Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-06-21
Crop Report.

WASHINGTON, June l5.-Mr. Dodge reports
rs the result of the official canvass of the acres
III cotton this year an increase of nearly i
per ccntum upon the acreage of 1876, givipr
q total in excess of 100000 acres. NORTH
Carolina declines / per cent, and South CarS
olinn 3. Georgia and Florida iucreaso cach
per cent, Alabama and Tennessee Q, NIissis,
sipp' IT, q; Arkansas 8, Louisiana G. and Texas
10. The States of the largest ncrceen arc.
respectively, Mississippi, Texas, Alabama
and Georga. Thc condition is lowcr than in
the past two years in Juno, bnt higher than
IN 1874. The State averages of condition nre
as follows; North Cnrolinn 80, South Carolina
0l, Georgia 80, Florida %, Alabama 90
Mississippi OIL. Louisiana %, Texas 0l, Ar
kansas 81. aud Tennessee o.. There wcre
several frosts in May in North Carolina md
snow as late rs tho 10Th; in some sea scct;ons M"s
little rain fell during the month; in others
cold rains impaired the condition. Imperfect
stands are general, and from onc-thd 10 two
thirds olithe area of certhin counties bos boep
replantcd. The weather .has boon unfayorn.
bio since rcplanting The cut worm has beon
destructive Growth is one to two weeks iatc
in South Carolina and stands imperfect
Drouth and low night temperature arc iniuri.
Gus. In some cases the carly planting 'dea
and rcplanting failed to gorn,,inato. There is
much complaint in Georgia Of a moor stand
caused by cool weather, cut worms, oriokets.
grassh!oprers and aphides. Some instances
Of roplanting hnyo occurred. Unprop;tious
weather IN Florida impaired the stands and
condition, but tho plant is improving under
the recent olovatidn Of tempcratute,p There
is 'somo complaint Of non-germihntion in
Alabama and Mississippi, which7is less gene
raj than on tho Atlantic coast. Pants nro
backward and aphdes troublesome. 4, Areas ut
first too wet have since been too dry and culd.
The, crop is two weeks late in the central and
northern sections. but is in good condition in
moro southern counties. In Louisiana ecrs
minatIon has been prompt, growth is vigorous.
and culture better than usual. Cold nights
injured tho early planted aroas md rain il
needed in somo loeulitios In Toxas the
plant is from two to fur weeks lato from cool
nights, rams and hail !stopms, instead Of
dronth and from destruction by grusshoppers
and cut worms. A second planting lms Gcon
attacked, and In somo easos 4 third planti6r
has boen made withm prospect of, a. iur cro6,
Ibe plants are tbfI bfIirreguar szo, generaliy
small butjhealthy md promising, with exoop-
t!lonhl areas infected by rust and lico. In,
Arkansas cool nights and rains hloccssitatcd
rtplantin$, and 'dronth lfas since prevented
vigorous growth. 1h som6 counties stands
are good and fields are genofalIy cleaner than
usuHt. Similar. meteorological conditions have
been encouniored in Tennessee, but tho plants
though small aro g9norally healthy and oloan
been too COOL f1r cotton, too wot at tic timo
Of planting ahd'too dfy siuco Ia hi Of tho
area except Texas. Tho plant is now goners
ally smalf lnt healthy, and froo from Weeds.
ana ~ Q condition to improve rapidly, with
favorable weather. Cut worms and aphidos
have had favorable season for destructive
operations and grasshoppers have bcen OK
coplionabfy Numerous III T6xas.'