The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-28

gathered. u has been cut short on
account Of the long drouih.
bycra, Sept. 20. Cotton receipts
here today totaled lid bales. Sea.
sons total. 1000 bales. Prices paid
10 to zoe. Cottonfccd, t2i n ton.
Rosenberg, Sept. 2b.-According
a. figures recently made public by
y. e.. SncdecOr, special county agent
for the Census Bureau NJ the Uni
ted States Department Of Commerce,
rims receipts Of Fort Bend county
prior 10 Sept. | totalcd 5,sSi bales,
compared with 1888 bales on the
same date Of last year. Approxima-
tely 20 per cent Of the cotton In
this section has been picked, and II
Is estimated that local gin receipts
will aggregate 5000 bales by the
close of the season.
Walters, Okla, Sept. 25.-Co'ton
receipts at Walters exceeded those
at this time last year by more than
200 per cent. This Is due 90 the
fact that the summer and drouth
fastened the crop 10 premature
ripening. Because of the increased
acreage the total production this
year will be more than that of last
year. No boil weevil damage has
been reported.
Brentwood, Sept. 26.-Members
of the Farm Bureau Federation Cot
ton Marketing Association in the
counties Of Coleman, Brown and
McCulloch, at least, are going 10
have 90 live up TO the very letter
a IL ..Ia st.
tract, II it takes injunction and
damage suits TO make them do so.
Only few infractions of the cotton
sign-up have been reported in the
counties mentioned, and there will
have 20 tell il TO the judge, as Judge
Harvey Baugh of this city has been
employed by the farm bureau fed
Grafton 10 file injunction suits and
take such other steps as in his opin-
ION might be necessary 70 secure
practical results.
Goldthwaite, Sept ga light
local shower fell here Monday af-
ternoon, but was not of sufficient
proportion TO benefit crops on the
range. The range Is very dry and
the fields are almost too dry for fall
blowing. Il is estimated that Mills
county cotton crop will be more
than doubled what it was last year
Il is yielding good staple and is
therefore commanding a good price.
Hearne, Sept 26-The financial
situation in this section is showing
a decided improvement. The farm
ers are selling their cotton as fast
as they can yet il out and are liquid
ating their debts al a rate that Is
very pleasing 10 the bankers and
merchants. Many of them have paid
mortgages that have been running
two and three wears Last year the
farmers were unable even 20 pay
the interest on their notes This
year 20 cent cotton has enabled
them TO pay their debts and some
will have a little surplus The corn
crop Of this section was generally
failure and farmers are now buyiug
feedstuff for their livestock.
Sherman. Sept. 26.-Cotton pick
ers are turning loose quite a lot of
money in Sherman at present. One
negro, John Henry GoOdlin, was here
Saturday He and his family, wife
Gnu fAiNA' 'lAiAitNf ffftfAL'N f~H N
day for five days during the week
or a total Of Sl20. They were pur
chasing winter supplies here Satur
day.
Iredell, Sept. 2G-Last year two
gins at Iredell ginned 500 bales Of
cotton, and up TO Saturday night
this year they had ginned about
500. and the general opinion il that
about 400 more will be brought in,
making double what they put out
last year. Over 90 per cent Of
what has been ginned has been sold
by farmers to local buyers and the
amount of money circulated has
been great HELM to the country
i has been almost three months
since there has been any ram in this
locality and if u continues dry much |
icncer there viii be a small acreage
tlqnted % wheat, which means a
large cotton crop next year
Alto Sent 26.-Up 10 Saturday /