The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
COTTON CROP CONDITION.
Summary Of Reports Made by Gov
ernment Agents.
PICKING HAS PROGRESSED RAPIDLY
The Plant Has No, Improved During the
Week and Generally the Outlook is
for Very Short Crop.

The weekly bureau report. as issued by
the government statistician today is as
follows:
The very cool weather has checked the
opening OF cotton In the central aud west.
efn portions OF the cotton region Picking,
however. advanced rapidly generally
thronghout the belt. and as a rule under
favorable conditions. Although pickers have
Deen Inadequate In some States over the
southern portion of the cotton belt. the
pulk of the crop has been gathered, aud
N some sections many fields are already
Rains have caused damage TO open cotton
IN portions of Arkansas. Georgia, Florida
and South Carolina.
Ihe report by States follows:
TeXas--Cotton: There has been little
change In the general condition or the cot
Ton crop since last report. The sharp and
SUDDEN cool wave during the latter portion
OF the week viii probably retard opening
70 some extent and check for brief period
tue growth OF late cotton; otherwise II is
not thought that any particularly bad re-
SUIT VIII follow Reports indicate that late
cotton was benefited slightly by the rains
OF last week aud In some fields OF the early
planted Will induce Hight top crop. EX-
cept in scattered localities no new blooms
are appearing and only a few new bolls
are forming. There is less complaint OF
shedding throughout the State, and In
Northern sections the damage by boil
worms has ceAsed. The boil weevii. how
ever, Is still infesting the crop In South
ana Central sections. where considerable
damage Is being done. Picking continued
active during the entire week under the
most favorable weather conditions, and in
southern and Southwestern sections many
fields have been abandoned to stock With
q prOtracted smell of warm weather and a
late frost there are hopes Of light top
crop from the early planted cotton. and
an Increase of the Weld from late cotton.
but II Is becoming more aud more evident
that the ultimate yield from the entire cot
ton crop VIII be extremely short.
Louisiana Week fair: bulk cotton open;
picking progressed rapidly except some 10
calities; labor scarce; rain with high wind
damaged open cotton in some places; late
cotton not promising and very little said
regarding top crop; present Indications
point to yield below average generally and
many places do not expect more than half
a crop.
Georgia Prevailing conditions extremely
unfavorable TO cotton; staple damaged by
rains; picking rushed during fair intervals:
crop one-half 10 two-thirds open In ma
iority of districts and fully two-thirds
picked In many middle and southern coun-
ties; large part of crop marketed; plants
entirely dead from rust In scattered sec
lions; holls small; staple generally poor;
second growth practically complete failure;
short yield indicated throughout entire
State.
oklnhoma-Cooi weather caused retarda.
tion IN DEVELOPMENT of cotton and hollis ARE
opening slowly; picking in progress with
good to poor Yields work well advanced.
boil worms caused much damage and gen
era prospect is for about half an aver
age yield; middle and top crops may I'm
prove and give partial to fair yields with
late occurrence of frost.
Alabama-Cotton has stopped fruitine
generally; practically no top crop; worms
eating young holls In some fields rust sim
damaging; general condition poorest I'm
years; lint short. recurring more than aver
age Of seed to gin n BALE nearly all open;
picking well advanced; nearly completed
In some localities; no improvement In
yield which will be decidedly light.
Arkansas Cotton not improved: fewer
reports, boil worms: damage already seri..
GUS; slight damage nv hail, rain and wind
on 18th; not well fruited. many bolls hav-
ing fallen of; very light top or middle
crop; opening rapidly; very few localities
northern, portion report fair yield; else.
where Yield light; majority estimates half
to twothirds crop: few as high as three
fourths.
South Carollna-Earlv in the week rain
interrupted cotton picking and was inju-
rious to the staple by staining and beating
1t to the ground. On sandy land practically
all hollis are open and about half on clay
lands. Picking made rapid progress except
in some counties where nickers are scarce;
n few localities report a small top crop,
but generally there is none; yields promise
to be no better II as good as last year;
Sea Island opening slowly.
Tennessee-Cotton opening we'll: picking
becoming general and progressing rapidly.
crop below average most sections; rust
North Carolina-Cotton not benefited by
rain; some damage by staining reported !:
some late cotton shows fresh blooms aud
with deferred frost will mature top crop:
bolls abundant, though small; opening
rapidly and picking well advanced: probn-
bly, hulk Of the crop win be gathered hy
October IL: though below average, yield
of cotton good. exceeding Inst year
Mississippi-Cotto deteriorating slightly;
crop practically made: opening very fast
picking well advanced and especially in
central and east where very light Yield In.
dicnted; yielding fair TO good west and
north; rains. rust and shedding somewhat
damaging.
Florida Heavy rains damaged open cot
ton on high lands and some on low lands
over portions central. northern and western
districts: complaints Of sprouting. shedding
hollis and soiled lint quite numerous; some
late cotton improved. but fits maturing
probenatlcal: two-thirds old cotton open
and bulk picked; altogether week unfavor-
able TO cotton