The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-11
CJTTON'S PROSPECTS.
Report Of the National Agricultural
Department for May.

Department for May.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The prospect Of
c,tton planting is reported in May by the
department of agriculture. On the first Of
he month 81 per cent. of the prop lsed area
was planted. This is one point earlier than
the average of years-only Nirgl ia, North
Carolina and Florida rep TT planting
81. oh ly Ia or. The pc &c ltages are: Nor n
Carolina "a, South Ca oil a So Georgia 81,
Florida 81, Alabama 81, Mss. ssippi S.
L0uisi ma 50, Texas 80, Arkansas Sc and
Ten essee 81 The z neral ave ago i, 81
The returns generally made the CON-
mencement of pl1ntiAz earlier. In many
l stances dry Welther has pr We ted gec
minaung, and re liant ng became necss-
sa Y. Some corresponds . note the fact
that an early beginning does not insure an
early ending.
COMPLAINTS IN THE EAST.
Complaints of retarded termination are
Texas delay of planting aud terminating
aud of retarded growth and cultivatio
( ON excess of rain over that planted in
Febru Try.
The area early planted, where the subse-
que ct Ter c0nditio IS have been favo able,
was beng cultivated a second time in the
more southern belt, and bread5l
out at date of the reports AT the same
repa lting of poDr stands was in progre S.
In tue IN re northern ATTITUDES pla ltipg vas
less a lvanced. The recent te mp 4rature has
beef too low for the best growth a d con-
dltion of the liant. The rainfall in the
third week of Ap IL was il excess, remedy
ing previous dehci .es, bu5 it has since
been bel wv normal throI "a a large part of
the cotton ter ltorv, a d the tiai .ncy is
h in v n mar Tpl
distributed h )werS.
WINTER WHEAT.
The condi ion OF whit wheat has ad-
vapced from "a TO 96, ami OF rye from 93.9
t. 80 ). The &c era. average of winter bar
le; $50 NJ spring pasture 800, Of NOW
ing lads 965
The wiuter wheat Of the Ohio valley,
while fully naiutai ing its April posti n.
has had a scano supply of nois ure, and
fears IF future deci ne of coldi ion are
en- ertai lei in case OF clnti uei deficiency
OF the raj fall On the Atlantic
slope, recent heavy ms have obviated the
effects of the pre- us deticiencT. The
plant Is g neral greel AID four!sl ling, but
has no Uttered well in localities chni 2
To dryneSs. High condition is rep ted in
the SO Jh, t cugn rust has appeared upon
81, at blades in me tle dS. The percent
ages Of condition Il the sat 5 Of prla-
Cl9di p DOuCLlln are OllO -, NC 4
gan e3, Ida 50, Illinois 81,
Missouri 9S, Ktqsas IS, Texas s..
In tae east, New York AMI Pen isvlvan a
ave age IS, aud Maryland an Virginia 9s.
Cninca bugs are repoctel Ia Miss ,url aud
Kansas. and ! some Instances elsewhere,
without any dication Of serious injury.
SPRING FLOWING.
Spring blowing is mucl further advanced
than o. May Of last year. be percel =
Of blowing, ia prepari 2 seei
beds and planting spriag ops, NOT
inclusive Of after cultivation, which
had already been dole, j, S36 per cent,
leaving le-sixtJ to be d Ne in Nav and
Ju q, mainly in nor hern lartules. Las,
years per cent. was 1914 TIE ave age ~
a siries OF recent Yea Has been about II.
Thi season Is therefore u usually ca, ly.
In some cases CORE, pondents speak ot de-
lay from heavy rams, fro u the labor Of
repla ting, and other cIuses, preventing
SUI further Iva GENE BE-.