The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-02
Condition on July 25 An
nounced BY Department
of Agriculture AS 67.1 Per
Cent Normal.
TOTAL PRODUCTION
MAY BE 1,O16, 900 BALES
Boil w eevil and Army
Worm Damage is More
Widespread and Serious
Than Ever Before.


duction of~11.016,0 900 bales this year,
was forecast today by the department
of agriculture basing its. estimate on
the condition of the crop July 20,
which il announced as GIL percent OF
a normal.
Today a forecast shows an increase
of 30 900 bales over the forecast MADE
a month ago. The condition or the
crop showed a decline OF % percent
during the month compared with the
average decline of AZ percent during
the period in previous years
Boil weevil damage Is propaDiy
more widespread and serious at this
time than ever before. From southern
and eastern Texas to the southeastern
corner of South Carolina weevils are
reported as numerous and doing ser
ious damage to a generally late cotton
crop i'm all infested territory. In some
sections they are already reported as
puncturing all young farms This Is
very early for boil weeviis to be so
numerous, but continued showers and
heavy rains over much o. the INFESTED
territory have been very favorable Tor
q rapid increase in numbers
The Carolinas, Georgia, Florida ana
Alabama. much of Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi and the eastern and southern
portions of Texas suffered severely
from rains during the month. In por-
INC v-nrvsfra-s- Ia
heavy vashfng rains between July 10
and rs did great inS-ry, many Oh tne
streams overflowing their banks caus-
ing severe crop damage by washing
away fertilizers, damaging the plants
and drowning out the crop on low
lands. There is much complaint Oh
grass. Labor is scarce and high
priced and an abandonment OF acreage
above the average has taken place.
Roll worms and army worms are re-
ported in portions of Texas.
In Georgia, according to the COM
ment OF the field agent, the upper
third of the state which is still out
aide the line of boil weSvil damage,
has fine cotton and has about heio
| it's own during the months. Tne cen
tral western district has improved
| slightly, but with this exception an
| the area south of the line OF weeVn
damage has suffered heavy orougnl
| This Is due first TO the tremendous
| rains. second to grass promoted there
hy ard last. but by no means least
to the boil weevil which has worked
| nm tin it's devastipg the lower two
| thirds OF the state. Further damage
is certain in all THE central and cen
| trail eastern sections
| In the southern third OF the stats
| which has been weevil INFESTED Io'
several years, the crop Is su11erins
| greatly. The heavy rains made II Inn
possible to get into the fields to fign'
/ the weeviI and the actual damages
from surplus moisture due to WASH
| ing. flooding ana standing water u
also very high. The state has unusua
weevil damage with more injury Ger
| tain due to moisture and favorable
| breeding environment with a fainn.
| condition and a sappy plant wnici
would suffer from dry weather Se'
island cotton is being plowed up
all of the Georgia territory wner'
grown. and little of that type Will o.
left by the end of the season
! Improyement is shown in northern
and western Texas. So that notwith
standing damage from rains In Tn
southern and eastern districts IN
state figure has fallen only two points
In Oklahoma and Tennessee distric
| improvement has occurred ana IN
crop has held it's own fairly we
throughout the northern portion
the cotton belt