The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-23
COTTON REPORT
IS ENCOURAGING
Acreage in Texas Shows an In
crease Of Two Per Cent
Over Last Year.
Chief DAMAGE FROM RAIN
Crop Has Been Retarded in Northern
Districts by Excessive Rains and
Floods-Web Worms and
Lice at Work.

The first report on the condition
of the cotton crop in Texas and Ok
| laffoma by the Dallas News for the
season was printed Tuesday morn
| ing. Reports from 600 correspondents
of the News, ali written on June IS,
| show that the acreage of cotton in
! Texas is 27S per cent greater than
! the acreage in 1907, and that the
acreage in Oklahoma is 2.06 per
cent less than in 1907. The condi-
tion of the Texas crop is 1896 per
cent better than upon the CORES
ponding day in 1907. The condition
of the Oklahoma crop is 24.97 per
cent worse than upon the CORES
ponding day in 1907.
With the exception that there is
much late cotton, due to replanting
occasioned by cold weather and free
zes in the spring, and that the ex-
has and is suffering from protract-
ed drouth, conditions seem to have
been more favorable for the crop in
the southern half of the state of
Texas than in the northern districts.
The appearance of boil weevils is
noted in a major portion of the ter
ritory previously infested, but only
in a few counties Is serious damage
thus far reported. In the southern
half of the state, as rule hot wealth
er has checked the operations of the
insect, whereas, in the northern por-
ton of the state the season and the
crop are not far enough advanced to
encourage activity upon the part of
the pest.
The reports show that there is
more or less damage from lice, web
worms and the like in spots through
state, and in some of the western
counties insects which are described
as very large, wingless grasshoppers
have inflicted some damage. The
principal damage to the crop in the
northern districts, however, has been
occasioned by excessive rains, cloudy
weather and floods. The damage has
been particularly severe in the coun-
try tributary to the Red river
Ellis County.
(Ginned, 1907, 1888 Bales.)
Ellis county correspondents sent
In the following reports:
Milford-Perhaps 10 per cent bet
ter condition. acreage about the
same; the growing crop has beer
more or less hindered by hail and
excessive rains, but at present the
outlook is regarded as excellent.
axahachie-Cotton crop ha:
made marked progress under the ia
vorable weather conditions which
have prevailed during the past few
weeks. Some fields were extensive
ly damaged by the web worms, bu,
the hot sunshine of the past few
weeks has about put an end to theil
depredations; the rains have beer
seasonable and the plant has taker
on healthy color; cotton planted II
March has been blooming severa
days and bolls are beginning t.
form; labor has been plentiful anG
all fields are in good state Of cult
walton; acreage about 10 per CEN
greater than last year, but condition
ia fully 25 per cent above same tins
last year.
Ferris-About 10 per cent in
crease in acreage; about Is per cen
better condition; no pests apparently
injuring it or working on 1t; in thu
lowlands there is not much of an,
kind of crops, as all have been des
troyed by overflows
Ennis-Acreage 8 or 10 per cen
less than last year, owing to aban
doned land in bottoms; condition Il
IL 1-2 per cent better; careless
worms have damaged some crops
making = third planting necessary
this pest Ia still working.
Boyce-Cotton prospects are no
as good In this locality as the,
were this time last year; acreage i