Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-16
LIE Dues DOMAIN.
Crop Reports Fixed Up by the Depart
1nent of Agriculture.

Crop Reports Fixed Up by the Depart
1nent of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON. July l5.-Returns to the depart
ment of agriculture of the cotton crop show
the condition of June, which was &c. has not
been maintained, and is for July lst SO. The
figures indicating condition compared will,
June figures, are North Carolina, 1O4, gain of
6; South Carolina, 80, loss of 49, Georgia.
sc, a loss of Z; Florida 80, a loss Of 4; Alabama
96, no change Mississippi, 80, a loss of 5 ;
Louisiana, SO, a loss of 8 Texas 80, loss of
4 :; Arkansas, lob, gain of 8; Tennessee, 101,
gain of Z.
Corn-The area planted in the whole country
exceeds that planted last year. The Carolinas,
Mississippi. Arkansas and Tennessee show tn e
largest gain in the south, Ohio and Indiana
show some decrease, while Illinois shows an in
crease of per cent States west of the Mis-
sissippi river mark the largest gains as sections
of Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri all
ranging from 104 to 11S. The condition in all
the Southern States is low on account of
draught. In Texas not over half crop. The
Northern States show fair condition, while
those west of the Mississippi river very high
average, over 100.
Tobacco-The acreage for the whole country
shows decrease. In the four States of Con
necticut, Massachusetts,, New York and Penn.
sylvania, in which the bulk of seed leaf tobac-
co Is grown, there is an increase in acreage of
| about IL per mt. as compared with 1878. Of
| the States producing shipping manufacturing
| aud smoking tobacco, which constitutes nine
| tenths OF all the tobacco grown in the United
States, North Carolina alone shows an increase
| in area planted. All the others indicate ma
terial decrease from the acreage of the past
year. The condition for the whole country is
slightly below that of July 1st 1878. Massa-
chusetts alone of the States bordering on the
Atlantic, shows an increased condition, and
Tennessee in the West places her condition at
81 against 81 last year.
Spring Wheat-Returns for July give the
| average condition of spring wheat at 81 against
LOG July LIST, 1875. The northern New England
counties in northern New York average 80.
Texas. the only Southern State producing it to
any extent, reports but 81. In the Northwest
the spring wheat States range from 80 to Sc,
but Iowa falls to So. The spring wheat crop of
Kansas but GO. On the Pacific coast most of
the California crop is returned as spring wheat,
and averages 90. The small spring wheat crop
of Oregon is a full average. The condition of
crops in the Southwest and Northwest was large.
ly affected by drought. In some sections the
Hessian fly was injurious. In the Northwest
local storms were more or less destructive.
| Winter wheat-July returns show an average
| condition of winter wheat of 81 against 10l
July 16 1878. New England States average 80.
The crop mere was small and late but promis-
ing. Middle States: Sc; complaints of
drought mildew, Hessian fly and local storms.
South Atlantic States: 95; stands thinned by
winter killing, and growth stunted by drought
| in many northern counties, but further down
the coast the condition is greatly improved.
This section would be fully an average but for
injuries in Virginia bringing the State average
down to IS.