sa:,;c
period the only upfavOrnLN circam
stances are those nocu above; The
lavora"c circumstance, "rn, the crop
III clcn s"r, bet er cultivated and more
advanc~'l than last year mt same time.
Norfolk ind Portsmouth Department
Fifty fivo replies from 90 counties in
North Carolina, six replies from two
counties i'll Virginia. Forty-fivo replies
report weather dry and cold /; If say
favorable, and only two represent the
weatlle' wet and cold. Fifty-fou an
swers report tho stand as good some
few Complaints on stiff lands some
forms ; no blooms. Seven replies from
seven counties i'll eastern Carolina rep.
resent ihc stand as below tho average
condition very generally stated us gonl
crop we'll cultivated and free from grass
and we DIS; plant smaller than nt the
same time last year, and from eight to
fifteen lays later. Five answers from
tive corltics in eastern Carolina rcpo
conditi Il bad. Correspondents state
that tn" weather since the 18th Of Ma,
hus been too cool for rapid growth, but
with warm anl seasonablc weather Il
great Improvement is looked for.
Memphis Derartment-lt Is answers
receive. Weather gcnernlly repre-.
sentcd - favorable ; no additional aero
age pu; i'll cotton since NIay 10; stands
good aid satisfactory; plant generally
sGuaril' and forming freely II reports
OF blo',ls dating from 18th to 2Oth
con9i.Idl good: i,s isids free e. Of grass and
cold nights. lice, ETC., dating from May
18th to June 9Th, mostly rcmcdicd by
subsequent favorable weather
Galveston Department.. Texas We
have received 12Oreports from u ccnn-
ties, embracing the period between
May 18th and June 20tll weather very |
generally said to have bcon favorable
no addition to acreage in cotton since
May 18th; Homc iii tie replunting where |
seed tailed to come up; stands repre-
scntcd as good, md in the coast range |
reported 10 be forming and blooming !
well.
a large majority OF our reports agree
i'll the statement that the season il; from
one TO three weeks later than last year,
ana that the plant is generally small,
but Is clear Of grass and Ill good con
dltlon Rains are needed. The cater
pillar is reported in three counties, but |
SO far has done no material damage.