St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-11
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Uncle Sans Hirelings Say Grow
ing Grains Are Not in Good
Shape.

ing Grains Are NOG IN GOOQ
Shape.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-The June
crop report returns of the department of
agriculture make an increase in the
area planted in maize of about one and
third millions acres, and the total over
100000, This is only preliminary
estimate, subject to revision after more
thorough census tests, now in progress.
The largest increase is west OF the Mis-
siSSippi; there is a small enlargement of
breadth in some of the Southern states,
but in the Eastern and Middle states,
taken together, there is no in
crease. The condition of the crop
is only medium; lower than usual
at this period of its development.
Excessive moisture has delayed plant
ing, and low temperature and Satu-
rated soil have retarded growth on the
Atlantic coast north of South Carolina.
In the cotton states May was cold and
at most points dry, and in June, wet to
excess. On the 1st of July it was in
some danger of injury from excess of
moisture, even in Texas, though the
early planted was in the roasting ear
stages in some places harvested and a
second crop planted. In the Ohio val
ley condition is lower than elsewhere.
Extremely cold weather of the latter
part of May and the first week in June
was very unfavorable to termination,
and the frOstS of that period injured or
destroyed that which was above ground.
The replanting was slow and the
plants are therefore small, though they
are growing. In Michigan there
has been some loss of area by blowing
up and seeding to millet from failure to
obtain a stand. CutwormS have been
very destructive in the West. More adj
vanced fields in this region, which
should have been cultivated four times
at this date, have only been plowed
twice. The crop is therefore late, and
dependent on July weather for improve
ment, while exposed more than usual to
possible adverse conditions. The maize
of the northern border, from Wisconsin
to Dakota. suffered from the abnormal
cold of May and early June, but looks
quite as well now as in the Ohio valley.
West of the Mississippi, in the SUBJ
humid belt and border of the arid re-
gion. the crop is generally in fine con-
dition, though injured at points by over
flows and excess of moisture. The
great
AMERICAN DESERT IS GREEN
with the great American cereal in high
development. The general average of
condition is about 80, and the averages
of principal states are: New York, so;
G GsonsSy s5 Texas 5s Egns 81
Kentucky, 90; Ohio, 81; Michigan, 70;
Indiana. 81; Illinois, 80; Wisconsin.
SO; Minnesota, 81; Iowa, 95; Missouri,
90; Kansas, 81; Nebraska, 81; Dakota.
80. The condition of winter wheat is
we'll sustained, Notwithstanding injury
by storm and flood, general condition
standing at 90. The former complaints
of threatened injury by drought are
displaced by statements of some actual
damage from abundant rains. Oc-
caSiOnal reports of injury from the
Hessian fly, the chinch bug, the
nudge and rust, are received, but the
local estimates of condition do not indI-
cate much damage. Probably the re-
Sulting damage may be more fully dis
In the heart of the West the harvest
was we'll advanced. and is generally
finished by this date. 1t is entirely
completed in the South, and threshing
is in progress. The average condition
of principal states is as follows: New
York, 90; Pennsylvania, SO: Virginia,
80; Georgia, "a; Texas, So; Tennessee,
95: Kentucky. So; Ohio, SIS; Michigan,
IS; Indiana, 80; Illinois, "a; Missouri,
"a; Kansas, IS; California. 81. The
straw is generally short, and usually
well headed and plump in grain, though
in some places it is somewhat Shriveled.
Fears were entertained of injury in the
shock after harvest, which the change
OfWeather may prevent. The returns con-
corning spring wheat in Dakota are very
unfavorable, from results of lOng-con-
tinued drought. Rains late in June had
improved the situation, but the general
average as consolidated is 81. Results
are extremely variable, from good
yield down to buShel per acre. In
some sections, as reported, the grain is
already heading out with straw six
inches high. The averages of Wiscon-
sin and Nebraska are each 95; Iowa,
81; Minnesota, 81; and the averages of
Montana, Idaho and Washington are
low. The general average is about SO,
which is very low at this stage of
growth. Rye maintains its condition,
and barley declines to about 90. A
large falling off of the area in tobacco
is reported, amounting to over % per
cent on both cigar and manufacturing
leaf, the latter sustaining most of the
loss. The preliminary estimate makes
a reduction of 80 per cent in Tennessee,
81 in Kentucky, a in indiana, and 80 in
Illinois, with a smaller reduction in
Ohio and Missouri.