The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-11
TENNESSEE AT THE TOP.
Condition of Our Crops Ahead OF Other
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| States
| WASHINGTON, Sept lO-rhc september rr
| port ot the department OF agriculture make.
the average condition Of cotton SS.S, dc.
cline Of ga points since last report The
general average is slightly higher than in
1887 and 1856 whom Il stood at S2s and 50 /,
respectively. The decline, while slight, ha,
been general throughout the belt, cxccpt In
| North Carolina aud Tennessee, where more
scasonable weather has resulted in slightly
| improved condition, Local damage has rc.
suited In the Carolinas from both drouth
aud excess Of moisture, the rainfall durinp
the month being uncvcnly divided Rust is
| general throughout Georgia, aud with drouth
and shedding Of bolls has seriously reduced
condition.
Alabama has suffered from heat and
| drouth, and In some sections the month
closes with appruhcnSions OF damage from
excessive aud continuous rainfall.
The decline in Mississippi and Louisiana
Is the result of marked eNccs, of moisture
| during the last two weeks of August \ sc.
we're storm which swept over the State ON
the 18Th and 10th, prostutcd plants, aud
continuous rains have beaten the bolls out
and caused some rutting
The crop In Texas was beginning Ia suffer
Tor moisture, whom rains oi the lattcr mart
OF the month came, scnsonablc over the
greater part of the State. breaking The
threatened drought aud nrrcsting the decline
IN condition which had set in. The Arknn-
sas average has been lowered hy locally un.
favorable seasons, drought IN some sections
and excessive moisture, especially toward
the close ot the month In others. causing the
reduction. The month was favorable la
Tennessee, the SEASON good, aul but little
complaint uf rust
The state averages are Virginia ~: North
Carolina -; South Cnrulun, ~ Georgia.
~, Florida ~, Alabama, ~ Mississippi.
NJ Louisiana, ~ Texas 7S Arkansas 81,
and Tennessee, %. The crop Is generally
somewhat late and picking DELAYED hy un.
favorable weather tutcrpillars aud boil.
worms are frequently mentioned. nnd doing
damage where not vigorously fought The
iirst Il found frequently In Georgia Ala.
haina aud Louisiana, while the latter il
noted chiefly In rrNa,.
II will. uf course, be- understood that this
report relates to thc status on the first day
Oi tho month.
TIIE CERENis.
The report of the department II nrricul.
turc for September makes the average CON
ditiun Of corn pi2. wheat 7I3 oats. ~. >.
rye, W2H barley, $40, hurkwhuut uJ5. pu.
tntucs, bi0 tobacco. NJ. The rrturu- show
very slight falling oil from the exceptionally
high August report " maize, the general
average having declined hat one point dur.
ing the month, The luss u nlmust puut,ly
IN one state, Kansas, whyrp the druurht nud
hot dry winds caused u decline uf n paints
since last report. In th, seven corn surplu.
States the averages ut condition is uS against
"a n, the same date in 1857 The ay,r,rr
condition ui rpriug aud winter wheat. Whom
harvested, was I7S against ~ lasi year and
| MS IN lsh. ln lSNi " WIS ~ nnd in 1854
| uS. The winter wheat States show slisLt
improvement over tho last report NJ cnuI'
ton July bat thcr has been serious dr.
cline In the spring wheat r,r,uu II the north.
west thiuoh luIs Wvr' again 10 serious evil
In portions of Wisconsin aud Mnncsptn.
while unreasonable ruius az aud after harvest
materially lowered the condition iu these
Slhics and portions ~ Iowa, Frost between
the 10Th aud 18th ut the month iii sumo iu.
jury iu the Red und Iim river valleys
The average ui the principal states are
Winter wheat New York M per cent. Penn.
syly1niapi, rcnncsscrWi, kentucky r. ohio
~, Michigan ,S Indiana o. Illinois ~
Missouri -. Kansas a. California So
orruu ~ spring wheat Wisconsin 1S Min.
ursuta 'u Iowa 80 Nebraska ~. Dakota Il,
The general average ui ulis at timaui harvest
wls Tu'uts lower than NJ last rppurt. IN
only one year since 1881 ll. the September
report made condition lees Than ~ This
va iu lN71. when u Nns Ni pr cent.
Potatoes have iullru uH l,,, than pliuts
during iho month. and condition b. generally
hiFh in all sections ruhnrrn shows slirLt
improvement mainly In the cigar leaf States.
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