The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-10
SEA ISLAND COTTON CROP.
ESTIMATED To BE FROM 10 TO 10
PER CENT. INCREASE.

emit Condition of the PIant-Other
Matters Bearing Upon This Inn
portant Crop.
The following is the sea island cotton
report of H. F. Dutton & Co., OF Gaines
vile, Fla, TO June 10, 1900, as to acreage.
fertilizers, stand, cultivation. condition
of pant, weather. and amount Of fine
grades of sea island seed planted in the
states of South Carolina. Georgia and
Florida ga thered from a- circular corre-
spondence with farmers brokers, mer-
Chants. ginners, buyers and such others as
would be interested to form as correctly
as possible facts in regard to the general
condition of the crop of these states as
compared with last year, up to the pres
ent time
South Carolina.
Average report by codnties on basis
of 100 per cent, is as follows:
Barnwell-Acreage, 10; stand, 80; COM
mercial fertilizers 80; domestic manures,
So; cultivation, 100; condition of plant.
100: weather, fair; crop. later; selected
seed planted, IS.
Beaufort-Acreage. 125; stand, l04: COM
mercial fertilizers. 102; domestic manures
/ 10; cultivation, 1903; condition Of plant, 1885,
weather, fair; crop. as early; selected seed
planted III
Berke!ey-Acreag l05 stand 10; com
mercial fertilizers, 80; domestic manures
! 10; cultivation, 80; condition of plant
| 10; weather, good; crop, as early; Sc
| iecied seed Planted, 80.
| ton-Acreage, 40; stand. 105;
| commercial fertilizers, Jos; domestic ma
nures' 100; cultivation, SO; condition of
plant SO; weather, fair; crop as early
selected seed planted, no
CoAeton--Acreage, 100; stand 1o5; COM
mercial fertilizers, ST. domestic manures.
100; cultivation, 100: condition of plant, 90
planted, 12
Hampton-Acreage, 125; stand, s.; com
mercial fertilizers 100; domestic manures,
iVo' cultivation, 125; condition of plant.
o0' Wea Their. good; crop, d s early; selected
seed Planted loo.
While we feel safe in saying that
the acreage of South Carolina is from ten
20 fifteen per cent. larger. reports 20 to
snow that the early rains caused poor
| stands, the planter 20 get behind with
ms work. and the cool nights to have
detrimental effect on the plant, making
an estimated increase in the sea island
cotton crop at this time of from 20
10 per cent
Georgia.
are far better than in South Carolina as
rams were not as prevalent in the early
months. and much better stands were
lows:
Applng-Acreage 80; stand. %; COM
merclai fertilizers l12; domestic manures.
| NO. cultivation, 80; condition of plant, s.;
weather fair; crop, later; selected seed
planted, 107. '0N~
Berrien-Acreage loo; stand. "a; COM
merc:al fertilizers, 1OS domestic manures.
u; cultivation, IS; condition of plant, 81;
WeatheT' talr; crop, later; selected seed
BroolIs-Acreage, 112; stand, 105; COM
mercial fertilizers. no. domestic rnanures.
20 cultivation, 105; condition of plant, 100:
weather, tair; crop, later; selected seed
| planted, 100
Bullock-Acreage III; stand. 100: com
mercial fertilizers, lis; domestic manures.
70; cultivation, 81; condition of plant. 80;
weather talr; crop, later; selected seed
planted, 90
Clinch-Acreage. n3; stand, 100; com
| mercial fertilizers, lis; domestic manures.
100; cultivation, SO; condition of plant, 1O5;
weather bad; crop, later; selected seed
planted 81.
Cofee-Acreage, 100: stand, 100; COM
mercial fertilizers, rs; domestic manures,
100; cultivation Sc; condition of plant. IS;
weather, bad; crop, later; selected seed
planted. o.
Colquitt-Acreage 100; stand, 10; com
mercial fertilizers, 10; domestic manures,
100; cultivation, 90; condition of plant 80;
weather. fair, crop, later; selected seed
planted, 10
Dooly-Acreage, 65; stand. IS; COM
mercial fertilizers. 90; domestic manures,
lcl; cultivation. 9S; condition of plant 81;
weather fair; crop, later; selected seed
planted. 90.
Observation-Disclosures IN. e4a,,d 1co. coyo
mercial fertilizers, 115; domes tic manures,
100; cultivation, 80; condition of plant IS:
weather, fair; crop, later; selected seq
planted. los.
Emanuel-Acreage So: stand, 100; COM
mercial fertilizers 1903; domestic manures,
81; cultivation, "a; condition of plant, So;
weather, fair; crop, later; selected seed
planted, 100
Irwin-Acroage. 100; stand, 100; com
mercial fertilizers l25; domestic manures,
1875; cultivation, 10; condition of plant, 90;
weather, bad; crop, later; selected seed
| planted IS
Liberty-Acreage ia; stand. 100; com
mercial fertilizers, 1l2; domestic manures,
| lis; cultiva ion, %; condition of plant IS;
weather, fair; crop, later; selected seed
| planted 1903.
Lowndes-Acreage 1oo stand, 100; com
mercial fertilizers. ll3; domes lie manures,
! eS cultivation, 81; condition of plant SO;
weather, fair; crop, later; selected seed
! planted, 90.
| Mitchell-Acreage, Iii; stand, 9S; COM
! mercial fertilizers, 49, domes ic manures
100; cultivation, 1903; condition of plant. 81;
weather, fair; crop, later; selected seed
| planted, 10i.
! Mont omery-Acreage, us; stand, 100;
! commercial fertilizers, los; domestic ma
nures, Is; cultivation, 105; condition OF
! plant. 105; weather, good; crop, later; Sc
| lectcd seed planted. los.
! Pierce-Acreage, 109; stand. 105; COM
mercial fertilizers lis; domestic manures,
10; cultivation. 80; condition of plant, 9S;
weather, fair; crop. later; selected seed
| planted. 30.
ScIevon-Acreage. ITO; stand. 100; com
mercial fertilizers, 10; domestic manures,
100; cultivation. 1905 condition of plant
10; weather fair, crop as early selected
seed planted 100.
latina l-Acreage. 112; stand. 100; com
mercial fertilizers, 125; domestic manures.
100; cultivation, 1903; condition OF plant.
81; weather fair crop later; selected seed
plan ed. l03.
Thomas-Acreage. lis; stand, 100; COM
mercial fertilizers, 100; domestic manures
100; cultivation, s.; condition of plant. So;
weather fair, crop later; selected seed
planted. sc.
Wayne-Acreage, 10; stand. 10; COM
mercial fertilizers, 90: domestic manures
10. cultivation, so; condition of pant, 100;
weather bad, crop later selected seed
planted, 10.
worth-Acreage 100; stand. Ito: CONNER
cial fertilizers o.. domestic rnanures 1O1.