The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-19
uCIOeER REPORT.
Magnificent Corn Crop-Wheat Short n
Quantity and Deficient i'm duality.

Magnificent Corn Crep-wheat short n
Quantity and Deficient i'm Ousli.y.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE October cron
returns to the Department OF Agriculture
show that the condition Of the present cc-n
crop has been equaied only three times in
TIN years and is exceeded materially only
by that of 1873, when the condition was
9s and the subsequent nscertsined yield
twenty eight bushels. The present aver
age of condition is 90 gainst "a 9 in Sep
terher. There has hen 10 declire in the
Northwest and the status of che great corn
surplus States remain as on September 1.
The indications favor s result ranging
little from twenty-six bushels per acre,
making full average.
The condition of buckwheat has declined
heavily from 93.1 last month to 70. 1, main
ly from frosts. The average condition of
the potato crop is about Sf-a decline Of
less Sian points. Tobacco has frlly main
tanned the condition of last month, aver
aging for all kinds sS.3.
The returns relative to wheat are those
of yield per acre, by counties. As con-
solidated the general average for winter
wheat is twelve bushels. and for
spring wheat slightly over ten
bushels. The former has yielded better
than the early expectation, the lat
ter much worse. This is of course
in measured bushels. The quality
is much below the average. which
will still further reduce the surplus, as
will be shown more exactly hereafter.
from testimony of inspection and Miles
weights. The winter wheat averages eft
states of considerable production are:
New York al. Pennsylvania 1871, Mary
land li.5. Virginia So, Texas liz, Ten
nessee 90. Kentucky ILL.,. Ohio 1l.2,
Michigan AS, Indiana lib, Illinois Is,
Missouri l2-6, Kansas 1i.I. California
1871, Oregon 1853. The spring wheat
averages are: Wisconsin lis, Colorado
1875, Dakota 90 Montana l6.5, Wash.
ington 1873. Utah 16.J. The spring wheat
Of the New England States ranges from l.
to IS bushels.
The returns make decline in the con-
dition of cotton. The heavy rains of the
latter part of August continued during the
larger part of the last month. causing
sprouting of seed in the bUlls. rotting Of
the lower and shedding of the top bOlls
and foliage. Rains and winds have irt r
fered with picking and discolored the fber
and reduced the grade. Recently the
weather has been more favorable and the
quality has somewhat improved. Some
correspondents report short staple. The
crop is everywhere late and slight
frosts threaten the destruction If
the plants. vet killing frosts are still
in the future and the length Of the
season therefore uncertain. The average
of reported condition is Is.e-a decline
from So in September. Louisiana and
South Carolina show the greatest reduction
and Texas, Florida and North Carolina the
least. The State estimates are as follows:
South Carolina. -: Georgia, -: Florida,
So; Alabama, So: Mississippi. 81: Louisia-
ma. 20; Texas, -: Arkansas, 50: Tennessee,
81. The caterpillar and boil worm have
been present in all except the northern
tier of States and have wrought some
damage. Paris green and London purple
have been used less effectively than usual.
the heavy rains washing off the poisonous
Dowdars