The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-31
CONDITION GROWING
COTTON CROP JULY
.25TH WAS 76. 4
30 PER CENT AVERAGE coNDI-
TioN FOR THIS DATE FOR
TEN YEARS.
RAMS BADLY NEEDED IN
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
Weather Conditions For Month Gen.
orally FavorabIe-Local Sohwers
Greatly Improve outIook-Early
Planting Making Satisfactory Growth
sSoIl Weevil Increasing-Late Cot
Suffered From High Temperature
Suffered From High Temperature.
(By Associated Press.)


ton of the growing cotton crop OF the
United States on July 25 was 76.4 per
cent of a normal, the United States
Department of Agirculture's crop re-
porting board announced at noon to-
day in its third condition report or
the season. This condition compares
with 1916 per cent on June 25 this
year, 1915 per cent on July 25 last
year, 76.5 per cent in 1912 and sou
per cent, the average condition on
July 25 for the past ten years.
The area planted to cotton and un-
der cultivation on June % this year,
as previously reported was 36,96O,oOo
acres, a decrease of 49S,OO0 acres or
1.3 per cent from that under cultiva-
tion on June 25 last year. A condition
of 100 per cent of normal on July
25 would be equivalent to a yield OF
234.1 pounds of cotton to the acre, the
bureau of crop estimates has an
!, nounced.
"a Weather Favorable.
|$t Weather conditions generally have
been favorable to the crop throughout
the month except in the western part
of the belt where lack of rain and
high temperatures caused late cotton
to suffer severely.
During the early part of the month
local showers over large areas to the
eastward of the Mississippi greatly i'm
proved the outlook, and the early
planted crop was nearly everywhere
reported as in good condition. West
of the Mississippi, however, no rain
occurred over the greater part OF the
cotton-growing portions of Texas and
the late planted in that state was suf-
fering for moisture. The early plant
ed, however, was making satisfactory
growth in Texas as we'll as in most
portions of Oklahoma, Arkansas and
Louisiana Boil weevil were reported
as increasing in several sections.
Toward the middle of the month
.
1 >states greatly favored growth and the
Nanted was generally reported as be-
~ lg in good condition. In the central
4 Sortions of the belt local rains greatly
benefited the crop in Arkansas and
Louisiana and in parts Of Mississippi
but rain was badly needed in Missis
ID in, TannacGQQ
In Texas and Oklahoma but little
rain fell and the soil then was becom
ing very dry; the early planted cottor
was reported as doing well. however
but the late planted was much in need
of rain.
Early Planted Standing Well.
During the latter part of the month
widely-distributed showers, with mod
crate temperatures and the usua
y amount of sunshine, greatly improved
NJ conditions of cotton over all eastern
and most central districts and th'
!, prospects continued good. In tn
western part of the belt practically nj
"a rain fell in Texas and only smal
T&mounts in Oklahoma and Arkansas
Nh temperatures prevailed durin
zteh Of the time and late plante
cottor was suffering severely. Tn
s. early planted was standing tn
Drought fairly well, but rain was grea
lysneedea in most of the district. Boz
weevii conditions remained the same
they appeared inactive however, an
wire doing little damage in Texas.
fCoutinued on Page Four.)