Evening star., 1940-08-08
1910 Cotton Crop
OF 11,429,000 Bales
Is Forecast
Figure Is Below Lost
Yeor's TotoI and Well
Under l0-Yeur Average
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey tie Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department fore
cast this years cotton crop today as
11,429, 600 bales of 500 pounds gross
weight, based on August l crop con-
ditions.
Production was 1877 900 bales last
year and averaged 13,547,000 bales
in the 10 years 1929-3s.
The forecast was based on the
area in cultivation July l, less the
l0-year average abandonment from
natural causes, making 24,616, 900
acres for harvest, and on the condi-
ton of the crop on August !. The
condition was u per cent of a
normal. compared with "A year
ago and II, the 10-year average.
The harvested acreage was 23,928 900
last year, and the 10-year average
was 31,235, 900 acres.
The indicated yield of lint cotton
per acre is 1928 pounds, compared
with 2379 pounds last year and
1881 pounds. the 10-year average
Ginnings from the years crop to
August l we're reported by the
Census Bureau to have totaled 81 1855
running bales, counting round as
half bales and excluding linters,
compared with 1877, ,254 bales year
ago and 157,S65 bales two years ago,
The area in cultivation July l less
the 10-year average abandonment,
condition of the crop on August /,
indicated acre yield and total pro-
duction indicated from August l
conditions, by States, were forecast
as follows:
Missouri-39l, 900 acres; condition,
80 per cent of a normal; indicated
acre yield, 374 pounds, and indicated
total production, 100000 bales. Vir-
ginia-31 900, "a, 308 and 10000
North Carolina-822, 900, "a, 342 and
$4,000. South Carolina-1, ,264, 900,
10. 31s and $4,000. Georgia-1,975,- =
600, 10, 1923 and 955 200. Florida
10000, II. 127 and 10000. Tennes-
see-741 900, II. 291 and Ash 900.
Alabama-2, ,O83 900, 64, 1873 and 1885,
600. Mississippi-2, ,635 900, go, 23s
and 1,313.0oo. Arkansas-2.154, 900,
76, 292 and 1,315,000. Louisiana-1,- =
$4,000, SO, 202 and 10000. Okla
homa-1,854 900, II, 1853 and $50 900.
Texas, ,721 900, 70, 159 and 2 1893 900.
New Mexico-106, 900, "a, sos and
10000. Arizona-2270 900, SO, 465
and 221,000. California-344, 900 98,
639 and $4,000. All other States
10000, 80, 1856 and $4,000. Lower
California-122,0 900, II, 1873 and $4,000.
The departments production fore
case was expected to be followed by
announcement soon of provisions of
a new Government loan to growers
on this years crop. Such a loan
would be designed to bolster prices,
which have sagged in recent weeks in
the face of unfavorable export pros
poets.
Officials have not indicated what
the base loan rate will be. Cotton
State Senators have asked that it be
TlXed at around lU Genus a pOund.
Last year it was SO cents.
Cotton now stored under Govern
ment loans was reported at 2,223 ,538
bales. However, the Government
owns 6,643,571 bales acquired under
foreclosure of past-due grower loans,
Official reports have indicated that
this years cotton will move to mar
ket with a smaller carry-over facing
it than last years.
Consumption and exports of
American cotton approximated 49,
800, 900 bales in 1939-40, or nearly g.
100000 bales above last seasons pro-
duction of 1877 900 bales. This re-
duced the record carry-over of 49,
100000 on August l, 1899, to an esti-
mated 10,750,0 bales on that date
this year.