The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-05
COTTON CROP is
STILL IN BAD WAY
Though Conditions Are lmprM-
ing In Alabama
FARMERS PUSHING WORK
Two More Weeks of Favorable Wealth
err Will Work Wonderful Change
In Cotton FieIds-Boll Weevil
Gains In Louisiana.

New Orleans, July An its weekly
summary of the cotton crop condition
in Louisiana and Mississippi. based on
reports from several hundred cor
respondents in these states, the Plea
yune tomorrow Will say;
Weather conditions throughou Louis
lana and Mississippi for the last week
have been generally unfavorable for the
cotton crop. In most sections there Is
complaint of too much rain, and the
plant is backward because of insult
feient cultivation.
Torrid weather following the heavy
precipitation has resulted in some dam
age to the cotton and this loss is in
tensified in some sections of Louisiana
by boil weevil ravages. The pest APP
pears to have gained an early start
this season in the infested territory
and cases are cited where planters are
abandoning weevil ridden cotton and
blowing up the plant. An unifheial re-
port is that the boil weevil in Its
fight eastward has reached Pike coun7
ty. Mississippi. and that several speci-
mems were found near. Magnolia.
Montgomery, July 4.-Reports re-
ceived by the Advertiser from all the
cotton counties of Alabama show that
the past week has beeen favorable for
the crop and considerable improvements
has been made in working out the
grass.
Two more weeks of favorable wealth
err. together with hard work during
that time, will put a different aspect
on crop prospects and they will show
a vast improvement.
The crop is backward and cor
respondents estimate that 1t is DO to
rs per cent behind last year.
Memphis, July 1.-THE Commercial
Appeal in its weekly cotton crop re-
port will say tomorrow:
week of high temperatures and
generally bright skies was favorable to
the crop, particularly in states east OF
the Mississippi river, where the nelds
were grassy. Cultivation went ahead
rapidly There were localities. how
ever, where heavy rains fell, and al
though the general average shows i'm
proyement, there is some disposition to
spotty conditions. Where the plant
has been grassy and poorly cultivated
it is not yet so healthy and thrifty as
it sh ould be, to say nothing of its I'M
dersize. Farmers are working very
hard to kill the grass and there has
been a distinct gain In sentiment as
result of a week of fairly satisfactory
progress.
In all territory west of the Missis-
sippi river except in parts of Texas,
the crop did WELL Rains in Oklahoma
were highly beneficial and the promise
there is excellent. Arkansas, toe. did
well and many correspondents look for
an average crop. The boil weevil has
become numerous in several sections
Of Texas and is still spreading in
Louisiana, altb ough the very hot
weather seems to have checked them
temporarily. 1t is becoming dry aga
in western Texas. Rainfall through
out the state was light for the week.
For this same week last year re-
ports were that the crop was in the
best condition of the season, was fruit
ing rapidly in most sections and bloom
ing freely in the latest territory, while
the plant was large and In splendid
state of cultivation.