The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-07-23
SOME STATfS
NEED MORE RAIN,
Excessive nigh Temper atures Pre-
vailed Throughout the Week.

Excessive high temperature prevaile
throughout the week except along tn
Atlantic seaboard; the rainfall wa
poorly distributed, some sections i
southern Georgia getting an excess
while other sections received none a
all. The cotton crop, however, i'm
proved everywhere except in Texas an
Oklahoma. In Arkansas the rainfall
| was better distributed than elsewhere
altogether beneficial and the prospect
Of the state are good.
East Of the Mississippi river save il
localities only the crop has been put i,
a good state of cultivation, but is ir
regular. Some fields look well, but tn,
cotton that was worked out late is small
and the plant has not attained to thrift
mess.
In Texas and southern and western
Oklahoma rain is badly needed. The
growth of the plant and the fruiting ha,
been arrested and in central Texa.
shedding is begun. The situation i.
daily growing more serious. The hot
dry weather has, however, checked the
ravages of the boil weevil.
The work of laying by the crop is in
progress in all districts. Where the
plant is advanced to fruit it is general
~ doing SO satisfactorily.
MISSISSIPPI.
The week was dry and hot and con.
siderable work was done in the fields
The crop is about clean, but is still
small. There are some good fields and
many poor ones. In the delta a rain
would be beneficial. The outlook is bet
ter than for a number of weeks.
TENNESSEE.
The cotton crop in this state is in
good cultivation and growing nicely
The week was very favorable and many
correspondents report the prospects as
being up to the average.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The week was favorable in this state
The weather was dry and considerable
progress was made with cultivation
The plant looks better, and on the low.
lands is green instead of sys,,ow, as il
once was, but is still small.
TEXAS.
The entire state is in need of rain, the
need being acute in central and western
districts. Excessively high temper.
atures prevailed daily. The cotton
willis during the day but recuperates at
night. 1t is approaching the stage
where irreparable damage will soon be
done. The crop is being laid by and
boil weevil damage has been reduced tc
minimum.
OKLAHOMA.
Excessively high temperatures pre-.
vailed, but did no great damage to cot.
ton. Thursday rain fell in northern
counties and was very beneficial. In
the west and the south it is dry and
more rain is needed. The plant looks
we'll, however.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The week was generally favorable
and the crop in some sections is re-
garded as promising as last years. In
western sections too much rain has fal.
len and grass is still in the fields. Wea.
ther was dry and hot.
ARKANSAS.
The cotton crop is in good condition
Rains Thursday were of great benefit
relieving a drouth of some three OF
more weeks duration. The plant is
thrifty, is being laid by clean, and is
taking on squares rapidly. In southern
counties prospects are not quite sc
fiattering.
GEORGIA.
There is still considerable grass in
Georgia. Rains during the week were
excessive in the southern counties
where, however, the plant is strong and
healthy and in central and northern
counties were unnecessary, delaying
cultivation in localities. The progress
of the crop as a whole was Indifferent
ALABAMA.
Rains were local and ia a few dis
tricts heavy, but there was a genera
improvement in the crop. The hot SUI
favored cultivation and, as a whole
cotton is more promising than at any
previous time during the season.
LOUISIANA.
The hot, dry weather was general,
favorable to cotton, which is now fruit
ing rapidly and being laid by in many
sections. The boil weevil area il
spreading. but the high temperature
checked their activity in the fields.
MISSOURI.
Cotton is doing we'll and is being lai,
by in excellent condition. The plant i
Of good size and growing rapidly.
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