Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-11
THE COTTON CROP.
A Very General Improvement Indicated
by the July Report Of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture.
Extensive Land Frauds Discovered In
the West-The Hill Investigation
The Lottery Companies.

WAsHIEGToN, July 10.-The July report
| oil the department of Agriculture indicates
| very general improvement in the condition
OF cotton. Rains were general up to the 18th
| or 10Th of JgEe, and local showers have
been fregue since. There has been an ex
ceis OF moisture interfering with cultivation,
and promoting the growth OF grass. Clean
fields are found only in favored districts, and
on the lands of prompt and pushing cultiva-
ton. Since June 10Th the growth has been
rapid. In grassy districts the plants are
still small but healthy and making great
progress with recent cultivation. The only
complsint of drouth comes from Central an /
Southwestern Texas from the Colofado to the
Guadaloupe. A few couuties in South Caro-
lina and Georgia report the present need of
raiD. The recent distribution OF moisture
has been quite unequal. Adams county, Mise,
has had showers daily for Ave weeks, and Pike
county for six TO eight weeks. The general
average condition advanced from SO to 80.
Last July there was an improvement Of three
points from SO To 92. Returns in July since
1870 have indicated higher condition thar
in June except in 1871, 1873 and 1879. The
spring weather wss too variable in tempera-
ture and moisture, as it usually has been in
former years, for the highest condition Of the
plant. The only retrogrsde is reported from
AAhNSoooJ WuFAc q AOo5 VI - pOAhtc " 40 Weuo
frsm excessive rain, cool nights, and inju-
ries ffosl chinch- bugs, red ants and rust.
There Is promise of an improvement during
July. gain OF 10 points has been made
10 the Northern z)ne, North Carolina, Ten.
| Bessee and Texss; 3 in Mississippi, 2 10 Vir-
ginia, and in Florida, Alabama and Lou
| isiaDs. Tne stand, in June and July,
S ate average, is as follows: Virgins, SO;
North G roIiGs, 81; South Carolina, 81;
Georgia, SO; Florida, 50; Alsbam :, 81; Mis-
| sissippi, 80; Louisiana, 81; TexaS, 93;
Ark,nsas, "a; Tennessee, sS. Worms
have wrought but little Injury ss yet.
The caterpillar has appeared at a few poi Is
from Soulh irolina to Texas Iu Butler,
Ala, the second brood OF worms appeared
June 10th. 1h- boll-worm is at work in
Denton county, Tex. Picking will commence
in south sestern Texas about July 20Ih,
There has been some improvement in VIM
ter wheat in Connecticut, NV York, Vir-
ginis, South Csrolina, Texa-, Ohio, Michi-
gan, IDdisns, Illinois, NJ s,ouri, Kansas and
California, wa CD advances the general aver
age condition from 75 to 79. The spring
| wheat average advanced from 90 10 100. In.
dications for July point to winter wheat
crop of fully 300,000,000 bushels, and a
| product Of about l25,O00, 900 bushels of
| spring wheat,
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creased about 2, 100000 acres, aking an ag-
gregale of $4,000, ,OO0 acres. There has been
| some extension OF the area in nearly every
| Stale. Toe rJportion of increase Is large
in the Northw ~ and in The Southwest. On
| the cossf, from VirgIuit 10 Mississippi, the
| sdvanoe as been all. La some places the
| reduction in price from The enlarge ment oil
/ the supply les year had discouragipg ef-
fec. There has been too much rain in the
great Western maiSs districts, and a failure
Of sanda 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 average for corn
is SS, as inst 85 for last July, 80 in 1881 and
100 IN 1880. The averages of the principal
Safes tre as follows: New York, "a; Penn
| sylvania, 80; Onio, 49, Michigan, 73; Indi-
sns, 80; Illinois, So; Iowa, so; Missouri, so;
K snsss, 50; Nebraska, 81; Dakota, rs. Ir
the South the averages range from 80 in
Tennessee TO l03 in Louisiana. the prospect
| for O-ts rs nearly as good as in July last, the
average being 80, agains 103.
| TIE condition of barley is represented by
81 Last July 1t wss SO. Average in New
1 York, 1885,. P=nnsylvanis, 81; Wisconsin,
l02 and Ca ifoinis, 80.
There has been an increase OF per cent
in the area plaOted 10 Northern potatoss.
They are in foe condition, averaging 10l.
The area of tobacco appears to have beer
Diminished per cent, condition 90.
| A cAbl. from the Lon ion ageat of the De-
pa.tmenl OF Ayr cdlturs, received 10 day,
says: yves h r fIr the first ten days of July
hot and forciog. Wheat estimates iucre as
| lug generally throughout Europe"