The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
BIG DECLINE IN
| STATES COTTON
FOURTEEN POINTS DECLINE IN
AUGUST INDICATES SMALL
PRODUCTION

|
25 was IA points lower than one
month ago and 10 points below the
10 year average on August 26-
The condition of the growing crop
on August rs was 10 per cent of a
normal. This compares with SO per
cent on July rs, 1921; Sc per cent on
August %, 1920; At per cent on Aug.
ust 25, 1919; and with "a per cent the
10 year average of condition on Aug
ust 25.
The forecast OF production for
Louisiana based ON the August 25
condition figure of IS per cent is 244,-
900 bales of 500 pounds gross. That
is, the final outturn will probably be
larger or smaller than this amount
according as conditions hereafter are
better or worse than average condi-
lions. Last year the production was
386,77O bales; two years ago 29S,O00
bales; three years ago $4,000 bales,
and four years ago $4,000 bales.
The growers generally report the
crop deteriorated heavily during the
'past month on account OF lack Of
rain. Just prior to July %, it was
training too much and since then it
has rained but little or none at all in
some sections, except in spots locally
This complaint is general from most
the northern sections of the state.
The hot dry weather has caused much
cotton to open prematurely and the
plants are shedding bolls. Much
complaint of severe boil weevil dam
age despite the hot dry weather. The
decreased use of fertilizer under cot
ton this year has much to do with
the poor condition of the crop.
The percentage condition of cotton
by parishes on August % is as follows
comparison being with a normal con
diton represented by 100 per cent.
: Acadia 81, Allen rs, Avoyelles ~
Beauregard so, Bienville 48, Bossiel
40 Caddo As, Caldwell 48, Catahouli
! AZ, Claiborne So, Concordia 43, d.
, Soto A, East Baton Rouge Al, Eas
: Carroll 40, East Feliciana 81, Evange
5 line Sc, Franklin 48, Grant SO, Iberi
I so, Jackson 81, La Sale "a, Lafayette
: so, Lincoln AZ, Madison AZ, Morehous
q At, Natchitoches 80, Ouachita 81
Pointe Coupee SO, Rapides S5, Re
River SO, Richland As, Sabine AZ, 81
Helena so, st. Landry so st. Marti
Q 4S, Tangipahoa 49, Tensas Al, Unto
g 46, vermilion 81, Washington 81, We
t ster A, West Carroll 46, West Eel
y ciana 2S, and VIM IS.
g For the United States
The condition of 1913 per cent o
e 1913 per cent of a normal. This con
= pares with SAT- per cent on July 2i
1921; 67.5 per cent on August q
. 1920; Ola per cent on August 81
Do 1919; and 67.7 per cent the averag
Il of condition on August 25, for tn
u past 10 years (1911 1920.
The condition of 1913 per cent. o
August Is, forecasts a yield OF liz
cotton per acre of about 1877 pound
and total production of about 7,09
600 bales of 500 pounds gross. Thu
is the final outturn will probably /
larger or smaller than this amour
according as conditions hereafter al
better or worse than average cond
tions. Last year the production wa
IL, 439, SOB bales; two years ago II
420,763 bales; three years ago Il
O4O,532 bales; four years ago 1890
375 bales; and five years ago 11,44s
$50 bales.
The condition of cotton on Angus
Is by states follows:
Virginia So, North Carolint
South Carolina so, Georgia Al, Florid
SO, Alabama SO, Mississippi 81, Loui
lana As, Texas ~, Arkansas SO, TIE
nessee "A, Missouri Is, Oklahoma
California SO, Arizona 85ysother IS.
All non tenderable cotton, inclu
ing snaps and bollies, in hands
farmers July 81 (not stored in cor
presses and warehouses) equalle
1875 per cent of the total farm hol
ings on that date from the 1920 GRO