Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-12-05
Monthly Crop Report.

The following monthly crop re-
port was issued by DIR. d. G. God
win, Commissioner of Agriculture,
on Wednesday,:
Returns from ninety-three counties
Of the State, and of date Nov. 20, en-
able the Commissioner to make the
following summary Of the crop situa-
ton:
Corn-Nearly all of the corn crop
has been housed, and many CORES
pondents affirm that the quality is
better than for many years, and has
never been surpassed. 1t will be re-
membered that there was more late
corn this year than usual, and in
some instances this late crop was in
jured by drouth and frost. But des>
pite this fact the yield is very large,
being now estimated at 1915 per cent.
of full crop, as compared with S6,2
month ago. 1t is gratifying to note
that there has been a marked i'm
crease in the western or cotton
growing section of the State, in the
acreage seeded to corn, and the far
mers of that section are showing an
inclination to plant less cotton and to
devote more of their lands to corn,
wheat and grasses.
Cotton-Cotton picking has pro-
crossed well during the month, and
fully four-fifths of the crop has been
gathered. AS stated in a preceding
report, the staple is very fine, and is
unusually free from trash and stains.
The yield is larger than expected,
the estimate being now 1913, an adj
vance Of S.5 in the last thirty days.
The acreage is not so large as last
year.
Permissible yield of this crop
does not even come up to the expec-
tations of a month ago. There is
complaint that the crop did not ma
ture well. The yield is placed at
51.3, or little over half crop. This
does not mean, however, that the
total yield will be half as much as
last year, since the acreage is con-
siderably less than in 1890.
Wheat-Two months ago it SEEM
ed probable that the acreage of wheat
would be much larger than usual.
: AS the drouth continued, however,
from day to day and from week to
week, it became evident that the ex-
! pected acreage would be reduced, and
} it now appears that only about one
fourth the counties show a greater
acreage than last year; and by far the
3 greater number show a decrease. II
is noticeable that of the counties
which show an increased acreage
2 the largest number, proportionately
; are in West Tennessee. Most cores
0 pondents report the ground very dry
: at time of planting. In reply to the
( question, ais the stand of wheat
3 good, bad or medium" 3O7 replies
q were received, as follows: 1853
s medium; 80, bad; 80, good. ThC
= crop was sown very late, and this viii
4 be factor in estimating the probable
2 yield at the next harvest.
9 Winter oats, rye, barley and buck
: wheat, especially the latter, are no
raised to a considerable extent il
this State, but reports indicate tina
" the acreage of these crops will b.
o greater than last year.
?. Stock-All stock go into winter il
!. excellent condition, Notwithstanding
q the fact that fall pasturage wa
:. seriously injured by drouth. On
4 farmers are blessed with barns NOR
- than usually full. There have nc
been as many fattening- hogs as usual
:. nor are they of a large size. Tn
/. abundance Of corn, however, wit
| the large mast in some sections, ha
Il contributed to put them i'm fine cor
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