The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-09-09
Cotton Crop Report for August


New Circumstances Democrat pub
fishes it's report of the condition
and progress of the cotton crop
for the month Of August Re-
ports from l43 special correspond
en:s covering the entire cotton
belt are printed, upen which he
Times Democrat bases tt.r follow =
ing summary:
The Times Democrat herewith
presents the reports Of its special
correspondents as To the progress
of the cotton crop during the five
weeks ending at noon Saturday.
Septem Der 3. Correspondents wer-
requested To- report the result OF
their Investigations %. the follow
ing points: /. The Improvement
or deterioration since last report,
(JuIy 3O). 2 The loss. if any. by
shedding. 3 The damage. if any.
by boil weevil or other Insects. 1
The progress ~ picking and the
sufficicncy of labor for that pur-
pose. , The Willingness or un-
Willingness Of farmers 10 accept
current prices. Is Any general
remarks deemed important ..
Texas correspondents were re
quested to devote special attention
10 the ravagcs Of the boil weevil
The reports printed to day in
dictate that there has been very
material deterioration in what was,
At the end of July. very promis
ing crop. From almost every sec
tien Of the belt there is complaint
Of serious shedding Of squares and
bolls. du- m most instances To cX-
trrmcIy hot weather following the
excessive rains during July and
the first few days of August. Many
localities report serious damage by
rust and rotting Of bnlls. while the
reports Of damage by boil worms.
sharp shooters and other insects
are very numerous.
The area of Texas infested by
the boil weevil Is considerably
greater than last year. and in many
sections the damage done by the
boil worm IL said to be equally as
great as by the boil weevil.
In many localities the labor
available will not be sufficient to
pick the crop unless weather con
ditions are extremely favorable.
Storms during during the present
month would be very disastrous.
The fact that the conditions
which caused deterioration during
August still continue to great
extent. makes il difficult to esti-
mate the result upon the crop as II
whole 1t IL evident that the yield
possible under conditions existing
one month ago has been very ma
terially reduced. What this re-
du"'ion will amount to finally de-
pci.ds largely upon the weather
conditions of the present mouth.
These reports are brought down
To the noon of Saturday. Sept 3"
Below are printed the reports
made from Monroe. Lee. Chicka-
saw, Clay and Lowndes counties:
Aberdeen, Miss Sept 3 Not
withstanding more rain fell than
was needed during the last half of
July and the first two weeks Of
August. the cotton prospect at this
time is better than was then pre-
dicted. though there Is no doubt
10 dnr hl H..
deterioration from the promise at
the beginning of that period. The
farmers ars now confident of at
least a normal crop if not some
what larger yield. The dry wealth
er of the past two weeks, succeed
ing a lengthy season of moisture,
found the weed in rather sappy
condition and caused considerable
shedding. but generous blooms at
this date show the plant to have
good vitality. Shedding. however,
is "A condition to- all seasons. and is
not likely TO cause unusual loss in
this instance. There are no reports
Of serious damage by boil weevil
or other pests. Picking is now gen
eral all over the county, and is the
first season in which there has
been popular demand for outside
labor to pick the crop. There is
no doubt that enough cotton is in
sight tn render it's picking a prob
lem, and the character of weather
during the picking season will
have much to do with the final
outcome While the first bale was
marketed here August 22, the crop
will not be moving in volume un-
til the middle of September. At
quotations of to-day. l01c.. produ-
Gers are satisfied to sell. especially
in cases where ready money is
needed. but a majority of them are
we'll conditioned and can hold
their cotton indefinitely without
Inconvenience. With steady
market at present offerings. how
ever. much Of the staple will be
exchanged for credit on deposit
account at the banks.