The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-01
THE CROPS.
Reports from the States.
How EVerything Looked on
a+e August fSt. fsa

How EiTerything Looked on
5a8ez August fst. ba.
WASHINGTON. August 25.-Tha
condition of the crops on the 1st OF
August, rs reported to the Depart
ment Of Agriculture
I. During July there were no gener-
al conditions of weather affecting tho
crops nnfavorably. In the Eastern
and Middle States. including Mary
land, droughts prevailed generally.
In Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota, also in the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, and in Texas, Ala
bama. Florida and Georgia, they
extended through almost every
county and were attended with in
tense heat. Louisiana, Mississippi
and South Carolina report consid-
erable drouth in some sections, with
4 more favorable weather and exces- q
sive rains in other localities. In
North Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas
and Nebraska, an area os excessive
rains prevailed with alterations of
favorable weather and drouth. In
the remaining States east of the
Pacific slope The rains were almost
incessant, and very disastrious to
cereals and hay. They also occa-
stoned extensive rotting of potatoes
in the ground. Along many OF the
tributaries of the Mississippi and
Ohio the bottom lands have been
overfiowed for weeks. In not a few
localities devastating floods are re-
ported which have swept away vast
quantities of small grains i'm the
shock. The injury done by the
molding, rotting, sprouting and
growing Of grain in the shock or
stack, is very great, but to what ex-
tent it is impossible to estimate be-
fore the return of dry weather.
WHEAT-The average condition
of spring wheat in the States pro-
ductive to any extent not including
California, is 80; the extremes OF
range are 80 in Wisconsin and Min
nesOta, and Colorado; in Nebraska
the condition of winter wheat is not
reported after the first of July, but
in all the States in which excessive
rams prevailed in July our corres-
pondents in their foot notes have
very generally volunteered state
ments that vast quantities before
threshed or housed were overtaken
by the rains and swept away by
floods or damaged in degree, vary
ing from serious injury to utter ruin
in the field. PRINCIPALLY in the shock.
CoRN.-The average condition for
all the States is about 90. It would
be over 100 were it not for the dam
age on low lands by excessive rains.
The injury from that cause is quito
liable to be over estimated. The high
esc averages reported are in Kansas,
119; Tennessee, ia; Missouri, 1I2;
Mississippi, III; New Jersey and
Arkansas, 109; Virginia. 1OS; West
Virginia, 106; Connecticut. Mary
land and Nebraska, 1916; Pennsylva-
MIA and North Carolina. 1O3; Ken
tucky, l02; Oregon, 1O1 Deleware
and Alabama, 100; Illinois, 80 New
York, 80 +; Ohio, 81; Iowa, 81; Wis
consin, 80; Indiana and Minnesota,
80; and Georgia, 85 Owing to the
drouth. Texas is reduced TO SO. BY
the same cause other States range
between 49,, in South Carolina, and
.98 in New Hamshire and Michigan.
The average condition from the
country is 81. The reduction by
: rains and floods in the valleys Of the
! Mississippi aHd- Ohioswas very great.
!, The States above the average in COM
dition are Mississippi, 1l9 Texas.
J | Arkansas and Wisconsin, Ill;
H Vermont, 105; Connecticut, New
, York and California. IOi; Oregon.
} 103; Michigan, 101; New Hamp-
! shire, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and
| Iowa are an average; Kentucky,
: Indiana and Nebrarka are down to
| 63; Kansas is Sc; South Carolina
} and Delaware, 20; Tennessee. n !;
r Virginia, 76; Illinois, Is. Other
I States range between 83. in Mary
! land, and SO in West Virginia, Ohio
!. being 94.
, POTATOES. - Potatoes promise an
! extraordinary crop. the average con-
} dition for all the States. exclusive OF
f Missouri, being about 104. In tho
States visited by unprecedented
rains. indications Of rotting in the
: ground are extensively reported,
which may yet seriously affect the
} promised result. The States report
ing the highest average condition
are Illinois. 1871; Ohio, 1T; Iowa.
, 115; Kentucky, 112; Tennessee no;
West Virginia, Missouri and Kansas.
I08: Connecticut, Texas and Arkan-
sas, log New Jersey, 104: Maine
} and Pennsylvonia 103; Vermont.
t New York and Mississippi. l02;
: Rhode Island and Michigan, 10I /;
, Maryland is down at 75. The re-
} naming States range between 81
; and 100.
} ToBAcco-Thc incessant rains
} have occasioned extensive munching
: and injured the crop otherwise TO
some extent on the low lands, par.
Z ticuIarly in Kentucky and Tennessee
but reports indicate that the injury
has been less than was feared.
! Maryland. Virginia. North Carolina.
Florida and Mississippi report con-
: dition considerably above the aver
: age West Virginia above the aver
age Tennessee above / per cent.
: and Kentucky above z per cent be-
/ low.
A Tilted one pathetically sings:
'Iis sweet to watt but, oh how bitter,
To wait for girl, and then not git her.
A woman dresead in mans clothes