The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-07-29
Number 46.

prevented in the Ohio valley only by ex-
cessive rains and temperature that made
early planting impossible.
The States reporting a decrease are:
Maine per cent. Ohio, California and
Utah 2, Nevada 3, Indiana 3, Illinois 6,
Washington Q, Rhode Island 1; New
York and Oregon report the same area as
last gear; New Hampshire Pennsylvania
and Delaware make per cent increase;
Vermont, New Jersey, Maryland, Wiscon-
sin, Missouri and Colorado, 2; Massachu
sets, North Carolina, West Virginia,
Michigan and Iowa, New Mexico, 4;
Connecticut and Virginia, s; Louisiana
and Tennessee, 6; Mississippi 7; South
Carolina, Florida, Arkansas and Ken
lucky, Q: Kansas, II; Nebraska, II; Geor-
gia and Alabama, Ia; Texas, II; Mime
sofa, 26; Dakota, 46.
Though the percentage of Minnesota
| seems large, the corn area of that State
has until recently, been less than that of
two counties of Illinois. The condition
of corn marked low from late planting,
cold and wet weather and replanting after
the floods, but has been improving during
June and is generally in fair vigor and ac-
| tive growth, promising a far better condi-
ton in August, should the season continue
as favorable as at this date.
The general average is 81 against So in
| July last year, before the disastrous
drouths set in. 1t is about 100 in all of
| the sea coast States from South Carolina
to Texas. In Tennessee, Kentucky,
Kansas Oregon and Nevada it was at 100,
Arkansas 81, New Hampshire, Conneti-
cut and New Mexico %, North Carolina
California and Utah o5, Maryland, Vir-
.a,a
Missouri and West Virginia o3, Vermont
and Dakota o2, New Jersey, Delaware,
Nebraska and Washington 90, Maine,
New York and Michigan 76, Kentucky 81,
Minnesota So, Pennsylvania S2, Rhode
Island and Wisconsin So, Indiana 70 Iowa
! II, Illinois IS.
The State of the largest acreage stands
lowest of all in condition; upon this area
and condition a medium yield producing
,7oo, ,ooo,o 900 of bushels is scarcely posi-
/ ble With the yield of last year the pro-
| duct would exceed 100000. The range
of possibilities covers at least soo,oSc,o0C
| of bushels; the result dependent upon the
meteorological condition of the succeed
| ing SO days.
WHEAT.
The condition of winter wheat avera-
ges higher than at any previous July, and
returns IO4 against o. last July. ne
spring wheat average stands at 100 instead
of 90 in 1884, unless the proportion of
wheat to straw be less than usual or the
grain be damaged the spring crop must
prove one of the largest ever garnered in
| this country.
The average condition of the principal
| winter wheat States is as follows: Ohio
1oI, Kentucky 1914 Michigan los, Indiana
Io4, Illinois Io5, Missouri III, Kansas II6,
| PENNSYLVANIA and the Southern States
/ each stands at 100 or above, California 90,
Oregon Io5. The spring wheat averages
are: Wisconsin "a, Minnesota oS, Iowa
| Io2, Nebraska Ios, Dakota %, Colorado
| o8, Maine IoI, New Hampshire Io3, Yer
mont "a.
The harvest of winter wheat on July
was completed in the South and is in active
| progressiin Kentucky, and commencing
north of the Ohio river. At this date it
has reached the latitude of forty degrees
and will soon be completed.
| OATS.
| The condition of Oats is very high, av-
eraging Io3, of rye IoI, of barley o5. The
cereals (corn alone excepted) all promise
a yield for acreage above the average.
| COTTON IN THE MEMPHIS DISTRICT.
| Memphis, July TI.-From letters and
1 OIT6I Oy a iC POAbSt Va
the Western Associated Press, the follow
| ing report is made of the condition of the
cotton crop throughout the Memphis dis
trict, which embraces North Mississippi,
North Arkansas, West Tennessee and
Eastern Alabama: The weather, with
.e exception of a few cold days and
nights, including the fourth district, has
| been very favorable to the growth of the
cotton. The plant, although small and fully
two weeks late, is, nevertheless, healthy,
vigorous, and making weed rapidly.
| Labor is working we'll as rule. Crops
are comparatively free from grass. I'm
perfect stand and backwarslness of theplant
are matters of serious concern: yet with
| favorable season throughout the months
of July and August, and the absence of
early frost in the fall, fair average yield
may reasonably be expected, while with
unfavorably meteorological conditions the
reverse will be the case.
| AROUND SHREVEPORT.
Shreveport, July ia refreshing rain
| fell to-day and yesterday; reports from
all sections represent the cotton and corn
1 crops in better condition than for several
years A large yield anticipated and
| planters are in good spirits.
|