Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23
zyille Railroad shall be carried out

and Knoxville Railroad shall be carried out
in good faith
"These are the propositions of the two rival
lines, neither of which has been accepted.
The matter, as the road now stands, will be
owned and operated by its projectors"
The Condition Of the Cotton Crop.
- The commercial paper, Bradstreets, of
New York, published on Saturday last the
following report of the condition and pros
pect O. the cotton crop, based on over seven
hundred replies from correspondents in the
cotton growing States, dated June s. The total
acreage planted this year shows but moder-
ate increase, about two and one half per cent.
over that of last year. A larger increase was
not made, owing partly to the effect of the
improved condition of the South in opening
up new and for the time being more profitable
fields Of labor, notably in Texas, where rapid
extensions of railways are taking place and
attracting labor from the cotton fields. The
returns from the different States indicate as
follows
That the acreage in North Carolina and
Virginia is greater than last year per cent,
in South Carolina increase 6 per cent, in
Georgia increase nearly FIVE per cent, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana about the
same as last year. Full returns from Texas
indicate an increase of per cent, Arkansas
an increase of Al per cent, being less than
shown in May, owing to losses by overaows,
&c., and Tennessee about the same
Of late years large increase of acreage
and in yield has been going on in the hill
lands of North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee This is
due in part to an increased use of fertilizers
and to the natural extension of planting into
the upland regions. In Texas and Arkansas
the increased acreage is to be traced in great
degree to the effect of immigration in cultiva-
ting lands.
In North Carolina and Virginia, with in.
creased fertilizers, forty-three correspondents
report crop healthy, twenty-five moderately
so and seven not so healthy. Plant generally
late, hut clear, and damage by worms small.
Labor generally sufficient
In South Carolina, with large increased use
Of fertilizers, the plant, which is nearly all
up, is reported healthy in all but three loca-
tions and largely free from grass. The crop
generally sufficient.
In Georgia and Florida, with large in
crease of fertilizers, the plant generally healthy
but not in so good condition throug hout as
last year. Labor generally adequate
In Alabama the plant is generally healthy
and nearly all chopped out Condition Of
fields good and labor sufficient. Overaows
at some points caused land to be thrown
out There has been an increased use of
fertilizers.
In Mississippi, with increased. use of fertili-
zers in uplands, the crop is nearly all up and
generally healthy, but one or two weeks later
than last year. The plant is largely chopped
out. Some damage is. reported from lice and
worms and overAows.
In Louisiana they are using fertilizers to
small extent only in about quarter of the
parishes reported. The crop is healthy and
we'll chopped out. Some damage by lice and
worms. The plant is backward and labor
scarce. Damage by overflow and grass may
be averted with good weather and work, ex-
cept in two parishes.
In Texas, unfavorable weather in May re-
tarded the crop, and ninety nine reports speak
of the crop as grassy and only forty.three
pronounce it clean. Hard work and the
weather are improving the condition of the
plant, however, which is generally healthy.
Fears are entertained that with bad weather
labor will be insufficient.
In Tennessee the crop is generally healthy
and largely clean and nearly all chopped out
to stand, but generally behind hand. La.
Dor is satisfactory. Some damage has been
done by flooding the river bottoms.
In Arkansas reports from forty FIVE CORES.
pondents speak Of the crop as unsatisfactory,
the original increase of 6 per cent. being re.
duced by losses from overfows and grass.
Comparatively no fertilizers are used. The
crop is reported up and largely healthy, but
in the majority of reports it is said to be be.
hindhand. Labor is reported scarce in six
teen counties.
Supplementary telegraphic advices to the
editor of Bradstresfs as to the weather and
state of the crops to June 16, are in the main
favorable.