Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-12
OUR GREAT STAPLES.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING
HARVESTS.
The Prospects for CcttOn-Spring
and Winter WheRt-The Acreage
and Probable Yield of Corn, Oats
and Barley.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The June crop
report OF the Department Of Agriculture
represents an entire area OF 1861 of the
| principal counties of the United States, and
| includes all but a small fraction of the
breadth of prominent crops. The area in
cotton is 2 7-l0 per cent. less than in 1881.
Texas makes au increase, and also the
small cotton district of Southeast Virginia.
All the other States returned some loss
of area. The largest deficiency is in
the States bordering on the Mississippi
river, where planting In the oveiflowed
| districts is not entirely fnished. Ol the 1st
| of June the comparison with last years
average is Virginia 10Y per cent, North
| Carolina SO, South Carolina 9S, Georgia 95,
Florida 80, Alabama SO, Mississippi 95,
Louisiana 81, Texas los, Arkansas "a and
Tennessee 9. The average condition OF the
entire cotton area indicates deprecia
tion of II per cent. from perfect
is represented by 49, The June oOn-
dition of The previous crop was SO. 1t was
80 OF the fne crop of 1880 Il is better than
last year only in South Carolina and Texas.
The cause OF the deprecated condition is
merely that the temp parature is too low for
thrift. In every s ate there was destruction
of the plants by frost. There was also too
much rain for a healthy growth. Both
causes made necessary replantipg in some
counties OF one-fourth Of The sc c-eage. Iu-
stances are reported Of two or three success
sive replantings, and the replacement was
still progressing. The condition is best In
Florida, and worst in Virginia. In Tennes-
see, North Carolina and Arkansas it is much
lower than in the Gulf and Western States.
The averages OF condition are as follows:
Virginia 20, North Carolina SO, South Caro-
lima 81, GEORGIA SO, Florida 81, Alabama 95,
Mississippi 50, Louisiana 80, Texas SO, Ar
kansas IS, Tennessee so.
The stand is Is not SO good as usual and
is an element of the reported depreciation.
Cool wet weather causes slow growth
and an unthrifty appearance, favorlug at
tacks of lice and rust and the preva-
lence of "Sore shin" A large number of
returns say that with the recent fine wealth.
er, cotton is improving, and gives assurance
OF better report in July.
The area sOwn In spring wheat has de-
creased, apparently about IL per cent. The
southern counties of Wisconsin and south
ern and southwestern districts of Minnesota,
report, almost without exception,
decline in acreage. The northeastern
section of Iowa, in nearly every county.
report large reductions. In Dakota there is
crease in Yankton, Turner, Bonhomme and
other counties. There is, apparently,
small increase of acreage in the territory.
The comparative acreage of the Northwest
Is as follows: Wisconsin S5, Minnesota 80,
Iowa 50, Nebraska 90, Dakota 1O2
The condition of winter wheat is still very
high, averaging 100 Last year, In June. 1t
was 76, having fallen from "a In May. The
April freeze did very little damage where it
vUa opnrAhondad in
tion of the Ohio valley, Pennsylvania av-
erage is a single point below 100: New Jer-
sey s; New York 16; Texas z; 0 lio Ili-
nois 2. All the other winter wheat States
east OF the Rocky Mountains return above
the standard. On the Pacific coast Oregon
returns an average OF 9S, and California II.
Taking winter and spring areas together,
and assuming a continuance of the present
conditions, a yield exceeding thirteen
bushels per acre would result, and an aggre-
gate exceeded only by the produce Of 1880.
The Southern harvest is safe. NOrthern
winter wheat has few risks to encounter,
but spring is still In an uncertain quantity.
In corn the acreage cannot begin till July
A large Increase in the area is reported in
the South and in the North west, but In half
the St tes planting was not finished on the
first of June, and in large distric S the plant
had made no show above ground Ii parts
OF the South the early planted is in tassel.
Planting is everywhere late. The plant is
small and not OF average vigor or color, in
conse quence Of cold aud wet weather.
The increase in the area OF oats is nearly
universal, and amounts to an average of z
per cent. The average of condition is 1O1.
The harvest promises to be very large.
There is an increase Of l per cent in
the area Of barley, with an average condi-
tiOn of 80.
The condition of clover and spring pasture
has improved and averages very high in
the South and fair to good In other sections.