The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-11
COTTON LESS PROMISING.
a REDUCTION IN CONDITION IN
NEARLY EVERY STATE.

| OAA blAO hh4oAALAC SOhSb-A OTOuRAL
the Complaint From Alabama West
ward.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 10-The September
report Of the department. of agriculture
| makes a reduction Of the condition of cotton
during the past month of six points, from
$50 to S2.7. August is CRITICAL period in
the growth of the cotton plant, and sixteen
times in twenty years has deterioration been
indicated by the returns Of Sept. 1. In four
| exceptional years the August averages were
relatively low and the decline had occurred
during the previous month. The cause of
| the present reduction on the Atlantic coast
has been an excess of rainfall, causing over
growth Of the plant and diminishing the
tendency to fruitage. From Alabama, west
| ward drought was the main factor of
| loss, assisted by the boil worm and cater
| pillar. The condition is lowest is Arkansas,
| Louisiana and Tennessee. In a few ooun-
| ties Of Texas heavy rainfalls in the morning,
| followed by hot sunshine in the afternoon,
caused serious shedding of forms
SHEDDING AND RoTTING.
The most serious complaints are of she'd
| ding OF fruit and leaves, rotting Of bolls
| and specking OF open cotton. Except in a
| few localities, where cotton worms are
unusually destructive, in the area affected
| by the drought rust and shedding
also occur. Sudden extremes Of tempera-
ture, cool nights followed bv hot days, have
been productive Of similar indications of
deterioration. ANY cause reducing vitality
and threatening decay produces these fire.
quently indicated diseases aud conditions.
| The relative degree of loss from these
causes is indicated by the state averages Of
| c condition, whicn are as follows:
Virginia. 7S, loss of points; North
Carolina, 70, gain of points; South Caro-
lima, 81, loss of 2points; Georgia, 80, a loss
of points; Florida, SO, loss of points;
Alabama, S3, a loss Of points; Mississippi,
SO. a loss of 10 points; louisiana 55, a loss
of 5 points; Texas 80, loss Of 10 points;
Arkansas, Sc, q loss of 9points; Tennessee,
s4, gain of 2 points.
CEREAL CROPS.
The statistician Of the department OF ag-
rlcuture reports the September general
averages Of the cereal crops as follows:
Corn Oil. wheat 96.6, rye 95.1. oats 90.7,
barley 94.3. buokwheat 96.6 A small ad-
vance is noted In all, buckwheat alone ex-
cepted. The average for potatoes is a. 3,
| and for tobacco 87.4.
The condition OF corn is 81 points higher
than in September of la't year, aud has been
| exceeded only three times in the past ten
| years. The state averages are generally
| high; the lowest are those of Michigan aud
| Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota
i coming next, while South Dakota Nebraska
aud Kansas make figures under the general
I average.
IN THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE STATES.
In the eastern aud middle states the crop
Is well grown, is generally earring well, but
| little late, and the recent cool nights pre-
vent rapid advancement, yet fros5 has as
yet done no damage. The crop is in fine
condition in the southern states 1t Is not
SO much injured by heavy rains as cotton.
In some bottom lands the water has
caused material injury while on the
uplands, the crop is remarkably good 1t
was somewhat late, but is now generally
beyond the reach Of frost. A fine yield has
been made west of the Mississippi, though
in Western Texas it is little reduced by
drought. IL is O crop decidedly above the
medium throughout the sou h as a whole.
Many correspondents refer to IL az the best
in years.
IN THE OHIO VALLEY.
In the Ohio valley corn is heavy in the
stalk, somewhat late in caring from cool
nights; ;ssin some places has been blown
down by heavy winds, yet is generally very
promising Local droughts are mentioned
at few points as a cause Of deterioration,
without producing very serious loss. A
correspondent in Franklin county, Ohio.
claims the heaviest crop in forty
years In Indiana and Illinois
there was some injury from drought
in July and early in August, which has
been partially repaired by the recent rains.
II frost holds off ten days, nothing but the
latest planting can be injured Absolute
immunity from loss would require exsmp-
} ton through September, yet most OF the
breadth is already safe.
DAMAGE IN MICHIGAN.
In Michigan there has been considerable
injury from frost in late planted fields.
Wisconsin reports damage from frosts OF
Aug. % TO 2S, and in some cases still earlier.
Some areas have been cut up for fodder in
this latitude. Many Minnesota correspond
ents promise a good crop ''if frost holds
off, while in the valley lands and
more northern sections 1t has already done
considerable damage. There are also re-
turns of injury from frost in the Dakotas.
In Iowa aud Nebraska the crop is late, and
would be injured by frost prior to Sept. 20,
and needs the entire month for the ripening
of late planted areas
In Missouri, heavy rains in June,
drought in July aud heavy rain and wind
storms recently have been unfavorable 20
the highest condition. On well-cultivated
and drained areas corn is heavy. The con-
dition is variable in Kansas, the western
district suffering from drought, while the
Iseastern counties have abundant moisture
and heavy crop.
CONDITION OF WHEAT.
The condition Of wheat is very high. con-
sidering both the winter and spring varie-
ties, in soils, lahtudes and elevations so
widely differing. The general average has
only been exceeded slightly twice since
1879, in 1892 aud 1884. The state averages
are quite uniform, but ten falling below 95,
and three below 90 the lowest being SO for
South Carolina and 81 for North Carolina.
The figures for the principle wheat growing
states are as follows: Ohio 98. Michigan 81,
Indiana 100, Illinois 100. Wisconsin 80,
Minnesota 100, Iowa 80, Missouri 81. Kan
sas 80, Nebraska 9S, North Dakota 95,
South Dakota 80, California 9S, Oregon 81,
Washington 93, New York 98, Pennsylva-
MIA 80, Maryland 81, Virginia 95. In the
southwest, Texas 81. In the middle sta tes
wheat was generally we'll l-filled, harvested
in good condition, and yielding well in the
threshiug. In a few counties in Psnnsyl-
vsnia, and in parts Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia there has been some injury in the
shock.
THE TEXAS CROP.
The Texas crop was unusually fine, was
harvested In May aud June, and is now
mostly marketed. In one county yield of
twenty to twenty-three bushsls per acre
is reporied, and in another eighteen
bushels A reporter in Kentucky claims
for wheat "oae of those exceptionally fine
crops that occur only at long
jntervals:" Others make less sanguine
sta4ap,anta with variable ratorna in 0hio