The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-30
CROP CONDITIONS
MORE FAVORABLE
Clear Weather and Warm Sun
shine Helps Cotton
FRUITING is SATISFACTORY
Reports From Northern Half of Ala
bama Have Improved Wonder
fully-Excess of Moisture Still
Reported in Places.

Atlanta, July 29-Reports to the Consti-
tuition from the southeastern section of
the cotton belt are more favorable than
last week as a whole. In Georgia some
improvement has been noted, the few
days of clear weather and warm sunshine
lettering the condition somewhat. but the
plant shows the effect of long-continued
and excessive rains, and the stalk is sick
~ and yellow in a great many places. The
crop is at least three weeks late. In Flor
ida the crop has barely held Its own,
and If the unfavorable weather continues
the yield will fall at least 10 per cent be-
low last years. South Carolina still COM
plains of the excessive rains and latterly
Of cool nights, consequently there has
been no Improvement during the past
week. In North Carolina even the best
sections of the cotton crop are ragged.
OF course there are a few fine crops in
appearance but the plants are very green,
to full of water and not woody enough
It Is now evident that the crop In North
Carolina will fall below that of last year
Rains have caused much of the dam
age.
Officers of the North Carolina Cotton
association report the crop as small, late
and much of it without proper cultiva-
ton.
In Tennessee.
Memphis. July 29.-The following is the
Commereial-Appears cotton crop sum
mary covering the central belt. Showers
have fallen over a wide area during the
week, but in the interim the sun has
shone out bright and clear and except in
few bottom sections cultivation has
been pursued and is now almost complet-
ed Some districts where the rain has
been abnormally heavy have abandoned
any further effort at cultivation, and here
the conditions of the crop is not so good.
Elsewhere the reports are flattering.
Plenty of rain with favorable tempera-
lures annotated by excellent cultivation,
has, needless to say, induced a very rapid
growth and for this reason some eorre-
spondents have been led to fear that an
excessive growth at the expense of fruit
was being made. but by far the majority,
while noting the growth. state also that
the plant is fruting in a most satisfac-
tory manner.
Reports from the northern half of Ala
bama have improved wonderfully. The
weeks Wea Their there was mostly bright
and warm, and the plant has made won
derful progress. Reports from Arkansas
are most excellent.
Mississippi news is only spotted here
and there by unfavorable reports from
the lowlands affected by excess of mois-
ture West Tennessee crops are excellent.
In Louisiana.
New Orleans, July 29.-Reports from
Picayune correspondents in Louisiana and
Mississippi on weather and crop condi-
lions for week ending Saturday, July %,
lend announcement to the cotton plant
la I'm
| of too much moisture, with the conse-
quent dangers. As a rule the cotton crop
| is hanging in the balance, with prospects
favorable.
1t is feared that an abnormal growth Of
the plant, followed by deterioration of the
fruit would result if the present excess
| sive rainfall in considerable area of the
section continues.
Should drought of three or four
weeks succeed the present rainy period
the Indications are tha+ the plant would
shed almost everything except the full
grown bolls.
Considering that most sections have eX-
| perienced almost continuous rains for the
last four weeks and that notwithstanding
this condition, cotton has shown no great
damage everything points to fair yield.
Tlmes-Democrat Report.
! New Orleans, July 29-The monthly es.
innate of progress of the cotton crop
during July, made by the Times Democrat
| from reports Of its correspondents in all
| the cotton growing states is summarized
| as follows;
| The consensus of opinion points to the
| following results:
j. District Improvement has been the
rule though the Atlantic states complain
of excessive rains and similar complaints
begin to come from the districts to the
" eastward.
O. The boil weevil and other. pests seem
to have done no apprecable harm so far.
g. Recent heavy rains have retarded the
maturity of the plant and may cause a
marked change in conditions later on.
l. Farmers are troubled by scarcity of
labor in some sections but the embar-
rassment on this account can hardly be
said to be greater than usual.
pOppEP CApTT IRED