The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-07-14

ALLY HEALTHY
LATE
Favorable Reports 0utnumber Unfa-
yorable Ones in This Section: Boil
Weevil Reported in Nearly
All Infested Areas.

The cotton crop has made good pro-
gress during the last fortnight. The
plant as rule is strong and healthy,
and although averaging somewhat
late, is growing rapidly, and in most
cases is beginning to fruit satisfacto-
rily.
There are several complaints Of too
much rain in the eastern states, but
these are in a minority, and even in
these states good progress was made.
These reports, however, in the main
were mailed before the rain from the
gulf storm visited the country. There
are also some complaints of grassy
fields and sappy plants from practi-
cally all states, but these are few in
number and are the result OF too
much rainfall in widely scattered
sections.
Boil weevil are reported from prac-
tically all previously infested areas,
and in most sections they are increas-
ing rapidly. To date, however, dam
age from this source has been slight.
TENNESSEE-Crop has made ex-
cellent progress during the last fort
night. Clear, warm weather has per-
mitted needed cultivation and fields,
generally speaking, are clean and in
good state of cultivation, although a
few correspondents report some aban-
doned acreage owing to heavy June
rains. Plant healthy and growing
well, although still some ten days late
MISSISSIPPI-Crop has made good
progress, although there are still some
complaints of too much rain. These
complaints, however, are in the minor
ity, most correspondents reporting
clean, we'll worked fields and healthy
plant Crop in the delta is specially
fine and well balanced. Boil weevil
are pretty thick, but damage to date is
not arge.
ALABAMA-Fair progress was
are many complaints of too much rain
made during the past fortnight. There
many complaints of too much rain
and consequent delay to cultivation.
Plant generally healthy, but will av-
erage somewhat ate. Boil weevil re-
ported in large numbers, with some
small damage in some localities.
ARKANSAS-Crop has made excel
lent progress, and with the exception
of very few localities is reported in
the best condition known in the past
decade Fields are generally clean
and soil well cultivated. Plant healthy
and beginning to fruit well although
somewhat late. A few boil weevil re-
ported in isolated localities, but no
damage done to date. The most not
abe exception to the favorable condi-
tions are reports Of poor conditions
in Mississippi county.
Weather has been
favorable and good growth was made
during the last fortnight, but plant
still averages somewhat late. Howev-
er, it is strong and healthy and grow
ing WELL Fields clean in majority
of cases, although there are a few
complaints of foulness.
TEXAS-Crop has made favorable
progress and seems to be slowly recov-
ering some of the initial lateness.
Scattered local showers have some
what relieved the drouth in the south,
and where rains have fallen cotton is
being planted. There are still many
sections in this part of the state suf-
fering for want of rain. In other por-
tons of the staet plant is growing
well, although somewhat small on av-
erage. Old cotton fruiting well. Gull
tivation has been pushed and fields
generally clean. Boil weevil quite
generally complained of, except in the
north and west, but small damage has
been done to date.
LOUISIANA-0n the whole condi-
tons have been favorable, although
some sections complain of too much
rain, while others say it is too dry
These complaints, however, are in the
minority. Plant generally healthy anC
fruiting well. Cultivation well up
fields for the most part being clear
and soil in good filth. Boil weevil al.
most everywhere, but practically ne
damage to date.
GE0RGIA-There are several com
plants of too much rain, with conse.
quent grassy fields and sappy plants
but favorable reports outnumber the
unfavorable ones, and on the whole
fair progress was made. Plant heal
thy, but of uneven size and some of j
very small. Cultivation well up whert
rains have not interfered too seriously
Boil weevil reported in Southwestern
part of state, but small damage t.
date.
SOUTH CAR0LINA-Fairly gooC
progress has been made, although
there are several reports of too mucf
rain for the best progress of the crop
Plant uneven in size, but generally
quite healthy and growing well, will
little damage from insects.
NORTH CAR0LINA-Crop grow
ing fairly well, but there is much com
plant of too much rain, with conse
quent grassy fields. Plant of uneyel
size, with some of the older cottol
beginning to bloom.