Richland beacon., 1885-08-15
GROWING CROPS.
Report of the Department of As-
riculture.


Washington, Aug.10-The returns of
the department of Agriculture make
slight improvement oftho condition
of cotton on Aug. l, the general aver
age being 9Gt, point only once eX-
ceetled III the August returns in ten
wears, IN 1880. The average in Au-
gust. 1882. was 92, and only South
Carolina and Alabama exceed their
present figEres. The State averages
are as follows,
Virginia %, North Carolina %,
e;outh Carolina So, Georgia 100. Flor
ida 80, Alabama 95, Mississippi 10l,
Louisiana 100, Texas 81, Arkansas
~, Tennessee 81. South Carolina
Louisiana and Tennessee have made
no change; Florida has gained 4
points, Georgia ani Alabama ,, Mis-
sissippi 2and Arkansas |; North Caro-
lima has lost l and Virginia 3.
The crop has a slight disadvantage.
It is few days late, especially in the
Atlantic STATES. There has been lit
tie damage from drouth, rains or in
sects..
A few reports from Texas and oc-
casionally one from more Eastern
States indicate lack of rain. A lar
ger number in the Gulf States, in
Guiding a few in Texas, mention an
excess of moisture, which is injurious
to fiat lands. Shedding of forms and
bolls with rust and blight are much
less prevalent than usual. The cat
erpillar has rs yet done no damage
though reported in several counties
in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana and Texas. 1t is rare in
Mississippi, and it is not reported in
Arkansas and Tennessee.
The Agricultural Bureau reports
that the corn crop has made an i'm
provement since the last report, and
the indications are that the WELD will
be twenty-siX to twenty-seven BUSH
els per acrc, There has been M aY-
erage decline of 4 points iir spring
wheat. which indicates a reduction of
6,O0O,O0O bushels from the expecta-
ton on July l. No reports concern
ing the threshing of winter wheat
are received, except in the South
In Texas the outcome is greater than
was expected, and higher rates Of
yield are reported.
The corn crop has made improve
ments since the last report. The av-
erage stands 4 points lower than the
standard of full condition, and indi-
Gates a yield, with seasonable mois-
ture and favorable temperature here
after, of 2G to q bushels per acre.
The Average for august, 1851 was
the Same, bat fell 3points during the
days follOwas;r. when Tie Weld was
26 bushels. II 1879 the average for
August 90, and ultimate yield, rs re-
ported By Tie census, WAS 2S bush
els. The Increase has 2 points ii
New York, 3 in Virginia, ! N North
Carolina. . in Ccor%ia5 / IL. Alabama,
s in Michigan, 4 in Illinois, in No
souri,, Z in Kansas, 3 in Nebraska
and 9 in Iowa. There has been n
slight decline in Pennsylvania, Mary
land, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana,
In the corn surplus State the aver.
ages are; Ol:io, 90; Indiana, 95:
Illinois, 81; Iowa 1O1, Nebraska, 100:
80; Kansas, %. Cores
pon;lents report drouth in some pla-
ces and excess of rain III others, but
well drained and deeply cultivated
land has suffered little from drouth
or s.persatUration.
The meteorological conditions
have been generally favorable. The
prospect has not been exceeded since
1880.
Whest-The moist anI hot wealth
er following the 18th of July has
caused some damage to spring wheat
in the Northwest, mainly i'll Wincon.
sin and Minnesota. While general
" noticed, it's effects are variously
prominent counties return
ing from 100 down to So, and in
few cases down to 4S, as in the case
Of Pierce county, Wis. Most Of the
great counties Minnesota report aver