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aud Southeru Georgia ; late cotton too tall and long-jointed ; caterpillar 

 appeared in Southxrestern Georgia ; rain producing too rapid growth. 

 Florida: Fifteen counties ; too much, rain ; almost as favorable as last 

 season ; stands compare well with last year, late being the best ; plants 

 growing too fast and not bearing well ; condition compares well with 

 last year; early the most promising: some apprehensions from worms. 



Xashyille, August report. — Middle Tennessee : Forty-live letters from 

 eighteen counties, but the counties are not distinguished. One letter 

 reports good weather ; six average, aud thirty-eight severe drought ; 

 weather reported ruinous by two; moderately favorable by six; inju- 

 rious by tbirty-eigbt; two report condition better than last year; six 

 expect an average crop ; thirteen three-fourths of a crop ; thirteen, one- 

 half; six, one-third; five, one-fourth ; twenty -two report good fruitage; 

 twenty-three, poor: twenty-one report shedding of leaves and bolls; 

 twenty, shedding badly ; lour, not shedding at all — plants very small, 

 owing to severe drought. Xorili Alabama : Forty letters from ten coun- 

 ties, not distinguished ; twenty report severe drought ; five, dry ; five, 

 average; thh'ty-five report the crop damaged; five, moderately good; 

 four, better than last year ; five, average ; five, seven-eighths of a crop ; 

 seven, three-fourths; ten, two-thirds; nine, one-half; twenty-five report 

 good fruiting; fifteen, poor; twenty -four report shedding ; sixteen, shed- 

 ding badly. 



September report of the Xatioxal Cotton ExcHA^^GE. — Xew Or- 

 lea:xs Departmex'T. — ^[ississip2)i : Twenty-five counties; excessive 

 drought causing leaves and forms to fall, especially on hill-lands ; disas- 

 trous since the first week of August. Louisiana: Thirty parishes; 

 drought causing premature opening aud shedding ; growth stopped and 

 fruitage checked. Arkansas: Seventeen counties; extreme drought 

 since July 15 caused severe shedding, stopped growth and fruitage, and 

 caused great despondency among planters. 



Memphis Department. — West Tennessee and eight counties o/Missis- 

 sipjyi : Drought through nearly the whole department since July 15, 

 stopping growth and causing shedding of forms and bolls ; condition 

 much below last year. 



Nashville Department. — Middle and East Tennessee : Eighteen 

 couuties; damaging drought ; condition below last year ; fruitage good, 

 but plants shedding badly. Xorth Alabama : Ten counties; drought 

 reduced the average condition below last year ; shedding badly. 



XoRFOLK Department. — Virginia and part of North Carolina: 

 Thirty-one couuties represented by sixty-three correspondents ; of the 

 latter, forty report favorable weather and twenty-three unfavorable; 

 thirty-eight, vigorous aud healthy growth ; twenty-five rust and decay- 

 ing loliage ; forty-nine, condition good ; fourteen, below last year; fifty- 

 two, good fruitage; eleven, poor fruit, and shedding. 



Wilmington Department. — Part of North Carolina : Sixteen coun- 

 ties ; good condition ; fruiting well. 



Charleston Department. — Soiith Carolina : Thirty counties ; 

 weather up to August wet and cool, aud then hot and dry; too rapid 

 growth, causing much sheddiug. 



Savannah Department. — Georgia : Sixty counties ; weather sea- 

 sonable or rainy up to August 1, when it became hot and dry; plants 

 frnited well, but shedding ; crop in a critical state ; fruitage below last 

 season. Florida : Xine couuties ; fruited well to August 1 ; drought 

 then caused shedding and checked fruitage; condition better than last 

 year; light-lauds rusting. 



Mobile Department. — Alabama: Fifty-one counties; forty- two re- 



