Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-01
UNCLE SAM
SCORESCOTT0N
80.3 PER CENT
(By Associated Press.l

40 uAuCi CuIllVdtiOH III Tie UuIteQ
States, according to the preliminary
estimate of the department of agri-
culture, announced today. That com
pared with 100000 acres, the revised
estimate of acreage under cultivation
year ago; 36,S32 900 acres picked last
year; 37,0S9,000 in 1913, and 34,2S3,-
600 acres in 1912. Abandonment of
acreage planted during the season last
year amounted to 1.5 per cent. of the
planted area and for the past five years
it has averaged 1S per cent. of the
area planted.
The acreage for Georgia is given as
4,684,OO0, and the crop condition as
10 per cent of normal.
There has been much interest in
cotton and textile circles concerning
the area planted to cotton this year in
view of the record crop lasts year, the
curtailed foreign takings because Of
the European war and the low price
Of lint early this season, which were
believed to have Influenced cotton
growers to reduce their acreage and
put in some of their land in grain and
other crops. The extent of this reduc-
ton had been variously estimated un-
officially at from 10 to 20 per cen>.
The condition of the growing crop
on June Is was S0.3 per cent. of a
normal, as compared with 500 per
cent. ON May 25, this year. 1916 per
cent. on June 25 last year, and 1913 per
cent. the ten-year average on June 25.
The average change in condition from
May % to June 25 during the past ten
years has been an increase of O.4 per
cent.
Growing conditions generally were
favorable throughout the month since
the last condition report was canvass
ed. Precipitation during the first
week In practically all partitions of the
belt furnished sufficient moisture for
the time being, and the crop made sat-
isfactory growth. Late paintings in
Texas are coming up and good stand
reported. Excepting in portions of Ok
lahoma, Arkansas and some of the
more eastern sections of the belt where
the soil was too wet, cultivation pro-
ceeded satisfactorily.
Cultivation and satisfactory growth
in all excepting few districts, was
favored during the second week by
the moderately warm weather, with
general absence of continued rain. Wet
weather delayed cultivation and caus-
ed some damage by flooding in north
ern Texas, Oklahoma and the Carolinas
where fields were becoming grassy.
In most other sections, however, the
crop was well cultivated and fields
clean.
Continuation of moderately warm
weather, with local showers sufficien.
for requirements, greatly favored cot
ton growth during the third week in
all portions of the belt. Delay in cul-
tivation permitted fields in few Sec
tions to become grassy, but over most
districts cultivation proceeded salts
, factorily, the fields were clean and the
crop continued in good condition.
Rapid growth was forced during the
final week of the month by continued
warm weather, with sufficient mois-
ture, and the crop was in good con-
dition and well cultivated in nearly all
districts. Some retardation of growt.
was reported from Oklahoma and ad.
joining sections, and grassy fields oc.
Cured locally, with boil weevil re.
ported as active in portions of Ala
bama, Mississippi and Texas. The croI
was fruiting in southern districts ant
some bloom was reported as far nortt