, 1877-08-10
COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, aug H.-lho Cntto4 E1.
rsange crup report for August Is as follows:
Iottss4.,a-We hare received ffty-eght an
swers from, tweuty-olght PARISHES, the dAtca
ranging from Julg g to Allg. 8. The weather
during the carly part Of Jn1y las been dry, to
wnnts tho lBttcr portion rainy, md Is generally
reported favorable, md up to this period de-
arc universally good, aud, compared witt, Last
year, mucll better. The plant IL forming,
blooming, and boiling we'll, and it, present uon-
dlt4on IL aa satisfactory as could bc desired, anil
tnueh better thun It was at this time lust year.
Many of our correspondents mention tho
appearance OF worms, but ~ far report no
damage. Tho plant, although little late, IL
rlca,l and well worked, and the prospects for
goot y!c!d aro y 3ery promising. ~
ports from thirty-thrce counties, dated fso1u
July Is to Aug. !. Tho wcathcr s!Ics July
so than last year, wttt the, exception Of yazoo
too much rain are niatte. Stands aro good. OK
ccpt In Yn!a4usl,a County. Tho plant In f1r.n-
Ing, blooming. Rt.d boiling we'll. Tho eonditlon
Ut tho crop u gooti. and fully 10 good ~ lust
year, although tho plant Is slalt and harkward
In f,aMy sections, Worms have appeared In
Albums, urrnaLa, Itsaquuua, and Simpson Goun-
ties, but they i.ays done 10 danaxe 80 far.
ArkaM.a,-ffo.ty;f2ar reg!,as i iron, twenty
report the weather III tho foru part OF July dry
and cooi. since which there has boon too alnch
ratn. Tho weather tn comparison with last
scar has been about equally II fayorablc Tho
plant Ia blooming, forming. and boiling wull
THIS preseat contlittos<of tho crop ts ~ fayora.
bic a. last Ycar wItHlnat4 exception OF 1t being
tell days later. Sumo colnulA!ntA OF shedding
rust und grass worms urc reported In ono
county, but n0 danger yet.
1srtu-1ho crop report of tho Galveston Cot.
ton Exchange iur July - ~ Eolluws: 1iapes 1c-
eelveh from scventy'serra counties. Weather
lavorable In fort} counties; very dry tn twenty.
Que, nnd tuu much rau ia sixteen. Tho wuath-
tr, ~ cun,narcd with last year, ts more fayorn-
hla In thisty-tys coun.lea, less favorable in
twenty-tlrce. and tue same In nineteen: S.antls
are reported Kooa In sixtv'threc, and poor IN
fourteen counties. " compared with last year;
thrty-scycn report the same stands. seventeen
nut ~ good, md twcnty-three milrh hettcr,
The p,ant Ia forming. blooming. and boiling
well 10 ai1ty'siI eount!es, but nut forming well
crup u good IL alxty.tbree counties,
very poor In elcYen couulles, and thrce coast
cu!lntlrs 1e teported not worth picking. A.
compared with iass year, forty cnNnties report
| weeks later, slxtccn collntics two weeks later; ;
| three countiet rrups destroyed. The worms
have aprst.tsl lii foftyscsctl counties: slight
nine; crop ensiFclv destroyed in three. lu the
uustlcrn portion of thu stats thiEtcen counties
report dalnags from drought,
Mxxrnls, Tenn, Ans. a-The cotton crop re-.
pu!t VI 1iGNlpnl4 EsAeuAH&t hut EQ4l4lbk4
81 IDS response. tfom th!4 district, u III average
!ats Of Suiy ~, n which etshty.sssen report
teen dry; seyenty-tcFen very favorable as roul-
pared with July, la76; lu3 rep port less favorable;
slxtY.six inuTa favorable stands u compared
| with tho lust year. One hundred and twenty-
tive report fair to good stands, fusty-lhEce poor.
twcnty-eight better s!xty.cight ahout the same,
keycnty-tHo not 10 good lruitfng twcnty.two
report Turning, bluun.inF, uutt failing well
hity-ono moderately well ninety two very wei! ;
ctose of julr. Tho cEop averages six days later
In furwarIness than last year. sevcniy-one r..
| pUrt the CTops seriously vhoxed 1Y grass aud
| weeds; niuety.oue not " good ~ last seAs0n
| ninetY-seven well cultivated anil free Of xEasA
| and weeds; ilty. niue, very EuOd .DtllttliIn
nineteen beitcE than list yGar; l1tty-uue ahoHt
The same. The wet weather has eaused sui,le rust
aud shedding Of forms,. but not " m
| unusual degree. In sutne instancts s.nall pur-
tlons have been abandoned on aaoult nf The
excessive growth Vi gEasa and weeds Thers Is
! considerable complaint III damaEe by working
| "htIu ttss wet. causing the plant to grow totI
fast Ut the expeuse Of the fruit. but u!,e suen'
| lion IL Mude Ut the caterpillar sn4 Ooll worm,
| neither indicating much damage.
The corn crop IL very good. Wheat savea
| without much damage,
IiuKs reportel ln good condition, though
cholera exiats In aoMe dl4trhts. The l2lur
morale Il very good.
.sdeaus4aJh-Rspurts for July n ths cottou
crop " bs good, CLEAN, and welleulttyAteI
though estimated Il Ten 10 dftseu days iateI
that last year. In Southwestern Georgia thert
II some COMPLAINT VI caterpillar, but u0 damage
| IL reported. Tho PROSPECT now Is good tor
lair Average yield. The uup IN Florida CON