The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-06-10
Cotton Crop Prospects
Improved By Rainfall
Recently Over County
Formers Look Forward
TO Good Crop Year; lst
Blooms Noted Saturday

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Blooms Noted Saturday
Cotton pickin' time down South
VIII not be long a-comin' provided
Oid Man Boil Weevil lays low, and
olo Mr.. Weatherman gives proper
concentration, according to accounts.
Inc 1lrst cotton blooms have been
reported in the countx, and slight
to adequate rainfall in various
sections OF the county have improv.
ed general prospects and raised
hopes among farmers for good cron
year. S~-oF
Blossoms in plenty have been re-
ported on the Crawford Logan Oak
Irove plantation, Tchula RED.
having first been noticed on Linz
70. n. L: Nichols, also of TchuI.
RID, reports that a cotton bloom
was found by Stinson Llovd. tenant
farmer on the Nichols and Sons pIan.
tation, on Sunday.
Blooms In Logon Crop
"A nice rain," amounting to seve.
raj inches in some sections. remedie,,
the nearing drouth-conditions due
TO no rain having fallen for one
month throughout the county. Mr..
Nicnols reported that the rain which
iell Sunday, though not a big rain.
refreshed everything, "and helped
crops noticeably. Speaking of the
Delta section farms of the county.
ne SAID crops were generally good"
VI MS 100 acres, $40 are in cotton.
MRS. Logan, reporting for the Oak
Grove plantation, said that crops of
that vicinity were the best in the
section, with an abundance Of
blooms noted on their plantation
Saturday. Several inches of rain fell
Saturday night, she told. The cotton
crop up through the Delta between
oak Grove plantation and Memphis
SHOWS the results of the long dry
Spell but around Horseshoe lake
snow excellent prospects, according
to reports.
Too Edrly For Weevil
No trace of boil weevils has vet
been seen, in most crops, ACCORDING
TO various reports. Though the time
OF the year is early for the weevil,s
appearance, insects in quantity have
been noted among the cotton acre.
age OF Mrs. Inez Roach, Lexington
RID. However, the migrating
period is the danger time, according
to her information, she said.
w. l.. Upchurch, Star theater
manager of Lexington, who last
year was engaged by farmers for
crop busting by airplane against the
insects, told that no reports of boil.
Weevils had reached him as yet, but
that number of cotton farmers
mad tentatively engaged him ahead
OF time for busting, in case more
than 10 per cent infestation becomes
apparent as the crop season pro-
crosses.
Little Infestotion Here
On 10 farms examined in the
county for the week ending June
D by the State plant board, no infes-
tatlon was found, through in Attala
county so to 200 per cent infestation
was reported. The highest infesta-
ton was $50 per cent per acre on
fazoo county farm, though it was
SAID that none was found in the
Delta.
Rant lice were numerous in most
fields and woody bear caterpillars
driven from meadows and pastures
by the drouth were attacking cot
ton in Pontotoc and Oktibbeha coun-
ties.
Lack of rain was hurting the
crops severely in most sections of
the state, according to the report
made before rain fell in some areas
this week. Early poisoning was not
advised by the Board entomoloeist.
Hill Prospects Good
Hill land of the county has not
suffered "too much from the months
drouth," according to Hoover Mar
well OF Pickens RID. He said That
small rainfall had occurred there
Sunday, which though slight, may
have done cotton "a little good"
Though no blooms had been found
On his place. he reported good pro-
'pects for cotton = and corn too"
II favorable conditions continue.
Will D. Wilson of Lexington said
crop appearances on his land were
good as far as he had noticed, and
hat rain last week had helped crops
The early blooms Of the season
herald what farmers have hopes of
being "a good turnout" What they
lope for now are the proper amount
IT sun and rain in the critical sea-