The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07

Florida 72,OO(
Georgia $50, O0(
Louisiana. $4,000
Mississippi
North Carolina 100000
South Carolina ............l,20o,oo
oklahoma $4,000
Tennessee 2S4,OOC
Texas ....2,5 Ol,UU
Virginia. Missouri. etc 80. $4,000
Total .l0,613,VVt
In it's summary Of the reports Of It's
correspondents the Commercial says:
Texas is far below its outturn Of q
year ago. but the threat of the scan
test of yields. which menaced the big
State during the summer, has not beer
borne out by later conditions. The
weather improved, giving a top crop
in some sections, while picking con-
tinues wherever there is the slightest
preteSt for it.
LAS to prices, ID cents has been
the average return 70 the grower. The
correspondents are almost unanimous
on this point. The farmers began
picking when prices ruled about Is
cents, and despite heavy deliveries
they were delighted with the news
tina prices were continuing to adj
vance MANY of them received IA IL
cents for niddling from anxious
agents of foreign s~Dinners. 1t has
been a golden harvest for the farm
er. for with much cash in hand, he
has been able to cancel obligations
that have burdened him for many
seasons The short crop at high prices
has reduced his expenses for labor
and fertilizer and increased his prof
its accordingly.
The movement toward co-opera-
ton III holding the staple for late de-
livery has met with general support
in the eastern sections Of the belt.
Supplementing this, the banks of
Georgia have offered most liberal
terms to the farmers, which has Civ
en- them additional assurance of bet
ter prices in the near future. The
startling speculation which has mark
ed the progfes has gathered
In its folds planter. st~ore-keepcr and
spinner. And, as in all speculation,
hope of marvellous ricneS springs eter-
nal in the Spectators breast. To a
MAJ they lock for further sensational
1.-The boil weevil has contributed his
share toWard limiting the crop. His
Il in Louisiana and nearby sec
tons have robbed the of full
iy half their crop. Heavy rains in
the eastern belt and the long winter
drought contributed to the dismay.
some 3ut0oT)tleS QecIaTc IT Is ms
leading to apply to his season per
centages ginned or marketed to Ger
tain dates Of other years. The South
has never before had the boil weevil
over such an extensive area. Such
a general and protracted drought has
not been recorded, nor such ugh
and continuous temperatures to re-
duce the yield and hasten maturity.
Labor has been more plentiful than
for some years, the weather has been
perfect for harvesting, and there has
never been such price inducement to
cause an early marketing. In the
Sully year the price was near Q cents
at the beginning and did not each
II IL cents until December 1st. This
seaso prices started at Il cents and
worked up to Is cents by November.
"a poor crop is reported from
Egypt. The Alexandria General Pro-
duce Associations latest estimate is
~ %. 600 cantarS maximum. TINS be-
ing 1000, 600 cantars less than the
previous estimate OF a few weeks ago.
and shows a crop of approximately
1900, 900 cantars below normal. AL
though the last estimate was con
sidered rather high, it was hardly OK
pected that the present one would be
quite as low.
The first pickings were known to
be deficient and it had been hoped
third pickings would in q measure
make up for this deficiency. Advices
just received point to q failure OF the
second and third pickings as we'll.
High grade cottons will be at a pre-
MUM and restricted in sale, whatever
may happen to the market. The
medium and low grade cottons Will
also be deficient, but will predOmi-
nate in the crop. The whole Egyp-
ton situation is considered critical"
The Commercial prints several pages
Of letters from the correspondents in
every Southern State, and it is from
these estimates hat the Commercial
It's estimate Of a crop Of 109,-
900 bales FOR North Carolina. These