National Republican., 1883-07-11
FAR FROM A FAMINE.
The July Crop Reports or an Encourag-
Ing Character - Plenty OF Grain in
Egypt--LiIgewise Cotton.


Egypt--LiIgoYise Cotton.
Tho July report of the department of agri-
culture indicates very general improvement
in tho condition of cotton. Rains were gem
eral up to tho flfteenth or twentieth of June,
and local showers have been frequent since,
There has been an excess of moisture, inter
fering with cultivation and promoting the
growth Of grass. Clean fields are found only
in favored districts, and on lands of prompt
and pushing cultivators. Since June 20
growth has been rapid. In grassy districts
the plants are still small but healthy, and
making great progress with recent cultiva-
ton.
The only complaint of drought comes from
central and southwestern Texas from the
Colorado to tho Guadalupe. A fow counties
in South Carolina and Georgia report pres
ent need of rain. Recent distribution of
moisture has been quite unequal, Adams
county, Miss, has had showers daily for five
weeks and Pike county for six to eight
weeks
The general average of condition has ad-
vanced from sc to 30. Last July there was
an Improvement of three points from 80 to
02. Returns of July, since 1870, have indi-
Gated higher condition than in June, except
in 1871, 1873 and 1879.
The spring weather was too variable in
temperature and moisture as il usually has
been in former years, for the condition of tho
plant. The only retrograde is reported for
Arkansas, where loss of three points Is
made, from excessive rain, cool nights and
inj0ries from chinch bugs, red ants, and rust.
Thero is a promise of Improvement during
July.
A gain of ten points has been made in the
northern zone, North Carolina and Tonnes.
see, seven in Georgia, six in South Carolina,
four In Texas, three in Mississippi, two in
Virginia, and ono i'm Florida. Alabama and
Louisiana stand rs in June.
Tho July state averages arc as follows
Virginia, SO; North Carolina, 81 South Caro-
lima, 81; Georgia, 90; Florida, 05; Alabama,
81; Mississippi, 50; Louisiana, 81; Texas, 90
Arkansas, "a; Tennessee, SO.
Worms have wrought littlo injury rs vet.
The caterpillar has appeared at a few points,
from South Carolina to Texas.
In Butler, Ala, the second brood of worms
appeared June 20. The boil worm is at work
in Denton county, Texas. Picking will COM
mence in southwestern Texas about tho
twentieth of July. There has been some i'm
provcment in winter wheat in Connecticut,
New York, Virginia, South Carolina, Texas,
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Kansas, and California, which advances the
general average of condition from as to TO-
The spring wheat average has advanced from
95 to 100. The indications of July point to
winter wheat crop of fully 800, 900 600 bushels
and product of about 125,000O 900 of spring
wheat.
The area ofthe corn crop has been increased
about two and Il half million acres, making
the aggregate sixty-eight million acres.
There has been some extension of area in
nearly everSi state. The proportion of in
crease is larsi in the northwest and in the
southwest. 81. the coast, from Virginia to
itNNi f1.An nI, L.n H.
some places the reduction of price from en-
largement of supply last year had n discour-
aging effect. There has been too much rain
in the great western maize districts, and
failure of stands from planting poor seed,
making the crop late and growth small, but
Improvement has of late been rapid. Taking
all the states together, the average for corn is
IS, againss So last July, 90 in 1881, and 100 in
1850.
The averages of the principal States are as
follows; New York, 81; Pennsylvania, 50;
Ohio, S3; Michigan, 73; Indiana, 80; Illinois,
81; Iowa, 80; Missouri, So; Kansas, 9S; Ne.
braska, 81; Dakota, 7S. In the south averages
range from 80 in Tennessee to 103 in Louisi-
ana.
The prospects for oats is nearly as good as
in July of last year, the average being 80
against 103.
The condition of barley is represented by
81; last July, 96. The average in New York
is lO3; in Pennsylvania, 9l; Wisconsin, 1902;
California, 80.
There has been an increase of about 5 per
cent. in the area planted in northern pota-
toes. They are reported in high condition,
averaging 10l.
:. Tho area of tobacco appears to have been
diminished per cent. Condition, Q5.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, July 10.-The state
department of agriculture has full returns
from all counties of the state of the condition
OF winter wheat on July l. These show little
improvement over the returns for the three
preceding months. The reports indicate that
the crop of winter wheat in Illinois will not
exceed 100000 bushels, or $4,000. 900
bushels less than the yield of 1882. The
condition OF winter wheat in
the northern counties was 5 per
cent better on July 1 than month
previous, and gave prospect of 81 per cent. of
an average crop. In the central counties the
yield will be less than two thirds of an aver
age crop. The most discouraging reports come
from the southern portion of the state which
usually produces the bulk of the crop, and
now promises less than half crop, or "a per
cent less than last years yield. 1t is quite
unusual to have less than the average yield
per acre in any ofthe southern counties.
CHICAGO, July lO.-The Farmers Recicw in
its issue tomorrow will publish an exhaus-
tive report on the condition of the crops,
based on returns from over 1000 points in the
west and northwest A general change for
the better in all the crop prospects has taken
place during the past two weeks owing to the
cessation of rains and the advent of hot
weather.
Last week the two combined served to
bring forward the late corn and push on
spring wheat and oats. The weather has been
very fine for the early winter wheat harvest
and the crop is now going into stock. The
spring wheat and oats crops are unusually
promising and arc both now nearly assured
1t is believed that the corn crop is rapidly
coming up to its condition.
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