The bee., 1901-06-13
COTTON CROP ESTIMATE.
The New York Chronicles Estimate
of the Cotton Acreage and
Crop of 1901.
AN INCREASED ACREAGE OVER 1900.
is, From Various Causes, PTinci-
paIly backward Season, Below
the AVeragc-The General COnclu-
sicns Arrived At.

the AVeragc-The General Conclu-
sioBs Arrived At.
New York, June S,--The Chronicles
estimate of the cotton crop for the
present year has just been published.
Ar increase of 5.0j per cent. for the
whole country is reported. The de-
partment OF agriculture, in its state
ment, May 81, reported an increase OF
S.3 per cent On the same date the
Journal of Commerce and Commercial
Bulletin issued it's 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 per cent. increase and in
some cases as high as 10 per cent. The
Chronicles statement, in part, dol
lows:
Acreage and Condition.
Cotton acreage 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 lis due to the two facts
(1) that this crop is no doubt back
ward one-indeed, for the whole cot
ton section we believe it averages
among the very latest in terminating
we have ever had to record; and (2)
the rainfall, which has started much
Af hn Ix.fn nj
is very recent, and while we may now
pronounce the results of the rains us
extremely beneficial, later advices
may require us in some measure to
modify that conclusion.
VIII he nm Enormous Crop.
But Notwithstanding this more
moderate increase in acreage (than
IN 1900 enough 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 13 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
Il 100000 bales. Hence,as the acreage
averaged in 1897 and in 1898 over 3d.
100000 acres and is now, say 26,00o,000
acres, it is easy to see that, under
like conditions of development, the
possibility of this years acreage.
roughly speaking, would be yield of
say 12,500,00O 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
our Investigations have led us.
The inclination at the south this
year was quite generally in the di-
rection of enlarging cotton area. But
we find no evidence of any radical
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 1900.
Estimated Acreage Increase.
The percentage of increase and the
estimated acreage for 1901 in each
state follows:
Virginia 6 per cent?, 54,s5O acres,
North Carolina e per cent?, 059,o39;
South Carolina 6 per cent?, 2,254,-
1925; Georgia a per cent?, 3,997, 39s;
Florida 10 per cent?, 360,525 Ala.
bama &c per cent?, 3,440,751; Missis-
sippi a per cent?, 3,306,19O; Louisi-
ana g per cent?, 1,35O,6Os; Texas (6
per cent?, 7,Os3,7O2; Arkansas 6 per
cent?, 1,64S,092; Tennessee C per
cent?, 712,909; Indian territory III
per cent?, s2,156; Oklahoma GO per
cent? 232,290; Missouri G. per cent?,
1886; total (5.O5 per cent?, 25,S6s,,
col.
Present Conditions Summarized.
With regard to maturity, cultiva.
tion and condition, the conclusions
reached are as follows:
1. In maturity, there is no doubt
the crop is late one-even later
and more widely backward than that
which preceded it. There are com.
plants from many states that
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.
ly used.
3. Condition is apparently below
the average at this time. There is no
doubt that the plant will need sue
cession of favoring weeks to bring il
up to a strong and healthy condition.