Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-12
Opening More Rapidly
Than Ever Before and
Picking Is Being Pushed.
GROWERS DISPOSED
TO SELL AT Is CTS.
Bell Weeyil Spreading Over Wide Ter
ritOry-ln Large Sections of Ala.
bama and Mississippi Crop Il Loss
as Result OF Storm.

The cotton crop aboLt broke even
during the past fortnight In Texas
and oklahoma there was some slight
Improvement reported, Georgia and
North Carolina about hold their own,
while there was further deterioration
in Their emainder of the belt accord
ing to reports to the Memphis Com
mercial-Appeal.
The crop is opening rapidly,
probably more rapidly than ever be-
fore known at this time of the year.
Farmers are picking about as fast as
the bolls open, and in majority of
cases the seed cotton is being run
through the gin and the line offered
for sale. There is some talk, however.
OF withdrawing offerings at below 10
cents, basis middling. Growers in
some of the sections of Mississippi
and Alabama where the outlook Is
poorest constitute an exception to the
general rule to sell as fast as ginned
Boil weevil ravages continue over
constantly widening range of terri
tory. Over large sections of Missis-
sppi and Alabama the crop is a prac-
teal failure as result of storm
damage, followed by bell weevil de-
predations. Some damage is also
being done in Texas, Louisiana and
Southern Georgia.
Arkansas-Heavy shedding, due to
hot, dry weather, and boil weevil
ravages. have greatly reduced the cot
ton crop outlook in Arkansas during
the last fortnight. The crop is open
ing rapidly-more rapidly than has
been seen in many years-and pick
rule are placing their cotton on the
market as fast as ginned.
Louisiana-The progress of picking
is revealing very short crop. Cotton
opening rapidly and being picked and
g1nned as rapidly as it opens. Growers
asa rule. disposed to sell at prevailing
price levels.
Oklahoma-Rains, which fell around
TIE end of August. helped the crop
over a considerable portion of the
state, and in sections where the rains
fell an improved outlook is reported.
In many other sections, however, the
drouth is unrelieved and the outlook
for a yield is not bright. Picking Is
under way in the dry areas, with
farmers selling freely at present
prices.
Texas-The crop is opening much
more rapidly than usual and picking
has advanced further than in custo-
mary at this time of the year. The
yield promises to be fairly satisfac-
tory, with the lint fully up to aver
age Some boil weevil damage report
ed in south and east, and few scat
tered localities will have the yield cut
short by drouth. In the north season
able weather and a late frost might
materially increase the yield Growers
disposed to sell as fast as the cotton
is ginned.
ssissippi-Continued ravages by
boil weevil have further reduced the
crop prospect il Mississippi. The
pest is steadily working northward
and is reported in considerable num-
bers in sections of Coahoma county.
Where weevil is worse only a small
bottom crop is indicated and this is
opening rapidly and will soon be
picked. In these sections there is
disposition Oh the part of many farm
ers to hold for higher prices. North
of the weevil-infested areas the out
look continues good.
labama-The crop continues 10
show exceedingly poor promise. and
seemingly lost more ground during
tire past fortnight. Boil weevll raw
ages caused an almost complete faA-
ureover much of the state. Cotton
opening very rapidly and being as
rapidly gathered. Most farmers in
clined to sell at prevailing price
levels.
Tennessee-The crop has held It's
own fairly we'll during the last fort
night, although there is some COM
plant of moor fruiting. especially IN
the top crop. Bolls are opening rapid
~ and picking has started all over the
state. Lint appears to be up to the
average. Good supply of labor and
growers are picking and selling prac'
tically as fast as the cotton opens.
North Carolila-There appears 10
have been some slight improvement in
fruiting, but the condition is still far
from satisfactory. Little picking been
done to date The effect of lack OF
potash in the fertilizer makeup is
being noted in short fiber in the cot
ton already ginned. Prices are salts
ia Glory to a majority Of farmers.
South .Carolina-The' crop has shed-
ded it's fruit heavily during the past
fortnight, and the outlook for the
Weld has suffered further deteriora-
ton. Old cotton opening rapidly and
will be picked out unusually early
Young cotton has hardly begun open
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