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Columbia Cuinifi/, Flu. — Cotton (.sca-island grown here) much injnred by the hoavy 

 blows and constant rains, Avhicli canscd it to sucker badly and to throw off much of 

 the immature fruit; while tlie want of sunshine has caused much of the matured bolls 

 to rot. The cotton <>athered is badly stained and can hardly rank above ordinary. 

 The late jiickiug much the best. The yield will not exceed 7(j per cent, of the croj) of 

 last year. 



Lauderdale County, xila. — Drought, poor stand, and, in many instances slovenly culti- 

 vation, have reduced the crop to one-half an average. The yield of lint is 100 jjoumls 

 to IjOU pounds seed-cotton. 



Calhoun Countif, Ala. — The favorable fall season will not materially increase the x^ro- 

 duct, as the bolls that should be maturing dropped off. 



Dallas Couuti/, Ala. — Five-sixths of the crop gathered. 



Colbert County, Ala. — Four-fiftlis of the crop gathered, free from dirt v.r stain; conse- 

 (lueutly of superior quality. 



Lowndes County, Ala. — Crop gathered; opened well ; staple good. 



Blount County, Ala. — The plant is small, with fewer matured bolls than usual. In 

 quality, a full average crop. 



Autawja County, Ala. — Many of the large farmers have finished gathering their cotton. 

 Owing to the drought the cotton ceased to make after the 15th of July. 



Clarke County, Ala. — Favorable season will augment the crop to some extent. 



Geneva County, Ala. — The crop will exceed that of last year. The top crop heavy 

 and of good quality. 



I)e Soto County, Mixx. — Cotton going to market rapidly, and the good price givCvS our 

 county quite a prosperous look. 



Jefferson County, Aliss. — Will hardly average two bales to the hand, or about one- 

 fourth of a bale to the acre. The lateness of frost has been of material advantage. 



Hankin County, Miss. — Average of lint not over 150 pounds to the acre. 



Lauderdale County, Miss. — No cotton made since September 1. 



Pike County, Miss. — At least one-fourth less than last year. 



Hancock County, Miss. — Sea-islaud cotton grown here. Crop about the same as last 

 year. The yield per acre could be increased by judicious manuring. New varieties of 

 sea-island cotton-seed would be of benefit. 



Grenada County, 3Jiss. — Short one-half compared with tbe crop of last year. Bad 

 culture has added to the depreciation. 



Noxuhee County, Miss. — Mostly gathered. On sandy land, elevated, and well culti- 

 vated, the crop is equal to that of last year; on prairie lands well worked, a good crop; 

 on slough and bottom lands, from bad cultivation and the wet spring, not moi'e than 

 half a crop. Aggregate yield fully three-fourths of last year. 



Jasper County, Miss. — Cut off by boll-worm and army-worm, after being seriously in- 

 jured by wet weather and succeeding drought. 



Washington County, Miss. — The favorable season has improved the prospect at least 10 

 per cent. No killing frost in October. 



Bapides Parish, La. — Cotton has pressed out even worse than anticipated. Crop 

 nearly picked and ginned. Not more than one-sixth of an average yield per acre. 



Biehland Parinh, La. — Not much, if any, over half a crop. Drought, rust, blight, 

 boll-worm, and army-worm. 



Washington Parish, La. — Late crop ruined by the worms ; fully one-third cut off' by 

 them. 



li^ast Baton Bouye Parish, La. — Favorable fall weather has done much to improve 

 cotton, and much remains to be picked, which will be gathered if laboi'ers can be 

 retained. Many, however, will be taken off to the sugar plantations, where wages aa•(^ 

 higher. The jirobability is that much cotton will be hd't in the fields to waste. 



West Feliciana Parish, Im. — Siiort crop. In spite of all drawbacks, small patches, 

 highly manured and well cultivated, have produced splendid crops, showing that it 

 pays to cultivate good land well. 



Tensas Parish, La. — Since last report cotton has depreciated. The drought has caused 

 it to shed, the caterpillars have strippetl oft" the leaves, and the black-rot has caused 

 greater destruction than both the other causes in many places. Forty-five per cent, of 

 a crop is a full estimate. 



Claiborne Parish, La. — The boll-worm reduced this crop one-half. 



Bed Biver Parish, La. — Damaged by the worm ; acreage much decreased. 



Leon County, Texas. — Not more thau one-fourth of an average crop. Drought from 

 ^lay to the mi(Ulle of Sei)teniber. 



Grayson County, Texas. — The late fall has added much to the cotton crop. 



Blanco County, Texas. — Short crop. Some farnaers will not make any worth picking. 

 The weed was very small. Some cotton may yet mature, yet the worm has been eating 

 all the tender parts for about a Aveek. 



Cherokee County, Te.vas. — Although a light yield in the seed, cotton is turning out 

 more than the usual proportion of lint. The'small crop will be beneficial in showing 

 the farmer that he can make nuire profit from a few acres well cultivated than from 



