The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-11
THE ChOPs.'
Reports Heceivtd by the Department OF
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WASHINGTON, Aus,st 0-The Depart
ment Of Agriculture report, the condition
Of cotton improved in Virginia, Tennessee
Mie.i:sirpi, Lcuisisna and Arkareas. The
improvement Is especially manifest ID
MiL,ic,ippi and Louisiana. In North Gar.
oiins and Georgia its average status is un.
changed since the July report. In South
Csrolins. Florida and Alabama tho excss.
awe rains caused wcedy growth and the
shedding Of io.ms, and hes prevented cul.
tivation. j.. o,-,:. ;g'-.5. NJ,
I, In Texas the drouth has caused a le,s Of
one pint, and hc1 raised serious appre.
heusions for the iutnre. Coi.ol mott, has
appeared in the Gull States, and worms are
reported in a few counties, but no damage
s1 yet has resulted. The plant is generally
reported late and deficient 6. yet in fruit.
aga, but in a condition to give good results
with favorable weather and ei,rred jfosls.
or to show heavy depreciation with con-
tinued excess OF rain in one section and
drou,h in the others. .... s. 5l15.@I
The average condition advanced from sc
in July to a little above 81. So far this is
favorable, e. In six yeaia Of the past ten,
the August report hes shown decline
from the record Of the preceding month.
exceptions being lS76, 1850 and 1882.
State AVERAGE sre: Virginia So, North
Carolina 81. South Carolina OIL, Georgia 90,
Florida 81. Alabama 81, Mississippi SO.
Louisiana S., Texrs 70, Arkaneas 81, Ten.
nc1!ee 92. Adviccs since the first OF the
month indicated an improvement from
seasonsble rains in Tex:.l il1y.= - \ I
The condition OF the corn averages are
the same as in the July report, and ia
higher than in any August since 1880, 1t
hC3 been exceeded but three time3 In ten
veai--in 1915, 1870 and 1850, when 1t Wet
90 III each instance. % ]ssa.g ~
There has been An improvement in Iowa
Missouri, kanacs, Nebraska, Georgia, Ala.
hams, Kentucky, New jersey and t)is Pa:
c6c coast. a slight decline is reported in
O1io, Indiana, Illinois, and in some Of tbs
Southern State, Drouth hc, prevailed in
portions OF the Ohio valley and in Texs1
with considerable severity, reducing the
condition OF corn six points. The averegt,
OF the principal S.1t6l srs: N.w Y ork 81.
Maryland 81, Virginia 95, N ,rth Oarolins
81, South Carolina o., Georgia 81, Alabama
90: Mi.1iesippi 90, L 'uisiana ~, T.xeI Sc,
Arkanass 81, Tenrssea 80, Pennsvlvan,a
90, Kentucky 81. Ohio 81, Indiana 81, Itti.
noie %. Iowa l03, Miejouri l02, Kansas lOl,
Nebraska los. HI = :
Ths ftp5,t for wheat includes only the
spring nhaat region. Tho average is 9S,
one point higher than in two of the les,
good spring wheat yssrs, and higher than
in, any year since 1877. q :, ..5
4 The average ior the condion Of oats ;s 05
one point lower than in 1898. The crup
be1 been harvested in lower latitudea, and
promistsa fine yield in most Of the n orth.
ern S stes. The condition cf rye averages
o., r1me rs l;1t month, g harvested and
|ripeniDg. Barley alec main.rins IL high
COZ. ,.dition, and buckwheat promises fnll
crop on an area cf about the same r7 las,
year. Tobacco promise large crop. The
aveIagtl Tor the principal Sfa'c,a are: Mrs.
eachusetts, s.; Connecticut, 50; Ppnnsylva.
mia, 81; Mar, land, 102; Virg,uis, OF; North
Carolins, 80; Tenne, see, lO3; Kentucky,
OF; Ohio, "a. '''i,',1lss ',}''5;33@ ~
The prospect Is favorable for another
large crop oi potatoci; not so full r. last
year on an area three percent smaller, The
present Indicators point to crop about
ten percent lea than that of 1889, with a
larger difference il the future condition
should be l.:s favorable. 49,, ~ ~, ~.