The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-11
CorToN's CONDITION.
The Monthly Report of the Depart
ment of ARriculture.

lO NAOAGllly ISOPOlO "a oAO
ment of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-The department
of agriculture reports a good season for
cotton picking during October in the south
west and only moderately favorable weather
in the Atlantic coast states. The wet
weather of September proved very inJurl-
GUS to the quality, prostratlng the plant:
and rotting tue bolls, causing blight and
shedding and injuring the prospects OF the
top crop. There is much stained fiber, and
the quality is much poorer than that OF
the previous year. Picking was
late in commencing, but there has
as yet been no killing frost, rendering pos
sibie partial compensation as to the length
of tie season. The indications of the yield
per acre average the same as last year at
this time, tn ugh the previous condition OF
the plant scarcely warrants the expectation
of so much late growth and harvest in No
vember aud December The states west Of
the Mississippi report slightly larger yield
than last year, while Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee indicate a slight reduction.
The other states indicate nearly tie same
expectation at this date.
CoRN's YIELD.
The returns of the yield of corn, made tc
the department of agriculture, indicate 6
HleIQ acre llulOO 20 oo NAicaO "a 49,
and larger than any other crop since 1850
The aggregate grown on a larger area will
exceed that of any previous American pro
duct, being very close to 1900, 0OO.OOC
bushels, or about 80 bushels pei
capita, which has not been ex
ceeded in several previous years
The corn surplus states average yields a
follows: Ohio 352 bushels, Indiana 30
Illinois 362, Iowa 81, Missouri 81, Kansas
81, Nebraska SO. These seven states pro
duce "a per cent. Of the crop aggregate
The general average will fall somewhat
under n bushels.
MAIZE IN GOOD SUPPLY.
There is a good supply of maize in nearly
all parts of the south, so that compare
lively little will be required from the west
The yields of the Atlantic states arr
m derate, and are seriously reduced by
frost on the northern border.
After three years of low yields, potatoes
give an average of about eighty bushels pei
| acre, or nearly the rate of yield of 1879
The averages of the prominent potato
growing states are as follows: Maine, III
bushels; New York, 81; Pennsylvania, q
Ohio, 80; Michigan, rs; Indiana, 70
Illinois, 80: Iowa, 90; Minnesota, 95; Da
kota, 80; Nebraska, so. The yield has beer
| increased in the south. 1t is high in thu
northern belt of the territories. The tota
product on the basis of these averages il
about 1915, 600, 900 bushels, or 81, 900, 600 NOR
than the estimated product of 1887.
BUCKWHEAT-
The average yield of buckwheat is ap
proximstely twelve bushels per acre anC
the crop nearly 1000, 900 bushels Thu
average for New York is II bushels, Penn
sylvania IA, Michigan 1875, Indiana liza
Illinois 1916, Wisconsin 9.5. Minnesota II
Iowa 1913, Missouri 107, Kansas 9.5, Ne
braska 11.3
The hay crop is slightly above the aver
age in yield, or 1.22 tons per acre. 1t ha
been nowhere seriously injured by drought
There is strong tendency to an increase o
area in the south, and the yields, upon cul
| tivated areas. rather than natural meadows
are relatively large.