The state chronicle., 1892-12-17
COTTON OF 1928.
AN ESTIMATE OF THIS SEASONS
YIELD.
As Prepared by Bradstreets Amer
Making Inquiries in all Sections
Very lnIeresting Figures.

As Prepared by Bradstreet- Amer
Making Inquiries in all Sections
Very Interesting Figures.
New YORK, Dec. 6.-Bradstreet's re-
port on the cotton crop of 1928 says:
The cotton crop of 1892 vii be short,
on this point there il a unanimity of
opinion quite unsurpassed. Our sdvices
as to decreased cotton acreage published
last spring are fully corr oborated The
report of Bradstreet contains the sub
stance OF results from 1855 correspon-
dents in Gil cotton growing counties, an
average of nearly three replies to each
county; III all covering about % per cent
of the cotton growing area in the United
States. Though weather du.ing the
pickings of this year on the whole was
not as good as last year, it still was so
favorable for gathering the crop through
out large area SIS to be worthy Of no
tice. The fine showing made by the
Carnlinss, Georgia and Florid is worthy
of note. In Alabama. Mississippi, Louisi
ana ard Texas the showing in this re-
spect is good to fair. Tennessee enjoyed
fair weather. In Arkansas, however,
com plants of cold, wet fall are almost
universal and this no doubt has had an
important influence on the yield. Start
| ing with the southern Atlantic states ard
| following the coast west we find the most
| favorable answer to the questions as to
tha far aln bu
| reports regarding picking weather. The
same is naturally true as To the quality OF
the crop. The best reports to these qnes
tions come from the Carohnas, Georgia
and Florida, where the crop has been
gathered in excellent condition. with the
sta pie white and clean, though a little
short in places and the lint dry and light
thus affecting the weights of bales, with
little complaint of frost damage, though
the lateness Of the season naturally af
fected unfavorably the late growth
From Alabama, Mississippi, and th'
south west there is more talk of damage
from frost, with naturally fewer advice
as to good top crop and quality, parti
cularly in Alabama and Mississippi
The question of crop movement bring
cuI lit etdlSutHt tHdl iuc CiOp Is IIoNiHk
faster than ususl. Late advances in Eric
are said to be responsible for this. Il
this connection the smalness of stocks q
cotton in bales held at smaller interio
points is frequently instanced. There
also said to pe notable absence of pile
of unginneG cotton. preceding years FIRE
quently mentioned.
The replies to the question as to th
per centage of the crop still unpicke
shows that there was on December
1 from per cent remaining in the south
Atlantic states to Z ard 8 per cent. j
l the NJ Mssissippi valley and Arkansas. A
J though great deal of cotton has bee
! parted with By planters before the lat
! heavy advance in price, the financial r,
i turns on the present crop, the "heape'
ever made south, have been encouragin!
g 1t is a noteworthy fact that out of LIE
y replies, fewer than per cent. in iics
+ an increased yield as contrasted VII
1881, the Duik 6f those being IL Texa
: Only per cent indicate a crop equal
that of last year, while no fewer than
y per cent of the replies indicate d
creases in yields. Here again, replies
+ the question as to the prevalence of goc
q weather or not during harvest shog
some influence, though early influence
operated to render the decrease wild
e spread.
The large decrease in acreage plapt'
= with cotton this year is concedingly Il
st most powerful Influence towards redu
5 ing the yield This was aided By Il
rs lateness of the planting season, by e
-e cessive rains in June and July, in me
is Of the states by over flows in the Mss
Is sippi valley, by damage by worms in t
y lower Mississippi valley and by bad b.
vesting weather in Arkansas and Tenn
see The heaviest percentage of d
r crease come from Arkansas and F.oriG
ID the formers decrease in acrea
81 being emphasized by bad wealth
a while the enlarged area 7
10 into other crops amply expl,
10 the latter's decrease. Mississippi, Lou
D. lana and Tennessee report heavy {
10 creases in yield also due to causes alrea
II mentioned. The Alabama decrease
II, also large In the Atlantic states Il
"a tendency is rather less pronounced. 7
he smallest decrease is naturally looked
in Texas, but even there the falling
m judged by the correspondents replys,
n pronounced. A summary of the rctu
ha received indicate that the probable to
!. yield will not exceed 6 400, 900 bales.