The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-29
COTTON.
Report for the NewtOrIeans Department
of the National Cotton Il Exchange.
To the President and Board of Directors of the

Report for the NewlOrIeans Department
of the National Cotton Exchange.
To the President and Board of Directors of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange:
GENTI.EMEN-Yourc committee on in
formation and statistics beg leave to sub
nit the following report for August, con-
densed from replies of correspondents in
sections allotted to this department by
the national cotton exchange, viz:
LOUISIANA.
For the month of August furnishes
sixty-seven replies, from thirty-fve
parishes, from which we learn that the
weather has been very hot and sultry,
with partial showers, and less favorable
than during the same period last year.
The plant has fruited WELL but owing to
the extremely hot weather, and TO
showers, followed by hot sun, it has shed
its fruit badly. The present condition is
not good, and does not compare at all
with last year. Picking has commenced
throughout the state, and will become
general by the twelfth of September.
Worms are reported in places in the
hills, but in the lowlands they are every
where. In the parishes of Carroll, Madi-
son and Tensas, they have done consid-
cradle damage estimated at twenty
five per cent, but elsewere they are yet
webbed up. There is much complaint
of rust. The crop is "spOtted," and
on the whole not near so good as last
year.
MISSISSIPPI.
Our questions have been answered by
seventy-six correspondents, from twen-
ty-nine counties, average date August
thirty-frst.
The weather during the early part
of tn month was excessively rainy, and
since then became hot and dry, and, on
the W hole, is decidedly ssfavorable than |
during the same period last year.
The plant is reported as being well |
fruited, but the heavy rains and subse- |
quent dry weather have caused it to shed |
and its present condition
comparee quite unfavoTably with the
same time last year.
The boil and army worms have made
their appearance in many localities, but
the damage so far is only very light
some of our correspondents also complain
of injury from rust and rot.
Picking has commenced, and is eX-
pected to be general about the tenth in
stant.
ARKANSAS.
We have received thirty-nine answers
from twenty-five counties (average date
August 91st.)
The weather has been less favorable
than during the same time last year,
heavy rains having fallen early in the
month, while the latter part has been
too dry and hot.
The plant is tolerably well fruited, but
we receive almost universal complaints
Of heavy shedding, which makes the
present condition far inferior to that of
last year.
Worms have appeared in several coun-
ties, but with few exceptions have not,
70 far, injured the crop very materially. ]
Some injury is reported from rust Pick
ng will become general about the eight '
zenith instant.
GEORGIA.
Seventy-nine replies from ffty-seven
counties - under dates ranging from
August 26th to September ID. The
weather the past month has been hot
and dry, while it has been more favor ,
able for picking than last year it~has
been unfayorable for the deYclopmeptefli
the plant; up to the fifteenth of August j
The plant was fruiting tOlerably well, [
5he dry and hot weather then caused {
considerable shedding of squares and {
DOLLS. The plant is more matured than l
t was a wear ago, and there is more open ,
cotton in TIE fields, and although the |
of month ago will not be ]
eaIized, there is a prospect OF larger {
7ield throughout the state than last 2
year. Picking became general in south {
vest Georgia about the twenty-fifth of ,
August, in middle Georgia about the /
irst oi September, and will become
general in northern Georgia about $
fifteenth proximo. Worms appear only {
n southwest Georgia, but little damage '
vas done by them except on the river I
,ottom lands. The grasshoppcrs, 50 /
.buudant in north Georgia, mentioned
n our last report, did no damage. There a
8 considerable complaint all over the '
tate of rust on the sandy lands, and l
he yield has been greatly curtaIled I
hereby.
FLORIDA. '
Seventeen replies from nine counties /
from dates ranging from August 2Sth a
O September Sd. The weather has been !
90 hot and dry the past month-not as t
avorable for the plant as last year. The I
otton was we'll fruited, but the prospect i
as been greatly damaged by rust. The j
ondition of the crop is not good, and 1
oes not differ materially from last year, i
he Weld having been much below an 5
verage one. Picking became general C
bout the first of September. Worms g
ppeared throughout the state, but on a
ccount of the hot, dry weather, did no
amage except to the top crop OH the
DIV lands.