The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-28
PROSPECTS OF THE CROPS.
Reports Received at the Depar ment OF
Agriculture for Present Month.

Washington correspondent has made up an
interesting compilation from the August report
on the 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, Alsbams, Louisiana, Flor
ida and Texas, in the South, are the only States
which claim an average or more, in condition,
OF the corn crop, as compared with the same
date last year, with a slightly increased acre
age ia New Jersey and Pennsylvania, ak per
cent. increase in Nebraska and West Virgins 9,
thirty per cent in Kansas, seven pr cent. IN
Texas, and ten per cent. in Florida; and q
somewhat decreased acreage in Arkansas,
Lousi ma and Delaware.
In the great orn-producing State OF Illinois,
the average estimate OF condition, in about
sixty counties, falls fully thirty per cent. below
last season at same date; Ind ana the second
State IN production, puts the ngures nearly as
low; Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota rate
twenty to thirty per cent below; Iowa twenty
per cent; Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee
ten per cent. The New England States range
from ten to fifteen per cent. below; New YORK
twenty to twenty. five per cent; Maryland, Vir.
Tennessee ten per cent; and South Carolina
thirty per cent. below. Texas promises twenty
per cent. better yield than last year, with an
increased acreage as noted, and Kansas and
Arkansas ten per cent. better than lsst year.
In few Of the larger States will the increase
of acreage make up for decrease IN general
condition, while in several Of the largest corn.
growing States the acreage has been reduced
from last year, owing to the very unfavoraole
spring: hence it seems hardly possible that
crop eaualing that OF last year can now be
made under the most favorable future, while
the indications ale that the yield OF the season
will fall considerably below that OF 1868.
Drought has done much damage in some sec
tions, succeeding the excessive rains which
had previously retarded the growth OF the
crop. Favorable weather henceforLh, with late
fall, may do much for the general yield; but q
short corn crop appears inevitable. Illinois
and Indiana produced about one-fourth OF the
crop Of the whole country last year, and now
threaten to reduce their product twenty. five to
thirty Eve per cent. Ohio, Iowa, Missouri,
Kentucky and Tennessee, which raised one
thfrd OF the crop OF 1888. promise decreased
yield Of ten to twenty per cent. The season,
which has been unpropltious for this great
national crop, has. however, proved favorable
to most others; and though the corn be cut
short, there must be abundance in the land.
INCREASED COTTON CROP.
While all the cotton States, except Georgia
and Florida, reported the condition OF the cot
ton crop in July as considerably below the
average Of the crop of 1868 at corresponding
date, nearly all now report an Improvement
upon those estimates. and several OF the more
important cotton regions report the condition
as better than in August OF last year, the
weather having been generally propitious, and
the injury by the worm comparatively incon-
siderable, though there is no lack OF apprehen.
sion of damage from the latter. Mississippi,
the largest producer of this staple. with an in
crease OF ten per cent. in acreage. reports the
condition fully up to that OF last season at that
date. Georgia, condition equal to last year,
with fifteen per cent. increase In acreage;
Louisiana, ten per cent. better il condition,
and fifteen per cent. increase in acreage; Ar.
kansas and Texas report condition above
average, with twenty per cent. increase OF
acreage in the former. and thirty per cent. in
the latter State; and Florida, condition above
average, with twenty-fv per cent. increase in
| acreage.
On the other hand, North Carolina reports
| the condition five 10 ten per cent. below last
year, though the increase OF acreage, ten per
cent, balances the loss. Tennessee alone re-
dition ten per cent. below last year. Alabama,
with eight per cent. increase in acreage, places
the condition Of the crop at ten per cent. below
| that Of last year. South Carolina makes the
worst showing, reporting the condition tWen-
ty-five per cent. below the crop Of last year,
but with an increase of seven to ten per cent.
in acreage. In view OF the uncertainties of the
weather, and the danger Of damage by insects
to which the crop lie subject, it is yet too ear.
" to estimate the production Of the year with
any degree Of certainty; but 1t is reasonable to
ANTICIPATE, with an average increase OF acre
age equal to fifteen per cent, yield fully up
to the figures Of 1858, which reached 500. .0O0
bales, and there is nothing in the present