Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-03
Weekly Weather and
Cotton Crop Report

Summary of weather and crop conditions
in cotton region for week ending Tuesday,
June 1, 1920:
Mostly light rainfall and seasonable tenn
perature throughout the COTTON belt ia
vored satisfactory to very good progress
generally except that it too cool the
first half Of the week in more eastern dis
tricts, and inadequate sunshine and wet
soil caused generally poor progress in Ok
lahoma.
Cotton plants are small in Georgia.
Stands are irregular, and the condition con-
tinues to range from rather poor to aver
age in Alabama, but stands are veryr good
in Arkansas and planting is still in progress
nj etreme eastern portions. Cotton improved
in Louisiana and made satisfactory progress
in Texas although the crop is. late. Condi-
ton and stands in Oklahoma are satisfac-
tory to very good. Fields are grassy in
portions of Alabama and Florida and wee
vii are numerous in portions of Texas, AL
ALBANIA and Georgia. The weather was ia
vorable for corn, pastures and truck in the
southern states, but rain is needed In some
Atlantic coast sections.
South Carolina: Further general improve
ment reported but nights still too cool for
best development of cotton: Condition Of
cotton rather poor to satisfactory.
North Cardinal Too cool first half of
week with insufficient rainfall. The month
has been the coolest and driest May of rec
ord at Raleigh; growth Of cotton retarded.
rain is needed for satisfactory stand in hard
soil, stand fairly satisfactory in soft land.
Texas-Seasonable temperatures and suf-
ficient RAINFALL favorabl e for planting
growth, cultivation and planting. Cotton IS
late, growth satisfactory, condition rather
poor average.
Oklahoma: Mean temperature normal and
sunshine deficient. Soil too wet in most
sections for cultivating and cotton made
generally poor progress replaning continues
and early planted being cultivated.
Tennessee: Good growing weather pre-
vailed. Cotton made satisfactory. progress
but much replanted on account of bad seed.
Making much of the crop late.
Louisiana: Scattered$ showers and high
temperat lures favorable for all crops. Cot
ton made good progress and condition i'm
proed.
Mississippi: The week was generally ia
vorable for cultivation, ad growth of cotton
and truck gardens although scattered show
'ers, locally excessive, retarded work in
some western and central counties,
Arkansas: Light rains, except heavy
rains In extreme north and seasonable tenn
peratures were generally favorable for farm
work. Cotton made excellent progress x
cept in extrem north and asst portions where
soil still too wet. Condition of cotton roh-
er poor average.
Georgia: Except for heavy, local rains,
the week was favorable, with continued
planting nearing completion and chopping
begun in northern division. Progress salts
factory but plats small and stands irregular,
lice and weevil becoming numerous.
Alabama: Fair, warm days most Of the
week favorable for good progress. Planting
continues, cotton made generally satisfac-
torq progress condition varies from poor to
average. Planting of cotton continues in
north grass is serious in many sections,
weevil numerous in south.
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