The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-07-24

The Condition Of tho Cotton and Cereal
Crops - Cleaned Prom the Reports 60
the Department az AZ icuiturc--Cotton
showing = Remark ably Fine Average.
wAsHIxGrox, ID. c., July 1.-THE
Department Of Agriculture reports that
cotton has made material Improvement
during June. There are few imperfcc
stands reported. The temperature and
rainfall have favored the growth, aud
frulting has commenced In the Gulf
States; local draughts are very rare, and
the moisture Is generally sufficient from
Virginia to Texas. l. Is somewhat In
excess IN the lowlands, Interfering with
cultivation aud stimulating the growth
Of grass. The general average condition
has advanced from % per cent. IN June
70 96 In July. II has not been exceeded
In July since 1880. This will insure,
barring drawbacks likely to come In the
later summer, large crop. Averages Of
condition by States are as follows: vir-
glnia, ss; North Carolina, IS; South
Carolina, 90; Georgia, 81; Florida, 95;
Alabama, %; Mississippi, 90; Louisiana,
100; Texas, 92; Arkansas, 90; Tennes-
see, "a.
The States east of the Mississippi stand
as in June, except Florida and Georgia
which have advanced two per cent. All
others give higher averages.
The caterpillar is reported In several
counties In Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana and Texas. The new web
worm has been very abundant In Texas,
and the ball-worm moth has been OBJ
served in Titus County, Texas. The
month has been favorable 10 the develop
ment Of winter wheat. A slight improve
ment Is indicated. which advances the
general average between two aud three
points, or from sixty-two to nearly sixty
five. very slight decline Is reported in
Connecticut, New York, PENNSYLVANIA
and in some of the Southern States. In
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois aud Missouri
there has been improvement as well as In
California and Oregon. The winter
region, which does not include the
Territories, now promises about
2l5, 900, 900 bushels. The condition Of
spring wheat continues high, though the
average has been reduced slightly, the
average being nearly 90. The indications
now point to crop OF about las, 900, 600
bushels for Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Dakota and all other Territories
and Northern New England. This makes
an aggregate OF 500, 600. 900 bushels. The
Immense corn area of last year has APP
parently been increased about six per
cent, or at least 1, 100000 bushels, max.
Ing an aggregate Of $4,000, 900
acres. The largest increase is In
the Missouri Valley. The condition
Of corn Is higher than in any
year since $780, except the last. when 1t
averaged 80, against 80 in 1854 1t Is
highest in the South and higher on the
Atlantic coast than in the West. The
Kansas average Is 3d.; Michigan and
Missouri, 81; Wisconsin, So; Illinois, 90;
Iowa, 92; Minnesota, 80; Ohio and Ne
| braska, ~. The average of winter rye
has increased from SO to 81 since the
| first OF June.
The general average for oats Is ~, In
place OF SO last month. Oats has shared
with all the cereals in the Improvement
Of the month. The only States below 80
are New Jersey, North Carolina, Souih
Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Cali
| fornia.
The condition Of barley is %, and Of
tobacco, SO.