Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-11
THE CROP REPORT,
The General Average Is Good, but
the Loss In Worm Districts Is AZ
Irreparrablc.
Spring wheat shows u Loss In some OF the
Northwestern states Winter wheat
aud Corn IN Good Condition.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l0,--Thc Scptem-
her cotton report of department of ngri-
culture shows the prevalence OF hot aud
dry weather during August, except in
Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.
Shedding of bolls and a decrease of vital
lty have resulted quite generally,
The drouth has been serious In TeXry
and Arkansas, and quite geneva in
Western Tennessee, Southcr' alabama,
Georgia and the CarolipeS
The caterpillar has .sed much dam.
age in Southern Texas, Arkansas and
Central and Southern Alabama, Its
prevalence Is noted throughout Central
and Southern Georgia with small effect
as yet.
The boll-worln is causing much damage
| In Alahamc, Arkansas and Texas. The
condition has declined IN every state, the
average being 81 against a2b In August OF
last year, ltwas s2 In September and 81
In August,
The present average Is two points above
the September average Of the past ten
years.
The figures for the several states are as
follows, Virginia, sS; North Carolina,
| Sc; South Carolina, IS; Georgia, NJ; Flor
| ida, 90; Alabama, IS; Mississippi, So
| Louisiana, 90; Texas, So; Arkansas, e8i
! Tennessee, 81.
! Generally the plants are vigorous and
4 capable and with favorable autumn wealth
or will be Of ample growth aud well de-
veloped, In the districts most effected
with cotton worms the loss IL lnepuIUblo
and still threatening
/ The condition OF spring wheat has been
! improved since the first OF August in the
Northwest, the district of principal pro-
] auctions.
Heavy rains, followed by extreme heat,
| between the first and middle OF August,
Just before harvest, sliriyelod the grain
and caused rot Heavy winds Frustrated
and injured large areas In Nebraska
there Is some complaint of smut and q
little In Dakota.
Bugs have done some damage IN Wis.
cOnsin and Minnesota. The injury was
greater IN August than July. The aver
ages are For Wisconsin u, loss OF !
points; for Minnesota 49, loss of
points; for Dakota %, u loss OF points
Tor Iowa IS, n loss OF points. Northern
> New England, Colorado and the territories
are nearly or quite up TO the others
General average Tor an spring wheat I
$50 against 30 IN August. The crop o
last year was 10000, 900 bushels.
The returns of winter wheat are almos
Identical In result with those oi july
: : There is u slight advance IN Michigan
. Texas, Maryland, and some other states
and point or two OF decrease In several
The general average Is COS, against 90 ]
July, except us the result of spring ma,
! change the present expectation. tn
winter wheat aren may be placed at 2lT,
600, 900 bushels aud the remaining area q
, about 1874 100000. II the injuries report
! cd In the stock should prove 10 be create
= than at present apparent, few million
! OF reduction might still accrue,
The condition of corn stlll continue
|, high, averaging from 30 10 100 IN stat
averages. The general average Is 8
!, against 30 in August, II was ~ La
= September. Frosts have wrought Yer
: little injury aud viii be capable Of littl
! II deferred ten days The prospect
;. stlll favorable for Il crop slightly aboy
the average,