Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-15
The AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK.

THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK.
Bradstreet's Journal gives review of the
growing cotton crop, covering Sc per cent. of
the cotton districts and 566 counties. The
acreage this year is Is, PA, 1856, which is 91O,-
10S acres less than in 1881. Singularly enough
the floods in the Southwest did not affect, as
was feared, large decrease in acreage. With
the exception of Texas, whose area is so wide
as to permit divers kind of weather, the
weather from about the 1st to the 18th of May,
is generally reported to have been so cold and
wet as to seriously injure the plant and pre-
vent the securing of good stand. Since the
middle of the month the weather has been
warmer in some parts of the South, but the
improvement has not been sufficiently general
to do away with the belief that the plant has
received sharp check, and taking all facts
into consideration, serious injury. At present
writing the stands cannot be called fair. The
condition of the plant is below fair. In rela-
tion to these statements, it should be borne in
mind that, should the weather from this on be
exceptionally good, the plant may speedily re-
gain it's vigor The weather during this month
will, therefore, be watched with extreme in
terest. The falling off in the use of CONNER
cial fertilizers in the Atlantic States and Ala
bama, which is not far from 25 per cent, is a
marked feature and may have an Important
bearing on the outturn of the crop. While
unfavorable weather has rendered the condl-
tion of the cotton crop critical, the South At
lantic States and Alabama are harvesting the
largest oat crop in many a long year, II not the
largest ever grown there. A large increase in
corn and wheat acreage is reported from all
parts of the South adapted to their cultivation,
and the outlook for large yield of both is sat-
isfactory. In the Southwest, where harvest
ing has begun, the yield is large. General in
dications are that the Southern farmers are
more determined now than ever before to cul-
tivate more diversified crops, The condition
and efficiency Of labor are, in numerous IN
stances, reported better. The scarcity of pro-
visions has acted as strong stimulus to the
negro population.
A CHEERING REPORT FROM THE DEPART
MENT AT WASHINGTON.
The June crop report of the Department of
Agriculture represents the entire area OF l, DOL
of the principal counties of the United States,
and includes all but small portion of the
breadth of the prominent crops. The area in
cotton is ITO per cent less than in 1881.
Texas makes an increase, and also small COT
ton district of Southeast Virginia. All the
other States return some loss of area. The
largest deficiency is in the States bordering on
the Mississippi River, where the planting IN
the overHowed districts is not entirely finished.
On the 1st of June comparison with last
years average is: Virginia 107 per cent,
North Carolina &c. South Carolina SO, Georgia
95, Florida, SO, Alabama So, Mississippi 95,
Louisiana 81, Texas 1O5, Arkansas, 81, Ten
nessee 81. The average condition of the en-
tire cotton area indicates depreciation OF II
per cent. from perfect healthfulness and the
average growth is represented by ~.
The June condition of the previous crop
was 90. 1t was SO in 1880. 1t is better than
last year only in South Carolina and Texas.
The cause of the deprecated condition is main
ly the low temperature. In every State there
was destruction of plants by frost. There
was also too much rain for a healthy growth.
Both causes made necessary replanting In some
counties of one-fourth of the acreage. In
stances are reported of two or three successive
replantings, and replacement was still pro-
crossing. The condition is best in Florida and
worse in Virginia. In Tennessee, North Car
olina and Arkansas it is much lower than in
the Gulf and West States. The averages of
the condition are as follows Virginia 10,
North Carolina SO, South Carolina 81, Georgia
80, Florida 81, Alabama 95, Mississippi SO,
Louisiana 80, Texas SO, Arkansas 85, Tennes-
see 80. The stand is not so good as usual,
and is an element Of reported depreciation.
The cool wet weather causes a slow growth
and unthrifty appearance favoring attacks OF
lice and rust. A large number of returns say
that with the recent fine weather cotton IS I'M
proving and gives assurance of better report
in July.
The area sown in spring wheat has decreased
apparently about II per cent. The southern
counties of Wisconsin and the southern and
southwestern districts of Minnesota report al
most without exception decline in acreage.
The northwestern section of Iowa, in nearly
every county, report large reductions. InDa-
kota there is large increase in Cass county,
and a decrease in Yankton, Turner, Bon
homme and other counties. There is appa-
rently small increase of acreage in the terri
tory.
The comparative average of the Northwest
is as follows Wisconsin IS, Minnesota 50,
Iowa S2 Nebraska 80, Dakota 102. The con-
dtion of winter wheat is still very high, aver
aging 100. Last year in June it was 76, hav-
ing fallen from 81. In May and April the
freeze did very little damage, where it was
most apprehended. In the upper portion OF
single point below 100, New Jersey s. New
York 16, Texas 7, Ohio 1, Illinois 2. All 9TH
er winter wheat States east of the Rocky
Mountains return above the standard.
On the Pacific coast Oregon returns an
average of SO and California II. Taking win
ter and spring areas together and assuming
continuance of the present conditions, yield
exceeding 13 bushels per acre would result,
and an aggregate exceeded only by the pro-
duct of 1880.
The Southern harvest is safe. The North
ern winter wheat has few risks to encounter,
but the spring is still al uncertain quantity.
The corn acreage cannot be given till July.
A large increase in area is reported in the
South and Northwest, but in half the States
planting was not finished on the 1st of June,
and in large districts the plant had made no
show above ground. In parts of the South
early planted is in tassal. Planting is every
where late and the plant is small and not of
average vigor and color in consequence OF
cold and wet weather.
The increase in area of oats is nearly uni
versal and amounts to an average condition
of 101. The harvest promises to be very large.
There is an increase of per cent in the area
of barley and an average condition of 80. The
condition of clover and spring pasture has i'm
proved and ranges very high in the South and
fair to good in other sections.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
In the Senate on the, 9Th, the chair submit
ted message from the President transmitting
from the Secretary of State copy of the in
structions of May Sth, to Minister Lowell, re-
specting modification of the Clayton -Bulwer
treaty. Referred. House amendments reduc-
ing appropriations for certain public buildings
were concurred in. The bill apprOpriating
S5OO,0OO for public building at Greenville,
S. c., was passed Resolutions of the New
Jersey Legislature, recommending the pur-
chase of the Temple farm and the Moore house,
at Yorktown Va were presented. A bill