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Harris County^ Ga. — About an average. , 



Sumter County^ Ga. — A fair crop. 



Schley County, Ga. — Failing fast, on account of rust and drouglit. 



Scriven County., Ga. — The poorest prospect in many years. 



Oglethorpe County.^ Ga. — Prospect for an unusually large crop, better 

 than for many years. 



Terrell County., Ga. — Guanoed cotton dead on account of excessive 

 drought. 



Hancock County., Ga. — Drouglit and rust have materially lessened the 

 prospect of a good crop. 



Liberty County, Fla. — The best crop ever made in the county. 



Bradford County., Fla. — The yield bids fair to be good. 



Leon County., Fla. — Crop will be short and gathered early. 



Ferry County., Ala. — Much of the cotton land, prepared with com- 

 mercial manures, has failed to produce fair crojjs. 



Greene County., Ala. — Kust and the boll-worm are proving very de- 

 structive to the crop. Eust worse than ever known before in the county. 



Macon County, Ala. — The crop has been seriously injured by drought 

 and rust. Guano has done injury, owing to the extremely hot weather 

 in the month of August. 



Butler County, Ala. — Crop injured by rust. 



Clarice County, Ala. — Much injured by rust. 



Randolph County, Ala. — There is promise of a very large crop. 



Conecuh County, Ala. — Has come out beyond the expectations of all 

 farmers. Prospect of a fine crop. 



Marengo County, Ala. — Too much rain has produced rot, rust, and 

 extensive shedding of squares and young bolls. 



Marshall County, Ala. — On account of rains there will not be more 

 than half a crop. 



Sumter County, Ala. — Only a small amount of middling cotton will 

 be raised. 



Autauga County, Ala. — Dry weather has seriously injured the croj). 



Claiborne County, Miss. — Unless the fall prove very fine the crop will 

 be at least 15 or 20 per cent, less than that of last year. 



Holmes County, Miss. — The boll-worm has made extensive ravages, and 

 the frequent showers in August caused more shedding than usual. 



Marion County, Miss. — There is fair promise of an unusual yield. 



Hinds County, Miss. — A very short crop. 



Rayikin County, Miss. — Opening finely, and i^romises a fair average 

 yield. 



Monroe County, Miss. — Greatly- decreased crop on account of ravages 

 of the boll -worm. 



Kewton County, Miss. — J^othing disastrous occurring, the yield wiU be 

 fully 33^ per cent, in excess of that of last year. Increase in acreage, 

 fully 10 per cent. 



Grenada County, Miss. — The crop may be equal to last year, but not 

 larger. , 



Clarli County, Miss. — A larger acreage, but the crop will fall short of 

 last year's on account of black rust. 



Yalabusha County, Miss. — On bottom lands seriously injured by too 

 much rain. On hill land doing better than usual. 



St. Helena Parish, La. — Has shed badly on account of the rains. At 

 least two weeks later than last year. 



Rapides Parish, Tja. — A decrease in yield of 20 to 25 i)er cent, on 

 account of rains and the caterpillar. 



