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sent forward on the 1st of September, 1867,) was very nearly 1,900,000 bales. 
while the estimate of this department, in October, 1866, was 1,835,000 bales, 
That crop was one of the most unfortunate ever grown—reduced by cold, wet 
weather in spring, drought in summer, insects, floods, frosts, and other casualties ; 
otherwise it would have reached two and a half millions of bales. In South 
Carolina and Georgia, particularly, the breadth of cotton was much enlarged 
last spring, while in Mississippi it was slightly diminished. As a whole, the 
acreage was somewhat increased. While the casualties of this season have been 
fewer, and successful growth more general, many drawbacks have occurred in 
various localities, as shown in “extracts from correspondence” elsewhere ; but 
the season for picking has proved exceedingly favorable, the weather having 
been fine, and killing frosts long deferred. 
The total estimate, made in view of all the department data, as well as outside 
information, is placed at 2,340,000 bales. It will be seen that Texas has done 
less than should have been expected, and many may regard 200,000 bales as 
still too high, both for her Red river and Gulf coast outlets. The following are 
separate estimates by States: 
Bales. 
par iAP APOLITIA: | wi]. Mcechege te cfeosucbiete Sb ks Gas ibe ch cece Uke eee ae 150, 000 
Stee PE ATO LITA ‘a whe, acter spe ake. cis aote alls else aiala od Sem oekh ckrce hee 225, 000 
SoS TES 8 MRNA i Fe alin eS a Die et Ri Re a RO Ra ee 390, 000 
TEN Vaan a aiieaRal Mh De, Wt ne AY ak ies SiS ER a aca ee Weems A 55, 000 
lah ety a ER RA A Ua! 2 BE aie eae A al Rec 375, 000 
SUN STST (S00) 0) Ay MA ee, A a SES Deh hh pa apn i Ondine ~ 305, 000 
Gri GS OF A I A la el aia AN Hohe Ay aid ae ee, ok Ge Wk ne BE ee 155, 000 
Hh eS CVS at Nidal seal bgt alan A eet AMY es ae Atal RO Re tt Oem ROR EE TS of (5 200, 000 
bavi d cary ih pie Ud A ie Sah ah Wali diog pees el AA teal ta i ee ea RL BOE 230, 000 
UDINESE RC ed Rta Oe Da DOA an Ae Ie. PaO Re Ree gee eM eRe BE SD 175, 000 
TCD SILL nce a cee eee che eRe Shee Te ANG 8 2 Se Oe ee PE 80, 000 
Li Cyd: | Ma wn ie A ee a Re RO ey Eee oe SR 2, 340, 000 
The total number of bales, as returned by the census of 1860, was 5,386,397 
