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fine ;” and in Tensas, though rains in June brought out the grass and 
threatened the crops very seriously, yet, “‘by a tremendous effort all 
around, the grass was exterminated, and the crop now promises even 
more than last year.” The general condition is 80—lower than in any 
other State, except Texas. 
Avoyelles: Low condition, owing to rain nearly every day for six weeks. Orleans: 
A shower of rain almost every day in the last six weeks ; grass and weeds are well in 
the ascendancy. Iberia: In certain portions of the parish almost totally destroyed by 
hail during the latter part of May; much had to be replanted. Caddo: June very wet ; 
cotton grassy and backward. ast Feliciana : Has rained almost incessantly since the 
ist of May, and many crops are almost hopelessly in the grass; but if we escape the 
‘worm we may yet make a fair crop. Claiborne: In danger of an overwhelming grass as- 
sault ; persistent rains during the month of June. Franklin: Promising, but more 
grassy than usual on account of continual wet weather. Morehouse: Five weeks of 
rain, and therefore cotton badly in the grass ; the ground too wet to plow. Tangipahoa : 
Constant rains; a good deal of cotton lost in the grass ; the cotton-worm has appeared 
on many farms. West Feliciana : The weather has been veryrainy, and the crop is badly in 
the grass ; the stand is not good. Concordia: Constant rain for three weeks in June ; 
bottom crop of cotton yery short, yellow and scalded ; crops three weeks behind, and 
worms three weeks ahead. Carroll: In bad condition owing to so much rain. Plant- 
ers have not been able to work at all inmany places. Some few have thrown away as 
much as half to try to save the other from grass. Rapides: Very small and much of 
it already thrown out ; the remainder cannot be cleaned out in time to make half a crop. 
Cameron: Excessive rains from the last of May through June caused crops to suffer 
from drowning and scalding. The cotton-worms appeared in May, and are now abund- 
ant. The prospect for a crop poor indeed. Bossier: Vast quantities of rain, Most of 
the laborers have kept their crops clean ; those who have not have a very poor crop ; 
but crops on the average are better than for several years. 
In Texas the cotton-crop has had to contend with a cold, backward 
spring, late, severe frosts, and excessive rains, protracted beyond _pre- 
cedent. Fifty-one returns make the average condition for the State 
only 78. Two counties are 100, 9 above, and 40 below. Those above 
are Hill and Collin, 125; Tarrant, 120; Comal, 115; Orange and Sabine, 
110; Medina and Karnes, 105. Rusk and Anderson, 100; Kendall (not 
credited with any cotton in the last census returns) reports a condition 
of 7 only; Blanco, 35; Montgomery, 40; Leon, Cooke, Fort Bend, Mata- 
gorda, Colorado, Red River, and Austin, 50. Austin reports that there 
have been five weeks of rain; that the fields are all overrun with grass 
and weeds; that much of the crop has already been abandoned, and 
that it is at least one month late. Furthermore, “the first brood of 
worms has commenced webbing up, and should the second brood appear 
in large numbers within the month of July almost no crop will be made.” 
Our reporter in Fort Bend says: ‘ Owing to late frosts and about forty 
days of consecutive rains from about the 10th of May, cotton is com- 
paratively a failure in this part of the State. Level, black lands are 
drowned out; from 200 acres of such land, planted by the writer, not 
one acre will be saved. The highest estimate made for the county Is 
one-fourth of a crop.” Lavaca reports that work has been prevented 
by heavy and incessant rains since the 1st of June, and, in consequence 
of grass and weeds, *“ fully three-fourths of the crop will be lost.” 
Beil: The heavy rains nearly every day for the last four weeks have materially im 
paired the crop. Caldwell: The great decrease in average condition is owing to the 
excessive rain-fall for the last three weeks. It has promoted the growth of grass and 
weeds, and prevented the farmers from working their crops. Polk: Have had six 
weeks of rain; cotton may possibly come out in time to make three-fourths of the crop 
of 1872. Milam: A month later than last year and greatly in the grass and weeds. 
Frost continued late, then dry for some time, and now entirely too wet. Prospect 
rather unfavorable, but hope for a good crop yet. Dallas: Much of it will not be 
cleaned out, being entirely overgrown with weeds and grass. Zarrant: Looks well. 
Navarro: The crops on low or leyel lands are in bad condition ; on rolling lands very 
good. If the weather continues good the cotton crop can be saved. MceLennon: Late 
frosts, with the rain which has been without a precedent for ten years past, makes all 
