The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-24
OKLAHOMA
COTTON IN
THE LEAD
CROP CONDITION THIS
YEAR 1906; TEXAS CON-
DITION ioa.9
FIELDS ARE SInGULARLY
FREE FROM INSECT PESTS
Much Of Injury 10 Crop In
Texas Due 10 proiractsd
Drouth
Special TO Daily Leader.


Dallas, Texas, Aug. 2i--The News
publishes reports from more tnan scy.
EN- hundred OF It's correspondents In
Texas and Oklahoma upon the condl-
tion of the cotton crop, all OF which
reports were written on August II.
According TO these reports the con.
dition on August IL, IN Texas was 80
per cent better than upon the cores
ponding date last year; In Oklahoma
It was 30.6 better II should be borne
In mind that all the comparisons are
with the condition at same time last
year and not with normal condition.
While the general condition IN Texas
is 20 per cent better than the condi-
ton a year ago II does not mean that
this crop Is good. for the conditions
were far from good year ago.
The correspondents were asked to
report upon conditions as TO tho sta
tlis of the crop from the standpoint of
maturity; what II anything. was iii-
juring the crop, and, II there was a
scarcity OF labor, to report that fact.
Acreage Condition Bales
State of Texas .iJ2.6 1929 2,522,gil
State OF Okla
homa s..1li.2 1906 55f .g54
Good In Oklahoma.
Conditions In Oklahoma are similar
to those In Northern Texas. especially
TO those In the Panhandle Of Texas,
that Is to say. good. Weather condl-
tions are favorable, the crop Is singu.
larly free from insect nest and the
prospects are flattering. The crop
varies as to progress toward maturity
but will apparently average with that
Of last year.
Most OF the injury to the crop In
Texas has been caused by a protracted
drouti, intensely hot weather and
burning winds. Across the northern
part of the state. In the Red River
belt and In the Panhandle the condl-
tions range from fair to excellent. be-
Ing unusually good IN tho lower pan.
handle. SouthwardB the conditions
become generally moro unfayorabIc.
except for occasional good spots until
they become decidedly bad IN the OK
creme western and southwestern nor.
tions OF the cotton belt. is some cases
approximately complete failure.
The recession OF good conditions
from the northern border of the state
Is so uniform as 10 suggest that a hot
blast had been turned on from the
Southwest. burning vegetation ln lfs
course. but eyhaustIng itself before
reaching the northern boundary OF
the state.
Bad on insect Pests.
While the drouth has had the effect
of iutlictng great damage In the way
of shedding and In some cases Kill.
Ing the plant, II has arrested the work
OF insect pests, and although the
presence OF these are reported In
many counties, they appear TO have in
fllcted only slight damage, save In
few counties. as rule in the southern
districts. From these latter activities
on tho part Of boil wceyils and boil
worms are reported.
While very large proportion OF
the crop was late in growth, tho
dfouth and heat has had the effect OF
Fastening maturity and opening, es-
peeially In the southern districts, and
In these latter the gathering and mark
citing OF the. crop are far advanced.
There are. nevertheless, many dis
trlcts which will report backward
condition as concerns maturity, and
In these the outcome depends very