The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-07-18
CONDITIONS OF COTTON
Second Report OF News Shows Decrease
in Texas OF I6 Per Cent.

The Dallas News crop report for
the season of 1905 is based upon
replies received from its correspond
ents AT 456 points in Texas and &c
In Indian and Oklahoma Territories,
all Of said replies being written on
July 80
Summarized the reports show that
the acreage in Texas proper is 3
per cent less than it was in 1904;
The News June report showed a re-
duction of 1857 per cent. Indian
Territory acreage is now shown 10
be s.39 per cent less than IL was
in 1904. the June report showed
.SG9 Oklahoma acreage is now
shown TO be 1911 per cent below
1904; the June report showed 1851.
Condition of the crop is compared
with the crop OF last year at the cor
responding period On this basis the
average for Texas Is i216 worse ;
Indian Territory 11.21 worse; okla
homa i5G per cent better.
The reports show that considera-
BILE acreage was abandoned after the
date OF the June report. and thar
still more may yet be abandoned on
account OF inability to work IT, On
the other hand. there was some plant
ing after the date mentioned. and the
result Is that the present potential
acreage is substantially as it was
reported by The News in June Much
OF the creek and river bottom lands
was not planted In cotton. because
of oyerflows. or the crop was wash
ed mp II is estimated that 80 per
cent Of the lowlands In kasfman
county are laying out
The situation presents an extreme
~ vide range in conditions Pick
ing has been in progress for nearly
month In South Texas, and plant
ing has just been finished ia some
portions OF the Panhandle Almost
as great contrasts are 10 be found
in fields side by side. or in the same
| field for that matter Plants OF ear
| ~ cotton are in some cases six feet
high. whereas replanted cotton is Of
ten but six inches high.
over the greater portion of the
Texas cotton belt, eomprehended with
the clssstfieations East. North and
Central Texas, the crop has suffer
ed greatly both in acreage and con-
dition. by reason OF continuous and
excessive rains and low temperature.
As a rule the reports show that fav-
| orahie change came on July IL. and
that dry, hot weather has prevailed
since that time. nevertheless. con-
tinued unfavorable weather Is report
ed from some counties Many of
he fields in the districts named are
still foul. and some OF them have
not been chopped out. This condition
seems 10 be less prevalent IN Central
Texas than in East and North Texas.
| The plant is generally later than last
year. from two 10 six weeks, and the
| rains have rendered 1t sappy Tn
| satisfactory fruitage Is reported In a
majority Of instances. and shedding
| in many
| full assortment of crop pests. in
all sizes and eolors is reported. but
as a rule IL Is reported that no seri-
Gus damage has vet been done by
| them Boil weevils and boil worms
are reported to be doing great dam
age in portions os East and Central
Texas and In certain of the Red river
| counties. The greatest activity of
| these pests appears 20 be in the re-
xions Indicated bat the reports from
Icertain other sections indicate that
they are rapidly increasing in num-
bers