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Suwanee Counfy, Fla. — The Suwaneo Eiver is now sis feet higher than ever kuowu 

 before, desti'oyiug whole fields of cotton. 



Jaclcaon County, Fla. — The toj) crox) will fail on a majority of farms. Not more than 

 three-fifths of a crop. 



Clay Comity, Fla. — Injured by wet weather. 



Levy County, Fla. — Short crop. Seriously damaged by storms of August. The best 

 fields were ruined, and the poor fields are now the most promising. 



Greene County, Ala. — Cut short by drought. 



Crenshaw County, Ala. — Worms and rust have seriously injured cotton since last report. 



Calhoun County, Ala. — Late growth entirely too late to mature. 



Montgomery County, Ala. — Cotton being past redemption, remains in statu quo. 

 Favorable weather has greatly benefited other crops. 



Autauga County, Ala. — The crop will be picked out much sooner than usual; owing 

 to the dry summer little cotton has been made since August 1. 



Shelby County, Ala. — Not more than half a croj), but the staple is much better than 

 last year. 



Chambers County, Ala. — Farmers are unwilling to put the crop at more than one-half, 

 but I have been over the county, and think it will reach three-fifths of an average. 



Macon County, Ala. — The recent rains have caused the forms to fall, and the stalk to 

 throw off much of its fruit. Not over two-fifths of a crop. 



Marengo County, Ala. — Not over half the yield of last year. 



Rale County, Ala. — Very short crop. I shall make about 350 bales on the land that 

 made 600 last year. I think I am fully np to the average. 



Perry County, Ala. — Cannot exceed half of last year's crop. 



Lawrence County, Ala. — I think the crop will not fall short more than 25 per cent., 

 though the impression is that the reduction will reach 50 jier cjent.; the late rains have 

 been very beneficial to the crop. 



Dallas County, Ala. — Two-thirds of an average crop. Quality inferior. 



Clarke County, Ala. — In many neighborhoods nearly all gathered. Yield on fertilized 

 lands 300 to 500 pounds seed-cotton per acre. 



Sumter Counfy, Ala. — Short crop; will all be gathered by the 15th of November. 



Newton County, Miss. — Not more than half a crop. 



Tippah County, Miss. — Since last report the second and third crops of cotton have proved 

 entire failures, leaving only the first setting of bolls to be picked. The falling off is 

 equally heavy throughout North Mississipiii. The crop in this county will not exceed 

 one-half the estimate of forty days since. 



Leake County, Miss. — Season unusually dry. Crop will fall short of that of last year 

 one-half. 



Hancock County, Miss. — Cotton of the sea-island variety, fully equal to the best Geor- 

 gia sea-island, is turning out well. The salt air of the oceau seems to prevent the 

 visits of worms. 



Eankin Counfy, Miss. — The general opinion is that cotton will fall sliort one-half. 



Grenada County, Miss. — In no event can the croj) exceed three-fourths of that of last 

 season. 



Winston Counfy, Miss. — Injured by drought ; persons in different parts of the county 

 say they will not make over half a cro^) ; others say three-fourths, and a few report an 

 average product. 



Lauderdale County, Miss. — Drought destroyed the top crop; many planters have 

 already gathered two-thirds of the crop. 



Coahoma County, Miss. — The -crop cannot exceed three-fourths of that of last year. 



De Soto Counfy, Miss. — Weather very fine; cotton nearly all open ; crop 15 jjer cent, 

 short. My assistants estimate the crop lower than I have put it. 



Jefferson County, Miss. — Crop failing daily ; worms destroying what is left. 



Talabusha Counfy, Miss. — Drought has caused cotton to shed and to fail rapidly. 

 Planters have lowered their estimates considerably. 



Attala County, Miss. — Three weeks of dry weather have seriously injured the crop. 



Wilkinson County, Miss. — Many fields have not a leaf; destroyed by the caterpillar. 

 The boll-worm has also done very serious damage, and the shed has been unprece- 

 dented. 



Marshall County, Miss. — The shortest crop I have ever seen in the county; have been 

 here thirty-five years. 



IVash ington Coun fy, Miss. — No rain since the last of July ; consequently cotton has shed 

 badly, and there is no toj) croj). The boll-worms were bad. Many put the crop at half 

 an average yield. 



Issaquena Counfy, Miss. — The army-worm and drought have reduced the crop to three- 

 fifths of an average. 



Ouachita Parish, La. — The crop is poor, but it has improved since the appearance of 

 the worms, which are few in numbers and not destructive. 



Madison Parish, La. — Few or no worms. Crop has improved wonderfully. Within 

 five per cent, of that of last year. 



