The Columbus dispatch., 1919-08-27
COM. APPEAL
CROP REPORT
ELEVEN MILLION BALE
YIELD INDICATED -
CAUSES AFFECTING
PRODUCTION.
w EVIL INJU RY
Crop Condition 62.6 Up To Au-
gust 20-0ther Data

Reports sent in by correspondents
of The Commercial Appeal indicate
that the condition of the cotton
crop as of August, 20, 1919, is 62.6
per cent of a normal This COM
pares with a condition of 699 per
cent acreage abandonment, which
was treated as a separate item IN
previous reports.
Acreage abandonment is charged
against the percentage condition in
the practice of the government,
adopted for the first time in its re-
cent end-July condition estimate.
The condition figure herewith in
dicates a yield of 100000 bales.
This report is based upon cor
respondence covering in detail 7S2
counties included in the ten princi-
pal cotton producing states.
Temperature Mostly abOue sea-
sonal normal or above, except below
throughout most Of the period in the
Carolinas.
Rainfall Rainfall about enough
over North Carolina, ample to exces-
sive over South Carolina, excessive
, throughout Georgia except scattered
10
bama and South Mississippi, bit defi-
cient north in both, inclined to drouth
in Tennessee and Arkansas but with
cut damage, excessive in portions of
, Louisiana, Texas moisture ample, but
drouth in Oklahoma caused dett riora-
tiOn.
! General Weather COndition--Fay-
. orable western belt except oklahomA
droush. and mfaYorable, acespnt ex-
cesslve moisture, coastal sssins Ol
eastern belt.
CuItivatiOn--Crops were laid by
in fairly good condition except for
: lack of timely cultivation Georgia
fields now grassy account continued
rains.
Appearance of the Plant-Gener-
, ally the plant is healthy looking, butt
, many say il is all weed and no fruit,
and that owing to continued rains
laterals were developed at the ex-
pense of tap root. Some yellowing,
some rust and some witt, but COM
plants scattered.
lnsects-Georgia and the Carroll
mas continue TO report red spider, butt
the damage seems 10 be nil Boil
weeyil n south Georgia, south Ala,
south Mississippi over about the|
whole Of Louisiana, south tAld eastern|
Texas, and boil worm throughout
central Texas constitute major OBJ
stacles IN the crop prospect. Alabama,
, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and
Oklahoma report army worm, butt
, infested areas are small so far, and
no appreciable amount Of damage
, has been done.
General Comment-The plant gen
} orally is in most flourishing condi
tion, but is severely handicapped by
lateness OF one 10 three weeks. BoI
and army worm and wleyl continue
) TO tnrea.-t. disaster where ,aey have
appeared and the bottom rop has
been considerably reduced ~ weevi
and worm depradations. iu many in
stances growth was too rank fol
satisfactory fruitmg. Some cottor
was stun .ed and did not fruit vel
because 1t remained too ioH- without
J cultivation. The bottom crop gener-
ally is hardly up to the average.
The following questionalre sent
out to the correspondents elected the
J answers SCI opposite the inquiries
was weather during last SO days
|, generally favorable or unfavorable
Favorable 463, unfavorabie 2sS
If boil weevil has appeared in youf
county, is damage little or great
Great l72, considerable Is, little 1855
Have you good bottom crop? Yes
, l0S, fair 3O2, no 251.
What is the soil condition as u
moisture? Escessiye lS4, ample 359i
dry POS.
! Compared with last month. is the
/ prospect better, about the same OF
poorer? Better DDS, about same 215
poorer 500 Chief complaints: DroutI
I121, excessive moisture IT'S. heav1
rains p, weevil 2s5, grass l36, rus
II, wilt s, shedding S6, red spider Il
army worm II, boil worm 2S, late
ness l4S, plant too small Isl, made
quate cultivation 274, poor stand.
AZ. rank growth, no fruit ST.