Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-16
OUR GREAT STAPLE.
Returns as to the Crop for October.

WASHINGTON, October 14.-Cotton returns
Of the Department of Agriculture for Oc-
tober indicate an unusual size and vigor of
the plant and capacity for large production.
The late development of the fruitage and re-
puted indication of small TOP crop limit the
otherwise extraordinary prospect. The coin
cidence appears Of the same general average
of the condition of 1881 and 18S2-for June,
July and August SO, 90 and "a, respect
lively. During August and September, 1881,
the condition fell from "a to 66, but in the
same period this season to SS only. This is
higher than any October for ten years, with
two exceptions, 1875 and 1878. Compared
with August returns, there is loss of one
point In Florida and Texas, two in Alabama,
three in North Carolina and Georgia, four In
Virginia, Mississippi and Arkansas, five
in Tennessee, and six in South Carolina.
The figures for Virginia are SO, North Caro-
lima S5, South Carolina SO, Georgia Sc,
Florida 50. Alabama SS, Mississippi 80,
Louisiana 81, Texas 100, Arkansas SO, Ten
nessee S4.
Rains have been abundant throughout the
belt, with a few local exceptions in the
southwest. Severe storms are reported
generally, with occasional injurious conse-
quences, while some correspondents claim q
benefit in the partial breaking of the roots,
stopping the growth and Fastening maturi-
ty. Rust is light and not injurious. The cat
erpillsr is present in the Gull States, but
no appreciable damage is reported. East
of the Mississippi the partial loss of leaves,
where the worm exists, is favorable to the
development of the boils. Slight damage
is reported in Madison and Caddo parishes
in Louisiana, and in few Texas counties.
The boil worm is doing some injury In some
bottom lands of Russell county, Alabama.
In Dallas, Denton, Eastland and Stephens,
Texas, in Pope, Arkansas, and in Fayette,
Tennessee, the pest has perhaps done
more injury than the caterpillar, but the
losses from all insects being insignificant,
the range of possibilities between an early
frost and long and favorable season for
maturing and picking is much wider this
season. than usual, owing to the present
rank growth and greenness of wood and late
ripening.
The returns Of the yield per acre of
wheat as estimated from the result Of the
returns foreshadows that the product
slightly exceeded 500 1000, 900 bushels, and
possibly reaching $40, 100000 The acreage
yield per acre appears to be nearly
fourteen bushels, on an acreage slightly
less than 81, 100000 acres. There is a reduc-
ton of area in the spring wheat region, and
a large yield In the great winter wheat
gIoWluS OelL VI Iue WesI. Iaklng Lne
highest figures indicated by these returns of
the yield distribution o: production gives
248 ,000, 900 bushels, or nearly halG the crop
of the United States, to the six principal
winter wheat States, Ohio, Michigan.
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas,
The spring wheat OF the North west may
make 113, 100000 bushels. The Pacific coast
crop, which has been persistently exaggera-
sted in commercial estimates, cannot much
aYpaod Al 00O 000 bu shnIe Tho Middle Gtatae
produced about 40, 900 900 bushels, and the
Southern States slightly in excess Of sc, ,000,-
600. Slight notifications may come from
further investigation, as the results of the
harvest are more closely tested, but the to-
tai amount cannot be much changed.