The news & observer., 1901-11-17
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

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Tom Moore, farmer: Most all the cot
ton crop harvested and sold in this sec
tion. Crop will average 23 as to last
years crop.
L. S. Jeffreys, farmer, Franklin coun-
ty: Cotton rs off from last year; all
! pretty much gathered. Average lint
| about $50 pounds per acre.
A. H. Sanding, farmer, Franklin
county: Crop as compared to last year
| in my section about As per cent. All
crop gathered and ginned or very nearly
| SO. Average lint per acre 125 pounds.
j. S. Marlborough, farmer, Franklin
county: Crop of cotton as compared
| with last year 45 per cent. Very little
in the field. Average line per acre
about 100 pounds.
A. B. Cooke, farmer, Franklin county:
Cotton as compared with last year. so
per cent. About one bale to the farm
not gathered. Average lint per acre $50
pounds.
George Winston, farmer, Franklin
county: Cotton as compared with last
year, so per cent. About 400 pound seed
cotton to the cropper ungathered. Av-
erage per acre, about $50 pounds lint
cotton.
Capt. w. L. McGhee, merchant and
farmer and cotton buyer: Crop as COM
,, pared with last year IS per cent Crop
in field not over 10 per cent ungathered.
Crop averaging lint per acre 100 pounds.
J. *. Wright, farmer and ginner:
Crop as compared with last year so per
cent. Crop in field not gathered, 10 per
cent Crop average per acre, 125
pounds.
j. l.. Mitchell, farmer: Crop as COM
pared to last year, 65 per cent. Crop
ungathered about 20 per cent. Crop lint
per acre, $50 pounds.
My crop is better than average; may
be little steep on average"
C. s. Williams, farmer and ginner: l
live in the best cotton section near
Franklinton. Average crop as compar
ed to last year, 65 per cent. Crop un-
gathered not over Is Of crop. Average
lint per acre 125 pounds.
A w. Holmes, cotton weigher:
Goth September, 1901. 10 bales
30th October, 1901 .745
Total. ...... ........ .'.....S55
Sept. Both, 1900. Observation-Disclosures. 975
October 30th, 1900. ..............6 sos
lotal.... ......,..l .l,ooO
Less than half for the fifteen days in
November of this year as compared
with last year"
J. H Conyers, farmer: Cotton as
compared with last year, 33 per cent.
Crop all gathered in my section. Cot
ton acreage, per acre, rs pounds lint.
3. w. Ballard. merchant and cotton
buyer: Crop at elast 33 1-3 per cent off
from last year. Crop in field not gath
cred, 10 per cent Crop average line.
per acre. 125 pounds. Bulk of ginning
will be over by December 1st
W. II. Harris, farmer: Crop as COM
pared with last year go per cent. Crop
in field ungathered, 10 per cent. Crop
lint. per acre. 125 pounds.
VERY little to be ginned yet, as all
tnat Is tsdtnered Is Slnneu
HALIFAX COUNTY.
Mr.. r. E. Hilliard, of Scotland Neck.
Halifax county, in sending in his inter
view, saws:
Your correspondent has interviewed
number of persons on the following ques-
tions:
/. What, in your opinion, will be the
percentage of the cotton grown and gath
cred in your section this year as compared
with last year?
2. What percentage of the crop remains
in the field?
3. When will picking and ginning be
completed?
a. How much lint cotton will be gath
cred per acre (average) /?
Following are those interviewed by Mr..
Hilliard
T. H. Hicks, Edgecombe farmer:
First question: Equally as good as last
year
Second question: Not as much in the
field as at this time last year.
Third question: Cotton will be out by
December 18th. if weather remains good.
Fourth question: Average per acre 300
pounds of lint.
r. C. Josey, merchant and cotton buy
er Scotland Neck, Halifax county:
First question: AS much cotton as last
year.
Second question: One third still in the
field.
Third question: Will be out by Decem-
Der 18th with good weather.
Fourth question: 250 pounds of lint per
acre.
T. II. Pritchard farmer and manufac
turer Scotland Neck, Halifax county:
First question: The crop is 70 per cent
of last year.
Second question: % per cent is still
in the field.
Third question: With good weather the
crop viii be out by December 1st.
Fourth question: 225 pounds of lint is
about the average per acre.
A. B. White, farmer, Scotland Neck,
Halifax county:
First question: The crop is Is per cent
better than last year.
Second question: Nearly all out and
sold
Third oueStion. Nearly ont now