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Grayson county, Texas.—The corn crop is short in consequence of the drought, 
both in quantity and quality, at least one half. 
Ellis county, Texas—Corn crop falls one-fourth below the expected yield, 
on account of the drought. 
COTTON. 
Beaufort county, N. C—The crop of cotton is much better than in 1867, but 
the quantity planted is much less. 
Franklin county, N. C_—It was at one time thought that the cotton crop 
would yield one-third less than last year, but it is coming in better than was 
anticipated, and the season has been of late favorable. 
Duplin county, N. C—Cotton is nearly all picked out, and we can estimate 
the crop with a degree of certainty. The yield is above an average one. The 
army worm appeared September 10, and ate the leaves entirely off of two-thirds 
of the cotton, but I don’t think they injured it in the least. The rust also was 
very general but has not seemed to injure cotton to a great extent. Our cotton 
has opened much earlier than usual the present year. The freedmen have gen- 
erally worked well and cheerfully, much better than the past year. 
St. Clair county, Ala.—Cotton has been cut wonderfully short by the worms, 
worse than anticipated early in the season. 
Randolph county, Ala.—The last days of August the worm stripped our cot- 
ton of leaves and all bolls not grown. More cotton planted in our county than 
ever before; bid fair for a good crop until the approach of the worm. 
Putnam county, Ga—The average yield of cotton is about a bale (450 to 
500 pounds) to three acres. The iate season has improved the crop somewhat 
since last return. The worms reached this county too late to materially injure 
the crop. ’ 
Stewart county, Ga.—The cotton crop was injured in early spring by pro- 
tracted wet weather. This period of excessive rain was followed by one of 
drought of about nine weeks continuance. After this the caterpillar made its 
appearance, stripping entirely of its foliage most of the cotton in the county. 
In addition to this the boll worm has committed ravages to a most unprece- 
dented extent, besides the average is not estimated at more than eight-tenths of 
1867. All these unfavorable circumstances considered, it is no matter of sur- 
prise that the present crop should not exceed six-tenths of the crop of last 
ear. 
Holmes county, Miss—Cotton is doing well in the way of opening, and the 
valley yield will be large compared with the two preceding years, but in the hill 
portion of the county the worms did a great deal of damage, and the crop is 
consequently short. I send you some cotton, a sample of my crop known as 
the Peeler long staple. All who have seen it say it is a decided improvement 
on the original. I purchased seed this year at $3 per bushel, and the variety 
of cotton is now selling at about 50 to 60 per cent. on common staple produced. 
I hope to make six, perhaps seven, bales off nine acres, and have, on the first 
picking, off of one and a half acres, obtained 1,240 pounds seed cotton. Deduct- 
ing two thirds for seed, I have quite a commercial bale of lint cotton. I think 
it every way an improved variety. It is better limbed and better bolled, and 
though this has been a bad fall for cotton, and the worms injured it materially, 
yet if I had had seed at first to replant, and secure a good stand, I would have 
made over a bale to the acre. 
Grayson county, Texas—The cotton crop was also injured, first, by reason 
of the wet weather, then the drought, and to some extent by the caterpillar, so 
that the crop will not be more than two-thirds. 
Walker county, Texas—The cotton crop of this county this year is about 
equal to two-thirds of an average crop, being about double the amount raised 
last year. 
