The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-11
THE CROP REPORTS
or tho Agricultural Department for June
Encouraging,

or the Agricultural Department for June
Encouraging.
WASHINGTON, D. O., June 10.-The
crop report Of the Department Of Agri-
culture makes the area Of spring wheat
nearly the same as last year, about twelve
million acres. There Is an increase Of
one-aixth Of last years breadth in Dakota,
q decrease in Nebraska and a small re.
duction in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The Minnesota spring districts show a
small advance. The extension OF the area
In Dakota Is duo mainly to settlement and
necessity for ready money for improve
ments and somewhat to last years unsat.
factory llax product. In Southern Dako.
t. the effect Of low prices Of wheat has
been Counteracted by the superior rate Of
yield Of recent years. The condition OF
spriDg wheat averages 7s9 against OF
last year; Wisconsin, OF; Minnesota, 90;
Iowa, 100; Nebraska, 07; Dakota, 90;
Washington Territory, 100.
Winter wheat is not quite 80 promising
as on the first OF May. A slight decline In
condition Is reported In the West and the
low condition Of Southern crops is more
reduced, yet the average is only reduced
two points, from 92 To "a. It is still from
average TO high in the great wheat pro.
ducing States. In New York 1t is not lit
tering as In years ofstrong root growth. II
is very promising In Maryland and Vir-
ginia, Except In wet lands In the South
| It has been affected by rust and
shriyelling, The grain harvested thus far
has been injured from drouth In Texas,
by rain and floods in Ohio and hail storms
In Missouri. The prospect Is good for
small fraction above twelve bushels per
acre.
Rye has also declined from general
average OF 057 to OLA during the last
month. The barley average has been In.
creased 8 percent and the condition aver
age 100. Last year In June 1t was 80, The
large average Of oats In 1885 has not been
extensively increased, has been slightly
reduced In Kentucky, and In Ohio, where
the area asabnormal last year, the increase
will approach half q million acres. The
condition averages nelrly 90 againstiOi in
1885 and 9S In 1884, It's highest east Of the
Alleghenies and a little below full con.
dition In the South and West. The
tendency TO increase in the area
OF cotton has been checked in
the Eastern States Of the cotton
belt. Returns show slight reduction In
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
The more Western States In which settle
ment and farm extension have been active
exhibit some increase, mainly In Texas.
The net increase is about 250, 900 acres, an
advance Of II percent. The record stands:
Virginia %, North Carolina 100, South
Carolina 90, Georgia 9S, Florida l05, Ala
bama 90, Mississippi 10l, Louisiana 102,
Texas lO4, Arkansas 102, Tennessee 10l.
The condition Of the crop iB lower than In
1885, averaging sS against 92 last year. 1t
is lowerin seven States and higher In four,
the State averages are: Virginia 92; North
Carolina 81; South Carolina SO; Georgia
so; Florida 97; Alabama 81 Mississippi
So Louisiana 81 Texas 90; Arkansas 80
and Tennessee 90. Heavy rains caused
damage in Georgia, and drought was
threatening In Texas. II has been broken
since by refreshing rains. TheStand has
been Irregular, but " has been practically
remedied by replanting.