Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-12
THE CoUNTRY's CROP.
Cereals In Good Condition Cotton and
Potatoes Bad.


Cs,,al. In Good Condition Cotton and
Potatoes Bad.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE following
crop report was made public BY the Depart
nent of Agriculture at 1915 p. m. to-day;
The high condition of cotton in June and
July was not maintained in August and
September. Severe storms and excessive
rains have prevailed, rust has destroyed the
foliage, and worms have injured the fruit
worse than for several years. Another tall
in the average of condition has occurred,
from 81 on on the first Of September to 70.
The average in October Of the census year
was 81, and the ultimate yield tour-tenths OF
\ bale. This year the greatest decline IS IN
the region of highest rate Of yield, reducing
the relstive production. The department
estimate of increase Of area since 1879 Is
% psr cent The returns relate both to
condition and to prospective yield per acre
in hundredlhs Of bale. The hgures must
not be considered 6nsl, IS the date OF XIII
ing frcst and the autumn weather may
easily cause q variation Of q quarter Of
million bsles Condition by States is as
follows Virginia 7S; North Carolina, ~
South Carolina, 70; Georgia, 81; Florida,
IS; Alabama 81; Mississippi, So Louisiana,
II; Texas, 70; Arkansas, 70; Tennessee,
"a.
The expected yields, with average future
couoiGous, are: Virginia, S2-l00 OF bsle;
North Carolina, SO; South Carolina, So;
Georgia, 35; Florida, %: Alabama, 80;
Mississippi, Al; Louisians, 43; Texas, 3S;
Arkansas, ~; Tennessee, 35. Average
36t hurdredths Of bale. IL indicates
million bales more thin the present crop,
subject 10 future meteorological conditions.
The corn crop is made with very little III
Jury irom frost, and with yield slightly
above an average. The general average Of
condition is the same as lest month, 96-s
figure not attained 10 October since 1879.
The yield per acre will be returned next
nor n but present indications point 70 fully
:6t bLibels per acre throughout the couu-
NV. Nebraska stands highest. Only Wis
ccrs:u, Minnesota, Kansas Virginia, North
CsroIua and thePaCiic Coast fall below 30.
The returns Of wheat are On the basis Of
v;,,d ger scre for the area harvested. The
svtr.sr Is about ten and one-hslf bushels.
II s lu,y uiue bushels on the acre sOHn,
which wos nearly forty millions. The area
harvested is not precisely determined, bat
will PROBABLY not much exceed thirty.four
T IN en- acres. The States averaging four to
SIX bushels sre Virginia, the Csrolinss,
Ctorgis, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee,
West Virginia and Kentucky. Missouri re-
turrs bushels, snd Ohio 81; Illinois, 9 2;
California, 9 5; Pennsylvania, 10 Indiana,
les Iowa ll2; Minnesota and Maryland,
lis; Wisconsin, ll9; Texas reports l2.5,
with large area; New York and Oregon,
l55; Michigan 20, ond Colorado, Montana,
C,sh aud Washington, 2l 10 23 bushels.
The average yield Of oats will be nearly
. bush. ls per acre, iDsuring a crop in ex-
Cess CT SIX hundred million bushels.
The rye average is lO4 bushels nearly
two bushels short Of the yield of 1884
Tie syersge yield Of barley will be abort
% bushels per acre.
The condition Of potatoes has seriously
declined on account Of the prevalence OF rot
in New York and Michigan and elsewhere.
The decline from the first Of September was
II poiU's.