Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-11
THE LATEST CROP REPORT.
Condition of Cotton. Wheat, Corn, oats,


Rye, Etc.
The statistical report Tor June of the de.
partment of agriculture shows improve
ment to the status of cotton, the average of
condition having advanced from sss to
Ola since the previous returns.
There was generally an excess of moist
ure until about the 10th of June, with fine
weather since, giving opportunity for
destruction of grass and for thorough cul-
tivation.
on the Atlantic coast tho crop is gon-
orally well advanced, while il is late in the
Southwest, where planting was delayed by
oyerilows and by heavy rains. That which
was planted early began to bloom from the
18th TO tho 18th, and in the Southwest some
bolls are reported as carly as the 10Th.
While the plant is in vnrous stages of
advancement from the wide range OF seed
ing, IL IL now almost invariably in full
vigor of growth, Of good color and high
promise, very free from rust aud free from
worms except the weak invasiuus of FIRST
broods in the moro Southern belt.
Tho present average of July condition
has been exceeded only once in tho last
iivo years. Nearly throughout the cotton
area two or three weeks Of dry weather is
reported, but scarcely any injury from
drought Since the first of July heavy
rains have been reported on tho Atlantic
coast.
Tho winter wheat report represents the
crop as harvested in all but its more north
ern attitudes. II shows somC advance in
condition where it was lowest in June in
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri,
and slight decline In Ohio, Kentucky, tho
Pacific coast and in the Southern states.
The general average is 7G.2, against Isl
last month, and the reduction Is mostly in
tho non commercial districts, the CONNER
cial supply states, taken together, making
nearly the same average as in Juno.
The spring wheat average has advanced
x "A % a III T,tt in
cipal states are as follows: Wisconsin,, % ;
Minnesota, gS; Iowa, % NcbraskN, - (;
the Dakotas, 9i; Montana, ~; Colorado,
30; Washington, 80, Taken together the
winter and spring wheat make al average
of So. instead OF S2.i last month.
The returns from the South are very un-
favorable, indicating scarcely moro than
half ofa full crop. The vitality of tho
crop was greatly impaired by March froSts
The aphis has been very prevalent on the
Atlantic coast, and saturating rains have
been injurious. These causes have pro-
duced shortening of the straw and
shrirellng OF the grain, with an unusual
prevalence of rust. The fly and Chiuch
bug appeared in some districts. After the
injury from trOsts that followed the lush
growth of a mild winter the crop fell an
easy prey TO all the plagCes that iufest ii.
heavy reduction in condition during
June is reported In Kentucky. Yield and
quality, rs tested.hy the thresher, are worse
than was anticipated, the plants thin on the
ground, the head slight, the berry shrlVulcd.
Ohio and West Virginia make slight rcduc-
lions; the winter killed areas disappointing
| expectations, while the unscathol fields
yield sound and plump grain.
In Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Kansas the least injured fields
manifesty improved during the last
month, and promised better results in
threshing, while the badlyiwinter- killed
ii t.s.l
was expected. Tho average was slightly
| advanced in all these states. The wide
range of local condition increases the dini-
Guilty in reporting a truo average. which
may be more closely apProNimatod amer
throshing.
In some counties the grain is reported
better than was anticipated. Some Cuun-
ties in Kansas claim sixteen Bushels some
| twenty per acre, and one reports the heSt
| crop ever grown in quality and yield,
| while others admit damage and dsap-
| pointment Spring wheat in the MisSis-
| sippl river states has had abundant mois-
| ture, while there is considerable complaint
OF the drought in the Missouri valley.
| y small Increase in the area of corn is
| reported of about siN-tCnths of per cent
| The largest proportional extension is in
The Northwest. There has been nearly |
per cent. increase in the South. The con-
| dillon OF corn averages 93.l per cent. IL il
| lowest IN the eastern part of the Ohio
valley, and relatively high in the corn
| growing states further west. The southern
states generally report above 30.
| There has been severe decline in the
| condition of oats, which has fallen from
SOS to SIG. II has been heaviest in the
cotton states, aud Is quite severe in the
| Ohio Valley. In the South, where winter
| oats are grown, rust has greatly injured
! the crop. In the West the aphis has sapped
| its vitality, aud rust has followed. Straw
| is short and the head chaffy.
The condition of rye is 81, nearly the
| same as at the last report. Barley has
| advanced from s6.4 10 Ss.3.
| The acreage of potatoes has not appre-
cisbly increased. The average condition
| Is sl7. 1t is lowest in Missouri, Kansas,
| Nebraska and Coorado, The condition OF
| pasture is high, averaging 96.
| An increase Of about 8 per cent. is re-
| ported in tobacco. Condition is relatively
low, averaging Ss.2, II is lowest in the
Ohio Valley.