The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-07-11

4 General Review Of the status aud
Prospects ot the Crops, rte.

WAsIuNGToN, July TO- Cotton re-
turns to the department of agricul-
turc for July !. represent the crop Ms
from ten to fifteen days late on ac.
count OF the low grounds being sat-
uratcd from the excess of rains in
juno aud general prevalence OF
aphis and Il smuthoring growth of
grass aud weeds. Dricr uplauds show
Ayiguruu- plant growth, and IN full.
handed plantations, clean cultivation.
The description will apply to all
states except Texas, Arkansas and
Tennessee. There has boon nu i'm.
proyemcnt during June In these
states, aud II rctrogradc in all others.
There will bc u small area abandoned
from inability To cultivate. some in.
jury To the plant will result IN pro-
cess oi clearing, aud the reduction in
condition Is mainly IN North and
south Carolina, Alabama, which we're
reported low IN June Tho general
average Of condition l. 50. 1t was
~ 1-lu on the first day Of June last
| year. II was g6 in july, n gain OF
four points during June. Favorable
weather IN July, with prompt dcstruc.
| uOu of weeds, may advance this
/ condition, but further rains or long
continued drought would work scri
Ti'c 'HiTNst9, We ctQUs. while a fair
tina; portion OF crops may be cousid-
cred somewhat critical. The average
| 10y states is ~ follows. Virginia, o.,
/ North Carolina, 81; South Carolina, -,
I Gcorgin, Sli Alabama, 20; Mississippi
~, Louisiana, 81, IcXas,y5, Arkansas,
/ o.; Tennessee, gs. The acreage OF
corn very slightly declined in tho
Middle statc-, and in Mary land, Nir-
| ginia and South Carolina, with some
] increase In other states OF the south.
/ which Is the largest west OF the NJ m.
/ issippL The total Increase OF acreage
d II % l't per cont, or about 2,5OU,OUO
| acres. Tho crup suffered good deal
/ on the Atlantic coast aud quite as
much on tho gulf cOast, whcro wet
areas render IL ,till more comprumis.
/ ing The red land, generally bear a
vigorous growth, while in gray
soils aud In bottoms the plants
'nrr following and spindling. some
, OF the areas have already been
I abandoned, In sOmo pArt.
J Of TrNa- IL has been dry, but abuud.
J. NV ''''HN ihlH7 " ~ NNlNlt lOI EuOll
crop in eastern aud central countics.
Arkansa, shows n higher condition.
but Tennessee reports injury from
low temperature and excessive rAius.
| The great corn belt OF the west rcports
medium to high condition growing
| better from Ohio TO kansas. Tho
Missouri valley averages better thnn
the ohio river aud lake region, The
/ chinth bugs ARE threatening sumo To-
caliticS In the west. The general nv.
erggc is ~, against % last year. and 81
in lsSi,
The condition of winter wheat re-.
/ ported for the hr-t OF July in north.
/ crn districts whcro it had not been
/ harvested aud In southern stato.. Al.
/ It appeared at tho time OF the harvest.
shows tina; the average declined from
9-.ItoGl2. Conditions offspring wheat
declined from yj IN future To- M. I'm
, consequence ofhigh temperature. dry.
( ing winds aud mck of rain.
Condition of oats uycrngos "a. IA de.
cline " points.
Iyc maintains its position, Aypray.
my '' and the average Of barley In 90