Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
COTTON GRIP ESTIMATE.
The New York Chronicles Estimate
of the Cotton Acreage and
Crop of 1901.
AN INCREASED ACREAGE OVER 1900.
The General Condition, at Present.
is, From Various Causes. Princi-
paliy Backward Season.. Below
the Average-The General COnclu-
sieus Arrived At.

the Average-The General Conclu-
sieus Arrived At.
New York. June S-The Chronicles
estimate of the cotton crop for the
present year has just been published.
An increase of sos per cent. for the
whole country is reported. The de-
partment of agriculture, in its state
ment, May Fl, reported an increase of
So per cent. On the same date the
journal of Commerce ana Commercial
Bulletin issued its special estimate of
40 per cent increase. Both the Chron-
icle's estimate and that of the Jour-
nal of Commerce and Commercial
Bulletin were considerably below the
trade estimates, which often figured
about a Z per cent. increase and in
some cases as high as 10 per cent. The
Chronicles statement, in part, fol-
lows:
Acreage and Condition.
Gotten crea and condition fig.
ures procured the latter part of May
and the first week in June, this year,
are subject to the possibility of larger
corrections later in the season than
usual. This is due to the two facts.
"a that this crop is no doubt a back
ward onc-indeed, for the whole cot
ton section we believe it averages
among the very latest in terminating
we have eve had to record; and (2)
the rainfall, which has started much
of the seed hitherto lying dormant.
is very recent, and while We may now
pronounce the results of the rains as
extremely beneficial, later advices
may require us i'll some measure to
modify hat conclusion.
VIII Be an Enormous Crop.
But Notwithstanding this more
moderate increase in acreage (than
in 1900 Ell ough cotton has been plant
ed to make an enormous crop if all
the conditions could be as favorable
as in the spring. summer and autumn
of 1897 and 1898. Probably IS per
cent. more land has been put under
cotton in the south this year than in
either of the years mentioned, and
yet the average raised, as already
said, in each of those years was about
II, 200, 900 bales. Hence,as the acreage
averaged in 1897 and in 1898 over 3d..
600. 900 acres and is now, say 26,000,0 0t
acres, it is easy to see that, under
like conditions of development, the
possibility of this years acreage
roughly speaking, would be a yield OF
say 12, 500, 0O0 bales.
Conclusions Summed Up.
We sum up in brief the following as
the conclusions with respect to acre.
age, conditions of plant, ETC., to which
III Investigations have led US.
The inclination at the south this
year was quite generally in the di,
rection of charging cotton area. Bu:
we find no evidence of any radica,
tendency in that direction except in
the newer sections, hence the net per-
centage OF increase for the whole
country is only about half as great
as in l90C.
Estimated Acreage Increase.
The percentage of increase and thu
estimated acreage for 1901 in eacI
state follows:
Virginia g per cent?, 54,s5O acres
North Carolina e per cent?, 959.939;
South Carolina g per cent?, 2,254,-
725; Georgia a per cent?, 1897, 398;
Florida no per cent?, 360,525; Ala
bama &c per cent?, 3,449, 751; Missis.
sippi "a per cent?, 1906, 100; Louisi.
ana g per cent?, 1,350,60s; Texas (e
per cent?, 7,Os3,702; Arkansas 6 pei
cent?, 1,64S,O92; Tennessee C. per
cent?, 712, 1900; Indian territory III
per cent?, $50, 1855; Oklahoma Geo pei
cent? 232, 200; Missouri a per cent?.
1886; total (5.O5 per cent?, 1885,.
COL.
Present Conditions Summarized.
With regard to maturity, c~ultiva-
ton and condition, the conclusions
reached are as fellows:
/. In maturity, there is no doubt
the crop is a late one-even later
and more widely backward than thai
preceded it. There are com.
plants from many states thai
drought and wet weather each in
turn and low temperature, all
through the planting season have ,
hindered work and delayed germina.
ton.
2. Cultivation is satisfactory where
the plant is far enough advanced for
chopping out. Recent heavy rains |
have put fields in the grass in some |
sections, but with clearing weather !
work is being vigorously prosecuted.
Fertilizers have been more extensive.
~ used.
3. Condition is apparently below
the average at this time. There is no
doubt that the plant will need a sue !
of fayoring weeks to bring it
up to a strong and healthy condition.
First Committee Report.
Montgomery, Ala, June s.-The
first committee report of the consti.
convention was made yester-
lay, when the committee on execu-
tive reported.
Among other things it makes the
governor ineligible to any office
one year after the expiration