Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-12
THE COTTON CROP.
The September Average, with Onr Ex-
ception, the Highest for the Past
Ten Years.
Future Prospects, However, are Not
Good, and the Yield is Likely to
be Curtailed.

WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE Sep
tember report of the Department OF Agricul-
ture on the condition of cotton shows an i'm
provement since the 1st of August in Nir-
ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas
and Texas, and some deterioration IN South
Carolina, Georgia and the States OF the gull
coast to Louisiana, inclusive. General aver
age of August, "a; September, 92, the same
as September of 1880, and higher than any
other season for ten years. Last year the
average dropped from SO in August TO
20 in September. The State averages
are as follows: Virginia 80, North Car
olina SS, South Carolina 95, Georgia SO,
Florida SO, Alabama 80, Mississippi Ss,
Louisiana SO, Texas 101, Arkansas 100, Ten
nessee SO. These figures indicate, as they
stand, large crop, but from every quarter
comes intimation OF iuc much rain for heavy
fruitins, too much "need," some shedding
OF bolls, tendency to rust and 8 later de-
velopment OF bolls than usual. Under these
conditions an early frost would be especially
injurious The caterpillar has made its ap
pearance in many counties OF the gull coast
States. In some places second generation
is "webbing up,o while the damage is unap-
prec1abi- a. yet In most cases feafs are ex-
pressed that third crop may do great in
points in Denton county, Tex. Their de-
THE CORN CROP
in all the regions south of Pennsylvaniaand
the Ohio river is in high condition in every
State except West Virginia, represented by
100 or highet figures. In many districts of
the South the crop is reported tie best in
twenty years. In the New England States
there has been a very sharp decline except
in Vermont-from 81 to rs in Name, 80 to
81 in New Hampshire, 81 to go in Massachu-
setts, eS to 70 in Rhode Island, and from SO
to 65 in Connecticut. = decline of points
in New York and New Jersey, and 4 in
Pennsylvania, is indicated. The loss in all
these States is due to drouth, which has been
especially severe in New England. There
has been abundant rain ia all the other
States. In the corn-growing States OF the
Ohio valley the prospects average very nearly
the same as the last report. The general
average OF condition is 8S, the same as in
August. Last year there was decline from
n in August TO so in September. In 1880
the September average was 81. II early
frosts do not injure the crops the product
will be materially larger than last year, but
the heavy production of 1879 and 1880 can
not be approached under the most favorable
circumstances.
THE OATS CROP,
when harvested, was in an unusually high
condition, yielding heavily in threshing. The
general average is 100, very few States falling
below that figure, among them, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland aud Virginia.
The rye crop is also above the average in
nearly all the States, and was harvested in
good condition.
The general average for tobacco is S9-in
Pennsylvania, SO; in Maryland, go; in Vir-
ginia, SO; in Kentucky, 81; in Ohio, So, and
in Missouri, 90.