The New York herald., 1874-07-22
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
The Growth of Corn Throughout the
United States-Averagc of Area and
Condition.

Tho Growth Of Corn Throughout the
United States-Averagc of Area and
Condition.
WASHINGTON, July 21, 1874
1t appears from returns to the Department Of
Agriculture tina: an increase in the corn area OF
fully 100000 acres is apparent, or six per cent
above the breadth of last year. The percentage Of
increase Is largest in the South. The increase in
acres is largest IN the West. The returns make
the gain in Iowa over 800 900 acres in Mississippi
about the same in Illinois, above 200, 900 acres; in
Indiana, fully 100000 acres; in Kansas, about
10000 acres; Georgia shows almost as large an
increase as Iowa and Missouri; Alabama, 1sO, 900
acres; Mississippi, 1901 900 acres; Texas, 200 900
acres The iuduCemenr TO enlarge the corn area OF
THE COTTON STATES
appears to nave been less influential in the Misss-
sippi Valley than in the more Eastern States.
Georgia particularly The increase In Texas Is
simply due to the natural expansion of the crop
areas from immigration, and Is equally noticeable
The number of states reporting decrease in
area ts small including only Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Florida. Louisiana, tennessee.
west Virginia. Kentucky and California. In North
ern New England late, unavOrabie spring inter-
fered with planting, and in Louisiana the area Is
less by reason of the overflow The States making
an increase are as follows:-Maryand. Virginia
aud Wisconsin, 1O1; Pennsylvania, Ohio and Ne
Draska lo n1 ana Oregon los Con
Carolina and Michigan, lO6; Indiana, !OS; Iowa,
IO9; Mississippi and Minnesota, no; Alabama and
ATkuIsde liz, hauodS, AAf NcVtkloy AAoS lcuucS-
see, 116.
THE CONDITION OF THE CORN
IS generally good in the West, but elsewhere vari
able only Massachusetts, OF the Eastern States
ports an average condition. Only Pennsylvania, OF
the Middle States, and Maryland, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida and Texas of the Southern states,
repOrt the same. Minnesota is an exception in
the Western States, reporting "a. ana California
and oregon fail to give q full average. The per-
centages of condition above average are as fol-
lows:-SOuth Carolina, l01; Massachusetts,
Florida, Michigan and Kansas 102; Maryland and
Iowa, lO4; Illinois, l05: Texas, 1906; Indiana and
Nebraska, 100. The States averaging 100 are Penn
sylvana, Georgia, Wisconsin and Missouri. On
the Northern Atlantic coast, the late planting and
cold storms are the causes OF a some what
Inferior condition, though the color Is generally
good, and the present growth promising. The
fnundatiOns, soaking rains and consequent re
paintings In the Southern States make the ap-
pearance OF corn quite variable, and account for q
condition below the average in certain States,
while in Others such advantages existing In less
degree, they have been overcome BY good culture
ana good weather. Tbefe is complaint of
LOCAL DROUGHf
but lt Is not OF long continuance nor does 1t in
vOlve wide areas. II has been most serious in Ar
kansas, some counties having had little or no rain
in two months In the OhiO Valley there is some
Complaint or drought In West Virginia, Ohio and
Kentucky ana in some parts OF Illinois, and TO
some extent also IN States west of the Mississippi
so iar the injury from this cause throughout the
country is less than usual. CutwOrms have been
generally injurious and chinch bugs III the West,
where after devastating wheat fields, they have
attacked corn vigorously in many Localities.