Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-17
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Condition of the Crops According to th
Department of Agriculture.

Condition of the Crops According to the
Department of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Department.
OF Agriculture reports the general per-
centaSe OF the condition of corn at 91.7
against 800 month ago and 80 for the
crop Of 1855 October !; of potatoes rs,
against SIS last October; of buckwheat
80, against 81 l last year; of tobacco 81. Z,
against 81 in lsSS The preliminary esti-
mate of the yield per acre is u for wheat,
IL 9 for rye and 222 for barley.
The past month has been favorable for
corn. Slight frost north of 40 degrees in
jured late corn, but the percer .age of
Damage was generally very small, as the
crop was well matured in the third week
q September. The dry weather came OPP
portunely after the abundant rains of
July and August which somewhat i'm
paired the condition of crops on
the Atlantic coast In the States
south of Maryland the bottom lands
were quite too wet for the best yield
or quality. Conside rable acres were
blown down and some injury resulted
from rotting in all OF the cotton States.
In the Ohio valley there was an excess of
moisture in Nav and June that retarded
planting and delayed maturing. The best
development of maize was in the Missouri
valley. The best growth of rye was in
the gulf States. 1t could scarcely be inn
proved in either district, though the yield
per acre is much greater in the higher
ATTITUDES.
Potatoes were injured east of the ALLIE
ghanies by excess of moisture causing
rot In West Virginia and Ohio similar
reports are received. Drought reduced
the yield in 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 un-
favorable.
The returns of yield per acre of wheat
are in thresher measurement This re-
port is preliminary, as the local estimates
will be tested by the record books of the
threshers now coming. The present aver
ages for the principal States are
las bushels in New York; in Penn
sylvania, 1913; Ohio, 146; Michigan, 14.7;
Indiana, 147; Illinois, 16; Wisconsin. 142;
Minnesota, LAG; Iowa, Is /; Missouri, 10;
Kansas, 1874; Nebraska, -; Dakota, So
and California, 10. Winter wheat was in
jured in many districts, during harvest
and in the stack, by heavy rains, and is
comparatively light, grading badly, thus
reducing value. Its weight and quality
will be the subject of further report after
test of the scales in marketing.
The cotton returns show large plant
ings active opening of bolls, fbrine in
good condition and generally fine weather
for packing. Yet the plant is everywhere
reported late and fears are expressed that
frost may seriously shorten the crop. The
condition is naturally reported high with
a reservation by the most intelligent
correspondents that present favorable
appearances are deceptive; that in seasons
Of excessive moisture the outcome falls be-
low expectation, while in those of drought
the result is better than was feared. Wuh
an early date of killing frost the present
condition will be heavily discounted,
with a date later than the average large
crop will be gathered. The following
State percentages are presented: Vr-
ginia So North Carolina p, South Caro-
lima 81, Georgia 81. Florida SO, Alabama
81, Mississippi 10, Louisiana SO. Texas rs.
Arkansas 83, Tennessee 81 This makes
as a general percentage Sl4 of a full crop
prospect October l, compared with 1913
per cent last October.