The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-11
coTToy'SFINECONDITI0N
.ovANCa OF NEARLY TWO
:" POINTS IN a MONTE

!. - makes the conllllol4 - - -
Tars I'm, If nearly two points during the
al'aL'7 Si,ca 1850 this average has been
NOM. t,- three times-in 1882 1888 anu
eIle'-I I-,.rovament is noted in five states,
49, i-- +ba same condition, while Nlr-
W. North Carolina, Tennessee and MIS-
s-l.-, show lower averages than
sl'''ps- n+b AGO. Rains have been
~. and general during the month ex-
i'71 g., -o-tio7sof Texas. and in many dis
c7P. bava been excessive. Damage,
;rc'' --.,,-tad. is attributed to excess
"l.l ,,,s,,,re and consequent inability TO
S .. trs crops clean. Some fear Is e1-
A7s2 , ~ If too heavy growth of the stalk,
press So injury liable, should dry weather
set in. ,.r,s
vor+b Carolina has had too mucn ram,
5.1 sUl Nc cultivation, but the weed shows
good gr5WEJIl; .,iu, tho condition has been
;mnr5yed by good seasons Ulougn mere
4 -ras some local damage from Excess Vi Ia4!i'
The Alabama returns sho" ne crop II,
promising condition, c,eah' Win a0oN
s' Vfissi.sinri reports the condition lower
ninth aG1 on account of exec 5slve
sa;n The crop was late from $ ow germi-
80 I'm and on many plantations Is now
Ladlv in the grass and not fruiting We'll
TaI1isiaDa has enjoyed frequent rains.
.,iSor tao much for bottom lands, and the
Il cron has a rank growth on the weed.
SOME DROUTH IN TEXAS.
p,n+ions of Texas were in need of rain on
Tho frst of the month, though no damage
"a VET resulted. In other districts too
i,'nc5 rain had put the fields some"h hat in
tbe grass but a few days of dry weather
& would enable planters to remedy tuls.
In Arkansas the early season was not
Favorable. and the plant was small and
!. late Int favorable weather during July has
i nlaced it in vigorous condition, and 1t Is
Il improving rapidly.
In Tennessee tae condition has fallen off
during tho month The stand was gener-
allv moor ard late, and excess of moisture
has preveltel proper cultivation.
The average OF condition by states fol-
4 lows: Virginia 50, North Carolina 50, South
Carolina 80 Georgia 81, Florida 80, Ala
bana 90 Mississippi IS, Louisiana %, Texas
81. Arkansas 80 aud Tennessee rs.
Caerullars and boil worms are occasion
ally mentioned in Mississippi and Louisiana,
and in several counties of Texas, but the
+ damage from them is as yet inappreciable.
TOBACCO FALLS OFF.
Tobacco has fallen off materially. on &C
count of excessive rain. The decline is
i especially marked in the Atlantic states and
in Indiana. The fields are full of weeds,
and there has been a lack of sunshine for
proper development. The averages in the
leading states are: Pennsylvania 80, Mary
land &c, Virginia So Kentucky 81, Ohio SO,
Indiana IS, Wisconsin 90.
The report makes the condition of corn
"a spring wheat SIP, spring rye 95. 4, oats
92.3, barley 9O.6, buckwheat 95.2, potatoes
4.3, lay 94.5, tobacco 84.4.
CORN HAS IMPROVED.
Corn has made an Improvement during
the past month of I points and is now less
than l point lower than at the same date
last year. The August return of the con-
dltlon has not stood more than l point
higher during the past nine year. and the
i present return hes bees equaled but three
Il times during that period. The i'm
1 proyement is quite generally distributed
throughout the country, following favor
aole growing weather and sufficient rain
IAN. In a few states, especially along
the Atlantic coast, the condition
has been somewhat retarded from
excessive rainfall and local fl lods and oye--
noWs, While IN many other districts, where
improvement is noted, similar causes have
prevented full cultivation, and thus low
cred what otherwise might have been
nearly perfect condition. In Ohio. Micbi-
gan and Indiana the result of early
qh1ayorable meteorological conditions are
pelnE overcome, and the crop prospect is
rapidly improving. The drought, which in
portions OF the northwest threathened the
i crop, mas been broken by seasonable rains.
anu anu Iue present returns show a high con-
t giC'0n IN That section. The figures for
o orG TIgclpal corn states are: Ohio
Suu indiana 81, Illinois 90. Iowa 100
Missouri 80, Kansas 1902. Nebraska i'm
texas ~ Tennessee 9S. Kentucky az The
general average for the seven surplus states
40, %, agGlnst 10 last month, and 96 for
August, 1883.
STRING WHEAT DECLINES.
foI H9prlng wheat has suffered further
t HaaIiS Off during the month. the
~eclI7 amounting to nearly thraa
FONTS. The condition is nov 80 ~
o %tee points hlr rPthan in 1887 md ons
e; ao =; mat OF 1886. With these executions
1851 'n1 io"eSu slace the very small cron Of
~ minnesota records some iInDrt We
49, W.. sl1ce The last report, but in OAK ,ta
canso, - d I1I .Aer decune from the same
lor-o~. uoted last month. Dakota is now the
Io, soy spring wheat state. and the varv
LOW condition there reduces tho co,,o u.
average. In the rest of the s,rino ee li'no a
ne aIYlaIU t4e condition is generally god
Serbs 20 q oooYe the average for anecent
cin IiI' VI VI years. The averages in the min
OF PI 1o states 6 are: Wisconsin 90. Minnesoto
ingtor 80 a. a. Nebraska 81, Dakota 81 Wash
haet so.' - a. The quality of the cron will ha
norfb, vlian usual, especially in the extrerne
ono invest invest Rye and barley each decIir ~
NebProaiHio' tne falling off being mainly in
-'9Oraska and Dakota. -'-AiiiiS Al
OATS NOT LOOKING so WELL
lone Inc condition of oats. whila two ,,oin.,
tI5"es IMAM reported last month is t potnes
many sao. uSO OF any year since 1885. In
heayy ,s aGctIous the crop has suffered from
and tho mus mus and rains about harvest time
this ca',I iIeAU report may show damaoe f.
PotatS oo Lol Yet appreciated
dition of nave maintained their biob cor.
point b;a.b a month ago and now stand one
e10' 'uan at this date last wear.
TOBACCO FINE AT DANvuIr
the YeS royvi-, VA, Aug. 1O.-Reports from
are Tnolt crop Of tobacco in this ssnti1
ever aiioSO encouraging. and tbara SsGYlo 1l
tobacco. u a crop Of fine brigh