Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-11
Crop Reports.

WAsHINGToN. August 10-Tbe
August q op returns of the Departs
ment Of Agriculture, the work of
about 5000 correspondents, give
estimates covering the entire pro-
ducing area OF over fifteen hundred
OF the principal agricultural counties
Of the United States, upon the con>
dition of most of the crops now
growing. The condition of cotton
has improv, during the past month
The general average has advanced
from 81 to 81 This is higher by
two points than in August, 1879, and
lower by eight than the August
average of 1880. 1t is also two
points lower than at this date 1879,
and one lower than in 1878. This is
Iii her than III five other years since
1875. Theaverage condition Of each
State is as follows:
Virginia S4, North Carolina 84,
South Carolina SO Georgia "a, Flor
ida 81, Alabama 80, Mississippi 81,
Louisiana SO, Texas 100, Ar
kansas So, Tennessee So. Only
North Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana show a decline. Viz
gina has gained 4, Georgia 2, Ala
bama 6, Mississippi 4, Texas 3, Ar
kansas 6, Tennessee s. There is no
injury from drought, except i'll a
slight degree IN a few districts in
Texas. In the northern and eastern
divisions of that State there has been
an excess Of rain causing a too vig~
orous growth of the stalk, delay IN
frutiug and sometimes shedding of
the bolls. In the entire cotton belt
there Is reported an excess of mois-
ture which is injurious i'll proportion
to the retentiveness of the soil. J his
cause accounts for the comparative
low condition III North Carolina,
where it is now deemed too late for
recupeTatIuu.
Rust begines to appear in dis
tricis where IaIns have been III ex-
cess, but without damage, as yet.
The caterpillar has made ITS ap~
pearance in all States Of the Gulf
coast, and though no injury has re-
suited, many appreheuslons OF fu
ture loss are expressed. The boil
worm is also mentioned III several
States.
y large number of returns are
highly favorable, prophesylng the
crop rs large as the land
can produce, or better
than for many years. Wheat returns
of August re ate to spring varieties.
It's condition is higher than for
several years, which was S8 in 1880,
and 81 III 1879 and 1881 1t is now
81, against 100 last month. 1t is
somewhat late, but was nearly ready
for harvest the date OF tie re-
turns There are some Indications
of rust and blight IN some parts Of
Minnesota. In Northern Iowa the
crop IS held to be the best since
1879. Returns from Dakota and
Nebraska are extremely favorable.
the general average Of the principal
States are as follows:
Wisconsin SO, Minnesota 90, Iowa
50, Dakota 80, Colorado 96, Nebras-
ka lob. 1t IS quite probable that
the product OF winter wheat and
spring wheat, without loss by sprout-
ing, will slightly exceed 500,000,000
bushels; but eXtravagant estimates
which assume Is to 20 per cent.
more are wild assumptions need
lessly tending to reduce the price of
gaaf tbo bor,1o %
Superintendent Moffat, of the
Department Of Agriculture, ca
bles from London to-day
that wheat in England promises an
average crop, of good quality. La
France, medium crop, slightly
damaged by ram, in the blooming
period. In Germany the recent heavy
rains have deteriorated the quail y
Of fairly abundant product. Ia
Russia and Austria, an average crop,
and in Hungary fifteen per cent.
above the average The European
outlook is favorable for medlum
product, with some reduction in
quality.
The condition of the corn crop is
represented by 83 as against n last
year. AT this date in 1881 the effect
of the drought was seen
Ill the reduction of eight points
Ill the general condition, during
July, followed by greater deterior>
alton IN August, At the present time
the circumstances are favorable for
further Improvement III mos of the
States. The averages of the South
ern States are nearly all above one
hundred. The surplus producing
States average as follows
Ohio II, Michigan rs, Indiana rs,
Illinois 50, Iowa 20, Missouri 81,
Kansas 106, Nebraska 98. New Eng
land ranges from 81 in Massachusetts
to SO III Connecticut, New York S5.
Pennsylvania 80, New Jersey 90.
The general average Of the condition
of the other creps are as follows :
Oats 102, spring rye 100, Barley 95,
buckwheat 81, potatoes 101, tobacco
81.