Some wheat already planted, but concern over frost or freeze damage will prevent most from planting until end of October. The remaining soybeans will be disked under or cut for hay. Most farmers again contend that they will not plant soybeans next season, but will substitute either corn or grain sorghum or else let their land lay idle. Most farmers will be through with 8 - 10 days of good harvest weather. Buyers refuse to give quotes on cotton without first looking at the staple lengths from the classing office, therefore, few farmers can take advantage of the increase in prices that occurred the end of last week.
Much cotton has yet to be classed.
Some high mic cotton is beginning to appear, but it is much less than last year. There is such a wide disparity in yields of varieties that it may take several months to sort out which is the best to plant next year. No one feels comfortable with most of the GM varieties that are available. DPL 5415 appears to still be our top yielding variety. DPL 33B is somewhat disappointing in some areas of Tensas Parish where it has always performed very well.