The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05
COTTON CR OP |S REPORTED BEHIND BY COLD WEATHER
Truck Crops Doing "Falrly We'll" Upon Alabama
 Coast
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The weekly weather and crop review of the United States department of az riculture contains the following on the southern crops:
 Soil and weather conditions were generally favorable for the prepara- tion of land for cotton in more north ern cotton growing districts, particu- larly in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee. Farm work made fair to good progress in North Carolina, al- though 1t was still backward. There was generally unfavorable weather for cotton in tho central and west gulf coast sections, where 1t was ab- normally cool. and frequent rains de- layed farm work. Considerable cot ton had been replanted in southern Georgia and not much planting had been done in Mississippi. Early cot to was injured in Louisiana. anu that in Texas was reported in poor to fair condition. The weather was favorable in the cotton districts of Arizona, where the crop was coming up nicely, and some cotton was planted in southern New Mexico.
 Cold Causes Damage.
 Low temperatures very unfavor- able for truck crops in the Carolinas. apparently caused considerable dam age; much truck was planted in North Carolina during the week. and the late planted was probably not seri- ously injured. There was also some damage in northern and central Ar kansas by the freeze of March S1. and vesNables were harmed consid- erably in Tennessee.
 Truck crops were reported /s do- ing fairly well in the coast counties of Alabama. but were very backward In Mississippi. and were in only fair condition in Louisiana, while it was too cool and wet in Texas. Melons had been replanted In Georgia, and they made fair progress during the week in Florida. Tomatoes were do- ing well in the last named state. and light shipments were being made.
 Sugar cane made but little growth in Louisiana. because of the unfavor- able weather. but the crop was up to fair to good stand in Florida. The sowing of tobacco plant beds was completed in Kentucky. but some early plants were killed by the cold, while considerable harm was done to the plants in Tennessee and South Carolina. Low temperatures was un- favorable for the tobacco beds in North Carolina.
 Early peaches. pears and cherries were seriously damaged in portions of Virginia by the heavy freeze the latter part of the week. and some in- jury occurred in West Virginia and Kentucky, particularly in the east>p portion of the last named state. This freeze did further damage to early fruit In the Carolinas.
 Citrus trees were blooming heavily in Florida. but they needed more moisture in some sections. Straw berries were harmed somewhat in Tennessee berry shipping was be- gun in southern Mississippi.
 "The weather was mostly unfavor- able for corn planting in Oklahoma and Arkansas. and this work made satisfactory progress in these -ta5ea while planting wes getting veil under way in South Carolina. Pant ing continued in Florida. The corn that was injured by freezing in southern Georgia had been mostly replanted. Much replanting will hc necessary in Louisiana. while the con dition and progress of the crop 'Fara reported as poor to only fair ir Texas"