Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-12
OUR GRAIN CROP.
SPLENDID YIELDS PROMISED
The Outlook for Corn, Oats, Barley
and Rye.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE July returns
Of the Department of Agriculture from all
the States and Territories of the United
States indicate an increase of the area
planted in corn, exceeding 4 per cent, or
IuliY two and a half million acres. IN
indiana and illinois there have been a loss
OF acreage, but in all the other States of
any prominence in corn growing there is
some Increase.
In the Gulf States the advance has been
heavy, in obedience to the instinct of self
preservation. The usual result of the high
price of the crop-an immediate extension
of its breadth of cultivation-was prevented
in the Ohio valley only by excessive rains
and temperature that made early planting
impossible.
The States reporting increased area are
Maine, l per cent; Ohio, California and
Utah, 2; Nevada, 3; Indiana, g. Illinois, 6;
Washington, 9. Rhode Island, New York
and Oregon report the same area as last
year. New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and
Delaware, make l per cent. increase. Yer
mont, New Jersey, MARYLAND, Wisconsin,
Missouri and Colorado, 2; Massachusetts,,
North Carolina, West Virgiuis, Michigan
and Iowa, 8; New Mexico, 4; Connecticut
and Virginia, >; Louisiana and Tennessee, g;
Mississippi, z; South Carolina, Florida,
Arkansas and Kentucky, 9; Kansas, IL;
Nebraska, IL; Georgia ana Alabama, 13;
Texas, II; Minnesota, 20; Dakota, 46.
Though the percentage of Minn esota
seems large, the corn area of that Stat has
until recently been less than that of two
counties Of Illinois. The condition of corn
Is marked low from late planting, cold and
wet weather and replanting after the foo ds,
but has been improving during June, and is
generally IN fair Yigor and active growth,
promising far better condition in August
should the season continue as favorable as
at this date.
The general average is S5, against 80 in
July OF last year, before the disasToL S
droughts set in. 1t is above 100 In all OF thG'
seacOast States from South Carolina to
Texas. In Tennessee, Kentucky and Kan
sas, Oregon and Nevada, If stands at 100, in
Arkansas at 81, in New Hampshire, Con-
necticut and New Mexico at SO, ia North
Carolina California and Utah at 95, in Mary
land, Virginia and Colorado at "a, in Masss-'
chusetts, Missouri and West Virginia at "a,
in Vermont and Dakota at 90, in New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Nebraska and Washington
at 90, in Maine, New York and Michigan at
SO, in Minnesota at So, In Pennsylvania at
81, in Rhode Island and Wisconsin at so, In
Indiana at 70, in Iowa at u, and in Illinois
at 68
The State of largest acreage stands lowest
OF all in condition. Upon this area and
condition a medium yield - producing
seventeen hundred million bushels - is
scarcely possible. With the yield of last
year, the product would exceed twelve hun
dred million bushels. The range of posi-
bilities covers at least five hundred million
bushels. The result is dependent upon the
meteorological conditions of the succeeding
eighty days.
The condition Of winter wheat averages
higher than for any previous July. The
return is 104 per cent, against So per cent.
last July. The spring wheat average stands
at 100, instead of 80 in 1881. Unless the
proportion of wheat to straw be less than
usual, or the grain be damaged after thresh
ever garnered in this country. The average
condition of the principal winter wheat
statistics is as follows:
Ohio 10l, Kentucky 104, Michigan 106,
Indiana 104. Illinois los, Missouri Ill, Kan
sss 116. Pennsylvania and the Southern
States each stands at 100 or above. Califor-
MIA stands at 80, anG Oregon at 105.
In the spring wheat States the averages
are as follows:
Wisconsin a. Minnesota SO, Iowa 102, Ne
braska 105 Dakota 9S, Colorado 9S, Maine
101 New Hampshire SO, and Vermont "a.
The harvest of winter wheat on the first
of July was completed in the South, and
was In active progress in Kentucky and
commencing north of the Ohio river. At
this date it has reached latitude of 40 de-
grees and will soon be completed.
The condition OF oats is veIv high,
averaging 103, of rye 101, of barley o. The
cereals, corn alonee, scaped. All promise
yield for the acreage above the average.