The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-11
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Washington, 1O.-The August cot
ton returns to the department. of
agriculture are less favorable than
those Of July. The condition is
lower in every state except Two on
the northern border bilt. The Viz
ginia and Tennessee plant is suffer
ing from meteorological YagaTies
this peculiar season. 1t was too
cold IN Nav, too wet in June, and
too dry in July. The condition Of
cotton compared with the returnSo Of
former years is unprOmising; the
volume of crop depends largely on
the more critical period from August
to October. There has been an i'm
provement in the appearance
of corn fields during the month of
July in New England, Middle
States, Ohio valley, and west of
Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri and
Kansas, There has been a retro
grade in the south in consequence
of drought, and some decline in
Michigan from too much moisture.
Taking the whole area together, the
condition has advanced from SO to
SO per cent of perfect crop. The
condition Of the census crop of 70
in August was 90, and the yield %
bushels per acre; the present re-
turns Indicate a yield of not much
over % bushels per acre, or
700,000,090 bushels, which is as
much as was produced in 1879.
The condition is six points higher
than last year in August, and lower
than in August, 1870 tn 1880 inclu-
siYe. The nights have been too
cool for rapid development, and the
crop is late, and fears are expressed
that frost may yet cause q disaster.
In August, 1874, the condition was
one point higher than at present,
the crop was late from wet spring
and local summer droughts, and the
yield was less thon 81 bushels p9r
acre. The condition in the princi~
pal States is as follows: Illinois Sc,
Ohio SO, Kentucky 81, Kansas 81,
Nebraska 81, Indiana 95, Michigan
IS, Mexico So, Iowa 80, Wisconsin
So. On the Atlantic coast: New
York 80, New Jersey 10l, PennSyl-
vania SO. In the south. Virginia
80, North Carolina SO, South Caro-.
lima 20, Georgia "a, Alabama 80,
Mississippi 81, Louisiana 100. Texas
SO, Arkansas 81, Tennessee SO
Spring wheat acreage. Condition OF
spring wheat for August is 81, the
same as in 80, but higher than foI
any previous August since rs. In
Wisconsin the recent rains have in
iured the crop; in the southern and
south western counties the average
is 8. The prospect i'll MinnesOta
favors the crop 1315 bushels pei
acre, not ri b standing The bad wea-
Their IN the early spring and
subsequent. In the north
ern counties the condition
is 90. The fears caused by the ex-
excessive heat early in July, in
Northern Dakota. have been hap
PLY dispelle1; Cass and Richlaud
counties promise better yield than
last year, while other counties will
scarcely equal their last record.
1t South Dakota, the harvest 'e
progressing; straw is bright, heads
are large and tile yield is better than
last year. The returns of August
do not essentially change the indi-
Gated aggregate for July for the en-
tire crop. The result OF the harvest
will be more fully reported on the
return Of the thresherS' blanks. II
is now certain that a shortage eX-
lists which will require all the sur
plus of last year to keep prices we'll
sustained.
A cable dispatch received from
the London statistical department
says the weather has been unsettled
in the first ten days of August, and
the temperature low for this time
of the year. The wheat market is
advancing AID stocks are large. The
qualify of the new crop is far, and
the general prospects by last month s
dispatches are confirmed. Counting
she decrease in acreage, Jhe total cut
put of European wheat is one-dfth
less than last year, and one-tenth
below the average. German, French,
and Russian advices are worse,
Oats condition is represented by
Is, a figure unsurpassed by any Au-
gust since 1873, north OF pa aiiel 81
degrees high. The condition is al.
most unusual in some of the
western districts. There has
been injury from lodging, the
results of storms. The barley
condition averages 95, same as III
August. 1882, but higher than in any
previous year since 1914. The aver
agesfor New York is 102, Pennsyl-
va3nia, 81, OhiO 80, Michigan 06
Wisconsin 90, Minnesota 9j. Iowa
20, Nebraska 1U2. California SO.
Ihose states produce more than
tWo-thlrds of the crop. Potatoe re-
Trims Indicate n fnlI dnual.1nr11ant OF