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Bandolph Counfy, Ala. — In some fields the stand and condition are very good, while iu 

 others the plants have died out. Acreage about half that of last year. 



Dallas County, Ala. — Excessive rains have materially injured the cotton crop. 



Libert)/ Coxnii/, Ga. — Cotton backward. The cool nights have caused the tender 

 plants to die out. 



Forfufth County, Ga. — Injured by excessive rains and cold weather between the 

 1st and l-2th of May. 



Butts County, Ga. — Has died out in some fields of stiif lands from the eifecta of 

 cold. The spring unfavorable for cotton. 



Conecuh County, Ala. — At least one-third less acreage in cotton. In bad condi- 

 tion on wet lands; on high land the crop is looking better than for years. 



Perry County, Ala. — Excessive rains; cotton later and in worse condition than I 

 ever saw it on the 1st of June. 



Wilcox County, Ala. — Cotton small and grassy, with poor stand. 



Sumter County, Al«. — Heavy rains ; many farmers have replanted. 



Hale County, Ala. — Planting interrupted by excessive rains; a portion has been 

 replanted in cotton and' a portion in corn. Planters discouraged. 



Shelby County, Ala. — Cotton crop seriously injured by rain. 



Clarke Couvty, Ala. — Much less planted than last year. On the uplands looks badly 

 excessive rains. 



Suwanee County, Fla. — Is in poor condition, owing to the cold, backward spring. 



Leon County, Fla. — Good stand ; the low price has induced many farmers to plant 

 corn instead. 



Hohne-'t County, Ifj.s.?. — More backward than usual ; many stands totally ruined by 

 lice ; cool spells and heavy rains have retarded planting, and many farmers are replant- 

 ing where there was a good stand at first. Late cotton has done best, but there is 

 scarcely a clean crop in the county. 



Lauderdale County, Miss. — One-third less planted, and the unfavorable season will 

 destroy fullj^ one-third of the area planted. 



Lafayette County, Miss. — Not promising ; gi'assy. 



Kemper County, Miss. — Cotton a month late, poorly put iu, and much of the land 

 usually put in cotton is being planted in corn. 



Grenada County, Miss. — Uuprouiising ; excessive moisture. The weather is now more 

 favorable. 



Marion County, Miss. — There will be little cotton made in this county ; excessive rains. 



Fike County, Miss. — Season has been uupropitious for cotton. Weather now more 

 favorable. 



Yazoo County, Miss. — In poor condition ; excessive rains ; as poor a jirospect as I have 

 ever seen in the county in forty years. 



Newton County, Miss. — Injured by excessive rains, but it is fast coming out ; and though 

 the area is small compared with last year, the prospect is fair for a good crop. 



Washington County, Miss. — Backward, and labor is two weeks behind on the crop. 

 Excessive rains. 



Claiborne County, Miss. — Backward, owing to the heaA'y rains and cold nights. 



Winston County, Miss. — The cold weather and the continued rains have killed a great 

 deal of the cotton. Some farmers have replanted ; some as late as the 20th of May. 



Clark County, Miss. — Acreage decreased, and the first planting destroyed in a great 

 measure. Some have just finished replanting. 



Attala County, Miss. — Acreage a little larger than last year ; but we have never had 

 a poorer crop prospect. Owing to the wet weather of the last two months, many crops 

 can never be fully redeemed — lost in grass and weeds. 



Talabusha County, Miss. — Stands of cotton poor, and it is so in the grass that it will 

 be impossible to cut out the grass without injury to the cotton. Altogether the pros- 

 pect is considered gloomy for cotton. 



Madison Parish, La. — One mouth later than usual ; stand very poor ; that which has 

 come up jiartly destroyed by lice ; less by one-third x^lanted this year than last, owing 

 to continued rains. 



Winn Parish, La. — Very backward in consequence of wet and cold ; at present looks 

 unpromising. 



West Feliciana Parish, La. — Stand injured by heavy rains in April and May ; crop 

 generally unpromising. 



Rapides Parish, La. — Extremely backward, owing to wet and cold weather ; also 

 ba^lly iu grass. 



Washington Parish, La. — The acreage is increased this year, but the crop in general 

 does not look well. 



Prairie County, Ark. — About half as much planted this year as last ; at least four 

 weeks later than usual. 



Cla)-ke County, Ark. — About half a crop planted ; has been nearly destroyed by raias. 



Cross County, Ark. — Crop considerably injured by oold aud wet weather. 



