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

Wy Depl. o. ne SONcFHlueAlL
weekly weather report SAYS: The tempera-
ture for the week averaged near the normal
i'll most of tile cotton belt, except that 1t
was rather cool for the season in the north
western portion. There was much cloudy
weather, however, and nile the rainfall was
mostly light or moderate in the north-central
portion of the belt, heavy to excessive rains
fell in many eastern and western districts.
These conditions, III conjunction with the
preceding unfayorable weather., were decid-
eddy unfaYorable for cotton except in re-
stricted areas. The crop made only poor
progress or deteriorated. No material
change was reported from Moth Carolina,
although shedding is increasing in that state.
Plants are blooming and fruitlng fairly well
in northern South Carolina, but rust and boil
rot are damaging in central and southern por-
tions, and the condition now ranges gener-
ally from poor to only fairly good. Progress
and condition are poor in Georgia, Where
plants are very shabby and suffering from
rust in many sec,.ons, while weeyil damage
is very great.
Fair progress was reported from Tennessee
and in the delta counties and extreme north
eastern portion of Mississippi and also where
rainfall has been ligbtest i'll Alabama, but
elsewhere in the last tanned states develop
ments were unsatisfactory.
Oklahoma: Cotton made good progress or
deteriorated generally due to COOL, cloudy
wet weather; growth too rank; considerable
shedding; boil worms numerous ana damag-
ing in central and southern portions; cond1-
ton still fairly good to very good; picking
Georgia: Progress and condition of cotton
rather poor; plants yry sappy; snedulnS ana
suffering from rust in many sections; WeeVn
damage very extensive; opening and picking
progressing slowly.
Texas: Frequent moderate to excessive
rains except some southern ana central
ally favorable for most growing crops, Dut
unfayorable for cotton; cotton deterlorated
except in dry areas, where progress was gen
orally very good; considerable uanla a ron aF
rain; considerable damage from worms ana
weevil; condition of crop fairly GOOD TO eN,
oellent in the southern third OF sIate, ana
mostly poor to about satisfactory elsewhere
Picking made good progress In the SOUTH,
but mostly poor progress elsewhere.
Alabama: Not received.
Mississippi: Cotton made poor progress,
except in Delta counties and extreme north
east portion. where mostly satisfactory,
weeyiI generally very numerous with eX-
tensiye damage in southeast, shedding rath-
er extensively, picking throughout the
' Arkansas: cotton made poor progress,
shedding extensively in many portions,
rather extensive damage, from weeyll IN
south and considerable damage in central
portion, condition of crop fairly good TO
soufh Carolina: Condition of cotton gen
orally rather poor to fairly good, blooming
and fruiting satisfactorily in north, but de-
terioration occurred in central and south due
to shedding, rust and boil rot, crop open
ing rapidly, picking quite general, weevil
numerous and increasing in central and
south with considerable damage to crop and
late paintings.
North Carolina: No material change in
cotton except increase in shedding
opening in SOUTH
: Tennessee: Cotton made only fair prog
ress owing to low temperatures and in
some localities to excessive moisture, rust
and boil rot increased but not general, some
cotton opening.
Florida: Cotton was unfavorably affected
by heavy rainfall and deficient sunshine
which delayed opening, picking delayed and
some complaint sof rotting, slight prog
ress occurre over small areas but condi-
ton very poor.
Louisiana: Cotton opening somewhat
more rapidly, reports of boil rot and wee
vii damage continue and the crop deterior-
ated in most sections