Now 37 of Alabama’s counties from Blount all the way the coast-lined county of Mobile play host to the South’s saving crop. Cotton is the most valuable crop in Alabama, bringing in more than $234 million in 2016. Farmers harvested 443,000 acres with estimated yields of 742 pounds per acre for a total of about 685,000 bales in 2011. Some small grains for forage were being planted. Cotton picking at Thanksgiving is getting about the norm now. As of 1877, Alabama had more than 2 million acres of cotton in cultivation and harvested 673,000 bales that year. For efficient harvest, the stems need to be fairly dry and the plants need to have shed their leaves, which may not be the case until chilly weather or even frost. The latest crop progress report indicates 92% of cotton bolls in Alabama were open this week, compared to 87% at the same time last year. Alabama farmers reported they intend to plant 260,000 acres of corn, up 4 percent from last year, according to the USDA report. Alabama farmers planted nearly 460,000 acres of cotton in 2011. Wilkins said she has producers in the Baldwin County area with corn so severely drought damaged, that it may not be harvested. It’s cotton pickin’ time in the South, and the fields located near our house are snowy white with cotton that’s ready to be harvested. They won't start until about 9-10 in the morning and quit at dark. This scene above is one that … Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production † Sorted by … Three weeks ago Jamie Tate thought his 200-acre cotton crop would be the best he's ever harvested from his family's Shelby County farm. The growing season generally lasts from April or May through September, and cotton bolls mature and begin to open in the early fall in Alabama. While the boll opening numbers are not far apart, 25% of USDA’s estimated 535,000 acres planted in the state have been harvested, compared to 17% in 2018. Cotton is a cash crop in areas of states south of the 36th parallel, which includes most or all of South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Arizona. We have cotton fields and they are very pretty, but those gorgeous foothills in the distance covered in fall foliage combined with those MASSIVE fields of “Alabama snow” is just breathtaking. After the boll weevil destroyed Alabama’s cotton agriculture in the early 1900s, many farmers turned to peanuts as a cash crop. Peanut harvest was back underway after a rain break. Alabama Farmers Expect Good Cotton Crop by Associated Press | Read more Regional News about Agriculture and Crop Production on AgWeb. Theyre not starting until first of Oct. That's later than it use to be. Harvested corn acres are right on par with 2018 numbers, with 96 percent of the corn crop in Alabama harvested—compared to 94 in 2019. Thanks for having such a sweet and true spirit, and not being afraid to share it. Cotton is grown in 59 of Alabama's 67 counties. This scene above is one that I’ve … Cotton harvest began this week across the county. General Comments. After the boll weevil destroyed Alabama’s cotton agriculture in the early 1900s, many farmers turned to peanuts as a cash crop. Now 37 of Alabama’s counties from Blount all the way the coast-lined county of Mobile play host to the South’s saving crop.

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