The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-06-20
The Growing Cotton Crop.


lowing additional Cotton Exchange
reports have been received:
LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, June 10.-The Cot
ton Exchange reports for May shows
eighty4seven letters received from
thirty-seven parishes in Louisiana.
The aggregate decrease in acreage is
il per cent. The weather was more
favorable and the crop ten days to
two weeks earlier than last year.
Labor about the same, in numbers as
last year, and more efficient than
for many years. There was but lit
tie fertilization, and it was confined
to cotton seed and barn yard scrap
ings. "...> .... -.
# MISSISSIPPI. nr
From Mississippi one hundred and
twenty-one reports wore received
from thirty-tive counties. The av-
erage increase of acreage is ono per
cent. The weather reports are varia-
BILE, but the crop generally two weeks
ahead OF last year. The plants look
healthy, and are growing rapidly.
ARKANSAS.
From Arkansas fitty-one letters
were received from twenty counties.
The increase of acreage is one per
cent The 10th Of May found the
crop in an unfavorable condition
from heavy rains and grass. Since
then the weather has been favorable,
and the stands ale good. The crop
is five to ten days ahead. The labor
is universally reported good, and
the prospect as compared with last
year is god. No commercial ferti
lizers were used. Ia.
GEORGIA,
The committee on statistics of the
Augusta Excange has made the fol-
lowing report for June:
= The committee has received forty
nine reports from twentyethree coun-
ties of average date Of 3Oth May
Twenty-eight replies report about
the same area; nine reports an ave-
rage increase of 6 per cent, four re~
port an average decrease of 6 per
cent, and one question was unans-
wered by eight of our correspond
ents.- Forty-six report more favo-
rab!e weather than last year; one
reports too cold weather to 22d May,
but favorable since. Twenty three
report good stands, twenty "very
good" stands, three "fair," and three
not 80 good. One reports crop three
weeks earlier than last year, seven&
teen report it two weeks earlier,
twenty.one ten days earlier, eight
one week earlier, two about the same
as last year. -Four report labor more
plentiful and more efficient; six same
number and greater efficiency two
labor plentiful and efficient; thirty
i've about same as last year; one
rather less numerous and less eff-
cient; one more, efficient, but less
numerous. Sixteen replies give an
average increase of II per cent;
eleven replies slight increase; four
teen about same as last year; eight
report decrease (no percentage
aiven0 seventeen report present con-
dition "very good;" twenty~three
'good;" six "fair;" two same as last
year; one early planting not so good,
late planting promising. Twenty
two report no damage by worms;
eleven slight, but not serious; two
considerable damage, especially on
highly manured lote; eight consider
able damage to early planting, but
repaired by replapting; one reports
cold spell in May, which caused a
good deal of cotton TO die; two report
no disaster whatever. "
Reports from the interior show
that the storm was very destructive.
The hailstones were as large as hens
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