The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
SEA ISLAND COTTON.

pared With Last Year.
following is the annual report of H.
?. Iton & Co. of Gainesville on the out
loohr the sea island cotton crop in Flor
ida, borgia and South Carolina:
GAINESVILLE, FLA, June %.
FLORIDA
l. Eeage compared with last years
erop.More or less. State per cent.-Mors
so, Ie660, same 36-726.
2 rs weather since May been good.
fair chad for the growing plant9-Good
2S2, fir 2s2, bad 162-726.
g. 'ould you call the condition Of the
| plants to stand, good, fair or badg-Good
| 276, fir go, bad 1s0-726.
4. S regards cultivation, is the crop.
lcomnred with the average years at time,
Eoodfair or badAGood 276, fair 3O6, bad
HIPS.
5. Everything considered, would you call
be rop prospect good, fair or bad?-Good
IS, fair BOG. bad 1S2-726.
b. How many bags old crop on hand in
SIr section? In the states-95O bales.
r AS regards seed planted direct from the
b Islsnd, is there more or less this year
Ia usuals State per cent. ?-As a whole
Der cent. less.
COMMENTS ON FLORIDA.
lcreage-The extreme low prices of cot
the past season have discouraged the
Aters of long cotton in Florida, and the
aage is decreased fully 25 per cent. of
tP0 per cent. is by planters who have for
MY given it especial care both in obtain
irhe best Of seed and in the preparation.
,ather--The early spring was warm,
plant and dry, inviting early planting,
eVl as early as February; this was fol-
Low by the cold weather of March and
nd q Low %
plsbg was destroyed. The bulk of the
croyas put into the ground as late as
Apt5, from that time until the 10th the
wedr was favorable, when heavy rains
set md have continued until the present
timd
Stk-Although the crop is late and the
planning, the stand is fair average.
CuRtion-The low prices that induced
the CEASED acreage have also caused the
plantto take a less interest in the cult.
vatiof the crop, and less fertilizer has
been I. The demand for labor in the
phospe mines has very materially
raiseds price of labor and consequently
the ex lse of working the crop, even above
the ably of the planter to reach it,
The ovation is, therefore, not as good
IS last ar, and should rains continue it is
barrel 1T the grass will get the better of
ne COZ In any event it is hardly to be
epetetthat the crop will reach that of
ist Jeeby 25 per cent, particularly with
u clan, of the worms following the warm
sbwery heather. The last two years have
bin the est for harvesting for many years
nf-thia of the crop having been har-
vte1 after the picking season usually
cies
uaIity-The reasons given for the de-
clsed acreage and lack of cultivation will
aIatfect the quality of the crop; the re-
n showing that there has been 80 per
q less selected seed planted than for the
pfwo years.
Acreage compared with last years
c1 More or less. State per cent-More
3utme 65, less 375; II per cent. iess-470.
Has weather since May been good,
faf bad for the growing plant?-Good
20Air las, bad 120-470.
Would you call the condition of the
plRs to stand, good, fair or bad?-Good
17lir 125, less 1870.
As regards cultivation, is the crop,
coIFed with the average years at this
tlnSood, fair or bad2-Good PAS, fair $50,
less
Everything considered, would you
CALI crop prospect good, fair or bad!-
Coos, fair 200, less 50.
6. low many bags old crop on hand in
you4ction? Held in the state-1,76S
Z regards seed planted direct from
the ISLAND, is there more or less this year
than alaState per cent. ASA whole 27H
per d less.
Co4ents on Georgia--Acreage, about
IL pesnt. less than last year. In many
sectic, where long cotton was raised last
seasonhe planters have turned their at
tentiob the cultivation of upland cotton,
inducAo do this on account of the very
low pms obtained for their long cotton the
last sesn, and the reports would indicate
that aht the same number OF acres have
been lnted the present season as were
planted wo years ago.
The vather, up to May l, was fairly
good, phaps little 100 dry In some sec
tions, bt the receni rains, particularly
since Jue 10, have been general over the
entire Sd island belt; cotton In this country
responduuickly to adorable weather-rain
and sunaine-and where it has been prop
Nrly cultivated andkept out of grass it Is in
most utonising condition; and SO far as
70 learprhe cultivation is more than fair.
The crop will, ,ndoubtedly, be less than
lst season, particularly IL the weather
sAuld be unfSorable during July and
ADJUST.
priAs and th little difference made in
grabs. there as been much less selected
seedimportet from the islands reports
shoVng 2715 or cent. less), and the quality
will, Serefop not compare favorably with
the pat seams, either in evenness, length
or straghof staple.
soUCH CAROLINA.
l. AS4ge compared with last years
crop. Ne or less State per cent-More
Is, less q same 96, 10 per cent less as a
whole-3
2. Haseather since May been good,
fair or bsfor the growing plant?-Good
1852, fair bad 1854.
g. Vol you call the condition of the
plant as stand good. fair or bad?-Good
Is, fair j bad 66-324.
4. AS cards cultivation, is the crop,
comparesVith the average years at this
time. gol, fair or bada-Good IA, fair 1873,
bad 4S-A.
5. Evsthing considered, would you call
the cropfospect good, fair or bad?-Good
W, fair 8, bad 4S-324.
6. Hoi many bags old crop on hand in
Your sepnEOutside Charleston, 675.
CLIENTS ON SOUTH CAROLINA.
Report from this state show that the
acreagei fully 10 per cent. less than that
OF last year; weather. fairly good.
stand, "a whole, as good as usual; cultiva-
uon In pst sections is also good.
The Vhther, over large portion Of the
long copn district, has been dry, and the
pianterhs, therefore, been able to keep the
crop cla and free from grass; but of late
there hse been copious rains, giving the
plant vigorous growth, 80 that, at present,
althoua not large it is healthy, and the
proSpecfor an average crop Is fiattering.