The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-24
COTTON

New York, May 2S.-Herewith l pre-
sent my usual monthly report or the
acreage planted. or to be planted in
cotton, and the condition OF the crop
at this time. The average date of my
replies is May II. The average in
crease in acreage as reported by m, my
correspondent is IL per cent. The
condition as reported by my CORES
pondents is 66.3, as against 1913 re-
ported by my correspondents at the
same time last year, and 1O.S IN 1910:
In the computation of the acreage. l
have adopted as my basis the acreage
as reported by The Financial Chroni-
Gle last year as it is generally con-
coded and believed that the acreage
reported by the government In June,
1906, was much less than actually
planted. and that some revision in
the governmental figures will be nee
essary. On the basis of these figures,
the indicated acreage now planted, or
to be planted, is 81, 100000 acres. of
which 10 per cent was reported as
having been actually seeded on the
nth of May. The condition as re-
ported by my correspondents is the
lowest ever reported by me or by the
government The lowest June coudi-
ton reported by the government was
TAI in 1908, which was followed by a
yield of the crop throughout the en-
tire belt, except in North Carolina and
1t is well to bear in mind that on an
acreage of $4,000. 900 acres a yield of
40 pounds per acre would result in a
crop of about 10000 000 bales Of a net
weight of 500 pounds each. A crop no
larger than this. i believe to be quite
within the limits of possibility, unless
the weather from now until the pick
ing is finished shall be practically
usually late date. The details of my
report by states are as follows:
North Carolina-Acreage increase,
Al per cent; condition, 90.79.
CarOlina-ACraaO
i.6 percent condition. 5.-
Georgia-Acreage increase, 2.6 per
cent; condition. 80.
Florida-Acreage increase, o3 per
cent; condition. "a 8.
Alabama-Acreage decrease, % per
cent; condition, 64.6.
ssissIppi-Acreage decrease. 4.6
per cent; condition, 5S.5.
Louisiana-Acreag decrease. so
per cent; condition, 53.2.
Texas-Acreage increase, so per
cent; condition, 81 0.
Arkansas-Acreage decrease. 10
per cent; condition, 81 L.
Tennessee-Acreage decrease, ~
per cent; condition, "a 3.
Indian Territory decrease,
80 per cent: condition, go.
OkIahoma-Atreage increase, 17.9
per cent; condition. II. 6
Missouri-Aereage decrease, 23S
per cent; condition, AZ 8.
NirEinia-Acrcage decrease, 10 0 per
cent; condition. 800,
Average acreage increase. IL per
cent: condition. Goa.
From an examination of the June
condition records for moro than thirty
years past it will be seen that when
ever the June report APPROACHED so
per cent. the final yield was moderate.
Only twice during the past thirty
en- years has the June report been be
low so per cent, and In each. the yield
was small. resulting In very high
prices. Present indications point tn
a June condition figure of about 10
per cent, representing the poorest
It is quite true that the cotton plant
mas wonderful recuperative powers.
but in order to recoup something must
nave been previously in existence,
This wear, the cotton plant is born in
the grass, starts as a weakling. with
the strengthening fertilizer badly
washed away, and with one of the
ahead.