The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
k,S16,Oy!0 BALES ] 3 IN COTTON CROP
 IS NEW REPORT
Increase Of 141,Ooo Tn Probable Yield Since
 October Estimated
tBy Associated Prss.)

(By Associated Prass.)
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Unusual-
 favorable weather conditions during he last two weeks of October resulted lan increase of Al 900 bales in this ear's prospective cotton crop. The de- artment of agriculture forecast today
 total production of 12,S16,000 bales nd the census bureau reported 9,694,- 20 bales, or more than three-quarters the crop, had been ginned prior to November 1. s.4
 The forecast of production was based the condition of the crop on Novem- Ter, I, which was 559 per cent of a ormal, compared with b4.7 on Octo- ee IS this year and 47.S on October b last year. Last years production. ccording to final ginning returns, was 0,139.671 equivalent to 900 pound bales.
 The abandonment of cotton acreage between July and November this rear was reported as 3.7 per cent by the .rop reporting board. The average abandonment between July 20 and De- eember 1 in previous years has been II per cent.
 Condition Summary
 The crop reporting board issued the Following summary of conditions
 tThe weather conditions have been unusually favorable to November for he opening and picking of the rem hant of the cotton crop that was not Harvested by October IS, the date for which. the preceding cotton report was made. Late bolls have matured in most states. In Texas there are, many half grown bolls, which are subject to weather conditions and may make some cotton if freezing weather holds off.
 'The light frosts which have oc- curred in North Carolina did not in iure the crop. Frost has killed the cotton plants in the northern section of Louisiana. In Texas, light to heavy frosts j visited all but the southern portion of the state on the night of 3Octobers 23 and on several subsequent days, doing considerable damage to cotton in the lowlands. In northwest Texas the frosts were later than usual, but in the other sections of the state about ten days earlier than usual. This cold spell has destroyed the pros poets of a material top crop. Heavy frosts and slight freezes in Tennessee in the latter part of October did some damage to the crop in the lowiands. Bolls in southern Illinois were damaged ] by killing frosts on October Fl and 22, or about ten days too soon for the late ! boIls to mature and New Mexico kill l ing frosts did not appear until late October and did not prevent many late bolls from maturing. ,g@ :, WeeviI Damage Ceases fBoll ,weeviL damage ceased in North CsroIina by October 5. Much of the injury to the bolls was due to the rot that followed the pnncturing. In Louisiana there has been little damage from weeyils and other insects but in Texas weevils and boil worms are get ting most of the late bells.
 The estimated abandonment of cot ton acreage from July to November l is 3.7 per cent. This estimate is pre- liminary, but is based not only on re ports from county and township crop reporters, but on estimates by the state agricultural statistician. The average abandonment for the 10 years, 1914 1923 from June 25 to December was B1 per cent 50 that the percentage for this year from July to December 1 is six-tenths of one per cent above that average. It was exceeded by the 6.3 per cent abandonment of 1914, 4.5 per cent of 1919 and Al per cent of 1928 and is the same as the percentage of abandonment of 1921. The percen- tage of abandonment for the other sep arate years from. 1900 to 1903 were below this, years estimate of S7 per cent. The abandonment for this year was also exceeded in 1909 when the abandonment was AZ per cent"
 The condition of the crop on Novem- Der 1 and the forecast of production by states follows: Virginia, condition 49 per cent, and North Carolina. 49 and, ,77O,o0o.
 South Carolina, A and 715,000.
 Georgia, 51 and 1,030,OOO.
 Florida, 68 and 27,000.
 Alabama, 61 and 9S0,O00.
 Mississippi, 61 and 1,120,000.7
 Louisiana, 52 and 450,00O.
 Texas, 54 and 4,450,OO0.
 Arkansas, 62 and 1,150,00O.
 Tennessee. 59 and 65,0OOO.
 Missouri, 56 and 100000.
 Oklahoma, 66 and 100000.
 California, s73 and 65,O0O.
 Arizona, 75 and 95,000.
 New N .xico, 82 and 56,000.
 All other states, 75 and 10000.
 About 62,O00 bales additional to Cal ifornia are being grown in Lower Cali fofnia, Old Mexico.
 ' Ginning Data Given
 Ginning prior, to November l by states follow:
 Alabama, 815, ,593.
 Arizona, 52,95S.
 Arkansas, 753,629.
 California, 33,309.
 Florida, 17,348. "
 Georgia, S12,813.s
 Louisiana, 41S,174.
 Mississippi, 8S7 ,405.
 Missouri, 73,573. North Carolina, 374, ,554.
 Oklahoma, 907 ,299.
 South Carolina, 526, ,735.
 Tennessee, 203, ,543.
 Texas, 3,7S4,328.
 Virginia, 6.127.
 All other states, 27,532.
 Total einnings include 239, ,535 round bales. compared with 199,326 to Novem- bar i, last year, and 1852 bales of American Egyptian, compared with H. 551 last year. The revised total of cotton ginned this season to October IS was announced at 7,615,T6 bales. DEALERS PROMISE
 ! CHEAPER TURKEYS Price Falls 10 Cents A Pound