The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-03
The Growing Cotton Crop.

every county III lLo N"p,OiA 49,
gather the following ss to the gro wing
croo which we euomi5 u the consid-
era ion Of our i-nds.
Tnele YVES slisht increase. 10 acre
age west of the Mississippi, which YVES
sn oseoueptly mora than Offset by the
npmh' of acre aba sdo aed il Louisi'
ana and the S.stes east of the M'ssie-
sippi. Planting in the greater part OF
the Missi. sippi valley was retarded
about tHo weeks by heavy rains and
in a considerable pIt of il by over
flo w, and this losI time hes not been
recovered. Painting was otherwise
generally seasopable.
TEXAS, ARKANSAS AND INDIAN TERRI
TORY.
Ia Tex early coed tions were very
favorable. 1t was lit e dry in some
sections in April and May, causing
part of the seed to lie 10 the ground
dormant unul June, and then coming
up, to form late crop. Rairs were
from the be0innipg OF the season deti-
Gent in the West aud s2t clel y in the
Moth vest, though there was sufficient
moist Ire to keep tn plant hta thy
and slowly srowi1g. In tue greater
part of the Stats the weather OF June
and the first half Ct July wds mos Ia
voiable, and cultivation kept pace
with it.. The plant WIS vigorous and
healthy, and was satisfactorily fruit
ing. Rains Ceased about the middle
of July and, wife the p'alt did not
suffer up to AUGUST 1st, it was then
needing rain. Dry, hot vines, lasting
from two to three week, striking 1t st
this it'cll juncture, suddenly ar
rested for that length CT time the
growth and development Of the plant.
While there have been partial rains
since the Goth instant in localities and
the temper ature hes slightly de-
Glued, conditions hive been little
improved. Considerab'e shedding and
rust are reported. The plant having
been checked in it's growth and great
ly damaged, has taken on little or no
fruit in August. Where rains have
fallen there will he some late fruit, es-
pec'a " on the late cotton; bat the
"b lttom CROP" made early in the sea-
son, will Soust tute the bulk OF the
Texas crop. A ito m on the guilt coast
on the 20tn' slant, ruined the crop in
that locality, but it is a small factor
in the aggregate result. The yield OF
this State promises tovsry little trjm
last years.
La Arkansas and the Indian Terri
tory similar cordit ons have prevailed,
with Slight var atoms, as in TexPs.
They have suffered les from dIouth.
In Arkansas planting was delayed by
ovelh)ws in por ions OF the river bot
toms, making crops in these localities
on an average sb ut two weeks late.
The plant on thefaady lands has bsen
greatly damaged by droutb, end little
more is expec'ed If it; while The low
lands, espe cially from the Arkansas
river north, under tue infuence OF re-
cent rains, indicate very heavy crop.
Arkansas ard the IOdiau Territory
promise, with d late fall, sn iucrea1ed
WELD OF l0tl 20 per cent over last year.
LOUISIANA AND THE STATES EAST OF
TEE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Tn to july 1st The rains vera ex-
cesslye in these States snd continued
over most OF this SECTION TO the middle
of July. csusing much damage.
The lowlJnd- we're drowned out,
and proper cultivation Was generally
imposs ible. Theie WIS much injury
from g1ass and weeds, and consider
. able land WIS aba donsd. The stasds
we're thinned in the effjrt to extirpate
the grsss. The pant Yves left gen.
orally small and sappy, and the con-
diuon was anything but satisfactory.
The seas IN succeeding this period OF
rain, while reported by many as favor
able, IVES n the main too hot and dry,
extending well into August, and for q
limited pericd assuming the proper
tions of a drouth, causing much shed
ding OF the July fruit.
Ia the CArolinas and Georga the
sandy coils especially suffered, being
generally remarked on as promising
very poor results. The clay lands,
where properly cul ivated, have stood
the adverse Seasons better, aud, though
greatly retarded, show ma kad i'm
proyement of late aud are now doing
well, taking on fuit heavily in August
and with late favo able staeon,
promising 3 fair yield. Owing to ex-
cessiye rains add low temperature
there was comparatively little truit
taken on up TO the last OF July, and
the subsequent shedding of large
portion otthis through the iphlence
OF tie by, hot weather SUI ldenly fol-
lowing the rainy period, leaves us de-
pendent almost entirely Ga the fruit
made after August Isl, and Wills there
hes been an unosua ly heavy fruitage
in August ii is hard to accomplish two
months work in thirty days. The
cop is reported fiom tea days to four
weeks late, mcst OF it averaging two
to three we ks late. Assuming
favorable and very late fsll,
small number report the promised
Weld b tier than last year; many ex-
pect about as much as last year, but
the greater numb +, though feeling
greatly encouraged by the rapid i'm
p.oyemeut made in August, despair Of
obtaining last years yield. Much
dam sge IS fe red from worms in many
localitits. They have appeared in
some places. bnt slight damage is yet
reported. Ttnnessee and adjoining
sections of other ates report the best
prospects
Referring TO list years crop, just
marketed, our estimate, based on re-
plies from our correspondents made in
our circular letter August 28th, 1885,
read: "With favorable conditions, the
mos important of which is a late fall,
the yield will possibly be about $780,
600 ba'es."
Concluding, we desire to call your
attention especially to the fact that a
lerger proportion of this crop than
usual is subject to serious disaster
from an early frost. With an excep-
tionally 4 favorable fall 1--WE regard
6.250,00Oa possibili y; with an uu-
favorable season the crop may fall
considerably under 100000 bales.
Extraordinary Religious Madness.
london Gl0be. A painful case of re-