Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
The Crop Report.

The condition, acreage, etc, of the
present crop is furnished by the Agri
cultural Department at Washington, from
| its report just out, as follows:
The Department of Agriculture makes
the area OF spring wheat nearly the same
as last year, OF about twelve millions OF
acres. There is ain increase of One-sixth
of last years breadth in Dakota, de
crease in Nebraska and small reduction
in Minn 9sota and Wisconsin. The minor
spring wheat districts which show a
small advance of extension of area, is
due mainly to settlement and the neces-
sity of ready money for improvements,
and somewhat to last years unsatisfac-
tory fax product In southern Dakota
the effect OF the low prices of wheat has
been counteracted by the superior rate
of yield of recent years. The condition OF
spring wheat averages 9o4 against 81 in
June OF last year. Wisconsin 81, Mime
sofa SO, Iowa 100, Nebraska 81, Dakota
SO, Washington 100. Winter wheat is
not quite so promising as on the first OF
May. A slight decline in the condition
is reported in the West, and the low
condition OF the Southern crop is still
more reduced, yet the average is only re-
duced two points, from 94.9 to 81 1t is
still from average to high in the great
wheat producing States.
In New york it is not as promising as
in years OF strong root growth. 1t is very
promising in Maryland and Virginia, ex.
cept in wet land. In the South it has
been affected with rust, shriveling the
grain harvested there. There has been
injury from drought; in Texas, rains and
floods in Ohio, hail storms; in Missouri
the prospect is good for small fraction
above II bushels per acre.
Rice has also declined from general
average of 957 to 94.4 during the last
month. The barley acreage has been in
creased three per cent. and the condition
averages with last year in June, 89. The
large average of rates in 1885 has not
been extensively increased. 1t has been
slightly reduced in Kentucky and in
Ohio, where the area was abnormal last
year, the increase will approach half a
million acres. The condition averages
nearly SO, against "a in 1885 and 90 in
1884 1t is highest east of the Allegha-
MES and little below the full condition
in the South and West.
The tendency to increase in area OF
cotton has been checked in the Eastern
States of the cotton belt The returns
show slight reduction in South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Alabama. The more
western States in which settlement and
farm extensions have been active. exhibit
some increase, mainly in Texas. The net
increase is about 25O,00O acres, an ad-
vance OF three-eighth per cent. The re-
cord stands:
Virginia, 80; North Carolina, 10O,South
Carolina, SO: Georgia, SO; Florida, 100
Alabama, 49, Mississippi, 102; Louisiana
102; Texas l07; Arkansas, 102; Tennessee
10l.
The condition of the crop is lower than
in 1885, averaging 88.7 against SO Of last
wear. 1t is lower in seven States and
higher in North Carolina, Florida, Texas
and Tennessee. The State averages are
Virginia, So; North Carolina, 81; South
Carolina, SO; Georgia. 81; Florida, 81
Alabama, 81; Mississippi, SS; Louisiana
So, Texas, 90; Arkansas, SO; Tennessee
49,
The heavy rains have caused damage
in Georgia, and the drought was threat
en;no in Texas, but has been broken
since by refreshening rains. The stand
has been irregular, but has been practi-
callv remedied by replanting.