The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-13

The Department of Agriculture i
its July reports says An increase il
the corn area of fully 1000 900 acre,
is apparent. on 8 per cent. above tn,
breadth of last year. The percen
tsge is largest in the South; the in
crease in acres is largest in the West
Returns make the gain in Iowa ovel
800, 900 acres; in Missouri. abou,
the same; in Illinois, about 200, 600
in Indiana, fully 5000; in Kansas
about 10000. Georgia shows al.
most n large an increase as Iowa and
Missouri: Alabama. 10000 acres
Mississippi, 10000 acres; Texas,
Nn,00O acres. The inducement ID
enlarge the corn area of the cotton
States appear to have been less intlu-
ential in the Mississippi Valley than
in the more eastern States, Georgia
particularly. The increase in Texas
is simply due to the natural expan-
sion Of crop areas from immigration,
and is equally noticeable in cotton
and other crops.
The number of States reporting a
decrease in area is small, including
only Maine. New Hampshire, YER
mont, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee.
West Virginia, Kentucky. and Cali
fornia. In northern New England a
late unfavorable spring in,erfered
with planting, and in Louisiana the
area is less by reason Of the over
flow.
The States making increase are as
follows: Maryland, Virginia. Wiscon-
sin, lol: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Ne
brsska, 1o2: Massachusetts,. Oregon.
l03: Connecticut, North Carolina.
Illinois, 104; South Carolina. Nichi-
gan. LOG: Indiana. los: Iowa. lo9 :
Mississippi, Minnesota, lie. Alaba,
ma. Arkansas, liz: Kansas, ia:
Georgia, lis.
The condition of corn is generally
good in the West, but elsewhere va
riable. The only States reporting
average condition, or above, are
Massachusetts, of the Eastern States.
Pennsylvania Of the Middle States.
Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, and Texas of the Southern
States. and the Western States, ex-
cept Minnesota, reporting 81. and
California and Oregon.
The percentage of condition above
average are as follows: South Caro-
lima, l0l; Massachusetts,, Florida,
Michigan, Kansas, l02; Maryland,
Iowa, 104: Illinois, los; Texas, JOG:
Indiana, Nebraska, log. The States
averaging 100 are Pennsylvania,
Georgia, Wisconsin, Missouri.
On the northern Atlantic coasr the
late planting and cold storsas are
the causes of somewhat Inferior con.
dition, though the color is generally
good and present growth promising.
The foundations, soaking rains, and
consequent replantings in the South
ern States make the appearance of
corn quite variable, and account for
condition below average in certain
States, while in others such disad-
vantages, existing to a less degree,
have been overcome by good culture
and good weather. Their. is CON-
pl.int of local drought. but it is not
Of long continuance or involving
vide areas. 1t has been most seri-
BUS in Arkansas, some counties hav-
ing had little or no rain in two
In the Ohio Valley there is
some complaint of drought; in West
Ohio. and Kentucky. and
in some parts of Illinois. and TO some
extent in States west of the Mississ-
ppi. So far the injury from this
cause throughout the country is less
than usual, but should the droughts
July first be continued and
through the month, 9reJ
injury may result. Cut. worms hav
been generally injurious, and chinc'n
bugs in the West, after devastati M
have attacked corn ig
orously in many localities.