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South Carolina. — Beaufort : Cut off almost ouo-balf by drought. Clarendon : East 

 general. Carlcton : Turning out much better than was expected. Newberry: Late 

 rains have caused a good crop of young bolls on lands not injnred by rust. Horry : 

 The falling off due to rust. Lexington: The quality good and the weather favorable 

 for picking. Bichland : Abundant rains injuring the cotton by staining it. Chester- 

 field : Has opened rapidly ; good weather. Orangeburgh : Gathering lighter than 

 expected. Laurens : The early bolls nearly all open and picked out — a thing unpre- 

 cedented. Much of the cotton already sold to meet those unfortunate guano liens. 



Geohgia. — Harris : Worse than ever before ; a late drought stopped it and caused 

 the bolls to open prematurely. Worth: Shedding badly, and ruined with rust. Gwin- 

 nett : Heavy rains from the middle of September to the Ist of October have damaged 

 the open cotton by dirt and stain. Marion : Shortened by black rust. Muscogee : 

 Rains came too late. McDuffie : On gray lands all has died out from rust since the last 

 report. Butts: The great falling off caused by unusually dry and hot weather in 

 September, and rust. Bartow : Rains are staining cotton to a considerable extent. 

 Brooks: The prospect improved in September 5 i>er cent. Macon: Rains have been 

 very damaging. Banks: Favorable weather for picking. Douglas: On the 15th of 

 September about half was opened ; on the 16th came a storm, lasting several 

 days, which injured it very much. De Kalb: The prospect has fallen off since the 1st 

 of September; unfavorable. £lbert: A drought the first fifteen days of September has 

 materiallj^ changed the prospect. Hart : Picking progressing in earnest ; the crop will 

 be short fully 25 per cent. Terrell : The last week very wet and unfavorable to cotton. 

 Walton : Will be short of former estimates ; drought and excessive rains. Walker: An 

 abundance of rain injuring the cotton very materially, preventing picking and opening. 

 Whitfield: Very late in opening, owing to the wet weather. Cobb : Injured by excess- 

 ive rains. Jackson : Will make about two-thirds of a crop. Madison : Failure of rain 

 the last three weeks has caused late forms to shed ; will not make more than half of a 

 good crop. Wilkes: All late cotton was shed ; bad weather for picking. Pike: Will 

 all be open by the 20th. Picking is fully up with the opening. 



Florida. — Jackson : After the promise of a fine top crop, the worm made its appear- 

 ance in force and cut off our hopes. Madison: Very little rain; opening very fast, 

 and gathered rapidly for market. Hamilton : A great deal of the short staple was 

 actually killed by the drought of July and August. The long staple stood it better ; 

 wherever that was planted there is a fair average yield. Columbia : Early cotton rusted 

 badly ; late injured by the caterpillar in many localities. Gadsden : Very good weather 

 for picking ; one-half of the crop already housed. La Fayette : Reduced by drought. 

 Leon : Has done well the past mouth ; full of young bolls and forms. The caterpillars 

 have eaten out a few crops, and to-day the worms, of almost microscopic size, are quite 

 numerous. 



Alabama. — Montgomery: Improving and doing well. Coffee: The rust continues to 

 injure it, and the want of rain keeps it shedding its forms. Bandolph: Injured by 

 drought. Conecuh : The rains and wind of the last ten days have done great damage 

 to the crop. Shelby : Two-thirds open, and being much damaged by wind and rains. 

 Limestone: Cotton x>nt at 85, because of its lateness. Dallas: Seriously injured in 

 quantity and quality by the rains of September. Bullock: Ten per cent, better than 

 on the 1st of September. Jackson : The prospects reduced by the contin ued wet weather. 



Mississippi. — Lee: Still raining and cotton rotting, shortening the extremely flattering 

 promise. Jefferson: Badly injured by rust and bj' frosts September 19-21. Hancock: 

 Injured to a small extent by the equinoctial blow. Grenada : Recent heavy rains and 

 rust have damaged the crop fully 10 per cent, since the last report. Pike : Injured by 

 heavy rains. La Fayette : The weather of September exceedingly propitious, except the 

 three days' equinoctial storm, which injured the quality more than the quantity. Nox- 

 uba: Rusted badly. Wayne: Rain and wiud, twelve days ago, caused a great deal to 

 fall out; picking going on actively. Claiborne : Half open ; labor working well. De 

 Solo : The top crop has fallen oft'. Franklin : The season for gathering has been quite 

 unfavorable ; the crop materially damaged by heavy rains. Winsloir : Injured by rust 

 and rain. Clark: Greatly injured by black rust; the grade will be low. Lincoln: 

 Seriously injured by rust on low lands; picking well advanced. Madison: Has fallen 

 off much since last report, owing to rotting of bolls. Wilkinson : Rains and winds 

 throughout September injured the crop very much. Adams : In an experience of some 

 fifty years, a wet August has never given me a good crop of cotton. Holmes : Has shed 

 badly. Lowndes : Has been cloudy and rainy nearly the whole month, retarding the 

 gathering of cotton and making a very poor sami)le. Political disturbances, low pirices, 

 and bad weather will cause a great deal to be wasted. Le Flore: Very much damaged 

 by the continued rains, causing it to shed and rot. liankin : Continued rains have 

 ■caused considerable rotting of bolls ; much has been beaten into the ground, and many 

 bales washed away by the floods. Bolivar : A great deal of wet weather has rotted the 

 cotton badly. Jones : Cut short by rust at least 25 per cent. 



Louisiana. — East Baton llouge : Greatly damaged by excessive rains and high winds. 

 Franklin: Seriously damaged by a rain-storm. Eapides : Materially injured by rain- 



