The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-01
REDUCTION IN
ACREAGE Of
COTTON CROP
GOVERNMENT COTTON REPORT
SHOWS LESS ACREAGE IN COT.
TON THIS YEAR, BUT CoNDI.
TON is BETTER.

! or lhe department of agriculture, an
nounced today That compares with
/ 3TlOG, 600 acres, the revised estimate
Of acreage under cultivation a year
ago, 36,S32 600 acres picked last year
/ 3IOS9OOO in 1913 and 34,2S3, 900 acres
in 1872. Abandonment of acreage
| during the season last year amounted
to 10 per cent of the planted area,
and for the past five years it has
averaged is per cent of the area
planted
There had been much interest in
cotton and textile circles concerning
the area planted to cotton this year
in view of the record crop last year,
the curtailed foreign takinss, because
OF the European war, and the low
price of lint early this season. which
were believed to have Influenced cot
ton growers to reduce their acreage
and put some of their land in grain
and other crops. The extent of this
reduction had been variously esti.
mated unofficially at from 10 to 20
per cent.
The condition of the growing crop
on June % was S0.3 per cent of a
normal, as compared with 800 per
cent on May %, this year, 1915 per
cent on June % last year and 79.9
per cent the ten-year average on
June 20. The average change in con-
dition from May 20 to June 20 during
the past ten years has been an in
crease of 04 per cent.
Growing conditions generally were
favorable throughout the month since
the last condition report was can
vassed. Precipitation during the first
week in practically ell portions of the
belt furnished sufficient moisture for
the time being, and the crop made
satisfactory growth. Late planted in
Texas was coming up and a good
stand was reported. Excepting in por-
tions of Oklahoma, Arkansas and
some of the more eastern sections of
the belt whore the soil was too wet,
cultivation proceeded satisfactorily.
Cultivation and satisfactory growth
in all excepting a few districts was
favored during the second week by
the moderately warm weather, with |
general absence of continued rain. |
Wet weather delayed cultivation and
caused some damage by flooding in |
northern Texas, Oklahoma and the
Carolinas, where fields were becom-
ing grassy. In most other sections,
however, the crCp was well cult
waited and the fields clean.
Continuation of moderately warm
weather, with local showers suffic-
lent for requirements, greatly favored |
cotton growth during the third week
in all portions of the belt. Delay
in cultivation permitted fields in Il
few sections to become grassy, but
over most districts cultivation pro-
ceeded satisfactorily. TIE 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-
turc, and the crop was in good con-
dition and well cultivated in nearly
all districts. Some rctcrdation of
growth was reported from Oklahoma
and adjoining sections, and grassy
fields occurred locally with boil wee.
vii reported as active in portions of
Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. The
crop was fruiting in southern dis
tricts and some bloom was reported
ls far north as North Carolina
The area planted and under cult
yation at the end of June by states.
with last years planted area and
lrea picked (OOO's omitted) follows:
Planted 1915. $4,000
acres; 1914, $4,000 Condition 1915
IS: 1914, SO.
NORTH CAROLINA-Planted 1915. /
$4,000 1914. l.55O.OOO. Condition
1915. ~; 1914, 50.
SOUTH Planted 1915.
$4,000; 1914, 2,S9O.OOO Condition
1918 76. 1911, 81.
Planted 1915. 4.6Si.O00; Il
.9l4, $4,000. Condition 1915, ~;
9hl. So.
FLORIDA-Planted 1915. 202OO0;
.9l4. 22iooO Condition 1915. IS;
914. SO.
ALABAMA-Planted 1915. 3.3S2,-
700: 1914. iO75,OOo. Condition 1915,
IS: 1914. IS
MISSISSIPPI-Planted 1915, 2.27S,-
700. 1914. 100000 Condition 1915.
u. 1914. ST.
LOUISIANA-Planted 1918. l139.
boo: 1914. 100000 Condition 1915,
%: 1914. 81
rEXAs-Planted 1915, 1885 400; !