The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-10
COTTON CROP REPORT.

Quality and Lessened the Yield in
Georgia and Florida Estimate OF
Yield Difiicuit--Up 20 the Middle of
September the Crop was More Favor
able than Last Year.
SAVANNAH, GA, October 9.--Crop
report for Septemb Georgia Nine
ty.three reports from fifty-tive coun-
ties. In the early part Of the month
the weather was dry and warm, ard
the balance of the time rainy, with
heavy wind.storm for three days, 18th,
10Th, and Goth, In the southwestern
portion OF the state. The wet season
caused In some sections new growth,
but Is too late for any benefit to be de-
rived therefrom. Little or no damage
from worms, but rains aud winds in
jured the quality and portions of the
cotton opened in the fields have been
beaten out and destroyed. The prin.
cipal complaint seems to be from rust.
This is very general over the state
Picking progressed rapidly up to the
middle of the month, since then little
progress has been made. All the re.
plies indicate that we must expect
less yield than last year. In some Sec
tions the plant is in no condition to
make any more, while In others 1t is
growing well and making every day.
On such crops, AZ much depends upon
the immediate season that Is ahead
of us and the time that q killing frost
appears, no correct or even approxi-
mate per cent. of decrease, as compared
with last year, can be given in this
report.
Florida: Twenty-Five replies from
thirteen counties. The first part of
the month was dry and favorable.
The last fifteen days incessant rains,
accompanied by high winds, prevent.
ing the gathering Of the crop. Much
has been beaten out and destroyed and
the quality OF that open and ripening
IN the fields injured. This rainy sea
son has had the effect OF causing the
plant to take second growth and
throw Off the fruit to bring forward
the worm, and to increase rust. A
month ago there was fine prospect
In this state and much larger yield
than last, was looked for. The dam
age from worms. rust and storms is
estimated at fifteen to twenty per cent
Farmers had to make good progress in
picking up to the date the storms COM
menced. During the wet weather
work was suspended and much of the
cotton open In the fields during this
bad spell has been lost. 1t is difficult
at this time to estimate the yield or
how the yield of the crop will compare
with last season. Up to the middle OF
September 1t was more favorable than
last year.
There are prospects of gathering
a larger crop than the last. 1t is
fair to estimate that, with good wealth
er during the balance of the season,
the yield of the state will not fall be-
low that of last year.
NORFOLK, Va, October 9.-Cotton
exchange report OF the condition of
the crop-thirty replies from eighteen
counties In North Carolina and Vir-
ginia. All replies report weather dur
ing September very rainy and stormy,
to the injury of the plant. Considera'
BILE damage reported, some from rust
and rot. Very little injury, If any,
from worms. The progress OF picking
is much retarded, being from ten tc
twelve days behind last year, owing t.
recent bad weather. The yield will
average from fifteen to twenty pound
lint to the acre. The yield IL consid
cred by some as good, If not better thai
last year.