The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-03
THE COTTON CROP.
REPoRTs AS TO THE NATIONAL CROP RECEIVED
By THE NEW ORLEANS COTTON ExcHANGE.

REPORTS AS TO THE NATIONAL CROP RECEIVED
By THE NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE.
NEW ORLEANS, La, June 2, 1875.
The Committee on Information and Statistics OF
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, TO whom had
been intrusted the duty or compiling national
cotton crop report MADE up from the returns OF
various exchanges, submit the following for the
month OF May
NEW ORLEANS DEPARTMENT.
LoUsiANA-fiity-one letters from thirty one parishes
weather WAS cool 5at on ne whole very favorable rhs
good Labor l. about the same N number, but more
efficient Than In former years aud he present condition
ternlizers IN use there Is considerable increase in the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. letters from twcnty-sx coun:
ties give an increase IN the area planted IN cotton o.
rhs weather has been generally fayerabe more so 50
the cold spring OF which there Z general complaint
the crop i said TO be earlier BY week or ten days
BE change in numbers 10 commercial ierlizers have
gH IN the seress a planted IN
small grains over last year.
Twenty three counhes show increase of acreage OF
abs than that last year and the an1s been very
well prepared Owing q colo spell a. the beginning o.
good and the fields clear Of grass the prospects are
asea in his state, The labor both willie black
repor ed better than il An increase IN the
acreage OF corn and small grain is reported.
sAsnylLLE nErARraEST
fifteen per cent The weatner y favorable, and stands
last Year. The supply Of abo Il ample and Is generally
workin! better More er,ll1erS have been used, ana
NORTH ALAnAsAln ne acreage has decreased seven per
Se the same Is aSoyc for Wilde
wILhnqToS DEPARTMENT.
creased about i've per cent The weather compares
agr6y g ~ last ,6 though 4 % was esnSsa
diieTcnee N the lime p planting. "A :aif average
an average Labor rcpresentcd as noe efficient and
the use OF fertilizers mas increased about twenty per cent
souru CanoIlsa replies we're received
ton o. onehal, per cent me weather i reported as
condition Is Represented IS gooc labor about the
and the Of iernzer Increased six ana onequarter
Az ;UsrA DEPARTMENT.
GEoRGIA-Thc OF land planted cotton Is said to
be about the that last year. the weather hav
ing been uniayoraDe i9r pianns PVT moro favorable
ootaned and the condition universally reported good
fefzeTs " increased about per cent
GronqA-Abou me same area Of Cotton is planted as
that OF last The weather has been cold AMI rainy
It Is very generally represented a. good although
ward ana two weeks later III The southern portion OF
year. The condition IL fald TO be generally good. The
Rent unde e pa s w seaM sas u
mercia fertilizers has slightly increased. domestic
complaint Il made OF the labor.
ton both in me Upland ana sea al astrcis
last year The weather has been uniayorable lhe
though the plant Is small and backward OWING 10 the
cold and wet sprng he labor Is generally be ger aud
efficient last year. Very little commercial
fertilizers used in this state An increase in farm
manure Is noticed.
MOBILE DEPARTMENT
ALABAMA.-One hundred and twenty three replies
received covering fortvthrce counles, an aver
age OF three per ccnG Increase acreage. Some
plants cold nights made IN the northern
state, but gcAeradv the weather has been much
favorable than last The stands good, in
places perfect aud the crop compared with last
year ABOUT week carrier. The labor ample and
efficient. commercial erdlzers used 10 limited
extent, and there general increase the OF do
mesic manures rne condition OF tie crop Is good and
generally promising.
MIssouRL-sixty-eight replies from nineteen coun-
three per cent he weather has been favorable
the TO good and the crop about ten days
earlier than last Labor equal 10 last aud
more efficient 4 he OF fertilizers Is limited. fne
condition the crop u gooJ ami the prospect neray
very promising.
ctLvEsroS DEPARTMENT
TExAs-OEe hundred and twelve replies received from
sixty-nIne counties show Increase IN acreage this
over last year about seven per cent the weather
about later. The plant Is small aud back
ward but In good condion Labor is abundant and eff
hcent. Fertilizers have been comparatively unused.
NEW ORLEANS, La. June 2, 1875
MEMPHIS DEPARTMENT
The area cotton IL reported two and seyeneighhs
per cent less than year Inc weather, though
cold Is represented favorable. he stands
In lair average condition ana somewhat earlier tfan
last year Labor said average better condition
generally fertilizers have been used in the State