Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-04
Weekly Weather and
Cotton Crop Report

| WASHINGTON Sept. 1.-Temperatures
were generally seasonable. Rainfall was
mostly light to moderate. although fairly
heavy to excessive in some western dis
! tricts. sunshine was mostly deficient. and
warm, Sunshiny weather is needed in many
localities. In general cotton continued to
| deteriorate or to make poor progress
though PROGRESS was very good to excellent
from poor to satisfactory in Oklahoma
| Heavy to. excessive rains injured cotton
making rank growth and putting on little
| fruit. Poor progress or deteriora ton oc-
CURED in Arkansas, but progress was sat
| isfactory in the delta counties of Missis-
Slpp1, alohtugh mostly poor in other pOr
tons. Deterioration occurred in many To-
calities in Louisiana. Progress was fairly
where mostly unsatisfactory.
Cotton improved somewhat in Georgia,
put the condition continues rather poor and
ress were satisfactory in the Piedmont
district Of South Carolina and advance was
mostly satisfactory in North Carolina. ex-
cept in the southeast portion. Weevil
continued numerous and damaging in many
localities.
Oklahon a-Not received.
Georgia-Cotton improved slightly, but
general condition of cotton rather poor,
plants large and not well fruited. weevil
attacking top crop. opening more rapidly
and picking becoming general.
,Alabama-Cotton opening in south where
picking becoming general. Progress and
condition OF crop satisfactory in some
sections, especially in more northern coun-
ties.
Mississippi-Cotton made satisfactory
progress IN delta counties. irregular else
where. but mostly poor; weevil are numer-
Gus and doing extensive damage in south
and entral portions; nights too cool in
northeastern portion
Arkansas: Lack of sunshine and contin-
ued light to rather heavy rain caused cot
ton to show poor progress, and in many To-
QeterlOrlte:
numerous in central and southern portions
and doing extensive damage; growth too
rank, and crop shedding ra ther extensive
ly, due TO further rain.
Tennessee: Progress of cotton fairly sat
sfactory: too cool for best results.
South Carolina: Cotton shows generally
satisfactory condition, progress and fruiting
in the Piedmont but plants rank; some de-
terl0rat1on In central and south. where rot,
shedding and rust increasing; weevil numer-
Gus in central and south, with considerable
damage.
North Carolina: Cotton made excellent
progress except in southwest, where too
| much rain occurred condition fairly good
| to excellent, bolls beginning to open on
| southwes tborder.
Florida: Heavy rains during much of
{ week delayed cotton picking; some cotton
rotted in fields; complaints of rust, she'd
ding, and weevil continue, but chief dam
age to unfavorable weather.
Louisiana: Favorable for cotton where
rainfall light, but further deterioration Oc-
CURED in many localities, due to continued
showers and clOudiness with insect ravages,
boil rot, and shedding still damaging; con-
| dltlon very poor to very good.
| Texas: Cotton injured by heavy rains,
| making rank growth, putting on but little
fruit aud bolls opening slowly; weevil in
creasing; progress ranged from satisfac-
| tory in southwest and extreme south to
deterioration in the north and east condi-
| ton ranges from very poor to fairly good
| in north and east