New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-11
THE OFFICIAL JULY CROP REPORT

COTTON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF The WHEAT CROP
CORN. OATS HARLEY AND TOBACCO.
WASHINGTON, July l0.-The July report OF
the Department OF Agriculture Indicates very general
imnrovement la the condition OF cotton Rains were
nm June IS or 90 aud local showers have been
treatment since There has been an excess oil moisture
nterfertug With cultivation and promoting the growth
AZ r.sa Clean fields found only IN favored districts
and on lands OF prompt and pushing cnitvstors since
Iuna 90 has rapid In grassy districts the
plants are small but healthy and making great progress
with recent cultivation The only complaint OF dronth
come, from central and southwestern Texas from the
Colorado 10 the Gusdaloupe few counties IN south
Carolina and Georgia report present need " rum
Recent dstrba,on Of moisture has been quite unequal
Adams County. Miss, has had showers daily Tor
AVE- weeks and Pike County for x TO eight weeks The
neral average OF condition has advanced fron SO to o.
Inst July there was improvement OF three polnts
from so to o. Returns OF July since 1870 nave ind-
,o,ea higher conditions than In June except In 1871
1873 and 1879.
The spring weather too variable in temperature
and moisture usually has been In former years. iof
the highest condition OF the plant The only retrogrado
ia reported for Arkansas where loss OF three points Is
made from excessiye rain cool nights and injuries from
ohineb bugs red ants and rust. There a promise s
tn,provement during July. gain OF Ten points nae
been made In tho northern Eonc Norsh Careina an"
Tepnessee, seven In Georgia. six In ronin Oaronhs
fonr In three In MSslssppi, Two III fhki" "'~
ana IN Florida Alabama and Louisiana stand as In
Tne The July state averages "a follows Virginia.
90 North Carolina 81; South Carolina Oh; Georgia.
a. Florida 95; Alabama. 81; Mississippi, ~; LOUIS
lana. 81; Texas. %; Arkansas 81; tennessee co.
warns have wrought little ninry rs yet The cater
nsyar has appeared ut few points from South Carolina
40 Texas. In Butler, Ala, the second brood OF
worms appeared June 90 The boil worm u at WORK IN
Denton County, Texas fishahs VIII DesiA =" S0
ern Texas ahGat July 20 a., ,,,n4a. ,,toat IN,
There has been Improvement IN WINTER wIeas Va
conneetcut New-lork Virginia. s0uth Chronhhr icAas,
chio Miehignn Indiana ILLINOIS,, Missouri Kansas AMI
Caliiorns which advances the general average OF eohn
on ,sYp on 80 to 100 The Indications Of July point
10 winter wheat crop OF ully 3oVOcOVUu bushels ao
n nroSneI OF about lbs, 900 600 OF spring wheat
Tbe area of the crop has been increased anou
500 600 acres. making the aggresnto acfss,
here has been extension OF area In nearly ever,
state The proportion OF increase Is largo IN me North
west and In the Southwest ON the coast rom vifsnn
10 The Mssissipp tho advance has been small IN so
nj ACES the reduction Of price from enlargement OF sup
Div last year had dscoaraging elect lnsfe has uo,,
failure OF stands from planting poor seed making w.
crop iato and growth small but improvement. nas y. M
b,en rapid Taking all the states together the averg
forcorn is So against 80 last July, 30 In 1881 ara io
| ta,lows. New-York. 81; pennsylvania. 80 Ohio 90
| Miehignn, 73; Indiana 90; Illinois, ~ lvwn 20 -
Missour So; Kansas, 9s; Neorsshs ~ paNo.a -
| In ths sonth averages range ffon DO In Icnnesseo
| 100 Ia Louisiana. -. ..S a. 4, y,,v n
prospect for oats Is nearly a a. so Ios - '1
mia eoudition OF barley is fepresented ~ ". i.s
rulv e0 The average In NOW ork II lVsi IN rohnsS
y.aia al Wiseonsin. l02; California w -. a. an
Thero has boon IN increase OF seous POE cch' " y