Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-11
GOOD OCTOBER CROPS.
A VERY FAvORABLE oURN SHOWING.
Tho wheat Sield 100. .O0o, 900 Busnels In
fxcess OF 1883 Oats Above the Aver
age e-.Rartey HuckwheAt rtc

Tho wheat ,isid 10000, 900 Busneis In
fxcess OF SS-OAts Above the Aver
ase-.Bariey. BuckwheAt. Etc.
The department of agriculture at Wash.
ington, reports that the October returns
of corn average higher for condition than
In the past five years, but not so high rs in
any of the remarkable corn years from
1875 to 1879 inclusive. The general aver
age is 93, which is very nearly an average
Of any series Of ten years, aud indicates
about twenty six bushels per acre on
breadth approximating 40, 900, 900 acres.
The region between the Mississippi and
the Rocky Mountain slopes again presents
the highest figures, which in every state
rise little above the normal standard of
full condition. No state east of the Mis-
sissippi returns condition as high as 100.
The lowest figures are 73 in West Vir.
ginia Ohio, "A Louisiana. "a Texas, so;
South Carolina, SO. The reduction was
caused by drought. There is complaint Of
drought in the Ohio Valley and in the
Atlantic and Gulf states, but not sufi
cieutly severe to reduce seriously the
yield. Tho early planted is everywhere
matured. Late paintings in the Southern
states have suffered for want Of summer
rains, and will be light and not we'll filed.
There was frost IN Vermont on the 25th of
August, and in several border states about
the middle of September, with slight injury
to late corr. Damage by ohinch bugs
and other insects has been slight.
The wheat crop will exceed that of last
year by about 00,000,0 900 bushels.
Thrashing is slow and late, with results
thus far confirming the indications of
former reports. The yield per acre will
average abolt lSS bushels. The quality
of the present wheat crop is generally very
good, especially in the Eastern and Mid.
die states, in the western slope of the
Aleghenies, Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota. Some depreciation in quality
is noted in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Mis-.
souri, and X Kansas. The average for the
entire breadth is 90.
The indicated yield of rye is about
12 bushels per acre. The quality is
superior.
The yield of oats is little above
average, yielding about q bushels per
acre and making crop approximating
$40, 900, 900 buthels of good quality.
The barley crop makes a yield OF nearly
90 bushels per acre and a product exceed
ing so. 0O0, 900 bushels of average quality.
TIE condition of buckwheat averages
81, indicating crop slightly under an
average.
The condition of the potato crop is re-
presented by 50, which is five points lower
than in October of last year. 1t is two
points lower than in 1879 and 1882, aud
the same as in 1880.
The October returns of cotton indicate
reduction of nearly points in the aver.
sge condition from 50 ) to TAI, as the re-
suit of continued drought in arresting
development and destroying vitality of
the plants. The prospect of top crop ia
reduced to a minimum. Drought has been
general and its effect manifest in every
state. or ten successive crops only two
have averaged lower condition in October.
These were 1881 and 1888, when the aver.
ages were GO and SO respectively. The
average was GS in the great crop year Of
1882. The state averages are as follows {:
Virginia, 81 North Carolina, 70; South
Carolina, so; Georgia, 10; Florida, S4 ;
Alabama, "a Mississippi, 76; Louisiana,
II: Texas, SO Arkansas, 76 and Tennes.
see, S5. The returns Of local estimates OF
yield per acre in fractions of bales indi
cata AZ average rate of yield of 36.100 of a
bale per acre,