The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-11

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- &c. w A. HWyN, Chairman
lItRIa unhTEE, JR,,
W. II HAWQOTT.
CHAS. HOLLAND,
| A. l.. BROWNE,
Committee Of Information and HtRtistiea.
| vlcSsnuRa DEPARTMENT.
j NicKsnuR,i November ., 1879.
First QueeIon Whit has bnon tho character
l Of the Waa her since October ~
| Answer Twelve corr enondents from oGun-
Hecond Question Has Tho weather been more
| favorable or less favornhe. than Same time
4 last ynar for Eithnring tho crnn7
Answer About eamo, Y more layornhla, 20.
Third a yan m h I rst y y"f
and what damage. If any. has been done ny Y
AnRwer1 Froat on Ootobar ". q. % October
"A, y; very little damnge.7. no damaEa E.
Fourth Question Win! propor't,nn Of tho
crop has basn El,h"1 ana when WI picking
Answer. Average two thirds picked: will
nniah hy Nayembsr II, I, will flnlsh ny peeen 4,
nniah nv December ~ ~ -, y VIII finish by
| January ", q
Filth Question How viii tho Yield IL your
section compare with last year? State probable
| inrrensn or daerNnsn.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS increase 81 per cont
| SIKH QneRtion-Atnta my material fn1ts re-
gnralng the yield or gathering Of the crop not
covered by The abovo uu"st!onaf
| mRturad Yield " lint cotton from aeed above
| the average: tho ytnlh will bn greater han sup
posed 4 month Is tNo mo. haeausn Of very fa-
voraaho weather for Gathering Zoo Zoo pounds
| lid last year II. s. FULKERAON
Chairman Committee Of Information md
Statistics.
NASHVILLE DEPARTMENT.
| NASHVILLE. November =. 1910.
| First Question What has been tho character
| Of tho weather aimee October II
| Anawar- Tennesace Fourteen answer that
| the wanthar has been good. soma hnd weather.
Alabama Sixteen answer Chat tho weather
| haa been good. unfavotnhle.
Second Question Has the weather boon more
/ favorable ar loss favorable than same time last
Answer Tonnossee Thirteen anewer more
| favorable = ieas. AnhAma-Ftftaan anWer moro
| favorable n loaa favorable.
/ Third Qnestion Have you hnh frost In your
| sectionP II a. on what date did u first npnaRr
| aud what damage. if any. has been done by 1t to
Answer Tenneaece- Eleven on October 81.
| Oh October "a. v on October 90 all Rny na dam
nge done rather benefit. Alabama ALI about
fourth Question what proportion Of tho
| crop Inns been picked and when viii picking
'.s"aS y " N"e 'G"o na
Hhh from ,bo rpt to tms ' mtde q psesm
| bar. Alabama Seventenn say about one-half
Picked q two-thrds: will hnish from Decem
Firth Question-How will tho yield In your
section compare with ias' year. State probable
| ineranAn or HnrTeAss Dor hCrBf
4 An sWor-TennasaRs- One answer double. 10
2F per cent more | II per cont moro. about
eame. Alabama E''ven answer nbont ammo. .
ID per cent leaa > about TO per cent hetter.
i Sixth Question State any material fnes re-
gardlng the yield OF gnther ing * the crop not
covered by tho ahov" questions.
1 Anawar+ Tonnessoo-All answer fnll favor
abba for gathering, the prices hnvo stimulated
| the tenants TO work well, and u larger portion
| or the crop will be- gathered In good order.
| Alahama-som complain Of bad weather. ro
! port crop damaged ny storms: nil say that good
| prices have stimulated tho bands to work we'll
and gather the crop III good cundttl Ton: com
/ plains Of scarcity Or hands In his neiEhbor.
sixteen rapltes from eleven counties In Mid
| die Tenne.see-Twen three replies from II
counties in North Alabama, eomposlnE the
Nashville district. LEONARD PAKKEs.
Chairman Committee ON Information and
| Statistics,
| SAVANNAH DEPARTMENT
| SAVANNAH. Nov. 1o.-The weather during the
| month WIS cloudy and rainy until about the
less favorable than Inst yenr for gathoring the
| crop. There was light frost In tho upper
counties Of tho state on tho twenty fifth. but
the damage was very slight; about one half
the crop has boon picked. and picking will be
finished from the first to the twentieth Of No
y"mber. Nc estm ,h 81 ~ 5is!h co. stns
| tho weather during the next ton days or two
weeks.
| able for opeuing Of the matnrel bolts. In
| southern and southwestern Georgia. the pros
pact IL 25 per cont below the yield OF Inst year.
while III upper Georgia farmers are very hope
| full that the out turn will equal or excel last
| years. The temperature during the month OF
October was warm ana sultry. and continued
rains. while they injured the quality 81 tho cot
ton. delayed uick Ing and retarded the opening
of the bolls and had the effect ~ pushing rapid
| ly to mnturi v this young green bolls 81 the ton
crop, 50 much SO that In various sections many
| reports insist that with ~ favorable season and
late frost the yield from tht. late cotton Will not
only eaunl but may exc BOD the amount gathered
| from the balance OF the crop. top crop, how
ever, Is not general throughout the State No
top crop or second crop enu be found on sandy
ground when the crop has been injured by rust
nor il southern Georgia. where tho caterpillar
has appeared.
have been received from tha upland district Ga
which to base report In the sea island Sc
| yornble tnan last year for gathering the cr ..
No frost has occurred and the wtether since the
twenty fifth has been clear, This crop Will b.
Inferior In quality to last years bu takinx into
consideration the increased ACREAGE the yield
Is not apt 70 fall below that or last year.
THE CROP AROUND MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, Nov. lo.-Th- report Of the Mem
phis district for October shows los responses.
as follows 3S from West Tennessee 80 from
the following aggregates: Weath.r-lo3 report
the weather very favorable ia All respects Ter
the maturing and harvesting Of the cotton
crop. report too much rain AS compared
with October 1878, 90 report much more favor
a2le 1os ABOUT the les same not so iayo [
the fifteenth and twenty lfth, . nonA 104 report
no damage. very Slight, average date of frost
October % Observation-Disclosures proportion
OF the crop picked out s. per cent; picking viii
be extended from December t. J nuary Is.
averaging December ~. Yield-The yield OF
cotton Is varfously estimated at from 80 per
cent less to 100 per cent greater than 1873 aver
aging Is per cent Increase Laber-1o2 report
laborers working we'll, but moderately we'll
| IS report them contented. with no desire to