Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-11
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COTTON PLANTING REPORTED
CONSIDERABLY DELAYED.

The May Returns to the Agricultural
Department Given to the Public
Winter Wheat Millions of Bushels
short-The Increased Acreage Not Suf-
eient to Make Good the Loss.
WASHINGTON, Nav 1O.-The May re-
/ turns of wheat to the Department of Agri-
culture make the condition, compared
with the April averages materially less.
4 In New York and Michigan, in Ohio and
/ Illinois further injury was wrought by
the trosts early in April, and in the more
northern districts the real damage by the
March freezing was more fully
| disclosed when the covering of snow
and ice disappeared. The average for
New York Is a, for Michigsn 81, for Ohio
~, and for Illinois sc.
Further loss is suffered by the blowing
up, of large areas in Ohio and ILLINOIS. A
reduction in Missouri from SO to 80 is
also reported. In Indiana the condition
averages 70, and New Jersey reports I01,
both the same as in the April report. All
the remaining Northern States show an
improvement since the April report, as
we'll as the Pacific coast and nearly all the
Southern States. The averages are as
follows: Connecticut SO, Pennsylvania 95.
Delaware 50, Maryland 80, Virginia 97.
North Carolina 90, South Carolina 93.
Georgia 81, Alabama %, Mississippi 90.
Texas 81, Arkansas Sc, Tennessee SO,
West Virginia 80, Kentucky 81, Kansas
81, California Il, Oregon r. This is an
improvement of 10 points in California
and Il in Oregon.
The average condition of winter wheat
is S3l5 against so in April. The loss in
area from replanting in other crops may
be assumed to reduce the prospect to that
of April lst in 1879 and 1880. when the
general average was 80. In 1881 it was SO,
in 1882 it was l02, and in May OF last
year it was 100. In the former wears
there were no May returns. Two wears
ago the average declined to 80 in July.
Last year it increased to 104 at the time
of cutting. 1t should be understood that
in tie department reports of the condi-
ti0n, 100 means medium growth
with full stand and healthy
plant. The Ohio and Illinois
State reports compare with last years
crops. Thus Ohio reports for NAV Sc
compared with last year, and 81 COM
pared with an average crop. The
spring wheat area will not be
complete till May 10, and will be
for Dakota makes probable increase of
30 per cent. The agent for Minnesota re-
ported 81 per cent of last years area as
already planted. An increase of Is per
cent. is reported in Washington Territory.
1t is not probable that the increase in
the spring wheat area will more
than make good the loss of
the winter wheat acreage
Without regard to the spring wheat
breadth the present prospect for the VIM
ter wheat area, in consideration of the
reduced condition and acreage, is 20 per
cent. less than i'll May last, representing
loss of about 100000 bushels.
A dispatch from the London Statistical
Agent, under date of April %, reports an
improvement in the European wheat pros
poets during the last month. The sever
ity Of March was followed by three
weeks OF dry weather, which was sue
ceeded by one week of invigorating rain.
The season is still backward and higher
temperature is needed
The small area of spring sown wheat in
England Is thin, and much of it will be
displaced by barley. In France and
Germany rain is needed, and higher tenn
perature is necessary. With the reduced
acreage in Western Europe, and some
injury from freezing in March, a reduced
crop appears to be inevitable. In Aus
tria and Hungary the prospect is favor
able for at least medium crop.
The returns of the progress in cotton
planting show that the work is later than
usual in every State, and indicate that
on May l "A Per cent. of the proposed area
was planted, when the usual proportion
is said to be 81 per cent. In Virginia and
North Carolina it was very late. The
percentages planted were: Virginia 10.
North Carolina 35, South Carolina rs,
Georgia 73, Florida SO, Alabama SO, Mis-
Sissippi 81, Louisiana 81. Texas IS. Ar.
kansas y, and Tennessee 81.