Logan Republican | 1914-09-03 | Page 7 | Bumper Crop of Cotton is Reported

BUMPER CROP OF " COTTON IS REPORTED Washington, Aug. 31. A bumper cron of rotton which may equal or exceed the record crop of 1911 when final returns aro raa.de, Is indicated by tho department of agriculture's re port today showing tho condition of tho crop on August 25 to be 78 per cent of a normal. A total production jof 15,090,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight Is Interpreted by tho department ox-perts ox-perts from tho condition figures. This Is 1,305,000 bales more than forecast from tho July condition figures, fig-ures, tho result of excellent growing j conditions throughout tho cotton belt , during August.