The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-11-19
CONDITION OF THE ORory.
Report OF the United States AgricuItural
Department on Cotton, Corn, Hay, Pota--
toes sc for tho list Novennber:

Report OF the United Sfates AxrieuItnral
Department on Cotton, Corn, Hay, Pota--
toes SC for tho list November: 81
The crop report of the National de-
partmont of agriculture says that the
cotton returns of November are local
estimates of the yield per acre. They
are somewhat higher than those of the
last two years, but materially lower
than those of 1881 and 1882. Tho In
crease over the yield of last year is
most marked in Tennessee aud Geor-
gia. In Arkansas and Tennessee,
where the average yield is unusually
high, the rate depressed by unfavora-
bic conditions of August and Septem-
ber. The rate of yield by States is as
follows:
Virginia 152 pounds per acre, North
Carolina 157, South Carolina 142,
Gcornia $50, Florida 105, Alabama 145,
Mississippi 165, Louisiana 223, Texas
1872, Arkansas 200, Tennessee 155. The
weather has, been favorable for pick
ing, and killing frosts are only report
ed in the northern border of the cot
ton belt. The top crop is very light
and in many places scarcely apprc-
ciable quantity. The drought during
the early fruiting period caused she'd
ding or shrivelling of bolls, and re-
duccd the yield in North and South
Carolina and parts of Texas. In q
large portion of the Gulf coast there
was an excess of rain and destructive
storms which proved almost equally
Injurious. Injury by caterpillars and
boil worms have been severe in Con-
tral Alabama, in parts of Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi, and in a
few counties in Georgia. Small loss
from insects is reported, except in
States bordering OH the Gulf coast.
The past month has been generally
favorable for picking, which is we'll
advanced, more than three -fourths OF
the crop having been gathered. Rains
have interfered with the harvesting
more in Georgia and Alabama than
elsewhere. With good weather here
after the proportion to be gathered in
Dccember will be confined to locali-
ties favored with n top crop worth
harvesting.
The present crop of corn is the first
full average in the rate of yield since
1880, which was the last of series of
six full crops Of 26 to % bushels per
acre. The present crop, grown on an
area of 73,OO0,000 to 74,000,000 acres,
is slightly above the average for a
period of ten years or 2G4 bushels per
acre. The highest rate of Weld is 363
i'll Nebraska and Ohio. Three corn
growing States will produce four
tcnths of the entire crop, IlliEois, Iowa
and Missouri, each average several
bushels per acre less than in the census
year, Illinois 81, Iowa so, Missouri 80.
Utah averages SO, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut and Colorado 80, New Hamp-
shire and Rhode Island "a, Michigan
S3, Wisconsin 80, Kansas 81. The
Southern States makes an average
yield. The quality Of corn is very
good in the East and South, medium
in central parts of the West, and somc-
what deprecated on the northern
border from Michigan to Dakota.
The potato crop is smaller than that
of 1884, i'll consequence Of injury from
rot, which has reduced the New York
crop nearly onc-third. There is much
complaint of rot in Wisconsin and
Iowa, and in some counties in Michi-
gan, Illinois and Minnesota.
The reported yield of hay per acre
averages one and quarter tons, and
indicates crop of over forty-sevcn
million tons, nearly as large as that OF
last year.
The bvckwhcat crop will be large
The average yield will exceed fourteen
bushels per acre.