Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-02
OW COTTON PRICE NOT JUSTIFIED STATE OFFICIALS SAL
ASSOCIATION SEES
COTTON CROP UNDER
Z MILLION BALES

A cotton crop 791 900 bales smaller
than estimated by the government
bureau on September 16. is estimated
by the American Cotton association
in it's September 23 condition report,
released Tuesday, from its head
quarters at st. Matthew, S. G. An
11,S05, 000-bale' crop is estimated
against the government forecast of
IL, 500 900 bales.
Both estimates are on a basis Of
500-pound gross weight bales. The
associations yield is figured on an
average condition Of 54.6 per cent
on an acreage of 3S,429,000, while
the government estimate was based
upon a condition report of 55.4 per
cent upon an acreage Of 40, 403, 900.
Smaller Figure for Georgia
The outlook for the Georgia crop
is as bullish as that for the nation,
according to the associations report,
which estimates Georgia's yield at
1.084,1S3 against the estimated gov.
eminent yield of 1.198.000 bales.
According to the report the cost
of producing this years cotton crop
was 27 cents per pound, two cents
less than the 1923 cost. Recommen-
dations that an average price of 80
cents per pound be obtained for the
crop are also incorporated in the re-
port. The recommended selling price
is four cents less tina nfor the 1923
crop.
Other States
The associations estimates for
states other than Georgia follow:
Virginia, So, 400 bales; North Caro-
lima, 764, 1878; South Carolina, 731 All;
Florida, 27,348; Alabama, 901,1S4;
Mississippi, 96S,729; Louisiana, $685..
526; Texas, 4,C40,S79; Arkansas, l.,
004 ,604; Tennessee, 390,140; Missouri,
174,975; Oklahoma, 1.169,952; Cali
fornia (upper), 49,06S; Arizona and
all others, 97,577.
In a summary Of it's report the
association treats upon "unrevised
government acreage" premature
opening of cotton" and "the boil Wee
wiz as follows:
Acreage Revision
1T is reported that the federal
crop reporting bureau, from Stats
tics recently gathered, shows an
abandonment of per cent in the
cotton acreage planted this season.
Ii this 4 per cent abandonment
were deducted from the July 2 gov
eminent acreage of 40, 400, 900 acres,
it would give a revised acreage of
3S,7S7, 600 acres. This would be very
close to the estimated acreage Of
the association of 3S.429 900 acres.
and would reduce the government
forecast to practically the estimate
of the association. 1t is hoped that
the crop reporting bureau will pre-.
sent a revision Of the acreage in
it's next report on October 8, and
not defer the same until December,
because if the facts are now known
the growers and the cotton trade are
entitled to the official information
and it's effect upon any forecast (of
production.
Gully 90 per cent of the CORE
spondents from all the cotton states
report premature opening of bolls
with lint fibre short and a light out
turn in bale weights at the gins
Specific missionaries were made tC
ascertain these facts and they mus
be considered as having an importan
pearlng upon the ultimate yield OF
the CROP Continued rains over the
territory of the South Atlantic state!
and other sections of the belt for thu
past two weeks have halted harvest
ing, caused seed to sprout in the
field and otherwise added to crOl
deterioration heavily since the re
turns from our correspondents were
made on September %.
while weevil damage was gener
ally light through the season to Sep
ION, lNnY. &c i1Y
as to heavy damage by the insect:
from punctured bolls on late fruitage
This unexpected source of damage is
on the increase and will show {
marked loss in the crop as the sea
son advances and the farmers gen
orally realize the true condition
Existing conditions justify us il
forcasting a crop under 10000, 00(
bales and this fact will become more
pronounced as the true situation de
VelOpes through October"