The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-24
COTTON

NEW YORK, May 23.-Herewith I
present my usual monthly report of
the acreage planted, or to be planted.
IN cotton :s't and the condition Of the crop
at this time. The average date of my
replies is May 18th. The average in
crease in acreage as reported by my
correspondents Is IL per cent
the condition is reported by my cor
resi- is 66.3. as against s6.s
r re 20 ed, by my Correspondents at ths
same time last year and 70.8 in 1905.
In the computation OF the acreage
! have adopted as my basis the acre
age as reported by the Financial
chr cded las last year as it. is generally
age reported by the government in
June. 1906 was much less than act
ually planted, and that some revision
IN the governmental figures will be
necessary.
On the basis of these figures the In
dicated acreage now planted, or to ne
planted, is $1,000, 900 acres, Of whill
% per cent: was reported as having
May.
The condition as reported by corrc-
spondents is the lowest ever reported
either by me or by the government.
by the government was 74.1 in 1909.
which was followed by a yield Of 173
pounds of lint cotton per acre.
Cndeniably the condition of the crop
throughput the entire belt. except In
North Carolina and Virginia. is tho
worst on record. and it is we'll to bear
IN mind that on an acreage Of 32,00O,I
900 acres yield of ITO pounds per
acre would result in a crop OF about
lo,9oo.ooo bales of a net weight of
than this I believe to be quite within
the limits Of possibility, unless the
weather from now until the picking Is
finished shall be practically ideal and
Ia ,Iyt,
late date
The details OF my report by States
are us follows:
North Carolina, acreage Increase. Al
per cent, condition.. 00.7.
South Carolina, acreage increase, 10
per cent; condltioy. 79,5.
Georgia, acreage lncrcasn, &c per
cent; condition. 100.
tlOrlda. acreage increase, OBJ per
cent; condition, S4.8.
Alabama. acreage decrease, 90 per
cent: condition, Gd.g.
MissIssppi, acreage decrease. 4.e per
cent; condition. 53.5.
Louisiana. acreage decrease, 80 per
cent: condition, 53.2.
Texhs. acreage increase, 80 per cent /;
condition, Gig
Arkansag, acreage decreaae. 10 per
cent; condition, ELL.
Tennessee, acreage dccrcngc, 125 pnr
cent; condition, 54.3.
/, indian Territory, acreage decrease,
30 per cent: condition. $50.
Oklahoma, acreage increase. 17.o per
cent: condition, 77.B.
Missouri. acreage decrease, 238 per
cent; condition, 42.5.
Virginia, acreaEe dccrcaBc, 1872 per
cent; condition. 900.
average acreage increase, IL per
cent; condition, 8s.3.
From m examination OF tho June
condition records for moro than thirty
years past, It Will be seen that when
ever the June report approached 10
per cent, the final Yield was moderate.
only twice during tho past thirty
seven years has tho .Ju9e. report boon
heioW 80 per cent, and In each case
the yield was small. resulting In very
high prices Present Indications point
TO q june condition hgure OF about 70
pcr cent. representing the poorest
start on record, IT In quite true that
the cotton plant has wonderful rccu-
peratiyc powers. but In order to rccoup
something, something must have been
previously In existence This year tho
cotton plant Ia born in the grass,
starts a8 n wenkling, with the strength
cning fcrtillzcrs badly washed away
ana with Onr OF the shortest growing
periods on record ahead.
tSigned, THEODORE II. PRICE.