The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-22
ADJOINING COUNTIES
DIFFER ALMOST In TOTO
Tennessee And Arkansas Alone Show
No Improvement-Loss in Acreage
From Lack of Germination-Heat
HELPS War on Weevils-Texas Shows
Some improvement But Excessive
Heat Begins to Tell.


Times Picayune have just issued their
second monthly report on the condi-
tion of the cotton crop. They both
agree on the fact that the cotton map
is badly spotted. One locality sends
in a report that the crop is fine and
another community not ten miles
away, sends in the report that 1t is
complete failure. This is largely due
to the fact that the rains have been
for the most part in local showers.
T. @. Galbreath, the cotton expert
for the commercial Appeal, says of
the crop:
Cotton crop conditions over the
belt are decidedly spotted. owing to
the scattered nature fthe rains Of
the past fortnight. In the west the
weather has been decidedly hot and
dry, except that good rains have fallen
in Louisiana and portions of Arkan-
sas. In Louisiana the crop improved
normal progress was made in Okla
homa, Arkansas showed very irregu'
lar conditions, by reason Of the scat
tered rains, and in Texas there was
some loss, due largely to damage done
to young cotton by the dry weather
and high temperatures.
"In the central and eastern belts
rather better progress was made than
} in the west as the territory covered
by the rains was relatively larger
There are quite a number Of sections
( however, in Tennessee, Mississippi
Alabama and Georgia, aggregating
} fairly large acreage, that are still suf
fering from drouth. In these sections
some loss in condition is reported
l Where rains have fallen the plan
made excellent growth and is fruitini
I we'll. Where no rain fell it is bloom
ing at the top and shows indication o
3 an early maturity. Southern Georgi'
maintains it's high average. In th'
Carolinas rains were general and goo'
progress is reported. The plant i
' everywhere somewhat smaller than us
ual at this date.
boil weevil are still numerous il
infested areas, but damage to date /
small"
The Times-Picayune oracle sums u
. the situation in the following concis
way:
81. Outside of Tennessee and Al
y kansas, more or less distinct improve
. ment has been the rule. Arkansa
10 has, probably, held its own, but Tel
nessee has sharply deteriotrated.
y "2. Texas appears to have In
proved to some extent, but the exec
. sive heat is beginning to tell, an
~ without adequate rains in the near f
- ture. a decisive change for the wors
may be expected.
- "3. There is much complaint
weevil in certain districts, but II
farmers have made an unusually a
H., gressive fight land the heat has gres
ly helped them.
"a. Some loss of acreage has 9
Cured, through failure of germinati'
and the loss has been substantial
r parts of Oklahoma and the caste
belt.
Nh "5. Correspondents agree that t
developments of the next 80 days W
be of supreme Importance and m
completely change the outlook.
ng "6. The crop is a phenomena
mic spotted one, adjoining counties
is even adjoining neighborhoods Din
ed. in toto. 1t is consequently impossi
ay to form a clear opinion concerning
red average prospect"
an H. & B. Beer, in New Orleans,
her speaking Of the crop says;
aid "As regards present conditions
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