New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-10
CONDITION OF TIE COTTON CROR
RUST AND WORMS CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE IN
MANY SECTIONS.

RTsT AND WORMS CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE IN
MANY SECTIONS.
SAvANSAH, Ca, Sept. 9.-The following is
the report OF the Savannah Cotton Exchange:
Ceorgia-The OF the weather has been vari
abe All complain Of the heat. while some report too
much rain and others the want OF It. The first planting
was well frued but much Of II has been shed or Late
plaptng is iruited well and retaining ITS squares aud
bos In Southern Georgia picking began about the LIST
NJ August aud became general about the Goth. In Mid
die and Northern Georgia picking began about the 10Th
Of August and became general about the 9th Of Sep
TENDER Worms have appeared only IN the southern
tier or counties In places no damage at all has
been done by them, while In others their rayages
have been serious. Rust has been very general on
light sandy lands shedding only IN the early planting
shedding has been quite serious rich clay lands, af
feeting both bottom and middle crops
Florida.-The weather has been unreasonable for the
mast month the heat been excessive and there has
been too much rain. The plant well fruted, but
has shed much OF IT, and Is not IN as good CONDITION as
LIST OF August and became general Obout the
18TH Worms have appeared very generally on
low lands, but damage by them has been excep-
tonai From the middle Of July however, the plant
mas passed through various neat
drought and then too much ram. Expectations nave
reduced fully 25 cent The Sea Island section
Ia not IN as favorable condition as u was last year
MOBILE Ala, Sept. 0-Ihe Mobile Cotton Exchange
reports condition OF the cotton crop from August
TO September / as follows:
plies received SIX counties report the weather as
having been favorable ana tDftA-uNe uniaNOraDle.
Fifteen report that the weather compares iavorably
with last year. and tweniysiX less favorable Thirteen
report that the plant Is fruitlng well and retaining
squares and bOlls twentyeight that It is not, ana
there s much shedding. Thirteen report the condition
favorable aud better than last year, and twentyeght
NOT so good. Picking has commenced In all the counties
hut five is now general in eighteen counties, and Will be
so In the others the 10Th 70 the 18th Of September
Twentythree counties report no worms. In the other
eighteen counties they have appeared and have done an
average damage OF IL per cent Army and boil worms
are both reported. Four counties report no damage
from rust and shedding, am thrty-seven an average
damage Of 10 per cent
Mississipp.-Thrty.ni mine replies were received from
twenty counties Eight counties report the weather rs
having been dry aud hot twelve, rainy and unfaYOr-
able aud compared with last generally less fav
Orabe In all counties The plant Is fruiting well and
tainng squares and b0s In six countless In the other
fourteen 10 is fruiting well, and much she'd
ding reported Picking has begun In all the counties
but one Winston, aud will be general from the 10th TO
18th of September. Seven counties report no worms
and thirteen report average damage from boil worm
and caterpillar of per cent -Four counties report
damage from rust and shedding ana sixteen an average
damage of - per cent
CHARLESTON \. C., Sept 0.-The September report OF
the Charleston Cotton Exchange based on eighty replies
from thirty counties. Ia as follows;
The weather for the first half or the month was excess
svey and dry and the latter half very wet On the
whole the weather for the month less fayora-
BILE than last year. The crop Is reported hay-
ing fruted well, but owing 70 excessive drought
In July aud heavy rains during the past month the plant
has shed very badlYestmates vary from slightly TO 80
per cent-ayeraging about 10 per cent Picking has
begun In every county and will have become general by
this date in all but u few counties The universal
report is that cotton sandy and light lands has
suffered very much than stin lands, where the
damage has beeu but slight
Louisiana-From sixteen Parishes In this State We