Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-14
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In the table showing the counties In each
State having the highest production we find
that Burke Is the highest, having cotton
acreage of 81, 1859, and a production of 29, 172
bales. In Florida, Jefferson county is the
highest, having an acreage Of 1880 and
production of 10, 1868 bales.
Georgia stands second in total production;
but examination shows the causes that place
the State so near to the highest, In position,
to be widely different from those obtaining
In Mississippi. With half q million more
inhabitants than Mississippi the cotton pro-
duct of Georgia is little over half q bale
20 53) per head, and the average product per
acre is but two-thirds of that Of Mississippi
(O.31 to O.46). A detailed examination Of
the soils of Georgia shows that her area
of what in Mississippi are considered
first and second class soils, is very
limited-far more so than Is the case
in the neighboring State of Alabama. Yet
Georgia stands slightly ahead of Alabama
in the average cotton product pei acre, and
is only a trife behind In production per
capita co. SO to 0.55). In other words, the
high position Of Georgia is due, not to
natural advantages, but to better cultiva-
ton of the soil, the use Of fertilizers, and
the thrift of an industrious population.
Reports also show a considerable extension
of the area of cotton culture to, and even
beyond, the Blue Ridge.
Cotton culture in Florida is chiefly con-
fined to the northern part of the State, ly-
ing adjacent to Georgia. This is mostly
pine land. and is cultivated without ma
nure; hence the low product of less than a
qurrter Of a bale per acre. Notwith-
standing this, there has been q respecta-
BILE increase in production since 1870,
though not so large as that of
the population, a circumstance doubtless
due to the prominent position which the
culture of tropical fruits has assumed dur
ing the past decade, and to which most Of
the newcomers have given their attention.
No cotton is returned from the portion of
the State lying south of Tampa Bay, and
but little from the coasts, as well as from
the extreme western part. The cotton
growing counties show an average product
of 0.26, or little over quarter Of bale per
inhabitant.
The cases of the two Carolinas, with re-
spect to cotton production, are nearly alike,
and may as well be considered together.
In both States the average cotton product
per acre is high as compared with that of
Georgia and Alabama, and, in the case OF
North Carolina, approaches that of Missis-
slppi itself. Without entering into details
on the subject of the distribution of cotton
production In these States, 1t may be broad
ly stated that the culture of cotton is re-
ported to have greatly extended OF late,
even up the slopes Of the Blue Ridge itself.
Among the causes leading to this crafty
ing result, reports received show that the
use of fertilizers, and, with it, better meth
DDS of culture, are foremost.
THE CROP OF 18S0-81.
The annual circular of the New York
Financial Chronicle is the acknowledged
standard authority, and the following
extracts from it, which we present
in this connection, will be Of par
tieular interest to our commercial com
munity; We therefore give Its statement OF
the cotton crop Of the United States fer the
year ending September 1, 1881. 1t will be
seen that the total crop this year reaches
6,589, 329 bales, while the exports are 4, $685.
279 bales, and the spinners' takings are l.
S91, ,8O4 bales, leaving a stock on hand at the
close of the year of 212, ,233 bales. The ia
bles which follow show the whole move
ment for the twelve months. The first ta-
BILE indicates the stock at each port Sep
tember 1, 1881, the receipts at the ports,
and the export movement for the past year
QSS0-S1) in detail, and the tetals for 1879
1880: