Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-08-12
JULY COTTON REPORT FOR
LOUISIANA.
United States Department ef Aess'
Culture, Bursas ef Marbsts 49,
Crop Estinates, $50 Pest ". =,
flee Building, New orlsanss
La, August I. 1871.

flee Buil0nn9s NoV O
La, August I. 1871.
The condition on July Is was
points lower than one moth ago and
Ia uoints below the 10-year aver
age on July rs, according TO . re-
port lust issued by Mr.. Lionsl L.
James, Agricultural Statistican as
New Orleans Of the Bureau Of MARI
cts ami Crop Estimates. a-
The condition Of the growing crop
on July rs was 500 Of . normal
This compares with 649o on June
25, 1921; ITO July Is, 1920: bz%
July rs, 1919; and with 78% ths
1O-year average Of condition on July
rs.
A condition Of 5sss on July rs
forecasts an average yield par aers
of approximately 1S2 pounds Of lint
cotton and q total production, (a+
lowing 1qo from planted area for
abandonment later on) Of about 25s-
600 bales Of 500 pounds ,gron. Thst
is. the final outturn win probably b.
larger or smaller than this amount
according - conditions hereafter
are better or worse than avsrage con-
ditions. Last year the avsrags yield
Of lint cotton per acre Was l2e
pounds and the production Was $780,
ITO bales; two years ago the pro-
duction was 289, 900 balss; three
years ago 5S8;000 bales; and four
years ago $4,000 bales.
Growers generally report the crop
as from two to four weeks late.
During the latter part Of the month
the cotton region was subjected to
excessive rains which were detxi-
mental. In general, the plantss are
undersixed where fertilizer was not
used. Cultivation ID fair to good.
Cloudy rainy weather u favorable 70
the development Of the bon wesvh
which has apparently - yet dons but
little damage. ~ f45
The percentage condition Of cotton
by parishes ON July 2b II - follews,
comparison being with . normal con-
dition represented by 100 Per can't:
Acadia 66, Allen IS, Ayoyellss 20.
Beauregard 20, Bienvills SO, Doasisr
So, Caddo 81, Caldwell 78, CaEAhoula
81, Claiborne IS. Ooneordia e, Dc
Soto so, East Baton Rouge "a, Eat
Carroll IS, East Fsliciana g, Evan-
geline SO, Franklin 90, Grant g.
iberia 50, Jackson es, Ia, salls Is,
Lafayette 50, Lincoln %, 2u11Bsa
So, Morehouse a., Natehitoshss e,
Ouachita 50, Points Coupss Se, r.
pides 53, Red River So, RietlAn q.
Sabine SO, st. Helena s., St. Landry
66, st. Martin 6s, Tsng;pahoa g,
Tensas so, Union IS. vsea.iiiea 50.
Warrington So, Webster ~, Wsag
Carroll 90, West Feliciana ~, and
Winn 81. ~
For Ths United Staass.
The condition on July Is was g.
To Of . normal. This compares With
69.2% on June Is, 1921; 7l.1x
July Is. 1919; and 76.lx H. avss-
age Of condition on July Is, for ths
past 10 years (1o11-1ozo).
A condition Of 6l.7as on July 2E
forecasts yield Of INIT cotton Per
acre Of about 14S pounds and To-
tai production Of about SCOT, 900
bales Of 500 pounds gross. That d,
the final outturn WIN probahly -
larger or smaller than this amount
according - conditions hersa3ter sru
better or worse than avs1ago con-
ditions. Last year the production va
1S,S65,754 bales; two ysars go A.
420,763 bales; three years ago H.
040,5s2; four years ago II, ,s02, ,S76,
and five years ago II -, $50 balss
] The condition Of cotton sn July
rs by states followv:
Virginia S2, Alabama 50, Teunss
see rs, North Carolina Is, Minaisaipp
68, Missouri 80, South Carolina O1
Louisiana 50, Oklahoms 90, Coorxi1
So, Texas So, California e8, YIoridl
so. sArkansas rs, Arizona g. e1hsl
les.