Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-06-07
Reports From Every Part Of, Cotton
Belt Indicate Substantial Decrease
ASSOCIATION FIGURES 25,9SO.sss
Decrease For. 1905 is Asserted to be
1s.43 Per Cent in Acreage Under
1904, and 1905 in Commercial Fer
tIizers, as Shown by TabuIated
Statement Based on 17,754 indivi-
dual Reports.

New Orleans, Special.-The Southern
Cotton Association issued it's cotton
acreage report The report says:
The estimated acreage for 1904, as
indicated by the report of the United
States Government, amounted to S1,-
100000 acres
The decrease in the acreage for
1905. as shown by our tabulated state
ment, which was compiled from 17,754
individual reports from farmers, bank
ers, merchants and others throughout.
the cotton belt fixing the acreage this
year at 25.9S0.951 acres, a decrease OF
lS.4S per cent. and 1906 per cent in fer
tilizers.
THE condition of the crop as report
ed from louisiana Texas. Arkansas,
the Territories and portions of Mis-
siSsippi, are unprecedentedly bad much
of the acreage in those States and
Territories being yet implanted. and
large tracts either under water or bad
ly washed by heavy rains.
In the eastern portion OF the cotton
belt the fields are grassy, the cotton
still unchopped, and labor very scarce
throughout the entire belt. The officers
OF the association express the highest
commentator OF the loyalty of farm
ers throughout the cotton territory in
so fully living up to their promises and
pledges in bringing about so material
reduction in the cotton acreage and
the use of commercial fertilizers under
cotton for 1905.
THE present demand for cotton is
unprecedented. and. with firm and de-
termined stand, higher prices for the
staple will be secured in the near fu-
ture."
Condition Of Cotton.
New York, Special.-The June report
OF The Journal of Commerce. points to-
reduction of 12.S per cent in acreage.
or even less. and a condition of TIA
compared with 1913 per cent. last June.
The largest decrease in acreage. III
per cent. is shown by Texas, and Ar
kansas ranks next with a decrease of
1913 per cent. North Carolina is AZ per
cent. below last June. Louisiana, 1914
per cent; Oklahoma, 1877 per cent;
Mississippi. 1875 per cent, and Ten
nessee. 1872. The reduction in South
Carolina is 81 per cent; Georgia, TT;
Florida. 80; Alabama, 4 the Indian
Territory 5.3 and Virginia, 95. Texas.
Louisiana and Mississippi show de-
clines in condition amounting to 7. 12
and IL poiSts respectively, comparing
with a year ago. The condition in the
Carolinas shows n slight Improvement,
while Georgia and Florida are up and
6 points, respectively. The Indian Ter
ritory indicates a reduction of about IL
points, and Oklahoma a reduction OF s
points. The Journal OF Commerce says
that securing reliable estimate OF cot
ton acreage this season is attended
with unusual difficulty, owing to the ac-
tive campaign carried on in the South
no such reduction is to be expected. but
the agitation has undoubtedly eXerted
an important influence. which is shown
by the strong tendency towards large
decrease in making estimates. The re-
port is based on reports from 800 cor
respondents, whose average date of re-
ply was May 23. Weather conditions
have been generally unfavorable for
the entire belt. excessive rains making
fields very grassy and washing out
many of the bottom lands. In conse-
quence considerable replanting will be-
necessary, but many correspondents
fear that all available labor will be re-
quired 10 cultivate cotton already grow
ing without replanting The crop Is
very late, ranging from one to- four
weeks. In spite of the grass, good
stands have been generally obtained
and the plant has a vigorous growth.
and only fair weather is needed to gi7o
the crop an excellent start.