The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-30
COTTON SHOWS
BAD CONDITION
CROP, ACCORDING TO GOVERN.
MENT REPORT, ONLY SIXTY.
NINE PER CENT OF NORMAL.
WEATHER FAVORABLE
Weather Conditions the Past Month
Were Favorable for Good Crop -
Oklahoma's Condition is Seventy
One Per Cent.

OklahomaS Condition is seventy
One Per Cent.
dition of the growing cotton crop OF
the United States on August 25 was
69.2 per cent of normal, the United
States departments of agriculture
crop reporting board announced at
noon today in it's fourth condition re-
port of the season. That condition COM
pares with 1853 per cent on July 25
this year, $50 per cent on August 20,
, last year, 6S.2 per cent in 1913, and
S2.S per cent, the average condition on
August 25 during the last ten years. a
crop slightly under 100000 bales
was forecast by the crop reporting
board from the July 25 condition. The
bureau of crop estimates announces
that a condition of 100 on August 20
would be equivalent to yield of
259.9 lbs. per acre. The area planted
this year has been officially reported
as 81, ,535, 900 acres.
Weather conditions for the crop had
not been very favorable during the
month. Hot and generally continued
dry weather greatly retarded growth
over many portions of the belt during
the first week. and but little progress
was possible except over the northern
portion where local rains and moder-
ate warmth favored satisfactory
growth. During the early part of the
month drought continued very gener-
ally in Texas and was becoming severe
over large areas.
Continued dry weather over the
greater part of the more important
producing states prevented satisfac-
tory growth during the second week
of the month, and the crop very gen.
orally deteriorated. Shedding was re-
! ported in many sections and bolls
were opening prematurely in districts
where the drought prevailed. Insect
pests were reported generally less ac-
| tive than usual.
Deterioration due to adverse wealth
er during the early weeks of the month
was arrested by good rains over much
of the central and eastern portions of
the belt during the latter part of the
month and the crop responded to the
more favorable condition. Rain was
still needed in a greater part of Mis-
sissippi and in some portions of Ala
bama In the western part of the belt
good growing conditions prevailed eX-
cept in Texas where the drought con-
tinued over much of the state until
the close of the week when the West
Indian storm brought considerable
rain over the eastern and coast dis
tricts.
Comparisons of conditions by states
follow:
vIRGINIA-1s15, S5; 1914 Sc; 1913
so.
NORTH CAROLINA-1915 76; 1914
50; 1913 rs.
SOUTH CAROLINA-19i5, II; 1914
II; 1913 II.
GEoRGIA-1sl5 SO; 1911 81; 1913
76.
FLoRIDA-1915 70; 1914 SO; 1918
81
ALABAMA-19l6 s5; 1914 II; 1913
p.
MIssIssIPPI-1915 SO; 1914 70;
1913 SO,
LoUTsIANA-1s15 65; 1914 sc;
1913 81.
TEXAs-1915 81; 1914 70; 1918 81.
ARKANSAS-1915 n; 1914 IS;
1913 70.
TENNEsEE-l915 50; 1914 76;
1913 so.
MIssoURI-1915 81; 1914 70; 1918
72.
oKLAHoMA-1915 Il; 1914 so;
1913 i5.
CALIFoRNIA-l915 80; 1914 sS;
1918 sc.
The next report will show the con-
dition of cotton on September 25 and
will be issued at noon. eastern time.
Saturday, October ?.