The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-04
THIRTEEN MILLION BALES
IN PRESENT COTTON CROP
Government Report Indicates Sudder
Decrease in Prospects Owing to
Damage During July.

tween June 25 and July 25 has caused
a reduction of 1,350,000 bales in the
prospective production. The August
cotton report OF the department OF
agriculture, announced today, indi-
Gated production Of 12,916,0O0 equi-
yalent 500 pound bales compared
with l4.266,O00 bales forecast from
the condition Of the crop June p.
The. condition during the month
dropped S.8 to 72.3 per cent, Of 4
normal
Reviewing cotton conditions for the
month, the bureau of crop estimates
said: eTne month ending July 25 has
been only fair for cotton in most OF
the belt west Of the Mississippi river
and in Tennessee and unfavorable
east of the river and in Louisiana.
sRains in the drought stricken
southern coastal region Of Texas per-
mitted the planting of considerable
late acreage. The crop in the West
ern belt is well cultivated and mois-
ture conditions have been favorable,
although the need for rain is now be-
ginning to be felt.
east of the Mississippi a severe
tropical storm through portions OF
Florida, Alabama and mississippi
early in July and an extremely heavy
downpour at mid-July in the Caro-
1inas, together with heavy and almost
constant rains during July throughout
the entire Eastern belt have put the
crop badly in the grass, leached out
much of already deficient amount OF
fertilizer and greatly facilitated the
activity of the boil weevil, where
present, and it's continued spread. The
rains at the close of the period in the
Eastern belt were preventing much
needed cultivation
Condition of the growing cotton
crop on July 25 indicates a total pro-
duction of 12,s16,OO0 equivalent 500
pound bales. That compares with
1926, 900 bales forecast last month
by the bureau Of crop estimates bas-
ing its calculations on the condition
of the crop on June %, and with H.
191 800 bales, last years final pro-
duction, 16,134,93O in 1914, 14,156,4S6
bali in 1913 and 12,7O3,421 bales in
1912. The final output, however, will
be larger or smaller than above fore
cast according as conditions here
after are better or worse than aver
age conditions.
Conditions of the crop on July IS as
compiled from reports of agents and
correspondents in the cotton belt was
placed at 1913 per cent. Of normal,
compared with S1.1 on June %, 75.4
on July 25 last year, 76.4 in 1914 ana
TS.5, the ten year average on July 20.
During the month storms caused
some damage to the crop. In the first
week weather was favorabl. n most
places and the crop made satisfactory
growth, but, owing to earlier un-
favorable conditions, some fields were
IRREGULAR and IN places the plants
were small and backward. Boil
weeviI were reported damaging the
crop in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama,
Arkansas ana Louisiana.
High winds and heavy rains of
tropical storm did serious damage IN
portions of the central and esAt Gulf
States during the second week. Much
of the crop in the lowlands was
flooded and uplands were badly wash
ed and the crop otherwise injured. In
extreme western Florida the crop was
damaged from 25 to so per cent. by
the storm. Continued rains favored
boil weevil increase and prevented
much needed cultivation. IN the
western portion of the belt and north
ern part east of the Mississippi
weather was generally favorable and
the crop made good progress.
During the Latter part Of the
month some damage was sustained
from foods in the northeastern Sec
ton. The weather west of the Mis-
sissippi was favorable, but in the East
it was less so, especially in the low
lands. Increased damage by boil
weevil was reported.
Statistics compiled by the bureau Of
crop estimates show the value Of the
1915 cotton crop was 10 per cent.
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