The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-10
Coalition Of King Cotton The Cater.
pillar Beats his Record,
Aud Altogether the Southern Staple is
Not flonrishins
Like the Seriptural Green Hay Tree
Cold Weather the Cause.
Winter Wheat Not u Whit Worthier OF
Worship.
Oats Leads the Van With an Excellent
Average.
The Other Crops Of the Country.

ARLINGTON, June N.-Ihe CONDITION OF
winter wheat is lower than In Nav vith
,,..' '..,t.., T, ~"
10" eA.'p''onS' inc average 'snu'' On 10
%, against 81. Spring wheat increased hall
million acres, or nearly 5 per cent. The
corai,on ava,ac..as Ths,ai. an ,nc,as,a
cohu'''oh averasts~ iheieis sn increase
III the condition OF the cotton area OH mite
over 3per cent.
The department OF agriculture reports an
increase In cotton slightly exceeding per
cent, Florida and Tennessee fall by one
point to maintain their area. There 10
decrease Of 10 per cent. In
Virginia. The Increase is per
cent. In Texas; 7, In Arkansas,
5. In louisiana; 3. in Alabama; 2, respect
lively fn South Carolina and Mississippi,
and In Georgia. .-A%@s--
The department record on area in 1882
was l6,276,0O0 acres Returns indicate q
breadth Of l6 $50 900 acres increase, $4,000
acres.
Virginia, 55: North Carolina. l,ob0; South
Carolina, / 6i7; Georgia, l,s7i; Florida. Us.
Alabama, 26l; Mississippi, 2,27s; Louisiana,
9, ,32; Texas, 3035; Arkansas, I,1SS; Tenpes-
see, S07. Missouri the Indian Territory
and other states contributed the
remainder. Planting mas been late
and replanting to I'LL defective
stands more general than usual. A cold
wet April has been followed by a cold
and dry May irosts from May Goth to.25th,
and extended attempts had been made TO
fill the gaps up to the date Of the report.
ln the gulf states belated plants heads
have appeared.
June lst.--An effort has been- made 10
perfect stands throughout the cotton belt.
Low temperature and rains in April de-
layed planting and retarded growth. All
returns make the season late, the
range being from one to three weeks more
favorable. The weather In the lower lati.
tudes begins already TO brighten the out
look. There were counties In North Caro-.
lima In which one-sixth to one.third OF the
cotton was not up. FrOst on the I'D of
May, which extended nearly or Quite
through the ares planted, Was especially
injurious 10 the northern border, In South
Carolina cold nights and dryin winds
during May. greatly reduced the vitality,
and the weather the first week In June was
causes produced like effect In
Georgia, somewhat modified by milder
temperature, yet one correspondent claims
from personal record the worst season Tor
cotton In twenty five years. In the remain
ing states the temperature has been lower
than usual. There are frequent reports OF
the presence Of apphis where the plant ia in
first class condition. The caterpillar made
its appearance the l4th day Of Nay In But
er county, Alabama, twenty days earlier
than ever known before, and Robert
son and Victoria counties, In Texas
oport their presence. II has been kentr.
: ally too dry but serious Injury is now here
4 reported. Drouth is threatened in south
western Texas, especially in. Guadalupe,
Medina, Lavacs. Somerville and Llsno
counties. Notwithstanding these draw
backs there Is lair stand, medium vitality
: and unusually clean culture. The average o
condition Is 81, against ~ In June last year,
y which was lower than for several pfeyiens
, years, though improving afterwards.
Averages Of conditions are North Caro-
! Tina, 81; South Carolina, Is; Georgia, 86;
Florida, 9i: Alabama, rs; Mississippi, ,66,
Louisiana, OIL; Texas. IS; Arkansas, ",
Tennessee, IS.
The condition Of winter wheat IL lower
than In May throughout the entire area,
with few exceptions. The decline amounts
to 4 points In Connecticut "A in New York