The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-01
COTTON
CROP IS ASSURED
DESPITE WEATHER
100000 Bale Gain In Yield
Oklahoma Improves,

WASHINGTON, Aug Cotton
was untavorably affected hy weather
and other conditions during July but
an improvement, to the extent Of more
than 10000 bales was indicated IN the
monthly report OF the department oi
agriculture today which forecas, n to
tai production OF II ,o4o 0n equivalent
500 pound bales from a yield OF lo6p
pounds per acre, The crop averages
abou, two weeks late over practically
the entire cotton belt. The Oklahoma
condition is placed at IT,
Drouth In Texas and Oklahoma.
Summarizing conditions the crop re
porting bureau issued this statement
Serious drouth IN portions OF Texas
and western Oklahoma too much rain
in many parts of the eastern, southern
and central belt, wcevil damage IN Ar.
kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala
hama, Florida aud Georgia late crops
everywhere with poor stands IN many
places. are the influences which have
miavorably affected the cotton crop
in luly.
"rhc dfouth has assumed serious
proportions in much of southern south
| south GENITAL and western Texas aud
western Oklahoma. The crop over that
entire section is very poor and nothing
less than several inches Of rain at az
early date can help IT,
Too Much Rain In East.
There has been too much rain IN the
eastern section Of the Carollnas and
in some portions OF other cotton states
excepting Texas and Oklahoma
"Wceviis are doing damage in tn,
wet portions OF the states embraced II
the infested area, but Sorne sections II
the oldest infested areas report splcn
did crop prospects. Except where i
has been too wet, cultivation is bette
than usual,
Crops Remain Clean.
DRY weather in May and June en-
ablcd farmers to clean out their crop
and they have remained clean Soutl
! Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana re
port wilt OF black root m some sand,
soils.
"fhe crop ha. recovered some OF It
Is,encss but will average probably tw'
weeks late cover the entire south II
many sections in the eastern belt To-
dressing with nitrate OF soda or othe
firtili1crs has been resorted to. Whcr
conditions have been any way favor
able, the crop looks well. has a spIer
did color and is f~rui,ing ~splendidly. ]
date the labor supply has been genera.
ly adequate, though there is some fe'
expressed A. TO the supply Of pickle
. later on Cotton Is opening in Tex
and Florida
y Comparison With June 7s.
The effect Of July growing conditio
; is shown by comparison Of toda'
!, forecast with ll,6JJ,0O0 equivalent SO
" pound bales forecast by the departure
!, on conditions existing June Is Ia
4 year the total production was ll,449,9
bales two years ago, II, lo1 so thr,
, years ago, l6.lJ4oN (the record CROP
: and four years ago, l4,lS6,48b. TIL
, years final production probably wi
) be larger or smaller than the amour
forecast today according as condition
hereafter are better or worse than az
erage conditions,
!, The condition OF the crop on Jul
! rs was 70J pcrcen, Of normal, con
! pared with MJ percent on June rs III
{ year, rs on July Is a year ago, rs
two years ago, and Us the July Is a
eragc Of the last ten years
Condition by States. >,
b Comparisons Of conditions, by stats
: follow,