Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-25
TIE COUNTRY'S CROPS.
The Agricultural Departments
Latest Reports.
Corn and Cotton in Good Condi-
ton, Wheat Not Doing Well.

According to the October report of
the Department of Agriculture the pre-
Iiminary estimate of yield of wheat
per acre is 1913. The returns Of yield per
acres Of wheat are in thresheI's measurement
This report is preliminary, the local esti-
mates viii be tested by the record books Of
the threshers now coming in. The present
averages for the principal States are: In
New York. 1873 bushels; Pennsylvania 1913;
Ohio, 14.G; Michigan, AZ; Indiana, a. Z;
Illinois, lG; Wisconsin, 142; Minnesota, 14G;
Iowa, 13l: Missouri, -: Kansas 1874; Ne
braska, II: Dakota, SO; California, ID.
Winter wheat was injured in many districts
during harvest and in the stack by heavy
rains and IS comparatively light, grading
badly, thus reducing its weight and value
Its weight and quality will be the subject Of
farther report after test of the scales in
marketing.
The general percentage of condition of
corn j. 81, against 900 month ago and 92
for the crop of 1883 on October /. Condition
of potatoes, 10 against sos last October:
of bUcltwheat, 30, against ~. last year; of
tobacco, SO.7, against 81 in 1888.
The past month has been favorable for
corn. Slight frost north of forty degrees in
jured late corn, but the percentage Of dam
age was generally very small, as the crop
was we'll lnatured iii the third week of Sep
TENDER. The dry weather came OppOrtunely
after the abundant rains Of July and August
which somewhat impaired the condition Of
the crop on the Atlantic coast. In the States
south OF Maryland the bottom lands were
quite too wet for the best Weld or quality.
The best development Of corn was i'll the
Missouri Valley. The best growth in the
South i'll the Gulf States. It could
scarcely be improved in either district,
though the Weld per acre is much greater in
the higher Iatitudes
Potatoes were injured east of the Allegha-
mics by excess Of moisture causing rot.
From West Virginia and Ohio similar lie
ports are received. Drought reduced the
yield i'll Michigan though the quality is
generally good. In the Mississippi Valley
the crop is more promising. In the Rocky
Mountain region, where the area is largely
increased, the season has been unfavorable.
The cotton returns of the LIST of October to
the Department of Agriculture show q large
plant growth, active opening of the bOlls
fibre IN good condition and generally fine
weather for picking Yet the plant is every
where reported late, and fears are expressed
that frost may seriously shorten the crop.
The condition is naturally reported high,
with Il reservation by the most intelligent
correspondents that present favorable ap
pearances are deceptive; that i'll seasons Of
excessive moisture the outcome falls below
expectation, while in those of drought
the result is better than was
feared. With early date of killing
frost the present condition will be heavily
discounted; with date later than the aver
age large crop will be gathered. The crop
has been injured more by moisture than
drought, though some soils and localities
have been too dry in September. Worms
have wrought considerable injury, notwith-
standing the general use of Insecticides, es-
pecially west of Alabama. Complaint of
adUlteratiOn of Paris green is made in GER
tain quarters
The following State percentages are pre-
sented: Virginia, So; North Carolina, II;
South Carolina, 81; Georgia, 81; Florida s.
Alabama, 81; Mississippi 70; Louisiana, SO;
Texas, Is, Arkansas, SO; Tennessee, 81. This
makes as a general percentage S1.4 of full
crop prospect on the first of October, com
pared with 7S.9 per cent. last October.