The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-11-09
Tao Conaitlon Of tho Crops.

for October, prepared by the agri-
cultural department, indica'es a
reduction in the wheat crop of near
ly one sixth, while the quantity is
somewhat superior. In everJ Sec
ton of the Union there is a reduce d
crop, except in the Middle States, in
which there i, IN increase of about
z pcr cent. The South Atlantic
States fell off 2 per cont, the Gulf
Stutes II per cent, and the South
ern inland States 8 per cent. The
figures point to total yield of
2l5, 900, 900 bushels.
The rye crop is 4 per cent. below
last year, with somewhat better
,iuality.
The barley crop is per cent.
below last year. The crop of
Georgia equals last years.
Buckwhcat is full average, and
rather above it.
The oats crop shows q falling off
OF 23>pcr cent: In the South Allan
tic States, l. per cent; in the Gulf
States, 5 per cent, and in the
Southern inland States, 2 per cent.
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Lou;si-
ana and West Virginia yiell u full
crop.
The corn crop in the South
Atlantic States, especially near the
coast, suffered from the September
storms. Maryland and South Caro-
lima have full average, and Georgia
is largely above, but tho deficiency
in Virginia and North Carolina has
'cnt down the general condition of
this section to per cent below the
average. The crop of the Gulf
States is about the average, Texas
reporting an especially fine condi,
ton.
TIE following is the full article
on cotton: The October reports
indicate II reduction of the condi.
ton Of cotton during the past
ninth in the ten principal cotton
States from an avrage Of 905 to
SIT. The October average for
these States was SSS in 1875 and
TIT in 1874. The decline from
September is slight in Georgia,
Florida and mississippi, greater in
Louisiana and Arkansas, and great
est in Alabama and Tennessee
There is small advance in Texas.
The figures for the condition Of the
States arc rs follows: North Caro-
lima 81, South Carolina so, Gcorgin
81, Florida so, Alabama 70, NIissis-
s:ppi 83, Louisiana 81, Texas o.,
Arkansas &c, Tennessee 81.
The impairment of the crop pros
poets has been caused by the
eqninoctial storm in North Carolina,
drought and rust in Georgia, the
caterpillar in Floridl and Alabama,
and the boil worm in Arkansas anil
frost in Tennessee. The caterpillar
is confined to the southerly portion
of the Gulf States it's depreda-
tions arc most severe in Alabama.
In most of the infected districts the
reproduction was too late to- de-
stroy more than the top CROPS.
The September gale prostratod
much of the crop of Dinwiddie
County, Va, and the injury from
tho storm of September. II was
considerable throughout tho tide
water regioreof the Carolinas. For
two weeks following there was M
excess of rain in this region.
It is stated that tho ground il
BERTHE, n. c., was whitcncd with
the staple detached by tho violence
Of the storm. In Warner and
Duplin the damage from the
eqnlnoctial storm from the 18th to
the 18th September is estimated at
20 per cent, and the loss is larger
in Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne, Bladen,
Beaufort, Edgecombc, Groone,
Chowan and Camden. The rust is
prevalent in Weison and Greene.
Picking progressed slowly in Nortl,
Carolina in consequence of the con
tinuance of bad weather. The
pickers in Pitt exhibit positive
disinclination to work at the ruling