The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-07-19
JULY CROP BULLETIN.
Indications Of . Crop Of 800, 900, 900
Bushels Of Winter and 125, OOO,.
600 Of Spring Wheat.
Large Increase in the Area Devoted to
Corn.--A Total Of 5000, 600
Acres.

The July report of the National Depart
ment OF agriculture indicates very general
improvement in the condition OF cotton
Rains were general up to the 18th or 9th Of
June, and local showers have been frequent
since There has been an excess Of moist
ure, interfering with the cultivation and
promoting the growth Of grass. Clean
fields are found only in favored districts and
on lands with prompt and pushing ctllti-
v.tors. Since June 20 the growth has been
rapid. In grassy districts the plan. - are
still small but healthy, and making great
progfes. with recent cultivation The only
complaint OF drOus hit comes from Central
and Sou hwestern Texas, from the Colorado
to the Guadalupe. A few counties In South
Carolina and Georgia relort present need
OF lain.
There is promise OF Improvement during
July A gain OF 10 points has been made in
the Northern Zone, North Carolina and Ten
In Texas, in Mississippi, 2 in Virginia, and
in Florida Alabama and Louisiana stand
as in June The July state averages are as
follows: Virginia S3; North Carolina, 81;
South Carolina, 81: Georgia, !H: Florida, 70;
Alabama, 81; Mississippi 81: Louisiana, 9l;
Worms have wrought but little injury as yet.
The caterpillar has appeared ut few points
from south Carolina to Texas In Butler,
IN Alabama, the second brood of worms
appeared June - The b,ll-worm + at
work In Denton county, Texas. Picking
will lcommence in Southwestern Texas about
the 10Th of July.
There has been some improvements in
winter wheat in Connecticut, New York,
Virginia South Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Mich
igan, Indiana. Illinois. Missouri, Kansas and
tDJsG
age condition from IS to ~ The spring
wheat average has advanced from . to lOl
The indications for July point TO q winter
wheat crop of fully 700 OUO.O OOo bushels, and
q product of about 1a5.O0O, 0OJ bushels of
spring wheat
The area of the corn crop has been in
creased about Z, 500 600 res, making an
aggregate OF GSn0O,UO acres There has
been some extension Of the area In nearly
every State The proportion Of increase is
large in the Northwest and in the Southwest
On the coast, from Virginia to Mississippi,
the advance has been small In some places
the reduc ion OF price from the enlarge
ment OF the supply last year had dis
couraging effect There has been much
rain IN the great Western maize districts,
and the failure, OF stands from
late and the growth small. but the
Improvement has Of late been rapid. Taking
all the state together, the average for corn
il 70, against s. last July, O in ISL, and lN
in 1850 The averages OF the principal slater
are as follows: New York, ~; Pennsylvania.
81; Ohio, 81; Michigan, -; Indiana, 80; I'LL.
nois, 50: Iowa, 80; Missouri, 81; Kansas, aS;
Nebraska. s.; Dakota. 7a In the south the
averages range frcm ~ In Tennessee to lo3
In Louisiana
OTHER PRODUCTS
The prospect for oats Is nearly as good as
In July of last year, the average being ~
against lGs.
The condition Of barley is represented by
81 Last July 1t was 81. The average In
New York il lu,; Pennsylvania, 81; Wiscon-
sin, 1u2: California 50
There has been an increase Of about ) per
cent in the area planted in Northern pota-
toeR They are reported in high condition,
averaging 10l.
The average of tobacco appears TO have
been diminished : per cent in condition