Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-11

hdln w dnISu III AeAaS ana q Few COUn- .
ties in GeOrgia-GeOrgia Gains Seven
Points and Averages Ninety-three-
Wheat, Corn and Barley Also Some
what Improved.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-The July re-
port of the Department of Agriculture in
dicates a very general improvement in the
condition Of cotton. Rains We're general
up to the 10Th or Goth of June, and local
showers have been frequent since. There
has been an excess of moisture, inter-
fering with cultivation, and promising a
growth of grass. Clean fields are found
only in favored districts, and on the lands
of prompt and pushing cultiva-
tors. Since June 20 the growth
has been rapid. In grassy
districts the plants are still small but
healthy, and making great progress with
recent cultivation. The only complaint
of drought comes from Central and South
western Texas, and from the Colorado to
the GuadalOupe rivers. A few counties
in South Carolina and Georgia report a
present need of rain. The recent distri-
button of moisture has been quite une-
quail. Adams county, Miss, has had
showers daily for five weeks and Pike
L
eral average of the condition has advanced
from Sc to 80. Last July there was
an improvement of three points
from 50 to 90. The returns of
July since 1870 have indicated
higher condition than in June. except
in 1871, 1873 and 1879. The spring weather
was toe variable in temperature and
moisture, as it usually has been in for
mer years, for the highest condition of the
ToIn 11xv
for Arkansas, where loss of three points
is made from excessive rains. cool nights
and injuries from chinch bugs, red ants
and rust. There is promise of improve
ment during July. A gain of 10 points
has been made in the northern zone. of
North Carolina and Tennessee, 7 in Geor-
gia, in South Carolina, in Texas, in
Mississippi, 2 in Virginia and / in
Florida, Alabama and Louisiana. The
stand is as in June. The July State av-
erage is as follows: Virginia, SO; North
Carolina, 81; South Carolina, 81: Geor-
gla, 30; Florida, 80; Alabama, 81; Mis-
slsslppi, 80; Louisiana, 81; Texas, SO; Ar
kansas, 81, and Tennessee, SO. Worms
have wrought little injury as yet. The
caterpillar has appeared at a few points
from South Carolina to Texas. In Butler,
Alabama, a second brood of worms ap-
peared June 20. The boil worm is at work
in Denton county, Texas. Picking will
commence in Southwest Texas about the
20th of July.
There has been some improvement in
winter wheat in Connecticut, New York,
Virginia, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Kansas and California, which advance
the general average of condition from 70
to ~. The spring wheat average has adj
vanced from 90 to 100. The indications of
July point to winter wheat crop of fully
3O0,00O,O0O and product of about 125,-
100000 Of spring wheat.
The area Of the coin crop has been in
creased about 2,50O,OO0 acres, MAX
ing the aggregate 6S,0OO,OOO acres.
There has been some extension of
area III 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 smallin some places.
The reduction of the price from the en-
largement of the supply last wear had
discouraging effect. There has been too
much rain in the great Western maize
districts, and the failure of the stands
from planting poor seed, making the crop
late and the growth small, but the i'm
provement has of late been rapid. Taking
all the States together the average for
corn is SO. against s. last July, 80 in 1881.
pal States are as follows: New York "a,
Pennsylvania 80, Ohio SO, Michigan 70,
Indiana 80, Illinois 81, Iowa so, Missouri
-, Kansas 50, Nebraska 81, Dakota rs.
In the South the averages range from 80
in Tennessee to 103 in Louisiana.
The prospect for oats is nearly as good
as in July of last year, the average being
80 against 103.
The condition of barley is represented
by az. Last July it was SO. The average
in New York is 103, in Pennsylvania 81,
Wisconsin 102, and California 80.
There has been an increase of about
per cent. in the area planted in Northern
potatoes. They are reported in-high con-
ditiOn, averaging 101.
The area of tobacco appears to have
been diminished 7 per cent.
A cable telegram from the London
agent of the Department of Agriculture
received to-day, says that the weather of
the first 10 days of July was hot and
forcing. The wheat estimates are in
creasing generally throughout Europe.