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The month of September witnessed several storms of rain in the 
South Atlantic States, which injured the plants, beat out and stained 
the fiber, and retarded the picking. A storm on the 19th of September 
proved particularly disastrous in Florida and in parts of adjacent States. 
Worms have continued their ravages and made advances upon new ter- 
ritory in Arkansas and North Carolina. Several counties in the latter 
State report the presence of caterpillars for the first time. There is a 
general complaint that the plants are already bare of leaves, and that 
picking will be completed at an early date. In some counties of 
the Gulf States it is claimed that there will be an average crop, notwith- 
standing the caterpillar and boll-worm, while in other counties a loss of 
one-third of the crop from worms is expected. 
VIRGINIA.—Prince George : Late planted and injured by caterpillars; cotton-culture 
is superseding pea-nut culture. Souihampton: Excessive rains have caused a large 
growth of weeds, with but few bolls; leaves stripped by caterpillars. Princess Ann: 
Worms in the crop. 
Norti CAROLINA.—Gaston : Fairaverage if frost delays till October 20. Chowan: Heavy 
rains have greatly injured the crop; army-worms in many fields have destroyed the 
leaves and later bolls; never had cotton-worms here before. Sampson: A partial failure 
through excessive rains and caterpillars ; very few leaves left, and young bolls now in 
process of destruction. Lenoir: Three-fourths of a crop; worms appeared August 15, 
and have been destructive. Beaufort: Seriously injured by excessive rains; caterpil- 
lar appeared for the first time, and was very destructive. Pitt: Considerably dam- 
aged by worms. Currituck: Ruined by army-worms; fields stripped bare, and the 
promised yield cut down at least one-third. Wake: Financial panic interferes with 
the picking. Carteret: Worse injured by army-worms than ever before ; late plantings 
but halfacrop. Martin: Late crop taken by caterpillars, which stripped the leaves 
and ate many bolls. This is entirely new here. Perquimons: Reduced to a half-crop by 
rain and army-worms. Sladen: Injured by rust and army-worms; some estimate the 
crop at one-half average. Cumberland: Damaged 33 per cent. by excessive rains : 
rainy picking-season. Jones: Shortened by heavy rains in August, aud worms in Sep- 
tember. Anson: A failure through excessive wet. Greene: Smaller crop than ever 
known; leaves stripped by worms. Stanley: Worms in cotton in parts of the county 
where it was never before known, but too late to do damage. 
SoutH CaRoLina.—Chester: Twenty-five per cent. below last year; injured by 
frequent rains. Greenville: Peeler has grown from 3 to 6 feet high; as many as 90 
blooms on one stalk ; probably 12 bolls per stalk will mature before frost; 5 is consid- 
ered a good average here. Richland: Young cotton largely destroyed by caterpillars, 
and old cotton very much injured; excessive rains have filled the field with grass. 
There was no August crop, only July fruit maturing. Clarendon: Rains in August 
and September rusted the crop disastrously, in some localities, considerably reducing 
the general average. Newberry: Injured by rust and caterpillars. Chesterfield: The 
crop has fallen off 10 per cent. through rains, caterpillars, and boll-worms; some 
whole crops ruined by the latter. Williamsburgh: Ruined by rust, caterpillars, and boll- 
rot; being open, it has been largely stained by rains. Orangeburgh : Worms swept the 
crop as effectually as a frost; appeared September 15. Lexington: Suftered from long 
heavy rains, and from army-worms. Union: September favorable to cotton; crop 
average, but about one-sixth under last year’s. Lawrens: One-third below average, 
through rain, rust, and worms; leaves stripped. Fairfield: Damaged by heavy rains 
and caterpillars; no clean cotton yet saved. Edgefield: Growth stopped by caterpil- 
lars, rust, &c.; bolls opening fast; fine picking-season. 
GEORGIA.—Gordon: Opening well; yield large; lint fine; season dry. Upson: 
Boll-worms injurious, especially on low lands, where the growth was rank and heavy; 
caterpillars appeared later, and scarcely a field has escaped their ravages. McDuffie: 
Shortened 20 per cent. by rain, rust, bcll-worms, and caterpillars. Worth: Shortened 
a third by caterpillars. Muscogee: Caterpillars have stripped the leaves and destroyed 
the top crop as well as a portion of the middle crop. Madison: Top crop badly shed 
owing to wet, rust, and army-worms. Lincoln: Greatly damaged by rain-storms and 
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