The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-02
ACRES
PLANNED IN COTTON.
Increase Ia Area Of Four and SIX.
Tenths Per Cent.

cotton has come up a stand. Planting
IL practically completed, save In
Western Oklahoma, where, II rain falls
soon, oats land will be put In cotton.
This compares with So per cent. to a
stand on May 81 last year.
Broadly speaking, II may be said that
north Of a line somewhere between the
thirty-third and thirty-fourth parallels
the crop Is somewhat later than last
year, owing to the fact that the ground
Ia too dry for the proper termination
OF seed. South OF that line the rains
have been sufficient to start the crop
Of we'll and ID Is early and ~lourishing.
Altogether conditions are well
above the average and perhaps better
than last year, as there Is nc complaint
from any cause save dry weather and
irregular stands. There is no grass Or
weeds. The use OF fertilizers east cf
the Mississippi river 10 the greatest
ever known and there is a
tendency to better land prepare
tion and TO the employment Of improved
machinery.
There Is a return to cotton In the
older weevil-iDfested districts Of the
Mississippi valley, but . decrease In
the sections newly invaded.
The returns by states are summarized
% followst
ALABAMA.
The acreage shows an increase OF
4 per cent. over 1910. More fertilizers
have been used on cotton than ever
before, the increase running 10 to 30
per cent. over last year. Stands are
good, save In the northern counties,
where dry weather retarded germipa-
ton until the rains Of May 30. which
were very beneficial over the entire
stdte. Correspondents say that Of per
cent. OF the cotton has come up to q
stand. In middle and southern counties
cultivation has begun and the crop
seems further advanced than last year,
In other parts Of the state 1t 10 later.
There Is little or no grass anywhere,
MISSISSIPPI.
The month OF May was dry until the
rains OF May 20, which were light In
many places. The acreage 10 estimated
az unchanged from 1910, and about %
per cent. OF cotton has come up to a
stand. The young plant 10 growing
rapidly and looks very thrifty. There
has been very little cultivation ~ yet.
the amount OF rsplantiDg was small.
Where fertilizers were used Of all the
quantity was considerably increased.
Decided increases In acreaEes are
shown In the older boil weevil districts.
There 10 no grass or weeds.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Rain IL needed In all parts Of the
state, and in the eastern counties very
badly. The estimated increase In the
area planted Is 2 per cent. Unless rain
falls soon some OF this will be lost. In
the dryest sections much replanting
has already been done, but with small
result. Az q result OF the drouth only
about II per cent. of the lands show q
stand cotton. The cotton was planted
early in some sections, and where this
was the case came up and looks very
promising. The amount Of this as COM
pared to the total acreage is small.
The crop has 4 late start. There is an
increase In the use Of fertilizers.
OKLAHOMA.
This state has undoubtedly the larg-
est acreage 10 cotton ever plantd. The
oats crop was . failure owing 10 the
dry winter, and much OF this land ID 20
Ing 70 cotton. Planting is not yet com-
pleted and estimates on acreage are
mot certain. IN western half 81 the
state II II very dry and stands have
not been secured. Rains in the dry
sections will still further Increase tho
acreage, II they come before June 5 to
10. Ia Eastern Oklahoma the / 0 ID
promising and the zone Of culture has
been pushed northward. The Indicated
increase in acreage 10 is IL per cent.
ARKANSAS.
The termination Of seed Is being re-
tarded In northern parts Of the state BY
lack Of rainfall Where rains have been
sufficient the cotton 10 up to a fine
stand and 10 very thrifty. Tho increase
In acreage Ia estimates at 3 per cent.
There Is an increase In nearly All dis
tricts save those more lately infested
with wsevils. About 81 per cent. Of
the cotton has como up to . stand. On
tivation u going on In southern coun-
ties and there Is No grass or weeds. On
the hill lands the use Of fertilizers has
doubled and trebled, not much
having been used in the past.
TEXAS.
Weather for the past two weeks In
has been very favorable, 20 that
the crop Is coming on well. Conditions
are somewhat irregular, the start be
Ing late In many sections because 81
heavy April rain, which delayed plant
Ing. There lisa moderate increase in
acreage estimated at 4 per cent. III