Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-09-01

ported. Boil worms also active. Re-
ports say lack of fertilizer has pre-
vented normal plant growth. Plenty
of labor. General outlook poor.
Lousiana-About IL days late. Gull
tivation good to fair. Plant normal
to understood. Fruiting poor to bad.
Shedding more than usual. No top
crop expected. Weevil doing much
damage. Some correspondents say
worst in history of state at this time.
Weather of a mixed character, too
wet in some counties and need rain in
others. Plenty of labor. Prospects
poor to bad.
Arkansas-Fully ten days late. Cul-
tivation good to fair. Plant normal
to slightly understood. Fruiting fair
to poor. Shedding in some counties
normal and in others more than usual
Poor prospects for top crop. Weather
unfavorable. Entirely too much rain,
which caused great weevil activity.
Plenty of labor. General outlook poor.
ennessee-Normal to ten days
late. Cultivation good. Shedding nor
NAL. Top crop prospects good. Plenty
of labor. No insect complaints. Gen
eral prospects fair to good.
Missouri-Normal to ten days late.
Cultivation fair to good. Plant nor
NAL. Fruiting fair to good. Shedding
normal. Prospects for top crop good.
Weather conditions good. No insect
complaints. Labor plentiful. Pros
poets fair to good.
Oklahoma-Normal to ten days late.
Cultivation fair to good. Plant nor
NAL to understood and in some places
oversize. Fruiting fair to bad. She'd
ding more than usual. Top crop pros
poets poor. Labor plentiful. Too hot
and dry in some south and southwest
ern counties. Too wet in some central
and southeastern parts of the state.
Weevil very destructive. Hot winds
have done much damage. Plenty of
labor. General outlook poor to bad.
Texas-On account of premature
opening season in ten days early, in
some sections, ten days late in others.
Plant normal to understood. Fruiting
poor to bad. Shedding more than
usual. No top crop expected. The
weather is unfavorable. Hot winds
and dry weather caused heavy deteri-
grafton. Heavy destruction by wee
vii and boil worms. Correspondents
say deterioration has been almost UNI
precedented. Prospect the worst in
years.
California and Arizona-Normal to
one week late. Cultivation good. The
plant normal. Fruting good. Shedding
normally. Prospects for top crop
good. No insect complaints. Labor
plentiful. General outlook good.
| Weather conditions since our inves-
! tigation as of July IS were the worst
for the month of August since our
bureau came into existence.
1 The boil weevil and shedding re-
ports from South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, which
normally are the heaviest producing
states, are most alarming and CORE
spondents in many parts of the belt
send us gloomy advices as to the ulti-
mate yield. In many cases they men
ton that they hesitate to state the
true conditions, as it would seem I'M
believable to the cotton trade.
The severe decline is also accounted
for by the reason that due to the
small amount Of fertilizer used in The
eastern part of the belt the plant i
not in healthy condition.
/ Since the date of our investigation
August 10, the weather has been I'M
favorable and destruction by the Dol
weevil continues undated.
4 Using tn government acreage fig
ures following 1 per cent for aban
donment Of acreage) the percentage