The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-11-18
CONDITION OF THE CROPS:
I;epert OF tho United States agricultural
Department on Cotton, Corn, Hay, Pota--
toes &c for the ST November.

Department on Cotton, Corn, Hay, Pota--
toes SC for the 1st November.
The crop report Of the National de-
paltment Of agriculture says that the
cotton returns of November arc local
estimates of the yield per acre. They
are somewhat higher than those OF the
last two wears, but materially lower
than those OF 1881 and 1882. The i'll
crease over the yield of last year is
most marked in Tennessee and Geor-
eia. In Arkansas and Tennessee,
where the average yield is unusually
high, the rate depressed by uniavora-
Die conditions Of August and Septcm-
Der. The rate Of yield bE States IS as
follows:
Virginia l52 pounds per acre, North
Carolina l57, South Carolina l42,
Geornia $50. Florida 105, Alabama l43,
Mississippi lG5, Louisiana 223, Texas
1S2, Arkansas POO, Tennessee l33. Tie
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 appre-
ciaa!c quantity. The drought during
the early fruiting period caused she'd
ding or Shriveliing Of 5G!iS, and Ee-
ducel the Weld III North and South
Carolina and parts Of Texas. In a
large portion or the Gulf coast there
WAS IL, excess of rain and destructive
storms which proved almost equally;
injurious. Injury by caterpillars anc
boil worms have been severe III Gem
tral Alabama, in parts of Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi, and IN Il
few counties in Georgia. Small loss
from insects is reported. except IN
States bordering on the GHlf coast.
The past month has been generally
favorable for picking, which Is we'll
advanced, more than thrce-tourths OF
the crop having been gathered. Rains
have interferod with the harvesting
more iii Georgia and Alabama than
elsewhere. With good weathe" here
after the proportions to be gathered in
December will be confined to locali-
ties favored with u Top crop worth
harvesting.
The present crop Of corn IS the first
full average in the rate OF weld since
1880, which was the last of a series of
six full crops OFFS to Is bushels per
acre. The present crop, grown on al
area of IS, 100000 to 100000 acres,
is slightly above the average for a
period of ten Years or 26f Bushels per
acre. The highest rate Of Weld is 364
in Nebraska and Ohio. Three corn
growing States will produce four
tenths CT the entire crop, 1lliGoi>, Iowa
and Missouri, each average several
bushels per acre less than in the census
year. Illinois 81, Iowa 50, Missouri so.
Utah averages Sc, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut and Colorado So, New Hamp-
shire and Rhode Island 81, Michigan
33, Wisconsin 50, Kansas 81. The
Southern States makes an average
Weld. The quality of corn is very
good in the East and South, medium
in central parts of the West. and some
what deprecated on the northern
border from Michigan to Dakota.
The potato crop is smaller than that
of 1881, III consequence of injury from
rot. which has reduced the New York
crop nearly onc-third. There is much
complaint of rot III 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, AID
indicates a crop OF over forty-seven
million tons, nearly as large as that of
last year.
The byckwheat crop Will be large.
The average Weld will exceed fourteen
bushels per acre.