The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-11
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Report of the Agricultural Department
for the Month of October.

WASHINGTON, October 10-The Oc-
to6er crop returns rs reported by the
siaiician OF the Department Of Agricnl.
ture show that the condition of the pres
ent corn crop has been equslled Only
three times in ten years, and is exceeded
materially only by that OF 1879, when
the condition was % and the subsequent
ascertained yield % bushels, by the CEN
sus of 1880 The present average Of
condition is % against % 2 in September.
There has been some reduction, from
frost, in Northern Alabama, New York
and Michigan. There has been 10 de
cline in the Northwest and the status Of
the growing corn surplus States remains
ss on the Isl Of September. Bad wealber
in the South has had slight affect in
reducing the condition.
The indications favor result ranging
little from twenty.six bushels per acre,
making a full average.
The district OF commercial corn gives
the following averages: OHIO, %; lndi-
ana, %; Illinois, 9s Iowa, 90; Missouri,
%; Kansas, ~ Nebraska, -. The
average of New York is So; Pennsyl-
vania, 90 Virginia, Sc Kentucky, 9j /;
Tennessee, Sc Georgia, 50; Texas, "a.
The condition of buckwheat has de-
clined heavily from 937 last month to
791. mainly from the effects of f-osts, as
this grain is produced only in the higher
laiitudes. In New York the decline was
from % to 20; Pennsylyanis, from " to
90 Michigan, from S5 TO II.
The average condition OF the potato
crop is about 81, decline Of less than
four points New York stands at 81,
Michigan at 50, q decline Of six and
seven points, respectively
Tobacco has fully maintained the con
dition Of last month, averaging for sll
kinds ss3
The returns relative 10 wheat are those
OF yield per acre by counties, As con-
solidated, the general average for winter
wheat is IL bushels per acre, and for
spring wheat, slightly over 10 bushels
The former has yielded better than the
early expectation. the latter much worse
This is, Of course, in measured bushels
The quality is much below the average
which will still further retard the supply
as will be shown more exactly hereafter
from testimony Of inspecti0n ana millers
weights. The winter wheat averages OF
States Of considerable production are
New York, IA I Pennsylvania, 1879 Ma
ryland, 145; Virginia, SO; Texas, ll.S
Tennessee, 90, Kentucky, 11.2; Ohio,
ii 2; Michigan, 145; Indiana, ll3;
Illinois, 10 Missouri, y 8 Kansas, H.1 I;
California, 127; Oregon, 1863. The
spring wheat averages are Wisconsin,
1l.S bushels Minnesota, 81; Nebraska,
10S; Colorado 17j; Dakota, 80;
Montana, 165 Washington Territory,
1s.5; Utah, 1853 The spring wheat OF
the New England States ranges from
fourteen 20 sixteen bushels.
The October returns of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture make a decline in
the condition of cotton. The heavy
rains of the latter part of August have
been continued during the larger part OF
the last month, causing spIouting of seed
in the tolls, rOlting Of the lower and
shedding Of the top bolls. Rains and
winds have interfered with picking and
discolOred the fibre and reduced the
grade. Recently the weather has been
more favorable and the quality has some
Mltl iluUlONtus DOihN NNAfNNl
report a short staple.
The crops is everywhere late, and
slight frosis threaten early destruction
OF the plants yet killing frOsis are still
in the future.
The average Of reported condition is
7s.9, a decline from s3S in September
Louisiana and South Carolina show the
greatest reduction. and Texas, Florida
and North Carolina The least The State
estimates are as follows. Virginia, 80
North Carolina, 81 south Carolina, 70
Georgia, 10; Florida, So Alabama. 50
Mississippi, 81; Louisiana, 70; Texas,
20 Arkansas, 50; tennessee, 81.
The caterpillar and boil worm have
been present in all accept the northern
tier Of States, and have wrought some
damage. Paris green and London pur-
pie have been used less effectively than
usual, the heavy rains washing OIL the
poisonous powders.