The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-11
CROPS A LITTLE BEHIND
TOO MUCH RAIN RETARDED KING
COTTON'5 GROWTH.


Rust General on Sandy Uplands and
the Gray Soils of the Aclantic-rhe
General and State Averages of
Condition Show a Falling off From
Last Month.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10-The cotton re-
port of the statistic an of tGe department of
agriculture for September, represents the
crop as comparatively late. Too abundant
moisture is generally reported, producing a
RANK weed and retarding the development
OF the bolls. Rust has appeared quite gen
orally Oh the sandy uplands. The gray
soils of the Atlantic coast show the most
ust The red lands and heavy soils have
been less affected or entirely exempt
DrJught has not been reported except
the light pine lands of the Miss ssiDpi, SINH
ar soils In Louisiana, and in a considerable
par. Of Texas. Ia these districts there was
abu dant m Isture till June or July. There
has been considerable dropping Of the
forms of young bolls in the areas most
affected by he extremes Of moisture and
temperature. Plants are still growing and
blooming in most locati ms, though in lignL
soils tue bolls are small aud not developing
rapidly.
THE AVERAGES.
The general avera C OF condition is $50
against 1913 last month, and 90 s in Sep
tember or last year. The state averages are
as follows: Virginia 63, North Carolina
10, South Carroll IA 81, G90rgil 80, FL rida
"a, Alabama 81, MIssi,sp SO, Louisiana
81, Tea, 81, ARKANSAS 80. Tennessee "a.
rne prese CO of ca erpillars and boil
worms is repor Ell in all tn
Gulf states, and in Arkansas
the first brood of the former has webbed u ,,
a ID p epar tons are generally made for
vigorous use Of Paris reen and L )ndon
purple, hicl have been very eff ctlve with
the first generation. The lmags has bee
slight east Of the Mis- issipDi, aad not gen
orally serious further west, with few ex-
ceptions. Correspondents re og iZe the
large value ii the p esent cropof he fact is
OF 'od autu nn weather and late killing
froscs : determining tho aggregate Of
production.
THE AVERAGE OF CORN.
The general average OF cJrn is 81, re
duction of nearly poin S; of winter Nhea,,
when la vested 81 /, from 81 on July 1 OF
5p.ilg wheat, $50, al increase from SIP in
August. his makes the general average
Of all whea, $40. Tue ge .eral condition Of
oatsis 80, insteal of 93.3 last 10 nth; of rye.
GIG; OF barley, $50, instead of 0l.6; of
Duckwe t, ". |, instead OF 952; of Tobacco.
1862, reduction from 81 t. The percen 5age
If stock hogs, available for fattening, is l0l,
and their condition %.
CORN A WEEK LATE.
The corn crop is week late in a largo
pro ,Or ION of its Urea it'll. Ca the Atlantic
coast the rains were excessive, and flo DDS
Injured the fields in the bottom lands.
Early in the season the temperature W is
lg.wu
t,vatio l. The uplands joyei CO idition,
favorable to rapid growth. o. the Cuff
asst there wa soma eAcess of moisture
until June and July, with drought il some
districts 81 ce, and ia others seas )nab!e
sh 'wers, resulting in crops expressed by
medium to high averages.
IN THE OHIO VALLEY.
In the Ohio valley aAd lake region there
has been a ma ked reduction of condition
du i < the last month, from dr. u.h follow
Ing the heavy rains of the cary summer.
La Ohio a d Indiana there was previ JUS ID
jury of bJttJm lanl crops by fl Iods In
Mica ga a I'd Wisconsin the effects of the
drouth and other Influences are N ,st in-
furious. There is complaint of drouth west
of the Missis,i il. 100 late in the season for
a serious reduction.
WEST OF THE MISSOURI
w OoO VI blc Auto 'OUll INC COIIlOtO ~ nave
been IN re favo able 5Aan i any other part
of tie country, a d the crop is very la ge
In tue seven surplus states the figures for
cond ton are: ONO 81, = loss of q points;
Indiana 81. loss of 6 points; Illinois 81,
lo-sof 8 points; Iowa %, loss Of points;
Miss 1ur SO, loss of 5 points; Kansas IS;
Nebraska 9G.
REDUCTION IN WINTER WHEAT.
There IS reduction III winter wheat as
compared with the July report in New
York, Pennsylvania, Michigan California
a ID some of the sou hsrn states. The gu IL
ty of the western grain as shown by its
grading is comparatively poor and will
affect the weight and intrin ic valu,.
The condition of the spring wheat is re-
ported higher than in A gust in the
northern rtion of the belt, and slightly
lower in Iowa and Nebraska, as follows:
Wisconsi 90, Minnesota 96, Iowa 80, Neb-
ra,ka So, Dakota 6}.
The local rates of yield in Dakota are ex-
trenely variable, ranging from one to ~
bushels per acre.