The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-28
BOIL WEEWLS ARE
ACTIVE IN STATE
Government Crop Bulletin
Shows Cotton Harvesting
Making Progress in Belt

Washington, September 27.-Picking ant
ginning of cotton have been pused ir
practically all portions of the belt witt
| very favorable weather during the week
which ended yesterday. Reviewing con-
ditions for that week, the Nationa
Weather and Crop Bulletin, in its last
| weekly issue for the season, today said:
over the greater portion of the cotton
belt the week was rainless, affording
ideal weather for gathering the crop and
picking and ginning made rapid progress.
In North Carolina the crop is nearly
two weeks late, generally short and is
deteriorating in some sections, but pick
ing is becoming general in that state. In
ScLth Carolina and Georgia cool nights
delayed the opening of the late bolls,
but picking is well advanced in both
these states
Picking progressed rapidly in Texas
and Oklahoma and about half the crop
has been gathered in those states Boil
weevils continue active in destroying the
top crop in Texas, but in Oklahoma this
crop made fair growth, although only a
light crop is indicated The top crop is
poor in Georgia, but is improving in
South Carolina, The gathering Of the
crop continued uninterruptedly in the
central portions of the belt, where this
work is we'll advanced, but weevils con-
tinue active in central Alabama. The crop
is decidedly short in Florida, and much
Is being sold in seed In that state"
Rain is needed for later corn and late
potatoes jim Tennessee.
Rice harvest is resulting in a good
crop in Texas and Louisiana.
Sweet potatoes are doing very well, al
though they need rain in Mississippi
Truck crops need rain badly in the
south.
Beans are doing well in Alabama
. Sugar cane is in fine condition in Geor-
gia, Alabama and Louisiana, although
there have been reports of damage from
Gene borer in Louisiana and the crop
needs rain in Florida and Mississippi
Harvesting of tobacco has reached its
final stages and the crop has been
housed in most districts and curing is
progressing. The North Carolina crops
will be short
+ Rain is needed for forage crops in
North Carolina, clover in Tennessee, and
for meadows in Alabama, and for pastures
in general in the south, where they are
becoming very short and stock suffering
III many sections.
Rains are needed for strawberry
plants in Florida and Louisiana. Citrus
fruits are doing well in Alabama, but
there prospects in Florida are poor.
1.-THE condition of corn is mostly good,
but frost did considerable damage dur
ing the week in New York, Pennsylvania
Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Mon
tara Elsewhere corn has mostly ma
tured, and is being cut under favorable
conditions In Tennessee and the CEN
trail gulf states the late crop needs rain
Preparations for winter wheat seeding
is progressing satisfactorily in most sec
tons of the principal belt, although in
some places lack of moisture has de-
layed preparation of the boil and pre-
vented satisfactory termination.
Potatoes were badly damaged by frost
in New York, and rain is needed for
the late crop in Tennessee In Penn
sylvania and Wisconsin potato digging
continues, with only fair yields in Penn
sylvania. In New Jersey digging is
nearly finished"