The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-09-10
Our Crops.

From the monthly report of the de-
partment of agriculture for July, we
CLEAN some interesting facts ii relation
to the condition of the various crops
that constitutes 20 important a part Of
the yearly wealth Of the hation.
The wheat yield of the country viii
be fully up to, if not a trife above, the
general average. 1t is set down in the
neighborhood of 900, 900, 600 bushels.
The srea of corn planted is not SC
great as last year. Florida and Arkan-
sas returned an increase of 5 per cent.
Alabama 2 Mississippi, Iowa and Mis-.
souri,, l; Louisiana, T; Texas, 8; Wis.
c"onsin, 3; Kansas, IS; Nebraska, II
Maine, Michigan and Oregon, q decrease
of 2 per cent; New Hampshire, New
York, New Jersey, Delaware and Indi,
ma, 8; Vermont and Ohio, s; Massa-
3chusetts, South Carolina and Califor-
MIA, 8; Rhode Island and Illinois, y
Connecticut, Virginia and Tennessee, l
Pennsylvania and North Carolina, 4;
Maryland, Georgia and Kentucky, 3.
In all the gulf states there is an increase
in the amount of corn cultivated. This
result, due mainly to a healthy tenden-
'cy in the cotton states toward produc-
ing their own supplies, has, perhaps,
been ~perceptibly increased by the
amount of cotton fields pIowed up and
planted in corn. The termination of
seed corn was not favorable, in the
northern, middle and northwestern
states. In the New England and mid
die states, also in Ohio, Michigan, and
sections of adjacent states, and in Cali
~fornia, an early drought checked its
growth, while south and west pr~otracted
wet weather greatly hindered cultiva-
ton, and multiplied weeds and grass.
But within the past six weeks corn has
gained amazingly in condition, and Il
fair crop may be gathered. Cut worms
have been quite generally troublesome,
and especially 80 in Maryland grass
hoppers, which destroyed much of the
frst planting in Texas, but left in sea-
son for q SECOND planting, are %injuring
the crop in some parts of California, and
chinch bugs are threatening extensive
injury to it in Missouri and Kansas.
In 1872 there was planted of cotton
in this country $500, 900 acres. This
year thereis an advance of twelve per
cent. upon &ese figures. The large
area planted, the ~lateness of the crop,
and the almost incessant rains, for
weeks preventing work and stimulating
the growth Of grass and weeds, have
combined to produce a demand for la
Dor which it ~ impossible to meet. In
consequence of this excess of rain and
lack of labor, weeds and grass have
been overshadowing the cotton-plant in
every state and in almost every county
reported. The average condition for
all the cotton states, not. counting Vir-
as made up for all The counties
reported, 1915. While the cotton yield
will not be what was expected, still it
will not fall much if any below a fair
average.
Oats will be short both in straw and
grain. Owing to the drouth, which pre-
vailed in June throughout the New
England and middle states, and in por-
tions of Ohio, Michigan and California.
the yield of hay is light. An increased
acreage in potatoes is noted in Vermont,
Connecticut, Virginia, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas,
Kentucky, Wisconsin, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska and Oregon.
The acreage remains the same as last
year i'll Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
New York, North Carolina, Mississippi,
Indiana and Minnesota. The. remain
ing states show a decreased acreage.
The fruits generally were injured by
the intense cold of last winter. Apples
are below the average in almost all the
states ; peaches will not yield more than
half a crop, if they reach that point,
and of berries there have been a scant
Pears look we'll, and the crop
will be satisfactory, Grapes have been
badly hurt, and the return will not reach
of last year by a wide margin.
Love Of the Beautiful Among Birds.