The log cabin Democrat., 1920-07-26
COTTON IMPROVES
 IN ENTIRE SOUTH
BOIL WEEYIL INACTIVE
Arkansas Crop Outlook Very Favoring While Other States Good
 Aided by Weather.

highly favorable character of weather conditions prevailing during the first half of the 30-day crop period wa somewhat modified during the past two weeks, the cotton crop made gen. eral improvement. Reports 70 the Commercial Appeal indicate that all states, with the possible exception of Louisiana, improved, while Louisiana held it's own.
 Boil weevil have done less damage than could have been expected, con sidering the wide area of infestation. Weather conditions have not been ia vorable to boil weevil activity except in localities. Lateness of the crop. due to the poor start, and the pres ence of boil weevil, are now almost the only blights upon an otherwise promising outlook
 This report IS based upon corre- spondence covering in detail 782 c9un- ties embraced in the 10 principal cct- ton producing states, correspondents reporting under dates from July 19 to July 23, inclusive.
 Percentage condition figures as Of July 25 will be issued by the Conner cial Appeal one day during the pres ent week. They will compare with 69.3 per cent at June p, when a yield of 11,500,000 bales was indicated.
 East and northeast Arkansas re- ports too much rain, and there are re- ports of slight damage caused by boil weevil, but the state as whole, bar ring lateness, has seldom had a more promising prospect.
 Olny few reports of deterioration from Mississippi, but that state and Louisiana experienced less favorable weather than any other sections of the cotton belt. Rains were too ire quent over much of the state. Boil weevil is causing serious damage in som etioHs of the state. The gen. eral condition of the Mississippi crop has improved since June 25.
 Boil weevil seem to be more active in Alabama than elsewhere Too much rain over the Tennessee valley and counties adjacent thereto.
 Oklahoma is almost entirely free from insect troubles, weather condi- tions have been favorable, and the crop is the most promising that state has experienced in many years, and has continued to improve
 With the exception of northern and eastern divisions of the state and some local exceptions due to boil weevil activity, the crop condition in Texas is above an average, and some correspondents report for the:r sec tions better than normal. Picking has started in the southwest.
 Rainfall-Rainfall, mostly of the character of moderate showers, but at times excessive, occurred over birth west North Carolina, North Georgia, the Tennessee valley in Alabama, DOT tions of West Tennessee, most of Northern Mississippi, excepting the Yazoo delta, and over extensive areas in Louisiana.
 Temperatures-Temperatures were most favorable throughout the belt.
 Appearance of Plant, While there are some complaints that the plant is too small and others where there has been much rain that it is running too much to weed and not fruiting properly, the plant as a rule is healthy looking and has a good tap root. Fields are clean as a rule and well cultivated, although cutiva- tion was often delayed too long.
 Insccts-South Carolina complains somewhat of lice, and Texas is having trouble with worms in central parts of the state and grasshoppers in the west, but boil weeyil is the outstand- ing menace, the infestation covering nearly the whole of the cotton belt,
 Dry hot weather is needed in every section to hold the boil weevil in check, although Tennessee, the Caro- linas, Arkansas and Oklahoma ap- pear to be reasonbly safe from exten- sive dmage from boil weevil.
 The summary for Arkansas is as follows:
 Reports are optimistic, although a few quite the contrary. A little toe much rain east and northeast, and also about Texarkana, but on the whole the most bountiful rainfall oc- cured where it was most needed, and temperatures were about right. I'm proyement general over the state, anC prospects very promising, although hampered by late start which give the frost date added importance. Re ports boil weevil central part of state along Arkansas river and southwes along Red river but damage slight Clark county reports damage iron worms. Plant healthy looking. field mostly clean and well cultivated Plant fruiting wei lexcept where tot young.
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