Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-12
THE CEREALS
CONDITION OF THE GRAIN CROPS OF TIL
GNITED STATES

| CONDITION OF THE GRAIN CROPS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
| WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE July returns
! of the department of agriculture from all
the States and Territories of the limited
! States indicate an increase IN the area
planted in corn exceeding four per cent. or
| fully 2,500,0oO acres. In Ohio, Indiana and
! Illinois there has been a loss in acreage,
but in all other States of any prominence in
corn-growing there is some increase. In the
Gulf States the advance has been heavy, in
obedience to the instinct of sef-preservalioD,
the usual result Of high prices. The
extension of the crop, its breadth and culti-
vation was prevented in the OHIO valley
only BY excessive rains and temperature
that made early planting impossible. The
States reporting decreased area are: Maine
l per cent; Ohio, California and Utah, 2
per cent; Nevada, 3 per cent; Indiana, per
cent; Illinois, 8 per cent; Washington
Territory, per cent. Rhode Island
New York aud Oregon report the same area
as last year; New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
and Delaware make l per cent. increase;
Vermont, New Jersey, Maryland, Wisconsin,
Missouri and Colorado per cent; Msssa-
chusetts, North Carolina, West Virginia,
Michigan and Iowa, per cent; New Mexico,
4 per cent; Connecticut and Virginia, per
cent; Louisiana and Tennessee, per cent
Mississippi per cent; South Carolina,
Florida, Arkansas and Kentucky, 9 per
ceut; Kansas, IL per cent; Nebraska, 2 per
cent; Georgia and Alabama, 13 per cent;
Texas, II per cent; Minnesota, 20 per cent.
Dakots, 46 per cent. 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 condi-
tion Of corn marked low from late planting,
cold and wet weather, and replanting after
the floods, but it has been improving during
June, and is now generally in fair
vigor and active growth, promising a
for a better condition in August, should the
season continue as favorable as at this date,
the general average being 50, against 90 in
July last year. before the disastrous drouT
set in; it is above 100 in all the sea-coast
States from South Carolina to Texas In
Kentucky, Kansas, Oregon and Nevada it
stands at 100; in Arkansas st 81; New
Hampshire, Connecticut and New Mexico,
SO; North Carolina, Caii fornia and Utah, So;
Mary land, Virginia and Colorado, "a; Mas
sschusetts, Missouri snd West Virginia. So;
Vermont and Dakota, 92; New J Del
aware, Nebraska aud Washih 90;
Maine, New York and MichiganS Ken
lucky, "a; Minnesota, 3d. PennsyiN fla, 50;
Rhode Island and Wisconsin, 80; ndiana,
70; Iowa, 70; Illinois, 6S. The State of The
largest acreage stands lowest OF all in condi-
ton. Upon this area aud condition me-
dunn yield, producing 200, 100000 bushels,
is scarcely possible. With the yield of last
year, the product would exceed l 200, 1000, 900.
The range of possibilities covers at least
500, ,000,000 bushels, the result being de-
pendent upon the meteorological conditions
of the succeeding eighty days.
The condition OF winter wheat averages
higher than at any previous July return;
l04 against SO last July Spring wheat
average stands at 100 instead of 9S in 1881. !
Unless the proportion of wheat TO straw
should be less than usual, or the grain be
damaged after threshing, the 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, 101; Kentucky, 104; Michigan, I09; |
Indiana, lO4; Illinois, los; Missouri, Ill; |
Kansas, ll6; Pennsylvs and the Southern |
States each stand at 100 or above; California |
at 90; Oregon, los. The spring wheat States |
averages. are: Wisconsin,, "a; Minnesota, 9S; |
Iowa, lO2i Nebraska, los; Dakota, 9S; Col |
orsdo. 9Si Maine, 10l; New Hampshire, !
103; Vermont, "a. The harvest of winter
wheat on the lst OF July was completed in |
the South and was in active progress sin |
Kentucky and commencing north of the OHIO |
river. AT this date it had reached latitude |
OF forty degrees and will soon be completed. |
The condition of oats. is very high, aver
aging 1OS; rye, 101; barley, 50. Cereals, |
corn alone excepted, all promise to yield |
per>acre above the average.