Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
THE COTTON CROP,

Reports from Alabama, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi,
and Tennessee.
New ORLEANS, August 2O.-The
Democrat has received special
felegraphic crop reports from sixty
three counties of cotton districts,
giving the condition of the crop
to date. The following is brief
summary of the specials:
Alabama. from eleven
counties all report the cotton open
ing fast, AMI all but one fruit
ing we'll +; three report a slight
increase in the acreage and the
weather generally good; five report
slight damage from drouth, causing
shedding eight from rust and six
from worms, one badly. The crop is
generally earlier than last year about
10 days, and the quality is good.
Three counties report yield of
about half a crop, one of two
thirds, and three yield better than
last year. The labor is generally
good and plentiful; picking was
general in two counties.
Returns have been re-
ceived from twenty parishes; two
report the plants small and opening
poorly; eight as opening well and
rapidly, in some cases prematurely +;
six report cotton fruiting well; one
parish reports slight increase in
acreage. The weather has been very
good, especially for picking; seven
parishes report damage from drouth +;
one from rust, and two from worms,
and one from shedding. The gen.
eral quality of the cotton crop is
better than last year. Labor is re-
| ported as sufficient in all but one
parish; picking had began in eight
parishes. Three parishes report a
larger yield than last year; two the
same; four small decrease; one a
decrease of 20 per cent; two a de-
crease OF rs per cent; one decrease
of 33 per cent; one of so and one of
go per cent, and one of 66 per cent.
Arkansas.-Returns from twenty
seven counties report that the cotton
is opening slowly sn / that the stands
are not good. One county reports
an increase in the average of 25 per
cent, and twenty one Of Z per cent.
Considerable shedding is reported.
The condition of the crop is 80 per
cent. less favorable than that of last
year. The yield is 25 per cent less.
Picking had begun generally through
out the State.
Texas. from a number OF
central points show the cotton to be
fruiting badly in one section and vel
in one; opening we'll in two sections
and prematurely in one. A slight in
crease in acreage is reported. Con-
siderable damage is reported from
drouth and shedding. Two sections
report an increased yield, as com
pared with last year; two report 8
decrease of 25 per cent, and two q
decrease of 80 per cent.
! Mississippi.-Returns were re-
ceived from seventeen counties
Nine report the cotton fruiting poor.
ly all report it opening rapidly and
prematurely; the stand is reported
good in three counties; one county
reports an increase acreage of 4 pei
cent, the others about the same
acreage as last year; one county re.
ports damage from rain, six from
drouth, six from worms, two suffer.
ing badly, four from shedding and
two from rust. The crop is general
ly ten days earlier than last year
The labor is good and sufficient
One county reports an increased
yield of 10 per cent, two an average
yield, three a decrease from last year
one q decrease of 10 per cent, one
of 20, one of 80, one of 33, one o.
5, and one of Is per cent.
Tennessee.-Cotton is suffering
from the drouth, causing the balls te
shed prematurely. The crop will be
gathered earlier than usual There
is slight increase in acreage, but
the crop will be short in several Sec
tions one third. The quality of the
STAPLE is excellent.
Florida.-The stand is good anG
cotton is fruiting and opening well
The yield will be about one half bale
to the acre. Worms have appeared
but are doing no damage. The
weather IS favorable.