Daily globe., 1883-07-11
briefly because of your highly appreciated
editorial. Yours truly,
SCHUYLER CoLFAx.
KIM COTTON.

The July Report of the Condition of the
Crop-An ExceiIent Prospect.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-The July report
OF the department Of agriculture indicates
very general improvement In the condi-
tion of cotton. The rains we're general
up to the 18th or Goth Of June, and local
showers have been frequent since. There
has been an excess of moisture interfer-
ing with the cultivation and promotion of
the growth of grass. Clean fields are
found only in favored districts and on
lands of prompt and pushing cultivators.
Since Jpne 20, the growth has been rapid
In the grassy districts the plants are small
out healthy, and making good progress with
recent cultivation. The only complaint of
drought comes from central and south
western Texas, from the Colorado to Guada-
loupe. A few counties in South Carolina
and Georgia report the present need of
rain. The recent distribution of moisture
has been quite unequal. Adams county,
Miss, had showers daily for five weeks
and Pike county for six to eight weeks.
The general average condition advanced
from elghty-six to ninety. Last July there
was an improvement at three points Of
eighty to ninety. Reports for July since
1870 have indicated a better condition in
June, except in 1871, 1873 and 1879. The
spring weather was too variable in tenn
perature and moisture, as it usually
has been in former years, for the highest
condition of the plant. The only retrograde
is reported for Arkansas, where a loss of
3 per cent. was made from excessive rain.
cool nights and injuries from chinch bugs,
red ants and frost. There is a promise of
improvement during July. A gain of 10
points has been made in North Carolina
and Tennessee; in Georgia; in Texas:
3 IN Mlssissippi;2 . in Virginia, and one in
Florida. Alabama and Louisiana stand as
in Jane. The July states average as fol-
lows: Virginia So: North Carolina 81:
Georgia 93;F!orida 80; Alabama 81; Missis-
sippi SO; Louisiana 81; Texas SO; Arkansas
"a; Tennessee SIS. Worms have
wrought little injury as yet. The
caterpillar has appeared al few points
from South Carolina to Texas. Picking
will commence in southwestern Texas
about the 20th of July.
There has been some improvement in
winter wheat in Connecticut, New York,
Virginia, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio,
Michigan. Indiana, Illinois, Mississippi,
hausas and California. which advances the
general condition from 10 to 79 The
spring wheat average has advanced from
50 to 100. The indications of July point
TO the winter wheat crop as fully
300,000,000 bushels and the product about
125000000 of spring wheat.
The area of the corn crop has been in
creased about 100000 acres, making an
aggregate of 66,0O0,OOO acres. There has
been some extension in area in nearly
every stat. The proportion ofEincrease is
large in the northwest and in the south
east. On the coast from Virginia to the
Mississippi the advance has been small. In
some places the reduction of price from
the enlargement of the supply last year
had d;scouraging effect. There has been
TOO much rain in the great western dis
tricts and the failure stands from planting
poor seed, making the crop late and the
growth small, but the improvement has of
late been rapid.
Taking all the states together, the aver
age of corn 1888. against So last July, 80
IN 1881, and 100 in 1880. The averages of
the principal states are as follows: New
York "a, Pennsylvania SO, Ohio SO, Mich
igan 73, Indiana 80, Illinois 50. Iowa 80,
Missouri 80, Kansas 9S, Nebraska 81, Da-
kota rs. In the south the averages range
from so in Tennessee to 103 in Louisiana
The prospect for oats is nearly as good as
in July last year, the average being SO
against 1G3.
The condition OF barley is represented
by 81. Last July it was SO. The average
in New York is 103, Pennsylvania 81,
Wisconsin 102, California 80. This has
been an increase of about five per cent.
in the area planted.
In northern potatoes. These are report
ed in high condition, averaging 1O1. The
area of tobacco appears to have been di-
minished seven per cent, and the condition
is 50.
A cable from the London agent of the
department of agriculture was received to-
day. He says the weather the past ten
days Of July was hot and forcing. Wheat
estimates are increasing generally through
out Europe.