The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-11
CROP REPORTS
FROM THE LENGTH AND BREAD tn
OF THE UNION.
The Drought and Worm Have Caused
Much Damage to the Cotton Crop
Spring Wheat Impaired - The Corn
CrOp-GeneraI Averages.

WASHINGTON CRY, Sept 1.-THE Sep
tember cotton re .ort Of the department of
agriculture shows the prevalence of hot and
dry weather during August except in
Louisiana, Mississippi AID Florida. She'd
ding of bolls and decrease of vitality have
resulted quite generally Drought has been
serious in Texas and Arkansas and quite
general in western Tennessee, southern
Alabama, Georgia and the Carohnas. The
caterpillar has caused much damage IN
southern Texas. Arkansas and in central and
southern Alabama lis prevalence is noted
throughout central aud southern Georgia
with small effect as yet The boil worm is
causing much damage IN the black bot OF
Alabama, and in Arkansas and Texas. The
condition has declined in every state. The
average is 81, against 96l in August. Last
| year it was 81 i'll September, ami 81 in Au
| gust The present average is two points
above the September average of ten years
| Tne figures for the several states are as fol
lows: Virginia, IS, North Carolina, So
south Carolina, IS; Georgia, 81; Florida,
90; Alabama, IS; Mississippi, 81; Louisiana,
SO; Texas, 81; Arkansas, 50; Tennessee, 81.
Generally plants are vigorous and capa
ample growth and boil development In
districts most infested with cotton worm the
loss is irreparahle and still threatening.
The condition of spring wheat has beon
impaired since the 1sI of August in the
northwest, the district of principal produc
ton Heavy rains were followed 10y extrem,
heat between the lst and the middle of Au
gust, just before harvest, ,shrivelling the grain
and causing rust Heavy windstorm
pros trated and injured large areas. In Ne
brasks there IS some complaint of smut
and "A little in Dakota nch-bugs hav
done some damage in Wisconsin and Min
nesota. The injury was greater in Angus
than in July.
The averages are For Wisconsin q. IA los
of S points; Minnesota as a loss Of 5; Da
kota, % loss of 4, Iowa IS, loss of Z
northern New England, Colorado and th,
territories are nearly or quite up TO 100
The general average for all spring whea
is S61a. against % in August. The crop o
last year was l56 000, 900 bushels.
The returns of winter wheat are almos
identical in results with those of July
There is a slight advance in Michigan
Texas, Maryland and some other states
and point or two of decrease in several
The general average is G5S against % il
July. Except a. the result of threshinJ
may change present eNpectationS, the win
ter wheat area may he placed at 2lT 600 00
bushels, and the remaining area about l34,
900, 600 If injuries reportet in the stHcI
should prove to be greater than at pre- en
. apparent, few millions of reduction nigh
still accrue.
The condition of corn still continues high
ranging from 90 10 100 in state average,
The general average is % against 96 in Au
gust 1t was last year % in September
FroSts have wrought very little injury AN
will be capable of little if deferred ten day,
The prospect is still favorable for a Gro
slightly above the average