The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25
CONDITION OF THE CR0f
The Yield as Compared With
That OF Last Year.
Cotton Returns Show Large Plant
Growth, and Active Opening OF
ROllS-State Percentages.

Cotton Returns Show Large Plant
Growth, and Active Opening of
Bolls-State Percentages.
Tho Department. OF Agricultural reports
general percentage of condition Of corn at
OIL, against 900 q month ago, and " for the
crop OF 1883 on tho 1st OF October. Condi-
tion Of potatoes TL9, against s6.S last octo-
Der; Of buck wheat, 90. against o.. 4 last year;
OF tobacco. S0.7, against S5.7 in 1SSs. The
preliminary estimate OF yield per acre is
II for wheat, l1.0 for ryo, and 33.2 for bar
ley.
The past month has been favorable for
corn. Slight frost north OF forty degrees in
jurcd late corn, but the percentage OF dam
age was generally very small, as the crop was
well matured on tue third week OF Septem-
ber. The dry weather came oppori iuney
utter tho abundant rains OF July and Au sus',
which somewhat impaired condition on the
Atlantic coast In the stat e south OF Mary
land the bottom lands were q iite too wet
The best yield or quality. Con siderable areas
were blown down, and some injury resulted
from rDtting, III all OF the cotton states. la
the states OF the OHIO valley there was EXCESS
OF moisture III May and juno that retarded
planting and early growth, prevented Guilt
.ation and delayed maturation, leaving some
q nds to be caught by the frosts of thu 2Jta
~ the 18th of September. The b, st develop
IN snt OF IN lizs was in the Missouri Valley.
The best growth oI the South was in the q Guf
states. IL could sc really be improved in
much greater in tho high latitudes. .-..-
Pototoes were injured east or the Allie
Shanics by exc 81 of moisture, causing rot.
/ In Wess Virginia and ONO similar reports
| are received. Dfouth reduced the yield 1T
| Michigan, though the quality is generally
| yooi. In the Mississippi Val ey the crop ~
| more promising. In the Rocky Mountain re-
| sion, whero the area is LARGELY inci eased, the
| l,.,u,, .f.u .Nru In 'n
| The returns OF yield per acre of VIII at are
| In thrsshers' measurcm nj. This report is
| preliminary, AZ the local estimate will h"
listed by the record books OF tho threshers
cow coming in. The present averages for
| principal states are l3 bushe $ in New York: {:
| In Pennsylvania IL 3, Ohio, II q, Michi IAN
| Is z. IHdiuna IA Z, Illinois III, WIncon,in ILL.,,
Minnesota IA. g, Iowa IL |, Missouri l3. Kan
sas 1874 Nebraska Il, Dokatt 3 3, California
Is. Winter wheat wus injured IN many dis
tricts during harvest anu in tho stack by
heavy rains, and is comparatively light, graz
ing badly, thus reducing its weight and value.
Ius w:sSi. a,i,i quality will be the subject OF
further report after the test of scales IN mar
The cotton returns Of the lst OF October
to the Depar tment OF Agricultural show
large plant sromtt,. ,.aesive- -oprHIng OF Dolls,
atbar a6st ,a for p,cS,ng. Yet tho plant is every
where reported late, and feors are espresso
That frost may seriously short,n n the crop
reservation by Ine IhosC fnCsITSSS -rprrcs.
pondents that present favorable appear ranc ,s
are deceptive; that in seasons or exc ssiv,
moisturs the outcome falls below expecta-
tions while in those OF drouth the r. suit is
better than was feared. With an early date
os killing frost present condition viii Le
heavily discounted; with date later than
the average, a large crop will be gather, a..
The crop has been IL jured more by moisture
than by drouth, thou h sonic soils AMI loc,li.
ties have been top try in September. Worms
tive vrm hit cCn ilerabio injury. not.
withstanding tho general uso Of insect icides,
especially west Of Alabama. Complaint uf
adulteratian of paris grorn is made IN Ger.
tain qu trters. Tho following state erceni.
ages are presented: Virginia 5S. North Caro-
lima ~, South Carolina 81, Georgia 81. Flor
ida tS, Alabama 81, Mississippi 80, Lou sirna
s3, Toxas 7S, Arkansas 81, Tennessee s.? THIS
makes, as u & neral percentage, Sl4 per cent.
OF a full crop prospect on the 1st of ctojcr
compared with 7S9 per cent. last October.