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Eandolph Countii, Ala. — Ectlnced acreage and crop injured by dronglit. This county 

 made 5,015 bales last year; 2,000 bales will cover the crop this year. 



Concatli County, Ala. — Caterpillar appeared lOtli August, and is increasing rapidly; 

 moving slowly in a northeast course. One-fourth less planted than las* year, and the 

 dry weather will cause present ])lanting to fall short at least one-fourth. 



Marengo Couniij, Ala. — Drought, rust, and worms. The general estimate is about half 

 the yield of last year. 



Autauga Countxi, Ala. — Very short ; not over three-fourths of a crop. Some put it at 

 half tlie crop of last year. 



Crensliaw Couitttj, Ala. — Injured by severe drought. 

 Montgomery County, Ala. — Some complaint of the boll-worm. 

 Eiou-ah County, Ala. — Injured by drought. 



Clarke County, Ala.— Cut oS by drought of August. Allowing for decreased acreage, 

 the cro^) will fall 50 j)er cent, short of that of last year. 



Macon County, Ala. — The late drought has caused the ridge lands to shed the squares 

 and the grown bolls to open prematurely. Some complaint of rust and worms. With 

 favorable season, without insects, the county may make half a crop, and it may fall to 

 one-third. 



Chambers County, Ala. — Owing to the drought and heat the plants have thrown off 

 their fruit, and some think there will be not more than half a crop ; hut if no disaster 

 befalls the crop, I think it will reach two-thirds. 



Hale County, Ala. — The army-worm is at work : crop backward. Two-thirds of an 

 average crop is a liberal estimate. 

 Limestone County, Ala. — Half a crop. Long-continued drought. 



Marshall County, Ala. — lujured by wet spring, and was insufficiently tended, or tended 

 while the ground was too wet ; hence it could not stand the drought from the middle of 

 July to August 20. Eust has destroyed manj' acres. ' Many lields laid by in good con- 

 dition are now foul, caused by the excessive rains of the last ten days. 



Greene County, Ala. — Comparatively dried up in many places, and long since dono 

 growing and making. In bottom black lands, however, it is still growing and making 

 slowly. Sixty-five per cent, of last year's crop is estimating hardly low enough to corre- 

 spond with the prospect. 



Clay County, Ala. — With our early frosts we cannot expect a half crop. 

 Attala County, Miss. — Crop at least one-third short. If injured by worms and early 

 frost not more'thau half a crop will be realized. Where crops have been well worked 

 they are as good as usual, but there is not more than one out of twenty of this sort. 



Clark County, Miss. — The drought following the wet season preceding the middle of 

 July has csansed the middle and top crops to shed badly, at least one-half. Many of 

 the half-grown bolls are now opening. Caterpillars and boll-worms have also injured 

 the crop. 



Claiborne County, Miss. — Army-worm in the adjoining county. There is little bottom 

 crop, and the middle and top crops will not mature until the middle of the month. 

 Prospect not encouraging, unless we have a late fall. 



Grenada County, Miss. — Doing well at present, where there has been good culture. 

 Most of the negro crojjs have been badly cultivated, and ar» very much spotted. Ther» 

 cannot be more than half to two-thirds of a crop. 



Coahoma County, Miss. — The caterpillar has ai)peared. Extent of their depredationa 

 uncertain. 



Kemper County, Miss. — Badly damaged by rust since last report. The uplands, which 

 promised the best, have very much deteriorated. Will not make half a crop. 



Lauderdale County, Miss. — Wet weather and the drought have caused tlie iilant to 

 shed the top crop. Caterpillars in some sections. 



Issaquena County, Miss. — The worm has appeared in many parts of the county. No 

 appreciable injmy as yet. 



Ilolivar County, Miss. — Excessive rains have caused the plants to shed their forms to 

 a great extent. Worms have appeared. Some call them the army or cotton worm, but 

 I think them only grass-worms, whioh resemble the cotton-worm, and occasionally eat 

 the cotton leaves. 



Talabusha County, Miss. — Cotton-worm has appeared, and it is feared they will eat 

 every leaf in two weeks. If so the crop will be shortened very materially. 



Ke^vton County, Miss. — The boll-worm and caterpillar have made their appearance, 

 but under the scorching rays of the sun they have not made much headway. Tha 

 crop in Newton is better than those of adjoining counties. 



Madison County, Miss. — The anny and the boll worm have appeared on many iilanta- 

 tions, and have already been very destructive. Theii' early api)earauce, while the crop 

 is late, indicates that the already short crop will be reduced fully one-half. 



Wilkin>'on County, Miss. — In .estimation 60 per cent, of a crop. No alloAvance is mad» 

 for the possible depredations of the cotton-caterpillar, which has apjieared on many 

 farms, and on some have done considerable damage already. 

 De Soto County, Miss. — Crop being shortened from want of rain. 

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