The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-23
AGRICULTURAL.
Summary Of October Returns on the
Condition Of Crops Over
the Country.
Washington telegram.l


October returns for corn give an average
higher for its condition than in any Of the
past five years, but not 80 high MS in any Of
the remarkable corn years from 1876 10
1879, inclusive. The general average is a3,
which IL very nearly an average of any series
of ten years, and indicates about twenty six
bushels per acre on II breadth approximat-
ing 10. 900. UOO acres. The region between
the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountain
slope again presents the highest figures,
which III every State rise little above the
normal standard of full condition. No
State east of the Mississippi returns con-
dition as high ms 10o. The lowest figures
are in West Virginia, -; Ohio. "a: Louis
iana, "A: Texas, 80: and South Carolina. S3.
The reduction III these States was caused
by drought. There Is complaint of drought
IN the Ohio Wiley and in the Atlantic and
Gulf States. but not sufficiently severe to
reduce seriously tho yields. The early
planted corn is everywhere matured. Late
paintings In the Southern States suffered
for want Of summer rains. aud will be light
and not well filed Very little injury has
been done by frosts. There was frost in
Vermont OH the 18th Of August. and in
several border States about the middle Of
September, with slight injury to late corn.
The damage by chinch- bugs and other in.
sects has been slight.
WHEAT.
The wheat crop will exceed that Of last
year by about 100 .0OO, 900 bushels. 1hresh-
ing is slow and late, with results thus far
confirming indications in former reports.
The yield per acre will average about
thirteen and oEe-thrd bushels The
quality OF the present wheat crop IL gener-
ally very good, especially in the Eastern
and Middle States. On the western slope
Of the Alleghenies. and in Michigan, Wis
consin. and Minnesota, some depreciation
ID quality IL noted. In Indiana. Illinois,
Iowa. Missouri, and Kansas the average for
the entire breadth il 81.
RYE, OATS, ETC.
The indicated yield of ryeis about twelve
bushels per acre: quality Superior
The yield of oats is little above the aver
age yielding about twenty seven bushels
per acre, and making crop approximating
go 00O. 0O0 bushels of good quality.
The barley crop makes yield If nearly
twenty three bushels per acre, and prod
uct exceeding 5o,ooo,ooo bushels of aver
age quality.
The condition of buckwheat averages 81,
indicating crop slightly under the aver
age.
The condition Of the potato crop is rep
resented by IS, five points lower than in
October last year, two points lower than in
1879 and 1882, and the same as in 1850.
COTTON.
The October returns for cotton indicate
reduction of nearly eight points in its
average condition from s2.5 to TAT, MS the
result Of continued drought in arresting the
development and destroying the vitality Of
the plants. The prospects of the top crop
Is reduced to minimum. The drought
has been general. and its effect manifest in
every State. Of ten successive crops, only
two have averaged a lower condition in
October. These were 1881 and 1883, when
the averages were GO and 6S, respectively.
The average was s. in the great crop year Of
1882. State averages are as follows: Nir-
ginia, 81; North Carolina, 20; South Caro-
lima, 80: Georgia, 20: Florida, "a: Alabama,
"A; Mississippi, &c; Louisiana, Il: Texas,
62; Arkansas, rs: Tennessee. ~. Returns
and local estimates o. III, yield per acre, in
fractions of bales, indicate an average rate
Of yield Of 0.36 of n ba.e per acre.