Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-06-13

good progress since report two weeks been favorable and the crop has made ago. A significant feature of most reports is that, whereas two weeks | ago most correspondents estimated the crop about four weeks late, pres ent reports will average about two weeks late, indicating good gains by /, the crop. Cultivation is generally well up, plant small, but strong and healthy and growing we'll No pests So far.
 Oklahoma-Planting is about com 1 pleted and good stands have been ob- tained over most of the state. AL though late by from one to two weeks. the plant is healthy and is making good growth. A few complaints of cocl nights and damage by sttrm Cultivation we'll up, ground in good tilth and field clean.
 Louisiana-Weather has been fav- orable, on the whole, and the crop has made good progress. Cultivation gen orally well up and soil in good condi- tion. Plant somewhat late and small on an average, but is strong and healthy and growing vigorously. A few boil weevil reported.
 Mississippi-The crop in the Delta continued its good progress, on the whole, but in some localities in this section, as well as to a considerable extent in the hills, complaint is made of too much rain, with consequent. hindrance to cultivation. Grass and weeds are making headway in many fields. However, stands are good and the plant healthy, although somewhat small outside the Delta, and warm open weather would soon bring culti- vation up to the standard. Boil weevil' are reported in large quanti- ties in many infested sections. : Alabama The crop has made good progress, on the whole, although fields as the result of too much rain of cool nights. However, the plant is generally quiet healthy and in position i to respond readily to favorable weather conditions. Boil weevil are reported in large numbers over large areas, and although farmers are mak- ing stiff fight against them, the pest seems to be gaining headwav.
 Georgia - Recent rains have brought the crop up to a good stand and the plant is growing rapidly and looking strong and healthy. Owing to the long spring drouth fields were generally we'll cultivated, and there are, therefore, few complaints of grassy or cloddy fields. The crop is somewhat late on an average, due to the lateness of much of the crop con- ing up. No insects thus far reported. South Carolina-Considera inn provement is reported since last re port, but conditions are still spotted Some cotton not yet up and one or two important sections report the drouth still unbroken. However, as whole good stands are being obtained since the rains and cotton is looking healthy and vigorous. Owing to the different dates of coming up the crop is irregu lar in size. Cultivation in excellent shape.
 North Carolina progress has been made by the crop, although there is still some complaint of cool weather and heavy rains.i Stands are fairly good and plant growing well, but i! uneven, owing to different dates o: coming up. Cultivation in goot shape.
 Tennessee-Too much rain has re
 tarded cultivation and allowed weed
 and grass to get a start in some sec
 tions, but on the whole the crop ha! made good progress since the last ve
 port. Stands generally are good ant plant healthy. though somewha
 small. With dry, open weather suit
 able for cultivation conditions woul. soon be excellent.