The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-15
COOL WEATHER
 HURTS COTTON
Germination And Growth Interrupted, Agriculture
 Department Says

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Crop and weather conditions in southern states during the week ending yesterday wers summarized today by the department .oi agriculture as follows:
 Rainfall was mostly light to moder- ate in the cotton states and showers that occurred in West Gulf sections were beneficial The weather on the whole was favorable for field work and planting made mostly good progress in the northern portions of the belt, though seriously interrupted in north. eastern districts by frequent heavy rains the latter part of the week.. II was entirely too cool, however, for the germination of late planted and growth of early planted cotton and progress was generally poor. Stands Irregular
 Stands are irregulef in Texas, where the general condition of the crop ranges from poor to fair, but there was very good progress in cultivating and chop. ping, weevil were appearing in the low. CT coast sections.
 The crop deteriorated in Oklahoms because of the unseasonably coo weather causing the seed to rot and making necessary heavy replanting Considerable replanting will be dons also in parts of Arkansas, while condi tions were generally unfavorable fol germination and growth throughout thu central states of the belt.
 Corn Growth Slow
 Corn planting was seriously inter rupted during the week east of thu Mississippi river, where but little wal accomplished, This work is becoming very late in the area, while the cool we weather. was unfavorable for germina tion for that planted.
 Early planted corn in the south mad slow growth, because of the cool nights though conditions continued mostly good in west gulf districts, and standl are fair to good in the southeast. Tn crop has been mostly planted in Mis- souri, but the plants that are up ar turning yellow on account of the COO weather, while growth was slow il Kansas and Oklahoma.
 The cool, damp weather was favor able for the growth of winter wheat il all sections from the Mississippi rive eastward, and the crop shows consider able improvement in the middle Atlanti area. There was some complaint O rank growth and weeds locally in tn Ohio valley, but on the whole the field not winter-killed, made satisfactor. progress in that area. Rain was need eI in western Oklahoma.
 Fruck Crops Advance
 The transplanting of sweet potatoe | II Al. l. Garden and truck crops made satisfac tory advance in the southern states though unfavorable reports were re ceived from some sections.
 Tobacco plants were plentiful in tn Ohio valley, while conditions were gen ] erally favorable for, this crop from Vir ginia southward, with the plants vel established in the more southeastern districts. 4
 Sugar cane continued decidedly back ward in Louisiana.
 ! Conditions by states include: Alabama--Cool weather retarded tn growth of most crops. Corn comin up to fair to good stands; oats and DO tatoes doing we'll Truck and pasture mostly fair to good. Fruits doing well except many citrus trees made little e ] no progress. Progress of cotton poo to fair; some dying in extreme wes and southeast, Chopping progressinl fairly well in south; with stands spotte' ranging from poor to very good; plant ing mostly well advanced north.