The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09

Picked in All Sections Some Inter-
esting Data Furnished by Cores.
pOndeHts.
George L. Fossick, the Memphis
Commercial Appeals cotton CORE
spondent makes the following report
in the issue Of that paper of Decem-
Der Z:
The Commercial Appeals final es-
innate places the 1920-21 cotton crop
at 1891 900 bales, without linters or
repacks.
Reports from correspondents indiv
cate that the crop is of high quality.
both as to grade and staple, and, due
to the favorable picking season, con-
tains an unusually high percentage
of white cotton
Rains caused some damage to grade
in Oklahoma, and damage, to a
smaller extent, from the same cause,
occurred In portions Of Texas. On
the whole the picking season was
more than ordinarily favorable and
picking proceeded rapidly in most
sections with labor in fair supply.
Approximately 81 per cent. Of the
crop was picked to December I, AL
though ginning was somewhat in
arrears, due to the disposition in some
sections to hold cotton In the seed
rather than in the bale.
Much cotton remains to he nicked
In Oklahoma, nortions Of Texas and
Arkansas, in Tennessee and in North
and South Carolina. There are come
renorts that cattle are being turned
into pnnicked fields because If I'M
satisfactory pricAs. and the claim is
being persistentlv made that weather
damaged cotton will be left in the
fields This factor must he takan
into consideration in estimating the
cwor The crop This year would mob
shlv reach nroporticn at not less
thar 1S,500,000 bales If closely gath
erred
The disposition il to refuse to sell
at present prices, but many find
themselves unable to hold, and have
been attempting to force their cotton
on the market, with the result that
some spectators are picking it az
at prices under quotations for quick
turnover, or to be held as an invest /;
ment
Parts Of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkan-
sas, Tennessee and eNorth and South
Carolina made fair to poor top crops,
but elsewhere, particularly in BON
weevil sections, the top crop was al
most nil, with very late cotton Weld
ing only bottom crop.
Killing frost became general over
the belt from November IL to No
vember IS, but was local in MANY
northern sections as early as October
26.
Boil weevil appeared early and was
favored by wet weather. The area
lof infestaticn was never before VI
great. Boil weevil damage accounts
for the short crop in Georgia, Ala
banla, Mississippi, Louisiana and por-
tions Of Arkansas more than anv
other one factor. Boil weevil in
yaded new territory in South Caro-
lima and was present in Considerable
numbers in Oklahoma.
The chief drawbacks to the cron
were the late start, boil weeviI and
Door stands. West of the Mississinni
river, excepting Louisiana and South
eastern Arkansas, the crop an
proaches bumper proportions. The
Gulf states east of the Mississinni
river made poor Yields, while in inc
Atlantics the yield seems to be about
on a par with recent years. The croD
in South Carolina is turning ont
much better than expected.
The foregoing estimate and snm.
mary are based upon reports from
correspondents covering in detail 1872
counties or parishes, embraced in the
10 principal cotton growing states.
with general reports to other states
Every state in the belt, excepting
georgia, planted more cotton acreage
IN 1920 than was picked in 1919.
United States Department of Agric,l
ture show total increase Of 1. o3s- 2
OUV acres. The increase shown bv
states was as follows: Alabama
s0,OO0 acres; Arkansas, 1970nl.
Louisiana, $4,000; Mississippi. % 0nG.
North Carolina, $4,000; Oklahoma
$4,000; South Carolina. 65 200. Ter
nessee, 10000; Texas, $4,000; an
others 247OOO. GEORGIA showed 4
decrease # 100000. acres.
The 1al9-f920 cotton crop. not
counting linters. was t1.325Es2 baIea =
'Acrcaee in 1a19-1a0O ACTUALLY MEX
ed, government estimate, SO 1865 mn
pounds. = AOi.O
The government estimates tha
acreage planted this year at 35.504.-
VVn acres. The COMMERCIAL ApneaI
estimate was S5,5O2.000 acres. Az
apowanee Of me Dpr cent, Is nsuallv
made for unemployment.