The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17

The condition of the growing cottor
crop is spotted according to reports IL
The Commercial Appeal from cores.
pondents all over the belt, of average
date of August 8.
The crop has lost ground heavily in
Texas and Alabama, about held its
own in Georgia, the Carolinas and
Louisiana, and made big progress in
the remainder of the belt This prob
ably averages slight deterioration
for the crop as a whole, as the acreage
in Texas and Alabama is greater than
that in the states where improvement
was made, and deterioration in the
two former states was about as great
as the improvement in the others.
The Texas crop shows sharp deteri-
grafton. In the west there is almost
no rop, in the south the outlook is very
poor, while the hitherto good condition
IN the north and east has been lowered
somewhat by lack of sufficient moist
ure. In Alabama too much rain and
boil weevil damage have caused retro
erosion, although there are good spots
in the state.
In Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee
and Mississippi big improvement is re-
ported. The plant has grown we'll and
is fruiting satisfactorily. Moreover,
boil weevil damage is negligible, their
depredations in Arkansas having dwin-
died to almost nothing, while the boil
weevil sections in Mississippi report
the best outlook in many years. Be
sides Alabama, where considerable
damage is reported, the weevil is re-
ported in many sections of Georgia,
but damage to date has not been large.
The crop is still late as whole.
and dependent upon weather condi-
lions for the remainder of the season
to greater extent than is usually the
case at this season of the year
TENNESSEE Weather conditions
have been favorable and the crop has
made rapid and healthy growth. Plant
is probably of normal in size, but
fruiting is from two to four weeks late.
However, fruiting process is going
forward rapidly. Cultivation has been
rushed during the past fortnight and
most fields are clean, but a fair per
centage is still in grass and weeds.
No damage from insects.
OKLAHOMA-The crop has made
good growth during the last fortnight.
Rains have relieved the drouth prac-
tically all over the state and present
weather conditions are favorable.
Plant is sturdy and shealthy, and is
putting on fruit in good shape, but is
still late. Fields are clean. No insects
reported.
.ARKANSAS--The crop has made
excellent progress during the last fort
night. Except for very few com
plants of too much rain, weather con-
ditions have been nearly ideal. The
plant has grown rapidly and is now
strong and healthy and we'll branched
and is fruiting heavily. Many reports
state that the outlook is the best ever
known, although this is probably not
true of the stae as whole. Cultiva-
ton generally well up and few fields
are in the grass. Boil weevil talk is on
the decrease, with little damage from
the pest.
NORTH CAROLINA-The crop has
improved since last report, as a result
of favorable weather conditions. But
the plant is still late and fruitage is
only fair. Much depends upon the
nature of the weather for the remain {
der OF the season, as the plant is not
in condition to withstand unfavorable
weather conditions very well. Most
Lelds are clean, but some cotton LAID
by in the grass. ;
SOUTH CAROLINA-There is some
of too much rain, but on the
whole the crop has made good progress
during the period under review. The
plant is of healthy color and is grow
ing well, but is still late and the size
of the crop still depends much upon
weather for the remainder o. the sea- !
son and the date of killing frost. AS !
rule fruiting is going on satisfactorily.
Most fields are clean, but where rain
fall has been excessive, there is some
of grass.
LOUISIANA-Crop has done fairly !
well, but there is considerable COM !.
plant of boil weevil damage and some
shedding. Plant is small but fairly !
we'll fruited. Bolls maturing and some !
picking being done.
GEORGIA-Fair progress has been {
made during the past two weeks, but :
too much rain in many localities, with !
considerable damage from boil weevil J
IN the southern part of the state, that
has retarded improvement. The plant +.
mas made luxurious growth as a re- 4
suit of the excessive moisture, and :.
.ruitage is only moderately good. Ma !,
ny correspondents think the plant is i
not well prepared to withstand further q
weather conditions. Manv !
grassy fields reported, but a majority /
If the fields are clean. 8
MISSISSIPPI-We Weather conditions
rave been very favorable and the crop
las made splendid progress. Plant has
made up much of its lateness, and is h
ruiting heavily. In the southern and q
'astern sections, where boil weevil +
lave taken such heavy toll in past u
1ears, the outlook is said to be the best q
n a long series Of years, owing to re- a