Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-11
A MONTH IN THE FIELDS.
MORE COTTON THAN LAST YEAR
BUT LESS THAN IN 1882.

The Average Per Acre in the states-Ef-
feet Of Drought, Worms and Storms-
The First Fun Average Yield of Corn
Since 1854 Smaller Drop of POta-
toes
" AsHINGToN, Nov. 10.--The crop re-
port OF the Department 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 1850 and 1882. The increase
over the yield Of last year is most marked
in Texas and Georgia. In Arkansas and
Tennessee, where the average yield is
usually high, the rate is depressed by the
unfavorable conditions Of August and
September. The rate Of yield 10y states is
as follows: Virginia 1872 pounds per acre,
North Carolina l51, South Carolina l42,
Georgia 15O, Florida l05, Alabama 145,
Mississippi 1865. Louisiana 223, Texas lS2,
Arkansas 200, Tennessee l55. The wealth
er has been favorable for picking, and
killing frosts are only reported in the
northern border Of the cotton belt. The
top crop is very light, and in many places
scarcely appreciable in quantity.
DROUGHT, WORMS AND STORMS.
The drought during the early fruiting
period caused shedding or shrivellng Of
the bolls and reduced the yield, in North
Carolina, South Carolina and parts Of
Texas. In large portion Of the gulf coast
there has been an excess OF rain. and de-
structive storms proved almost equally
Injurious. The injury by the caterpillar
anu boil worm has been severe in Central
Alabama, in parts of Texas, Louisiana
aud Mississippi, and IN few counties in
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reported, except IN States bordering on
the gulf coast. The past month has been
generally favorable for picking, which is
well advanced, more than three-fCurthsHof
the crop having been gathered. The
rains have intertered with harvesting
more in Georgia and Alabama than else
where. With good weather hereafter the
proportion to be gathered in December
will be confined to localities favored with
top crop worth harvesting.
A BIG CORN CROP.
The recent crop Of corn is the first full
average in the rate of yield since 1880,
which was the last of series of six tIll
crops Of % to % bushels per acre. The
| present crop, grown on an area OF 13,O0O,-
600 TO 74,000,000 acres, is slightly above the
average for period of 10 years,
or 26L bushels per acre. The high
est rate of yield is 36l4 bushels
in Nebraska and Ohio. The three
corn growing States which produce tour
tenths OF the entire crOp-lllnois, Iowa,
and Mssouri-each average several bush
| els per acre less than in the census year.
| Illinois has 81, Iowa 81. and Missouri 80.
! Utah averages Sc, Massachusetts, Con
! necticut and Colorado, 30, New Hamp-
shire and Rhode Island "a, Michigan SO,
| Wisconsin 80, Kansas 81. The Southern
| States make an average ield. The quail
ity of corn is very good in the East and
| South, medium in central parts of the
West, and somewhat deprecated on the
Northern border from Michigan to Dakota.
A SMALLER CROP OF POTATOES.
The potato crop is smaller than that OF
1894 ia consequence OF Injury from rot,
which has reduced the New York crop
nearly one-third. There is much COM
plaint of rot in Wisconsin and Iowa, and
IN some counties in Michigan, Illinois
and Minnesota.
The reported yield Of hay per acre aver
ages "a tons, and indicates crop OF over
47,00O,0U0 tons, nearly as large as that of
last year.
The buckwheat crop will be large. The
average yield will exceed II bushels per
acre.