The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-14
The Cotton Crop.

The New Orleans Cotton exchange,
makes the following report Of the cot
ton crop for the month of July: go
MIssIssIpPI-Onr correspondence en-
| braces 80 replies from % counties. that
range from the Goth of July to the 9th
of August, average date 31st of July.
Owing to quarantine regulations in this
State, We are deprived of reports from
several important counties. Weather
during first fortnight of the month re-
ported dry, bnt during the other half Of
the month copious rains have fallen.
Compared with last year the weather is
decidedly more favorable, giving plans
tiers full opportunities of ~cultlvating
all the cotton planted. and therefore
there has been nc abandonment OF
lands. Stands aressreported good, and
equal to, and in very mary instances
better, than last year. Plant forming,
blooming and boiling well. Its pres
eut condition is good, comparatively
better than last year. Shedding is re
ported in some sections, owing to the
very heavy rains in the latter part of
the month.
LoUIsANA-Stands are reported good
if anything better than last year. The
plant is forming, blooming aud boiling
well. Present condition OF GRIP good,
ia the minority Of instances better than
lats year. Worms are reported to have
put in an Appearance in two parishes
Rains during tho latter part Of the
! month caused spme shedding.
ANKANsAs-Weath"r during the
month has been favorable for cotton in
III except 4 coun:;os, where 1t is report
d as having boen reported very drT:
compared to last year for tue same peri
I'd it has oeen more favorable. 4 few
correspondents complain OF too mrci
ain III tie latter pnrt OF the month.
st lnds are reported COOL, and tn"
yvh lie better Than last wear. The pan
is forming, blooming unl boiling well.
II present condition IS good, being re-
DC tied as better than last year.
SoUrI CARoLtNA-The plant Is
blooming. forming and boiling very
well, several reporting that they
never saw it so well fruited at the
same date. The plant. owing to excess
sive drought, is reported quite small
in many counties, and the general fear
is that if heavy rains continue much
damage may result from shedding, and
the plant going too much TO weed.
Slight shedding is reported from several
counties, and rust from four counties.
The present prospects are promising,
but about ten days later than last year.
GGoRGIA-As compared with last
year. the weather has not been quite so
good. and the crop less forward, but
stands are excellent and the plant Wigs
orous. and the growth and blooming
and fruiting we'll. Under these circum-
stances the prospects for the season
was scarcely so promising early in the
| season, was scarcely so promising IN
| this month as last, but has materially
improved, and is now very satisfactory.
| Complaint of caterpiliars is exceptional.
They seem to be doing little harm.
ALABAMA-Stands are generally re-
ported as good and better than last year.
Plants are forming, blooming and bol4
ling we'll, but some shedding is report-
ed. The present condition OF the crop
is good. and otherwise than being late,
ia better than at same time last year,
~except ia the counties of Barbour. Con-
euch, Sumter and Winston, which re
port poor prospects. Cotton worms
have appeared in II counties about the
middle of the State. but have AS vet
done no damage. Too much rain is
generally reported, aud there is aconsid'
cradle apprehension OF serious damage
for shedding, with some complaints OF
injury byrnst.
TExAs-The plant has been forming
ard blooming we'll in Sc counties, but
now there is complaint of shedding in
lmost of them for want of rain; 26 coun-
ties report not forming or blooming we'll,
The present condition of the crop 10 re-
ported more favorable in 80, about the
same as last year in -. Excessively
hot and dry weather has caused the
hollis to mature more rapidly and open
much earlier than any season ever
known.