Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-19

II counties Fruiting normally in "a, lighter
in % counties. The season about II days
late. Crop compared with last year: Better
in 4, the same in 7, poorer in Al counties.
Complaints Too much rain in 26, excessive
heat in 3, grassy crops in I, sappy plant in
3, shedding in 4, army worms in 3, red spl-
ders in 4. boil weeviS in A counties.
Observation-Disclosures favorable in 81, part
Iy 50 in 10, unfavorable in u counties. Gull
tivation good in II, fairly good in 49, poor in
counties. Fruiting heavier than normal in
3, normally in 30, lighter in 26 counties. The
season about IS days late. Crop compared
with last year: Better in 2, the same in .,
Poorer in So counties. Complaints; Too
6, grassy crops in >, sappy plant in g. she'd
ding in 4, boil weevils in IS counties
Their favorable in 20, partly
SO in ., unfayorable in Z parishes. Cultiyao1
tion good in 8, fairly good in IT, poor in 8
parishes. Fruiting normally in s, lighter in
81 parishes. The season about 20 days late.
Crop compared with last year: Better in /,
To much rain in ., too dry in D, excessive
heat in 8, shedding in 2, boil weevils in %
parishes.
Texas-Weather favorable in 125, partly so
in 10. unfavorable in 8 counties. Cultiva-
ton good in 36, fairly god in 80, poor in %
counties. Fruiting heavier than normal in
43, normally in 81, lighter in 10 counties.
The season about IS days late. Crop com
Z, poorer IN Al counties. Complaints: To
much rain in 10, to dry in IL, labor scarcity
in 8, grassy crops in ., sappy plant in 10,
shedding in s, lice and honey dew in A.
grasshoppers in 8, boil worms in 40, army
worms in A. boil weevils in So counties.
Arkansas-Weather favorable in IS, partly
so in % counties. Cultivation good in IA,
fairly god in 80, poor in 3 counties. Fruit
ing heavier than normal in 1, normally in 80,
lighter in q counties The season about II
days late. Crop compared with last year:
Better in 5, same in Z, poorer in 46 coun
ties. Complaints: Too dry in 81, excessive
heat and hot winds in "a, small plant in s,
shedding in s, boil weevils in % counties.
Tennessee-Weather favorable in 16, part
ly so in 2, unfavorable in counties. Guilt
walton good in 4, fairly good in 10, poor in
3 counties. Fruiting heavier than normal in
3, normally in IA, poorer nj 5 counties. The
season about 16 days late. Crop compared
err in 10 counties. Complaints: Too dry in
6, small plant in counties.
Missouri, etc: Weather favorable in 6,
in 3, fairly good in counties Fruiting
HEAVIER than normal in 3, normally in 5
counties. Crop compared with last year:
ties. Complaints: too dry in counties.
Oklahoma: Weather favorable in 60,
fpartly so in 4, unfavorable in 10 counties,
Cultivation good in 10, fairly good in 20,
normal in 8, normally in %, higher in IA
counties. The season about II days late.
Crop compared with last year: better in
49, same in Z, poorer in II counties. Com
plaluJS. 100 uIy III &c, eACeSsL'c NEAL anu
hot winds in IL, small plant in 3, shed.
ding in 6, army and boil worms in 4, boil
weeYils in 6 counties.
Summary
Weather: During the past two weeks
partly so in sc, and unfavorable in 211
counties. The rainfall has been excessive
in 1874 counties, in SO it has been too dry,
in As too hot and damaging winds have
Cultivation: The state of cultivation is
good in 12S counties, fairly good in 391
and poor in rs. Two weeks ago the fig
ures were, respectively, 81, 1894 and 1874.
Fruiting: The plant is fruiting heavier
than normal in 70, normally in 287, and
lighter than normal in 275 counties. This
compares, respectively, with 81, 3M and
&C Compared nM with 1918: Compared viii
last year the crop is better in ISL coun
ties, about the same in 49, and poorer II
and poorer in 1877.
Complaints: The chief complaints are
of grassy crops in SO counties, labor search
ty in II, small plant in %, sappy growtl
of plant in 80, shedding in 50, rust in 8
red spiders in IA, army and boil worms il
| 81 (the latter very destructive in 21), bol
| weevils in 800 counties, in 239 of which
| they are doing considerable damage.
| Remarks: The weather since our las
report, as of date July q, has been more
| favorable than for some time past As &
| result, there has been an improvement botG
in the cultivation of the crop and tht
! fruiting of the plant. This is reflected
| also in Analysing the percentage conditio,
| of the crop by states shown in the table
accompanying this report. The crop ma:
| deteriorated, as a whole, only "a per cen
! as compared with this report. The croI
as compared with the average deterioration
of 4.3 per cent for the same period in re
| cent years. The Carolinas and. Georgia
! show about the average deterioration, while
| in Alabama, Mississippi and Texas it il
below the average, strikingly so in Texa
/ whore it is only I per cent. Usually a