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

The Department of Agriculture il
its July reports says: An increase II
the corn area of fully 1000, 900 acres
is apparent, or 6 per cent. above the
breadth of last year. The percen.
tage is largest in the South; the in.
crease in acres is largest in the West
Returns make the gain in Iowa ovel
300, 600 acres; in Missouri, about
the same; in Illinois, about 100000;
in Indiana, fully 100000; in Kansas,
about 10000. Georgia shows al.
most - large an increase as Iowa and
Missouri; Alabama, 10000 acres
Mississippi, 10000 acres; Texas,
100000 acres. The inducement to
enlarge the corn area Of the cotton
States appear to have been less influ-
entail 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
aud 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 interfered
with planting, and in Louisiana the
area is less by reason Of the over.
flow.
The States making increase are as
follows: Maryland, Virgins, Wiscon-
sin, lOl; Pennsylvania. Ohio, Ne
braska, 1O2; Massachusetts,, Oregon,
1O3; Connecticut, North Carolina,
Illinois, 104; South Carolina, Mich.
gan, log; Indiana, lOS: Iowa, 1909;
Mississippi, Minnesota, 10; 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 "a. and
California and Oregon.
The percentage Of condition above
average are as follows: South Caro-
lima, 1O1; Massachusetts, Florida,
Michigan, Kansas, l02: Maryland,
Iowa, l04: Illinois, los; Texas, LOG;
Indiana, Nebraska, 100. The States
averaging 100 are Pennsylvania,
Georgia, Wisconsin, Missouri.
On the northern Atlantic coast the
late planting and cold storms 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 less degree,
have been overcome by good culture
and good weather. There is com.
plant of local drought, but it is not
of long continuance or involving
wide areas. 1t has been most seri-
Gus in Arkansas, some counties hav-
ing had little or no rain in two
months. In the Ohio Valley there is
some complaint of drought; in West
Virginia, Ohio. and Kentucky, and
in some parts Of Illinois, and to some
extent in States west of the Mississ.
ippi. So far the injury from thi:
cause throughout the country is les:
than usual, but should the drought.
existing July first be continued anc
intensified through the month, great
injury may result. Cut worms have
been generally injurious, and chinch
bugs in the West, after devastating
wheat-6elds, have attacked corn Wig
orously in many localities.