Evening star., 1941-09-08
Cotton Crop Estimate
Cut Slightly From
Month Ago
10,7l0,000- BoIe Forecast
Stunds Far Below
1910 Production
81 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department today
forecast this years cotton crop at
l conditions, compared with l0,8l7,-
600 bales forecast month ago, H.
566 900 bales produced last year and
an average of 1926, 900 bales in the
10 years, 1930-39.
The September estimate is 107,-
900 bales less than the August fore
cast, the Crop Reporting Board say
ing the indicated production had
been reduced in the central part Of
the belt. This decline was offset
somewhat by increases in Oklahoma,
Texas. New Mexico, Virginia and
North Carolina.
Weather Less Favorable.
Weather was less favorable than
average in the States from Georgia
to Arkansas and boil weevils have
caused serious injury to the crop
throughout this area" the board
said.
In Oklahoma and Texas favorable
moisture conditions were said to
have stimulated plant growth and
weevil damage was said not to be
generally serious this season. The
crop in Oklahoma and Texas was
reported about two weeks later than
usual.
The board said that in Virginia
and North Carolina hot weather
held weevils in check and permitted
the plants to set more bolls than
were expected a month ago.
The condition of the crop on Sep
tember was IS per cent of a nor
NAL, indicating a yield of 2268
pounds to the acre, compared with a
condition of 70 per cent month ago
and an indicated yield then Of 2244
pounds. The condition was II per
cent of normal a year ago and the
final yield. 252.5 pounds, while the
1909 10-year September 1 aver
age condition was SO per cent and
the average yield, 205.4 pounds.
OF the 23,51e,OO0 acres in cultiva-
ton July l, the department reported
that 3.8 per cent had been aban-
doned after that date leaving 22,633,-
600 acres for harvest. The average
abandonment in the 10 years, 1881
40. was 1.9 per cent of the acreage in
cultivation July /. The area picked
last year was 23,86l 900 acres.
Ginnings Also Smaller.
The Census Bureau reported that
504 .l25 running bales. excluding
linterS and counting round as half
bales. of cotton of this years growth
had been ginned to September l.
compared with 605.764 bales a year
ago, and l,401, ,691 bales two years
ago.
The acreage remaining for har-
vest. condition of the crop on Sep
tember /, indicated acre yield and
indicated production in 5o0-pound
gross weight bales, by States, fol-
low:
Missouri, 400 900 acres: condition
rs per cent of normal. indicated
acre yield $50 pounds, and indicated
production, 27s, 1000 bales: Virginia,
$4,000; 80: 315 and $4,000; North
Carolina, $4,000; SO: 315 and 5l6.-
900: South Carolina, LBS 900; 43:
166 and All 900: Georgia. 1853 900;
81; 161 and $4,000; Florida 5000;
ST; l01 and $4,000; Tennessee. &c.,
900; II; 355 and $1,000; Alabama,
1885, 900: So; 200 and 1853 600; Mis-
siSsippi, 2,406, 900; 81; 272 and 1885,
600; Arkansas, 2,038, 600; II; 800 and
1861 900; Louisiana, 1,052,OO0: 46;
IT'S and $4,000; Oklahoma, 1925
600; IA; 185 and 27,O0O; Texas, T.
922 1000; 70; ITS and 2,888, 900; New
Mexico, 10000; Sc; 495 and 122. 900;
Arizona, 239 600; 81; 453 and 226.-
000 California, 352 900; 80; GAO and
100000; all other States 10000: 70:
412 and $4,000. Lower California
(Old Mexico, $4,000: 96; 240 and
10000 Lower California not in
cluded in California figures, nor in
United States tOtaD.