Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-11
THE CROPS.

The June Report of the Department of
AgrIcuIture-GOod Prospects fora Large
Cotton Xieid-Winter Wheat Below the
Average and Spring Wheat Above.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The department
of agriculture reports an increase in the
cotton area slightly exceeding per cent.
Florida and Tennessee fail by one point
to maintain their area, and there is de-
crease of about 10 per cent. in the cotton
districts of Virginia and Missouri. The
increase is s per cent. in Texas, Z in
Arkansas, in Louisiana, 3 in Alabama
and 2 respectively in South Carolina and
Mississippi, and 1 in Georgia. The de-
partment records that the area in 1882
was 16,276,000 acres. Returns now indi-
cate breadth of 16,76O,O0O acres, an in
crease of $4,000 acres. The area by
states is IN thousand acres Virginia 80,
North Carolina 1860, South Caro-
lima 1873. Georgia 1913, Flor
ida 258, Alabama 2,61O, Mississippi
2,276; Louisiana 932: Texas 3,035; Arkan-
sas 1,l08; Tennessee SOY; Missouri, the In
dian Territory and other states contribute
the remainder. Planting has been late.
and replanting TO fill defective stands is
more general than usual. 4 cold and wet
April, followed by cool and very dry
May, with frosts from May 10Th to 24th
extended the attempt to ill gaps up to the
date Of the report, and in the gulf states
the later plants had not appeared On The
1st Of June. A persistent effort has been
made to perfect stands throughout the cot
ron lpif ! nv I--,.,
April delayed planting and retarded the
growth. All the returns make the season
late, the range being from one to three
weeks. More favorable weather in the lower
ATTITUDES begins already to brighten the
outlook. There were counties il North
Carolina in which one-sixth to one-third Of
the cotton crop was not up. The frost on
the 23d day of May, which extended near
~ or quite through the area planted, was
especially injurious on the northern Dor
der. In South Carolina cold nights and
drying winds during May greatly reduced
the vitality, and the weather the first
week IN June was scarcely warm enough
for cotton. Similar causes of production
in Georgia was somewhat modified by
mlider temperature, yet one correspondent
claims from personal record 1t Is the
worst season for cotton IN 81 years. In
the remaining states the temperature has
been lower than usual. There is fire.
qUent report of the presence Of
aphis wherever the plant is in the worst
condition. The caterpillar made lis ap-
pearance On the 18th OF May in Butler
county. Ala twenty days earlier than ever
known before, and Robertson and Victoria,
in Texas, report their presence. 1t has
been generally too dry, but serious injury
is nowhere reported, though threatened in
southwestern Texas, especially in Gcada-
lOpe, Medina, LaVaca, Somerville and
LeanO. Notwithstanding these drawbacks,
there Is fair stand, medium vitality and
usually clear culture. The average condi-
ton Is represented. by SO against SO in
June last year, which was lower than for
several previous years, although improving
constantly afterwards. The average con-
ditiOns are: Virginia, 81; North CaroIiuo,
81; South Carolina. So; Georgia, IS 4;
Florida, 81; Alabama, 81; Mississippi, Sc;
Louisiana. 81; Texas, 50; Arkansas, 81, and
Tennessee, Is,
The condition Of winter wheat is re-
ported lower than in May throughout the
whole area with & few exceptions. The
decline amounts to four points IN Con
necticut, fourteen in New York, two in
Ohio, eight in Indiana, fifteen in Illinois
and seven III Missouri. 1t Is slight III
Michigan and generally throughout the
South. The general average condition IS
- against SO in May. In June, 1882, it was
SO for winter wheat. It is by states as fol-
lows: Connecticut 81, New York 60, New
Jersey 101, Pennsylvania, 81, Delaware
SO, S.Carolina 90, Georgia SO, Alabama 50,
Mississippi SO, Texas Sc, Arkansas so,
Tennessee 85, West Virginia SO, kentucky
", Ohio 60, Michigan 80, Indiana 81,
Missouri 20, Illinois 81, Kansas 80, Cali
fornia So, Oregon 80. These figures 1ndi-
cate the condition of the growing wheat
without reference to loss by blowing up
winter killed areas. Spring wheat has
been increased about half a million acres,
or nearly per cent Wisconsin reports
reduction of l per cent, Iowa 2. Mime
sofa calls an increase of 5 per cent, Ne
braska Z, Dakota 40, and Montana So. The
spring wheat states have an acreage of
nearly 100000 acres. The condition of
spring wheat is everywhere high, averaging
80, the same as last year. The area of
barley is increased per cent. The total
acreage is about 2,350,OOO acres; condition
average 81. The increase in the area of
oats is 400 per cent. The area is nearly
100000 acres; condition high, averaging
SO.