The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-15
COTTON BELT WEATHER.
Favorable for Picking During The
Past Week.
LITTLE LEFT IN FIELDS IN TEXAS.
considcrale Complaint Of Rot,inu Shows
Much Injury Done TO the Crop.
Woevii still at Work.

Following arc summaries " the reports
az the weather BUREAUS Of the cotton States
tor the week ending Monday;
Texas, me picking az cotton made rapid
progress during the week and there nov
cmains rttlc or the staple ia the nelds.
Botls are reported 10 be openine fairly
WEIR In some sections while elsewhere
complain; is uade Of faiure OF cotton 20
opcu satisfactorily flattering reports 81
prospects tog top crop OF cotton nave
been received from scattered points in me
notthorn portion az tho State. m pravti.
chilN all othcK sections reports indlcnte
uttlc probability ~ mvfe than very hEht
yitld from tne secuud growth. Netsh
puptinuc tc l.hlct considerable damage ana
IN scattcrcd sections bon worms are M
mcfons Complaints OF rottiug caused by
tccgut heavy lallis Indicate C0nsideranie
injury 10 the unpickcd cotton durins t1e
Preceding week.
Louisiana. Weather exceptionally favor
able for picking. witch has been pushed
Wgorcueiy nincn cotton that was blown
and beaten CUT OF the bolls has hccn picked
up aud saved; very little promise for
tVu crop, although reports from t0w
localities state that top crop Is opemngi
the YIELD is generally below an average
and in some places Is very light.
tennessee. Gotten much injured by rains
and turning ont badly Ia some sections,
South Carolina Weather favorable untlt
close VI week, when heavy rains Inter
Tered With cotton plckiug, which is ABOUT
hniehcd An many places slow maturity or
what top crop exists and outlook uncertain
Oklahoma -Cotton picking continued Min
HIGHT 90 good Yields ANA most OF oarly
clcp secured prospects poor for TOP crop
lato COTTON doing welt ana opening fast;
. improved In quality but not IN quantity
py recon, raius; plckcrS scarce.
Iiorlda, Heather Warm ogy weather IN
western district little cotton relnaiue ANA
HaHaHHaf
remainder being rDsned ole locality reports
staple stninod badly stormy weather lass
wees dld some damage 10y staple getlng
wet or being blown frum hollis.
Mississippi Very favorable week Tor cot
ton pirkiug except heavy rainS eHst on
luth, about ccmplctcd op uplau0s we'll adj
Vanccd on loWluuds, Nttlc change in creep
outlook although damage from fcttug CON
uuucs At eouic SECTIONS.
Alabama, ~ dvornbie nrst few days but
general aud heavy To excessive rains EgidNy
1 aud Saturday danaged much of the out
standing cotton and suspended picking
practically all the cotton open. though
scme stil ftuiupg 10 favored localities
some complaint OF boil rotting on bottom
/ lands; nearly all picked; confirming pre-
vicus estimates Of llghtest yield Ia years.
Georgia. -Early part Of week fair ana
warm; favorable tor cotton picking ana
saving hay heavy rains majority sections
/ latter part Of week retarded cotton nlckin
and stained open STABLE; little picking.
/ however remains 60 be done, as huik or
I crop IS secured, except In few northern
sections: prevailing conditions have re-
suited In luxunant late growth, but tnis
can not mature. fall blowing aud seeding
! later than usual.
! North Carolins.--Warm. dry weather very
I favorable Tor gathering crops until Saiur
4 day. when high winds ana heavy rains iu'
I terrupted work and caused some damage
! 10 open cotton cotton four- nttns picked
+ and many fields abandoned. In some
places late cotton VIII yield better tnau
/ expected. as top crop Is maturing. crop
I being sold as rapidly ss ginning Is com
/ p.CtcG.
/ Arkansas. --FevorGble FOR picking cotton
/ which has been pushed rapidly; some neiGs
/ nearly completed others not moro thau
1 half picked, many report nbgo short and
I quality injured BY boil worms ana wet
I weather; slight increase IN estimated Yield
7 In some localities. an rule the crop u
neing ginned ana marketed rs fast a.
4 picked.