The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-02
OROUTH DAMAGING
 FAULKNER COTTON CROP CONDITION IS BAD
GOVERNMENT REPORTS LOW EST PERCENTAGE SINCE
 1907 AND PRICE SCARS.

That the condition of the cotton crop in Faulkner IS much worse than the percentage of 79, shown in the government report for the state of Arkansas yesterday, is the opinion of local cotton men, some of whom esti- mate the present condition in this county as low as 65 per cent. The report was issued to cover the situ- ation up to May 25 At that time the effects of the prolonged drouth were hardly beginning to be felt, but the past week going by without a drop of rain has rendered the situa- tion rather serious. Poor stands are reported in every section and without moisture the seed is not expected to come up. Even if rains should occur this week replanted cotton will be so late that it cannot be expected to ma ture.
 The month of May was one of the dryest on record in this county, only 1.43 inches of precipitation at Con- way during the month and no rain at all falling here since May B.
 In cotton 1eids where early plant ing was done, good seed prepared and careful cultivation continued, the drouth has caused little damage thus far to cotton. But such fields as this are the exception rather than the rule.
 A peculiar feature of tie low con- dition issued by the government is in the fact that the damage to the Texas crop, where the condition was given at 65, the lowest on record, is due entirely to excessive rains, whereas in Arkansas and all states east of the Mississippi the damage is due to a lack of rainfall.
 The Commercial Appeals cotton expert says of the report today:
 Surprisingly low condition figures Ii in conjunction with unfavorable weather since the date upon which the report was based, and at the moment, brought active support of values in the cotton market. Prices registered big gains in the face of heavy liquidation and the market maintained steady tone throughout the session. New crop options touched 13 cents, and al- ! though realizing sales were rather heavy during the afternoon, when rains were reported in sections of Georgia, October and December closed above the 13-cent level. July was neglected and at no time did it show the gains registered by the new crop options. The markets final tone was called steady, net 12@40 points up.
 "The government placed condition for the belt on May 25 at 74.3 per cent of normal, compared to 79.1 last year and a 10-year average of S0.4. As the trade was prepared for figures around 75. the figures came rather in the nature of surprise. The figures were the Iowest, With the exception of 1907, since 1903. Texas was given a condition of 65, the lowest on rec ord, the previous low record having been in 1905, when the condition was 69. But the bullish setting for the report was of decidedly more inf1u- ence than the report itself. A week of almost incessant rains in Texas, with the same length of time of drouth and heat in the east but served to in- tensify conditions that caused the low | figures on May 25. Furthermore it was reported as raining in various parts of Texas yesterday, while there was little indication of a change for the better in eastern conditions. Rains in Texas yesterday were said to have been on diminishing scale, however, and the long distance forecast for the week was for fair and hot weather, conditions that, if fulfilled, will mean improvement in Texas, but further delay in the east"
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