The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-28
- PRosFEoEs OF TIE CROPS. =,
Reports Received at tho Dopnr ment OF
Agriculture for Present Month.

Washington correspondent has made up an
interesting compilation from the August report
on tue growing crops, received at the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. It appears that New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, in the East;
West Virginia. Kansas and Nebraska in the
West, and Arkansas. Alabama. Louisiana, Flor
ida and Texas, in tho South, arc the only Statcs
which claim ap average or moro, in condition,
or the corn crop, as compared with TIE samo
date last year, with n slightly increased acre
age in Now Jersey and Pennsylvania, six per
cent. increase in Nebraska and West Virginia,
thirty per cont. in Kansas, seven per cent. in
Texas, and ten per cent. in Florida; and q
somewhat decreased acreage in Arkansas,
Louisi ina and Delaware.
In the great corn-producing State Of Illinois,
the average estimate of condition, in about
sixty counties. tails fully thirty per cent. below
State IN production, puts the figures nearly as
low; Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota rate
twenty to thirty per cent. below; Iowa twenty
ten per cent. The New England States range
from ten to fifteen per cent. below; New YORK
twenty to twenty five per cent; Maryland, Yir-
Ginia, North Carolina. Georgia, Mississippi aud
Ia2nessee ten per cent; and South Carolina
t3{tty per ceut.'below. Texas promises twenty
per cent: better yield than last year. with an
increased acreage as noted, and Kansas and
In few Of the larger States will the increase
OF acreage make up Tor decrease In general
condition, while in several Of the largest; corn.4
growing statob tho acreage has boon reduced
spring; hence it seems hardly possible that a
crop equali.2g that OF last year can now be
made under the most favorable future, while
The Indications are that the yield OF the season
DrougAt has done much damage In some sec
lions, succeeding the excessive rains which
had had previously retarded the growth Of the
fall, may do much for tho general yield; but
short corn crop appears inevitable. illinois
and Indiana pfQdpeed about one-fourth OF tha
crop tip o1 d. the ~ Whole Whole country Last year, and now
!. thirty. Ave per cent. 6hio, Iowa, Missouri,
Kentucky and Tennessee. which raised one.
third Of the crop OF 1865 promise decreased
which has been unpropitious for this great
national crop, has, however, p owed favorable
to most others; and tbouG6 the corn be cut
short, there must be abundance IN the land. ~
= INCREASED COTTON CROP.
While all the cotton States. except Georgia
ton crop in July as considerably below the
average OF the crop OF 1858 at corresponding
date, nearly all now report an Improvement
upon those estimates, and several OF the moro
importans cotton regions reporkth condition
as better than in August OF last year, the
weather having been generally propitious; and
the injury BY the worm comparatively moon.
siderable, si though there is nolsok Of apprehen.
tho largest producer OF this staple, With an in.
crease OF ten per cent. 10 aorehge. reports the
condition fully hp to that OF last saasep at that
with .ffteenE por cent. Increase In &C acreage: e
iLouisisna, ten per cent. better IL condition.
and fifteen per cent. inoresse in acreaRe;rAr.
kansas and Texas report condition Above
;syeraee. with twenty per csnt increase OF
tcreaRe In the former, and thirty mar cenf IN