The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-27
GOOD PROSPECTS
HIGH PRICES FOR COTTON THIS
FALL PREDICTED.
President Harvie Jordan Says Out
look FOR Cotton Crop, as to Condi-
tion, Is Worst Since 1908.

look FOR Cotton Crop, as to Conol-
tion, Is Worst Since 1908.
Mr.. Harvie Jordan, president OF
the Southern Cotton Association,
and an authority on cotton, in
statement issued Saturday, says the
outlook for anything like normal
crop this fall is the worst since
1903.
He says that the condition is es-
pecially bad in the southwestern
states, notably in Texas, where
drouth has done much damage. East
OF the Mississippi, he says, the crop
ds grassy. Mr.. Jordan says that a
short peach crop is invariably follow
ed by short cotton crop. He pre-
diets extremely high prices the COM
ing season. He says:
''The present outlook for anything
like normal production OF cotton
for the season 1909-10 is worse than
any year since 1908. Reports which
have come to us from all parts of
the cotton belt from reliable sources,
and the result of personal observa-
ton during the past 80 days, indi-
cate a very serious condition of the
crop, especially in the territory OF
the southwestern states. The long,
and as yet unbroken period OF
Ilrouth in Texas, accompanied by
unprecedented hot weather, covering
the largest producing counties IN
that State, make it impossible for
the crop there to recover normal
condition, even under the most fav.
orable weather, hereafter. The
same conditions have largely prevail
ed in Mississippi and Louisiana. In
every state, except Texsas, there has
been voluntary decrease in the cot
ton acreage by the farmers this year.
Gin all the states east of the Mis-
sfssippi the cotton fields are general
ly grassy, and many thousands Of
acres have been abandoned, and the
fields planted to corn and peas. Crab
grass has sapped the vitality of the
cotton plants and absorbed to a great
extent the commercial fertilizers.
Black root and boil worm in the east
ern states and boil weeyil in the
southwest are contributing to make
the situation even more critical.
There is not sufficient supply Of
old cotton in the south today, to last
southern mills until October J.. l
anticipate that the Forthcoming Aug
ust condition report by the bureau of
cotton statistics, to be issued on the
End of August, will reflect the deter
ioration of the crop in July, by sew
eral points under the very low June
condition report.
''Iu most sections of the belt the
cotton plant is low and grassy, and
in other sections too full of sap and
weedy. These conditions forecast g
small yield compared with that OF
one year ago.
1.-THE failure OF the peach crop al
ways forecasts a shortness in the
production of the cotton crop, such
is the case this year. With consump-
tions assuming enormous proper
tions, and the production Of the cot
ton crop indicating an unusual
shortness, it is impossible, at this
time, to predict with any degree of
accuracy where the maximum price
of spot cotton will reach. That we
are now entering upon an era of very
high prices for the coming season,
there is scarcely any question OF
doubt, and the slower spot cotton Is
marketed at the opening of the sea-
son, the easier 1t will be to main
tain high prices"