Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-08
Weekly Weather and
Cotton Crop Report

WASHINGTON. July 7.--weekly weather
and crop bulletin says: Temperatures gen,
orally seasonabie to above seasonaple ana
satisfactory to excellent progress or cotton
in practically all sections of the belt, the
high temperatures being especially favor
able in the northeast portion. Cotton made
material progress in the Carolinas and
Georgia and satisfactory to excellent prog
ress in Alabama, Tennessee and MISSISSIPPI.
Progress was good to excellent 5a IN tS Aska aa
vance mostly excellent in Oklahoma
and Texas.
Cotton is still somewhat backward IN
mostly fruiting well. Weevil continues
numerous in many sections, but damage so
far is mostly slight: recent warmth and
Texas: Weather was generally favorable
for plant growth and field work. Cotton
made excellent progress on account OF high
condition Of crop is rather poor to excel
lent, fruiting well where weevils are In
active but weeyils are reported IN many
localities, though damage is mostly slight;
as they are being checked by poisons and
other methods. picking is under way in ex-
Oklahoma: Hot weather prevailed with
excessive sunshine and light to heavy scat
tered showers. Cotton made generally ex-
cellent progress; condition, fairly good to
excellent; some plants blooming, but crop
mostly late; weevils are reported in scat
tered localities. but damage is slight.
Georgia: Warm, sunny weather was ia
vorable. but general showers are needed, as
divisions with damage to early corn; heat
in south is holding weeyil in check. Cot
ton made very good progress, the crop Is
clean, healthy and vigorous, and fruiting
we'll; plants are small.
Alabama: Generally fair weather except
for scattered showers was favorable for
good cultivation. Cotton made satisfae,
and seasonable temperature; the crop is
still backward, but blooming freely in
south and central portions; weevils are
damage locally.
| Mississippi The weather was generally
favorable for progress. Planting continues
| where much replanting necessary on ac-
| count of damage by worms. Weevils are
| plentiful in the south and central portions,
show excellent growth. cultivation salts
| factory.
/ Arkansas: Light to heavy rainfall and
! warm weather caused cotton to make good
cultivation and its condition is satisfactory
to very good except in the southwestern
| and southeast. where rather poor.
South Carolina: Heavy rains in central
and northwest portions, greatly hindered
vegetation, but more rain is needed else
where. Condition of cotton is generally sat
| backward in the Piedmont; weevils are
! numerous with considerable damage in the
south, and some fields plowed up.
| North Carolina: Warmer. with light to
moderate showers and abundant sunshine
| made weather favorable for crops and field
| work. Cotton is improving. progress very
| good to excellent, condition fair to good.
Tennessee: The weather was favorable
except that rainfall was light. Crops are
| generally clean and well cultivated. Prog
ress and condition of cotton satisfactory /;
| the crop Is fruting we'll, generally.
Florida: Moderate rains generally need
! ed; cotton made very good to excellent
progress in some localities, but poor to
/ average progress in most sections. Weevils
! numerous, but damage slight
! Louisiana: Temporal ures seasOnable to
| somewhat above normal and light, scat
I tered showers the first part of the week
were generally favorable; moderate rains
! in the latter part of the week greatly bene-
! flied corn and rice and improved truck and
| sugar cane. Cotton made very good prog
| ress and is generally fruiting well. Ac-
| tiylty of boil weevil diminished by hot sun
| shine.