The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-02

III tnt b'ui Sisi'
Florida Alabama, much of Louisiana,
and Mississippi and the eastern and
southern portions of Texas.
Labor is scarce and high-priced and
an abandonment of acreage above the
average has taken place.
Boil Weevil Damage Great
In its statement on crop conditions
the department of agriculture said:
Boil weevil damage is probably more
advanced and serious at this time than
ever before From southern and east
ern Texas to the southeastern corner
of South Carolina. weevils are report
ed as numerous and doing serious dam
age to a generally late cotton crop
in all infested territory. In some sec
tions there are already reported as
puncturing all young farms. This is
early for boil weevils to be so numerous
but continued showers and heavy rains
over much of the infested territory have
been very favorable for n rapid in
crease in numbers.
"The Carolinas, Georgia Florida and
Alabama much of Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi and the eastern and southern
portions of Texas suffered severely from
rains during the month. In portions of
the Carolinas and Georgia. heavy wash
ing rains between July 15 and 20 did
great injury, many of the streams over
flowing their banks, causing severe crop
damage by washing away fertilizers.
the plants and drowning out
the crop on low lands. There is much
all lit - of a
and high priced and an abandonment of
acreage above the average has taken
place. Boil worms and army worms
are reported in portions of Texas.
I'm Georgia. according to the com
ments of the field agent, the upper third
of the state, which is still outside the
line of boil weevil damage. has fine
cotton and has about held its own dur
ing the month.
The central western district has i'm
proved slightly, but with this exception,
al 1.-The area south of the line of weevil !
damage has suffered a heavy drouth. |
This is due first to the tremendous
rains; second to grass promoted there |
by. and last, but by no means least,
to the boil weevil, which has worked
up till it is devastating the lower two
thirds of the state Further damage
is certain in all the central and central
eastern districts.
"In the southern third of the state
which has been under weevil infesta-
ton for several years, the crop Is suf-
rering greatly. The heavy rains made
il impossible to get into the fields to
fight the weevi and the actual damage
from surplus moisture due to washing,
flooding and standing water is also very
high. The state has unusual weevil |
with more injury certain due
10 moisture and favorable breeding en-
yironment with a falling condition and
4 sappy plant which would suffer from
Try weather. Sea Island cotton is be-
ng ployed up in all of the Georgia ter }
'itory where grown and little OF that
.ype will be left by the end of the sea
son.
Improvement is shown in northern
md western Texas. so that notwith-
standing damage from rains in the
southern and eastern districts, the state
igure has fallen only two points. In
oklahoma and Tennessee districts i'm
has occurred and the crop
1as held it's own fairly well throughout
he northern portion of the cotton
,elt."
Statement on Acreage.
A statement on acreage was included
n the report, saying:
The bureaus estimate of acreage in
dudes the amount standing on June
IS. and therefore does not include acre
ge planted but abandoned before that