Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-07-14
Onlcial Crop Report.
CORN

W WAsHiNGToN, July H. Returns at
the department of agriculture from all
states and territories of the United
States, indicates an Increased area of
planted corn. exceeding four per cent.
or fully two and half million acres.
In Ohio Indiana and Illinois, there has
been loss of acreage, but iii all other
states Of any prominence in corn grew
ing, there Is some increase. In the
Gulf states the advance has been heavy.
The states reporting decrease are:
Maine. one per cent. Ohio, California,
Utah, two per cent; Nevada, three per
cent. Indiana, three per cent: IL
llnols, six per cent, Washington Ter
ritory, nine per cent. Rhode Island,
New Jersey and Oregon,
port the same rs last year.
New Hampshire, PENNSYLVANIA and
Delaware make one per cent increase;
Vermont, New Jersey, Maryland, Wis
consin, Missouri and Colorado, two
per cent; Massachusetts, North Care
lima. West Virginia, Michigan and
ibht- Alll't per ttIh.s NEW MEXICO,
four per cent: Connecticut and Viz.
GINA, five per cent, Louisiana and
Tennessee, SIX per cent. Mississippi.
seven per cent; South Carolina.
Florida, Arkansas and Kentucky. niHe
per cent; Kansas, eleven per cent.
Nebraska, twelve per cent: Georgia
and Alahama, thirteen per cent. Taxas,
seventeen per cent. Minnesota, twenty
per cent; Dakota, forty.six per cent.
Though the per centagc in Minnesota
seems large, the corn acreage in that
state has till recently been less than
that oi two counties in lllinios. The
condition of corn il marked low form
late planting. cold and wet
weather and replantng after the
Hoods, but has been improving during
June, ard is generally in fair vigor and
active growth, promising far better
condition IN August. should the
seasen continue favorable as ~ this
date, the general average viii be 81
| against 30 for July last year before the
disastrous drought set III. Tennessee
and Kentucky, and Kansag, Oregon
and Nevada, stand at loo;
Arkansas at -: New Hamp-
SHIRE, Connecticut, New Mexico. !G:
North Caroline, California, Utah %.
Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, ~; Mas.
| sachusetts, Missouri, West Virginia,
-; Vermont, Dakota, ~; New Jersey,
Delaware, Nebraska, Washington, 20;
Maine, New Yo.k, Michigan, So; Ken
tuckv, 81 Minnesota, -; Pennsylva-
MIA s.; Rhode Island, Wisconsin, 50;
Indiana, 10; Iowa, =; Illinois, IS. The
state with the largest acreage stands
lowest i'll condition. Upon this acre
age and condition a medium yield pro.
duciBg seventeen million bush
els is scarcely possible. Com
pared with the yield last year, the
product would exceed 200. The
range of possibilities covers AZ least
3a0. 000OJO bushels. The result IL de-
pendent upon the meteorological con-
diti9n Of the succeeding eighty deys.
THE CONDITION or WINTER WHEAT
average higher than any previous
/ July return-1Gl, against So last July.
SPRING WHEAT
averages at 100, instead Uf 30 rs in 81.
Unless the proportion Of whea; 10
1 straw should he less than usual, or
grain be damaged after thresning, the
I GID1 must prove OHb III LlG IhFBthl
ever garnered i'd the country.
THE COTTON CROP.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 11.-From let
ters and other information gained by
reporters of the western associated
press, the following report is made Of
the condition of the cotton crop through
out the Memphis district, which en-
braces northern Mississippi, northern
Arkansas, western Tennessee, and east.
ern Alabama The weather, with the
exception of few days and nights, in
Guiding the fourth instant, has been
very favorable to the growth of cotton.
The plant, although small and fully
two weeks late, is nevertheless
healthy, vigorous and making wood
rapidly. Labor is working well, and as
a rule the crop is comparatively free
from grass. Imperfect stands and
backwardness of the plant a: present,
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, a
fair average yield may reasonably be
expected; while to the contrary, re-
verse would be the case.