The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-09-18
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+ WAsHINGToN, September 9.-The
! Department of Agriculture reports the
condition of cotton OH the 1st of Sen.
tember lower than on August 1st. by
reason of drought, which has been
severost in Texas, yet felt i'm every
State East and North to North Caro-
lima. The apprehension that the too
suceulent carly growth would with
wilt under The high tempo -ature and
the absence. of rain has b. realized
too generally. Local s. on the
Atlantic coast appear to have had suf.
hclent moisture, at few points too
much, on the lowlands. The effect of
these, meteorological changes has been
q wide prevalence Of rust and she'd
ding of leaves and young bolls. In
light soils fruiting will be fastened,
top bolls already forming. In those
OF greater moisture there is a strong
weed and with deferred frosts good
crop may be made. There are few
losses by the caterpillar. When it has
appeared it was promptly met by
poisonous applications. AS rule the
boil worm has been more abundant
! than usual and has not had treatment
sufficiently prompt. The average con-
sdition for the whole field, which was
tS7 in the preceding report, is reduced
TO o2a, though TeXrs is the only State
below that average. The only years
of tho preceding ten having lower
averages i'll September were 1874,
when it was three and half points
lower, 1881, when the average was
only 20, land last year, when it was "a.
The weather Of the next three months
may modify for better or worse the
actual result of the harvest. The
State averages are: Virginia 80, North
| Carolina 80, South Carolina 81, Geor-
gia Sc, Florida So, Alabama 81. Missis-
| sippi SO, Louisiana 81, Texas 72, Ar
| kansas SO, Tennessee 90.
The product of winter wheat is
| above the average and is generally Of
good quality, except where injured by
sprouting in the shock The rate of
the yield is not far from an average Of
thirteen bushels per acre. The results
Of the harvest of spring wheat are not
yet complete and the product cannot
be precisely indicated. 1t is probable,
from the reported condition of the
crop already harvested and the shed,
that the aggregate will vary little from
five hundred millions bushels. Re-
ports of much higher figures are SEN
sational and misleading and utterly
unworthy Of crcdcncc. The general
average Of condition when harvested
was 99, against S3 last year. The con-,
dition is almost identical with that
reported in September, 1S7S-the CEN
sus crop, which yielded thirteen bush
els per acre. The wheat States of
highest condition are California, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Oregon. These,
with some Of minor production, show
figures higher than the general aver
age. Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas
stand at 9S, Ohio and Michigan sc,
Indiana 94, Illinois 80. The Eastern
and Southern States range from 81 in
Mississippi to 103 in Maine.
The corn crop is in better condition
than in any September since 1880. The
general average is ga. 1t was 81 last
September, S3 in 1882 and GO in 1881.
1t promises to produce an average
yield Of 26 bushels for the entire
breadth, or not less than I, 300, 900, 900
bushels. 1t will make the largest ae-
gregato Of quantity ever reported in
the history Of the crop.
The oats crop averages yield pcr
acre about the same as corn and makes
the aggregate exceeding 5OO,OOO,OOO
bushels. Its condition when harvested
was 50, which is lower than for the
two previous years but higher than for
prior years since 1878.
Barley averages 81, against 100 last
year and So in 1882. 1t will average
about % bushels per acre.
The general average Of rye is 96 and
for buckWhcat 93. which indicates
medium crop of about - bushels per
acre.
The condition of potatoes averages
VI, against 80 last year. 1t will be an
abundant crop, but not so large as the
last. There is some complaint of rot
in New England and little in New
York. There is q wide range of con-
dition, down to 62 in Ohio while it is
"a in Michigan, the same in Pennsyl-
vania and sc in New York. There is
fine crop west of the Mississippi.
The condition of tobacco is higher
than in September Of any year since
1877. 1t averages 94, instead of 80
last September - Massachusetts 1O5,
Connecticut 103, New York 99, Penn
sylvania SO, Wisconsin 100. The cigar
tobacco thus stands comparatively
high-Maryland 81, Virginia 81, North
Carolina 50, Kentucky 90, Tennessee
1O5, Ohio G3.
The London agent of the Depart
mcnt cables to-day as the result of
statistical Investigations that the year
Will not be one of superabundance;
that European wheat, though above
the average in product, will be less
than the aggregate of 1882. European
importing countries need 26O,OO0,OOO
bushels above the production. Euro
pean countries exporting can supply
$4,000, 900, leaving 18O,000,00O bushels
to be obtained from other continents.
Stocks arc not excessive. There is an
Increased consumption of wheat, and
it is the general opinion that the low
est prices have been reached. Pota-
toes and rye arc less abundant than
last year.
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