Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-04
DROP IN PRODUCTION
TO ONE MILLION BALES
IS INDICATED FOR 1921


statisticians in every county in the
state. This is three points below
the condition report for the entire
cotton belt and more than one-third
off from a normal crop condition. It
is also 1877 points under the ten-
year average 76.7 per cent and estab-
fishes a low record only exceeded by
the condition report for May 25, 1920,
which was SIS per cent. This years
crop condition report, as of May 20.
that of 1920.
The condition statistics, taken in
connection with the figures showing
cotton acreage in Georgia, as we'll as
throughout the cotton states, are
taken to indicate that the 1921 cotton
than two decades. Government re-
ports made a few weeks ago, estl-
mated the 1921 crop at trifle more
than 100000 bales and showed
acreage reduction amounting to APP
proximately SO per cent in some Sec
tions. Data gathered by federal ana
state agencies indicates that Geor-
gia,s cotton acreage reduction Will
amount to almost that figure.
According to the cooperative crop
reporting service, the Georgia crop
will total approximately l,OOO,0oV
bales. this estimate having peeh
made some time ago and now relter-
ated on the showing made in the coH-
dition report. The cooperative crop
reporting service is joint agency
Of the federal bureau of crop esti-
mates. and the state department. Oh
agriculture. 1t maintains correspond
ents in every section of the state anu
it's reports are recognized as oelhs
h,, far the most accurate of any 9TH
er agency.
Bad Weather Factor
Had weather conditions, necesSltdt-
ing replanting, combined WIN oInea
natural causes to bring ABOUT tne
suh-normal status of the cotton crop
on MAY %, according TO the report
whiIe the reduction of fertlllZer dp-
nlication has further retarded lue
growth of the plants. The ahal9sls
accompanying the statlstlcal repol'
follows: .......,,,oo.
which brought about the present
poor condition we find the 1otloW.lsh
The late winter months Wers Ideal
for ffefd work and n the iaau lsWass
splendfdly prepared. But cold dry
Weather set in in April and stayed
through early May, hinder1ng pant
ing Termination and growth. Inc
seed had much difficulty In gettlng
out of the ground. continuous colu
weather killed outright much OF the
Young cotton, and much OF 1T Is stlt
dying. ,4
I'm some counties over so per cent
Of the crop had to be replanted, ac-
cording to our reporters, ana re-
planting is still going on. NOT
as three times! A good many OF the
abandoned fields are not going INTO
cotton again; they are being put
into corn and peanuts ana peas
thereby effecting a further reductlon
in an already substantially reduced
acreage. , .. .
The plants generally present
stunted appearance. This is as
cribed to the cold and sparing use
Of fertilizers. Stands range from
bad to poor, and are mostly pad
Only a few good stands are in evi-
dence. Much of the repl2nted cot
ton has not come out of the ground.
Where cotton is UP the size OF the
plants is very irregular, ranging
from just-up to six inches high In
some localities.
"Chopping out is making generally
Door progress. Hundreds of felds
have not as yet been put to stand.
Correspondents says the crop aver
ages from ten days to six weeks late.
And it is lousy; the lice are eating
it UP stem and leaf. Many COM
plants are heard of boil weevil at"
lacking the bud of the young plants.
The weevil is causing great appre-
hension.
Excessive rains fell after May 10
for several days in central ana south-
come Doggy and grassy and weedy.
In this salient the state of cultlva"
ton is generally poor because or the
rains. Warm, dry weather during
the last days of May enabled cotton
growers to overcome somewhat the
latCnesS of the sea son and give their
fields much needed cultivation.
Lack of Fertilizer
According to our reporters, IN
some counties over 60 per cent or
the cotton acreage has not been Ter
tilted. Where used this year fer
tilizer averaged 1875 pounds per acre
on cotton and the average value OF
the application was about $3.11 per
acre"
Condition figures by counties are
Atkinson, IS; Appling, 90; Banks.
Sc; Barlow, 81; Baldwin, so; ;Bibb.
IA; Bleckley, 60; Butts, 65; Bullock.
81; Burke, SO Baker, 40; Ben Hill.
SO; Berrien, SO; Brooks, 50; Bacon,
TO- Brantley; SO; B fn1ga g. 81. cbaro.
kee,. 70; Clarke, 81; Cobb. AZ; Camp
bell, 81; Carroll. 70; Chattahoochee.
60; Clayton, 68; Coweta, Sc; Gambler,
50; Colum bia, 55 Calhoun, 49,, Clay,
so: Clinch, so; Coffee, Al; Colquitt,
Dade, Ni ~ Dawson oi 80; DeKalb, 81;
Sc; Dodge, 81; Decatur, 81;
Sc; Dooly, 50; Ebert, So;
SO; Emanuel, So; Early
50: Echols. SO; Evans, 63.
Floyd, 66; Forsyth, rs; Fulton, z;
Franklin. 60; Fayette, 81; Gordon, 81;
Gwinnett IS; Greene, 81; Glasscock,
IS; Grady, 80; Hall. 6S; Habersham.
So; Hart, So HARRISON, Sc; Harris.
IS; Heard. 60, Henry, 81 Hancock
n: Houston. II.
tones. So; Johnson. so; jefferson, IS;
Jenkins. So; Jeff Davis, So.
Lumpkin. 83; Lincoln, Sc; Lamar.
&c. Laurens, 81; Lee, "a: Lanier, 40;
1owndes. 65; Liberty, so; Long. 68.
VS. M Mae0n ss M Mio So 49, Mer aVf
sr, 81; Muscogee, SO; Monroe, So;
Ga; Morgan. SO; McDuf-
lie. SO; Miller, 4S; Mitchell, SO; New
on. &c.
Oconee, So: Oglethorpe, 65: FIthU
ling, SO; Polk, II; Pickens. 76: Pike.
4; Pulaski, 81; Putnam, So; Pierce.
g: Quitman, so.
Rockdale, rs; Richmond. "a; Ran
olph, so; Stephens. &c; Schley, IS;
'paldSng. IS; Screven, II: Seminole,
8: Stewart. so; Sumter, So.
Talbot, SO; Taylor. II; Troup, Sc;
81; Treutlin SO; Twiggs,
,; Terrell, &c Thomas, So; Telfair,
8; Tiff. 60; Turner, rs; Tattnall,
0: Toombs, 45.
Epson. 50; Walker 10; Whitfield.
6; Walton, 70; White. IS; Wilkes,
O.: Washington. so; Wheeler. 40; Will