The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-06
THE COTTON GRO? IN TEXAS.
MURPHY & CO.. FIND a sHnINKAGG
IN THE ACREAGE.

IN THE ACREAGE.
An Investigation Through COrre-
spondents shows Much OF the Low
lands and StubbIcGeids Abandon
ed-The Expected Increase The
Firm says. Turns out to BE De-
crease of "a Per CeHt.-iinsed Up
on This the Estimated Acreage for
Texas This season Is G,fS& ,592-Too
Much Rain Affected the Crop in
sections of the South.
Atlanta, Ga, July Murphy & Co.'S
estimate of the Texas cotton crop, ana re-
vised figures for the estimated yield of
the cotton belt for 1890. says:
In our estimate Of the cotton crop. COM
! puted upon information received between
June / and IS. we called attention %
shrinkage in the Texas acreage resulting
from uafavorable weather conditions and
the abandonment Of bottom lands; also. to
the indefinite nature OF an estimate for This
state at that time, owing to a lack of in
formation as TO how much Of these aban-
doned areas would be replanteI, or to what
extent wheat stubble lands would be
planted in cotton this season.
Insomuch as the Texas yield is about
one-fourth that of the entire cotton belt,
and therefore a most important factor in
any estimate Of the crop at large, it was
decided to make canvass of every county
in the state. in order to arrive at a cor
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Oh the coltoh crop lhefelh' therefore on
June 20 inquiries We're mailed to every
county. aud to various responsible CORE
snondonts in o,-e. c,t.~., cer+or ,,rbar-
/ 80. -. -., 800. 49,.
ils III an aD'u' 90 loi 'iie s'%'e' I ON our
replies, which were prompt, we have de-
/ duced the following conclusions bringing
( the cond.uons up 20 july j.
/ Ihe most Striking allure OF our re-
turns is the sensational sArinkage in acre
age, owing o abandoned lcwl nds and
/ the ilnposaloihty OF convert n$ stuDole
/ fields into cotton cultivation on account
/ Of the lateness cf the season and tpe
scarcity OF cotton sea ana farm laaor.
I hat an increase IN acreage OF Pc maps,
/ an average Of 20 to - per cent. over Lass
" ar was inter deC, Is lHdl at"d by the
/ percentages Of inc, ass r5pt from he
/ sections uUaf ctel by the heavy rains
and overfiows i'm the valleys Of the co o.
/ RADIO Brazos. Trinity and sab ne rivers.
/ Thus we t1nd the erop com -ttuS IN cas-
/ ern, Norih astern, Nor hern, Northwest
/ ern, Western ana Southwest rn Texas to
/ have been Ncty iaNol ap.e throughout me
/ Sc 500, al IS ccns@4u- nee that thera
I has be en- an abnol NAL increase IN acreage
/ in ,hose sections over the acreage Of last
| year and that me crop IS IN several N
$ anc from enc week TO ten days e7rEer
! than last ear and in excellent condition
/ at the present time
/ Grapela1d in East 7 X2s reporting an
/ increase IN acreage Of - PER cent. with
+ the obs rFatcn; IT We can nave rev
weeks CRY Wea her thlrk crop VIII Le
about % per cent. letter than last year
/ While Gladewater, in the northeast, re-
! ports an increase in acreage Of 10 per
cent, crops two weeks earlier than last
I year and at present in splendid condi-
ton reports an increase OF 10 per cent,
/ with general conditions 10 per cent. bet
! ter than last year. Paris reports an IN
! crease of 10 per cent? crop ten days
/ earlier and I'm perfect condition. Bios
I som reports reports acreage about the
/ same as last year, crop earlier and con-
! ditions good Sulphur station, in Bowie
/ county. reports the acreage as three
times as much as last year stand better
/ aud general conditions fine. elmer and
/ Big Sandy. both in the northeast, report
an increase Of % per cent Sherman,
/ wichita Falls aud Vernon on the north
/ ern border. report increases Of 10. 25 and
u per cent, resrectiveiy Ballnger and
/ Abilene. i'm the west. showing increases
Of . and IL per cent. respectively. crop
| in good condition while from Brownvlle
in the south. we have an increase of 50
per cent. i'm acreage. crop condition splen-
did
Rut while these reported increases in
acreage are rather abnormal. they are
mainly from the outer edges of the cot
| ton area prooer. and are completely lost
| in the decreases reported from all over
Central ,rovas. ranging from 10 to - per
cont NcarIv ovory CORRESPONDENT reDort-
mo lords abandoncd or LAYING ont nm
nIanted ON account Of overGovs and late
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