The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-23
CROP PROSPECTS.
Report Of the National Agricultural Blu.
r. reau-Eavorable Outlook for the
IT Michigan Wheat Yield.
A Larger Corn Acreage In Illinois
Than Last Year. and the
Condition Good.
The National Report,
Washington telegram.l

The July report of the Agricultural De-
partment shows that cotton has made
material improvement during June. There
are few imperfect stands reported. The
temperature and rainfall have favored
growth, and fruitirg has commenced in
the lower Gulf States. Local oroughts are
very rare, and moisture is generally sufh-
cient from Virginia to Texas. 1t is some
what in excess in the lowlands. interfering
with cultivation and stimulating the growth
of grass. The general average condition
has advanced from 90 per cent. in June to
SO per cent. 1t has not been exceeded in
July since 1880. This will insure, barring
drawbacks 10 likely to come in the
later summer, large crop. Averages
of con. ition by States are as fol-
lows: Virginia 90. North Carolina
80, South Carolina 90, Georgia 81, Florida
80, Alabama 80. Mississippi 80, Louisiana
100. Texas 80. Arkansas 96, Tennessee 81.
The States east of the Mississippi stand as
in June, except Georgia and Florida. which
have adv need two points. All the others
give higher averages. The caterpillar is re-
ported in Baker, Brooks. and Dougherty
Counties, Georgia; in jackson and Madi-
son Counties, Florida; in Montgomery and
Elmore Counties, Alabama; in Cameron
County, Louisiana; aud in Van Zandt
County, Texas. The new wet worm has
been very abundant in Texas. The boil
worm moth has been observed ia Titus
County, Texas.
The month has been favorable to the de-
velopment of winter wheat. A slight inn
provement is indicated, which advances the
general average between two and three
points. or from 62 to nearly 60. A very
.z.lt l., ta1 ,,,n oott naxk
New York, Pennsylvania and in some of
the Southern States. In Michigan, Indi-
ana, Illinois, and Missouri there has been
improvement, as well rs in California and
Oregon. The winter whe ut region, which
does not include the Territories, now
promises about 215, 0O0,0 900 bushels. The
condition of spring wheat continues
higher, though the average has been Pc
duced slightly, the acreage being nearly
SO. The indicat ons now point To crop
of about As, 900, 900 bushels for Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Dakota, and all
other Territories ana Northern New En-
gland. This makes an aggregate of 1868, >
000, 900 bushels.
The immense corn area of last year has
apparently been increased about 6 per cent,
or at least 100000 acres, making an az
gregate of 74,000000 acres. The largest in
crease is in the Missouri Valley. The con-
dition Of corn is higher than in any year
since 1880 except the last. 1t averages "a
against 90 in 1884. 1t is highest in the
South, and higher on the Atlantic coast
than in the West. The Kansas average is
81, that of Michigan and Missouri 81. Wis
consin 80, Illinois so, Iowa 90, Minnesota
80. Ohio and Nebraska 81.
The average of winter rye has increased
from, "a IN NJ Ginca tha first of ,Iuna
The general average of oats is 81 in place
of SO. last month. Oats have shared with
all the cereals in the improvement of the
month. The only States below 80 are New
Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia. Missis-
sippi, and California.
The condition of barley averages so. and
of tobacco g.