Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-09

ATLANTA, December S.-The National
Cotton PlsntersAssociation continued its ses-
sion yesterday, and transacted regular busi-
ness. F. c. Morehead was reelected Presi-
dent, George NJ. Kline Treasurer, and Jas.
N. Ogden Secretary. United States Com
missioner Of Agriculture George B. LOring
delivered an address on the mutual Re
lations Of American Industries" in the
course OF which he said:
"The relations existing between the cotton
plantation and the market Great ed by Ameri-
can manufacturers is deeply interesting TO
this association, which represents that great
branch of agriculture. learn from "Cot-
ton Movement and its Regulations" com
piled by K. Z. Salter, member Of the New
York Cotton Exchange. that OF the total
crop Of 1S7O-7l, of 4. .352 ,317 bales, lilo, 1856
bales were consumed in the Uniied States
OF the total crop of 1S74-75, of 3, ,832. .96l
bales, !, 1913 005 bales were consumed in the
United States, and of the crop of 1SS0-S1, of
OF 8 COS $50 bales, 1 ,93S 937 bales were con
sumed in the United States. The increase
of home consumption during the ten years
from 1870 to 1881 was S2S, ,741 bales This
increase is the more important, considering
the fact that the loss on cotton sold in the
English market is nearly two cents per
pound, in freight, port charges aud loss Of
weight on bagging, etc, and the average
price in 1SS0S1 in Liverpool was 4S-100
pence, and IN New York IL 34l00 cents per
pound, the advantage Of the American mar
ket being nearly two cents per pound to the
producer. This important relation will
c. ntinue 10 Increase In value as American
manufactures extend and the home market
is enlarged, and will undoubtedly produce
an increase in the average yield of cotton
per acre, and in an ultimate uniformity of
the crop in the cotton States, allowance
being made for difference in soil and
china ate.
"This, added to the wide diversity of
farming, which will be adopted here, will
do much to develop the agriculture of this
section. 1t is, undoubtedly, true BOW that
the cotton belt needs variety OF crops to
fill the vast unoccupied areas not suited to
the cotton plant. Applause Nine-tenths
OF the superficial area OF these States yield
no production in agriculture except in q
limited degree In pastursge and wood pro-
dues; but three acres in every hundred are
in cotton, which occupied one-third Of the
breadth of the land actually cultivated The
cotton ares in 1879 was IA, ,462 43S acres.
| The area Of the ten cotton States is 45 600,
600 acres. The cotton crop is not evenly
distributed in these States. Is is almost un-
known In the whole mountain system of the
South, whose slopes aud SUBMITS and
broad table lands Of high elevation,
suited only to the products CT high tenn
| peTate latitude, mixed farming, grain grow
/ ing, dairying and Orchardipg. 1t is grown
mainly on a limestone belt of South western
/ Georgia, Central Alabama and Western
| Mississippi. In general terms, one tenth Of
/ the counties yielding cotton produce half
/ of that crop. The largest average yield per
/ acre, according to the census, discoses
the local belts of greatest productive
ness. The richest cotton land in the States
is on the Mississippi above and opposite
/ Vicksburg. The highest county average in
| three States, to prove the superiority OF this
district, East Carroll in Louisiana, Chieoia
in Arkansas, and Washington iu Mississippi,
respectively stand for the largest rate Of
productions in these States and in the cotton
belt, yielding in 1879 but little less than a
bale per acre. The second best district is
also in Mississippi and represents the best
| yields of three States-Dunkliu In Missouri,
Lake in Tennessee and Hickman in Ken
| lucky. In the same wav are grouped
| Cherokee in Alabama with Polk 10 Georgia,
| Marlborough in South Carolina and Rich
mond in North Carolina. Nine counties
north and east OF Raleigh N c., scarcely a
tenth part of the State, produce half of the
crop of that State, and an adjoining district
In Southeast Virginia produces all Of the
crop of that State"
Reports of committees were received and
the proceedings arranged for publication,
with the view of sdjourning to night. The
President, while presiding, wears suit OF
| clothes made for him yesterday from cotton
that was picked or the morning of the same
| daY.