Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-14
Report
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
SHOWS DETERIORATION

| me FOLLOWING is tne weekly cotton region
weather and crop bulletin, issued by the gov
eminent. from special telegraphic reports and
compiled by states:
| Texas-The weather warm and showery.
Good showers. except in western and
southwestern localities. benefited ranges. feed
crops, late corn, peas, peanuts. cane and sweet
potatoes, and give promise of top crop Of
cotton. All crops were cut short by the July
and August drought. Cotton picking and rice
| harvesting were delayed by showers. Ground
| ia being prepared for winter wheat and oats.
Fail potatoes and truck are being planted.
OkiahOma-The weather was warm with
abundant sunshine. Showers were quite gen
eral, but more rain / sneeded In the south
western portion. Cotton Is deteriorating shed
| ding continues, and boil worms active over
/ most of the area; much damage has been done
J in some sections. Picking Is becoming general
and ginning has begun. A few bales were mar
corn are making satisfactory progress, espe-
cially In the northwestern portion. Pastures
| and late truck are good. Wheat land ia mostly
prepared and some little seeding has been
done.
| Georgia-The hot. dry weather continued in
the central and southwestern portions and there
was too much rain in the southeastern coast
districts and at places In the north, with local
damage By washing rains. Cotton shedding
poor top crop. Bolls are opening fast and pick
Ing and ginning are progressing rapidly. Boil
weevil attacking sea island cotton Late
corn is maturing rapidly. Considerable hay
north, is coming up we'll Velvet beans and
peanuts are maturing rapidly. Minor crops
need rain in the central and southwestern por-
tions
Alabama-The average condition Of cotton is
good. Picking made good progress in the south
ern portion, is nearly finished in some south
eastern counties, and the bolls are opening rap
idly In the northern portion. Damage from
shedding and weevil continues locally. Corn is
in good TO excellent condition. If needs rain To-
cally; harvesting has begun in the extreme
southern portion. Fodder pulling is progress
are good. Harvesting sweet potatoes progress
ed In sections. Truck is good; it needs
rain locally. Haymaklng progressed satisfac-
torily. Cane, peanuts and velvet beans are
Mississippi.-Cotton generally is opening rap
idly from Vicksburg northward. Tho outlook is
generally favorable, though there too much
rain and cloudiness during the early part Of the
week in many districts, causing rotting of some
cropg. and retarding cotton picking haying, and
other activities. The last few. days gen.
orally more favorable. other growing crops
were generally favorably affected.
Administration deterorated decidedly in
the south and the lower Arkansas valley, where
boil weevil are taking the top crop. Cotton is
fruiting well in most other portions of the
state, but Is opening slowly. Picking is pro-
crossing slowly in the south beginning in the
central portion, and hollis are opening in the
orther portion. Corn is about matured except
in the north, whgeer ii has made excellent
progress. Rice, meadows, potatoes, sweet pota-
toes and truck are good to excellent. Flowing
for wheat and oats continues Some oats up.
South Carolina.-Cotton is opening rapidly
and picking Is being pushed in most sections
The drought is causing marked determination,
with 90 per cent damage in the Peedee section.
Corn is excellent and is maturing rapidly, with
the largest crop in years. Fall crops are fair.
Rain is needed. Sweet potatoes ching dug.
Fruit Is scarce.
North Carolina.-Crcps made good progress
until near the close OF the week. when the
weather was too cool for late cotton. Forward
cotton is mostly well fruited, bills nre beginning
to open, and the first bale is rcprted Late
corn has improved. The bulk Of the tobacco
crop win ha cut by the end OF the week results
better in the western than the eastern coun-
ties. Peanuts and sweet potatoes aredoing
well. Good progress was made I'm fall plOw-
ing.
Tennessee-The weather was favorable except
that II was too cool the latter part Of the
week Some cotton is opening, but picking will
not become general for two weeks. Early corn
is practically matured; late corn is in roasting
ear stage. Peanuts and sweet and Irish TotC-
toes promise good yields. Much tobacco IS cut.
Farmers are preparing for large acreage of
wheat. Some oats and clover have been sOwn.
Much millet and pea hay is saved.
Florida-Dry weather in the northwest and
portions OF the north favorable for cotton
picking, but more rain is needed in the south
ana locally elsewhere for seed beds, sweet
tatoes, recently set truck, and citrus fruits.
Having was delayed in localities by showers.
The weevil continues 10 damage cotton, which
will be harvested early. Tobacco is good to
excellent and Is mostly housed Cane and pea
nuts are generally good.
Iouisana--Cotton picking and rice harvest
ing delayed by rains but the last few
boil weevil and rotting of bollsl increasing in
localities. Corn is fair TO good and Is being
harvested Rains were beneficial to rice in
the southwest where the crop is backward. Su-
gar cane is growing we'll Meadows, pastures,
potatoes truck and peanuts good. Citrus
fruits fair.