Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-08-25
JULY Is COTTON REPORT FOR
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, La,

The condition Of the cotton crop
on July Is was one point higher
than one month ago and IL equal to
the 1o-year average Of condition on
July 25, according to a report by
Mr.. Lionel L. James, Agricultural
Statistican at New Orleans, Of the
Bureauu Of Agricultural Economics.
The condition Of the growing crop
on July rs was 70qs Of a normal.
This compares with a condition Of
69% June 25, 500 July Is, 1921 /;
'71% July 25, 1920; nd with 7Oes
on July Is forecasts an average
yield per acre Of approximately 49,
3 pounds Of lint cotton and q total
production, (allowing I 20 from plant
ed area for abandonment later on)
Of about 412,1ss bales Of 500 ponds
gross weight. That is, the final ont
turn will probably be larger or small
er than this amount according a.
conditions hereafter are better >or
worse than average conditions.
Last year the average yield per
acre OF lint cotton was ia pounds
and the production Tin equivalent
BOO pound bales) was 27S, 1858 bales;
two years ago the production was
ss7,6es bales; three years ago 2s7,-
6S1 bales; and four years. ago $751;
TIT bales
The crop has in general made pro-
eress during the last 80 days and
the plants are reported looking well
In most sections. The crop is still
about three weeks late. There is al
most . universal complaint of too
much rain. Weevils are numerous
and much apprehension exists every
where concerning them. In Cameron
and Calcasieu Parishes, recently re-
leased from pink boil worm quaran-
tine and where previous to this no
cotton has been planted for two
years, no boil weevil is reported, In
jefferson Davis Parish, also recently
released from pink boIl worm quar-
antine, less than 2T Of the acreage
Is reported infested with the weevil.
Boil worms are reported from some
sections as are also army worms but
not much damage has been done by
them-to date. Much shedding of bolls
Is reported generally due to fire.
quent heavy rains and also to the
work Of some weevils. Some fields
are reported grassy. In the territory
overflowed by crevasse waters, late
planted cotton is reported badly in
Tested with weevils and the condition
there is not 80 good. Speaking gener-
ally, much depends ON the weather
from now on ~ to the final outcome
Of the. crop.
The percentage condition Of cotton
by Parishes on July rs is q follows,
comparison being with q normal con-
dition represented By 1905:
Acadia 81, Allen 95, Avoyelles SIS.
Beauregard IS, Bienville sS, Bossier
"a, Caddo 72, Caldwell 50, Catahoula
Is, Claiborne "a, Coneordia 33, De
Soto 20. East Baton Rouge ~, East
Carroll 66, East Felieiana 86, Evan
geline SO, Franklin SO, Grant 8s,
Iberi& 6S, Jackson 70, La Sale SO,
lafayette ~, Lincoln So, Madison
So. Aorehouse 60, Natehitoches 6s,
Ouachita 20. Pointe Coupes 81,
Rapides 81, Red River 72, Richland
g.. Sabine 20, St Helena 65, St
Landry "a, Sh Martin 81, Tangipahoa
72, Tensas 81, Union 81, Vermilion
~, Washington 73, Webster 80, West
Carroll II, West Fsliciana. 20 and
Winn 72.
Fer Tie United Stasss.
The condition July Is was 70.8qS
of . normal. This compares with IT,
20 on June rs, 1922; 64.7% July
Is, 1921; 74.l% July Is, 1920; and
with 1870 Of the 10-year average
Of condition ON July g..
A condition Of 70.8qs ON Juluy 25
forecasts q yield Of lint cotton per
acre of about 1879 pounds and .
total production Of about HAS, 900
bales Of 500 pounds gross. The -6nal
outturn win probably be larger or
smaller than his amount, according
as conditions developing during the
remainder Of the season, prove more
or less favorable to the crop than
average. Last year the production
was 7,953,64l bales. two years ago
"a, ,l39, sos bales, three years ago
IL, 1,l20,768 bales, and four years ago
IL, ,0l0,532 bales.
The condition Of cotton on July
Is by states follows:
Virginia 80, North Carolina 78.
South Carolina so, Georgia 81, Fleri-
da 65, Alabama 20, Mississippt "a.
Louisiana 20, Texas 72, Arisnsas
81, Tennessee IS, Missouri %, .'k-
lahoma Is, California 95, Arizona 50,
New Mexico IS.
LIONEL L. JAENS.
Agricultural Statistican.I
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