Show california cotton plantings decrease sacramento A decrease of acres la in the cotton plantings in california as compared with last year was reported by the california crop reporting service in the first summary issued on the 1927 crop total plantings are placed at acres as against acres harvested in 1926 the report states that the chestand estand th stand in the state is generally pooh poor and backward on account of unfavorable weather but the report adds it Is not to be interred inferred that favorable weather conditions during the remainder of 0 the season would not restore the chop to a condition of 0 normalcy officials of the department states that the plantings no doubt would have been materially less had it ft not been tor for the mississippi valley flood |