acre ip 1940 and but year's excellent
yield of 412 pounds per mum. The
vestorf a year ago.
"Although cotton continues to be a
few days later than last year's unusually
early crop, stands are uniforjnly
goad throughout the State.
Record high temperatures and ample
soil moisture throughout June was
favorable far cotton, and the cpop
made excellent growth, overcoming
most of its late start. However, almost
daily rains from late June until
around mid-July caused plants to put
on excessive growth, prohibited prop-*
er Arid, cultivation to some areas,
and greatly aided weevil infestation.
While late July weather waa^fairfy
favorable for maintaining rapid
growth of plants aqd fruiting, recent
dfry, hot weather has caused considerable
shedding. Boll weevil infestation
was comparatively high around the
first of August but recent weather
has been favorable for roma control
of the pest," said Reporter J. J. Morgan.
A United States cotton crop of
12,658,000 bales was forecast This
indication is 266,000 bales, or two
percent, less than the 1942 crop, bat
seven-tenths of one per cent more
than the ten-year (1931-41) average.
The average yield is placed at 279.4
pounds per acre which is 6.9 pounds
more than the 1942 yield and 62.4
pounds jnore than the ten-year average
of 217'poonds per acre.
Large Premiums
For Good Cotton
Care in picking and ginning tootton
can pot many 'extra dollars in grower's
pockets, says J. A. Shanklin, Extension
cotton specialist at N. C.
State College. >
On the basis of loan values, he
points oat that middling cotton is
worth (16.75 a bale more than low
middling in the whites and extm
whites for a staple length of one
and one-sixteenth frflw
brought to the gin. The (firmer, regardless
at how good his equipment
ginning when the cotton is greeti or
z£w&':,
. Shaaklin points out that the supply
of good cotton, hot suited for
war usee, is seriously short at this
time and that the cotton manufacturers
must depend on how carefully
growers pick and gin their cotton
this jmr for the cotton needed in
vital wnr manufacturing.
He urges that growers make every
effort to keep the crop dry, dean of
trash, and in the best posaibl*-condition
for excellent ginning. Be avn
to pick teCore the crop suffers weather
damage.
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- / COTTON LOANS
The 1948 cotton loan program «f
the CCC haa been announced by the
War Pood Administratis®. The average
loan rate of 7/8 inch Middling
cotton, gross weight, will he 18.14
cents per pound. The loan rates will
vary because of location.
The leaves are the first part at the
plant to dry out after cutting. They
may become so brittle as to nhatfay
off in ordinary handling, while the
stems are still green, x Aa kmc aa
the leaves are kept alive, they help
to core tiie stems by drawing the
moisture out of them and this is the
reaao* tor putting the hay in windrows.
The agronomists say that the hay
should be put into windrows after"
three or four hoars of bright sonshine
voider ordinary conditions.
Where there are heavy crops, tke
widrows should be turned over agate;
in tha afternoon. The si* delivery
rake and hay tedder are eatcelknt
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implements ror cvrng Heavy nay
crops.
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If yoa have timber to aefi in feet or stum page write to
WOOD and LAND DEPARTMENT
| North Carolina Pulp Co.
Plymouth, North Carolina .'■!
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