Cleveland County herald., 1920-10-14
COTTON SUPERIOR
 ID LAST YEARS
COMPARED WITH A MONTH AGO THERE HAS BEEN A DROP
 OF 10 POINTS.
CROP SAID VERY SPOTTED
Practically No Complaint of Army Worm Damage Which Was So Prev alent a Year Ago and Caused
 Such Wide Spread Alarm.

Little Rock.-The condition of the Arkansas cotton crop on September | 25, 1920, was 65 per cent This con dition forecasts an average yield of 1855 pounds of lint cotton per acre for the state as whole, with an indicat- ed production of 1,116,000 bales The final outcome will be larger or small Ter than this amount according as con- ditions hereafter are better or worse than average conditions. Last year | the states production was S83,000 bales. The present outlook, therefore, is for a crop 26 per cent greater in production than a year ago.
 Compared with a month ago. there has been drop of 10 points. The av- craze deterioration for this period is points but it still leaves the eondi- tion figure one point higher than the ten-year average figure of GA for Sep tember 25 and pointshigher than the figure of a year ago.
 The crop as a whole is very spotted. from Drew, Clark, Cleveland, C0ium- Thus from Southern Arkansas reports bia and Nevada counties speak of the boil weevil damage as the worst in years. This is undoubtedly true, but under bG> weevil conditions damage is fairly consistent, and practically no cotton is made after August 15 in this patr of the state.
 In estimating the states crop, it must also be borne in mind that the southern third of the state does not produce over 28 per cent of the crop of the state The big drop in probable production has occurred not in the boil weeviI section, but in Northeast ern Arkansas, where the condition figure has dropped 20 points in the past month. District Five, the Cen tral district, has dropped some IA points. The heavy producing Eastern district has dropped 10 points, but the Central-Western district has dropped only points. Numbers of reports from this district speak of the crop as the best in years.
 There is practically no complaint of army worm damage, which was so prevalent year ago and caused such wide alarm. It is apparent from re- ports that boil weevil damage, while increasing in severity in it's usual ter ritory, has also made further pro- gression northward. There are now complaints from IndependencI and St. Francis counties, and increased com plaints from White, Phillips and Lee counties, where the weevil damage was slight two years ago.
 There is very little complaint of la bor conditions and picking as whole seems to be pretty well up with the ripening of the crop. In some places there are threats or fears expressed that owing to the lowered prices. much of the crop will not be picked. However the uplands in South and Central Arkansas are mostly picked, but in the bottoms all over the state the crop is late, and picking is conse- quently delayed The lowering of prices has caused considerable un- easiness and much Encouragement.
 Numbers of reports mention the superior color and quality of the lint this year, it being both whiter and stronger than for several years past. Many producers also assert that there is a noticeable increase in the length of lint in comparison with the crops of the two previous years The con stant moisture supply this year and the increased use of fertilizers doubt les shave much to do with the attain ment of these results.