Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-11
THE CROPS
June Crop Reports issued ~ the %.
parlment Of Agriculture.
Untavornble showing.
a Decline In ihr Condition ~ Csuon ana
wheat and Al incrsaas IN the
bondition % Corn.

wAsuINoroS, July lO.-- Cotton crop
reports TO the department 81 agriculture
for July represent the crop ton to ftloen
days late, low grounds saturated with tha
excessive rains Of June, general prova.
lenco Of aphia snd amothcrlnR growth OF
grass aud woedg. The dryer uplanda
show vigorous plant growth, and IL iull
handed plantations clean cultivation, The
description Will apply 70 all the states ex.
cppt Texas, Arkansas aud TunBeHsoc.
Thcro has been Improvement during Juno
In these states aud retrogfAdu IN all
others. There will be q small area
abandoned from inability 20 cultivate aud
some Injury 90 plants will result IN q
| process 1T q clearing reduction IN the
condition, maluly IN North aud South
! Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi pud
/ George, which wore reported low In
June. The general average Of condition
| Is sd, n was ss,7 on the &c OF June last
Year u was g0 IN July, gain OF
points during June. Favorable
weather In July, with prompt 30.
structlon Of wVoda, may advance
the condition, but f1ftbur rains orr long
continued drought would work serious
Injury 70 the crop, While fair product
may vet DO possible east Of TIE Msaa.
slppl The condition OF that portion 81 the
crop may DO considered somewhat crltl.
cal. The average by states IN rs follows.
! Virginia, ~ North Carolina, plj South
/ Carolina, ~ Georgia, Sil Alabama, gOi
Mississippi, 7pi Louisiana, 81, Texas,
! W, J tkanees u2 Tonnessoe, Os
| Tho acreage Of corn has very slightly
declined IA the Middle states and In
| Maryland, Virginia aud South Caroliuh,
Win some Increase in the other
states OF The South, which is
the largest west Of the Mississippi.
Tho total Increase IN acreage Ia "a per
cent, or about 2 100000 acres The crop
suffered good deal ON the Atlantic coast
Gnd quito aa muoh on the gulf oongt,
| where the wet aruas Etill were unpromls.
Ing. The led lands generally boar yig0r.
Gus growth, while IN tho gray soils aud
bottoms tile plants are following and
splDdling. Some Of the areas have al.
ready been abandoned Some parts Of
Texas have been dry, but abundant 10.
cent rains viii sullco for good crop In
tho eastern and central counties. Arknn.
sas shows higher condition, but Ten.
nosaee reports Injury from low tcmpcfa.
turc ana excessive rains. Tho great corn
belt OF the West reports medium 10 high
NupuuOni HlpWlnH uotlef from ONO 70
khngaB, The Missouri valley averages
better than tho Ohio river and
Luke regions Tho chlnuh,bug ~
threatening some loUalitlea Ia
tho West. Tho general average
10 10 against "a last year, ana go In 1881.
The condition Of winter wheat reported
Tor the lat Of July In the Northern dis.
tfcts not harvested, aud IN Southern
stetos as II appeared at the time OF the
harvest average was declared, Ia from
/ " Il 10 ~ y
The condition Of spring wheat declined
from gS IN Jcac 10 49, IN consequences Of
the high temperature, drying Winds aud
lack OF rain
The condition Of oats averages 40, n de.
cline Of poihts,
Rye maintains its position, averaging
90, and The average Of barley II 30.
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