The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-11
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN TEE CON
D.TION OF COTTON.


The General Average for the Whole
Breadth Shows an Advance of 3 Per
Cent.-The Returns and Condition
by states - The Report on Other
crops.
WASHINGTON, July 10-The July returns
70 the department Of agriculture show some
Improvement in ootton's condition during
the month of June. The general average
for the whole brsad5h has advanced three
points, standing at $50. This is three points
below the July returns last year, and one
above that Of 1889. In but four seasons
since 1874, have the July returns been
been quite general throughout
the whole belt, the result of favorable
weather during the month. The crop is
universally late, ranging locally from
few DAYS to two weeks or more. In the
Atlantic and Eastern Gulf states especially,
the plant is small and backward, and lack
Of suitable weather for choppi e out has
made the fields very grassy. termination
was slow and imperfect, eud replantiDg
failed to secure perfect starts.
SOME AREAS FLOWED UP.
Locally considerable areas have been
piowed UP and given TO other crops, or
abandoned entirely. From Mississippi
westward the plant. while somew hat back
ward. is Of good color, and is making gen
orally a vigorous growth. While planta-
tions, runninga sufficient number of plows
are reasonably clean, there is some COM
plant of lack Of labor.
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especially good The plant is vigorous, tie
fields we'll worked and fruiting has begun.
Worms are reported from but two coun>
ties, 10th in Texas, not even the invasion of
the first brood being noted anywhere else.
The returns Of condition by states are as
follows: Virginia s., North Carolina n,
South Carolina 90, Georgia S., Florida "a,
Alabama 81, Mississippi 81, Louisiana 80,
Texas IS, Arkansas 93, Tennessee 81.
The temperature of the month
was above normal throughout almost
the entire region. The rainfall, while
rather short generally, was sufficient, and
this fe orable combination of meteoroloSi-
cal conditions enabled the crop to re-
cover somewhat from the unfavoTable
earlier seasOn. The lateness of the plant
will make the final outcome unusually de-
pendent on the length Of the season.
CONDITION OF OTHER CROPS.
The July report of the department of
agriculture makes the acreage as compared
with the BREATH harvested last year: OF
corn 1888, potatoes 1928, tobacco 102 g.
Condltion-COrn 92S, winter wheat 9G.2
spring wheat GAL, rye 93.9. oats $40, bar
ley 800, potatoes 95.3, tobacco 81 The
heavy Increase in the corn acreage is more
apparent than the real comparison is with
the breadth harvested last year, when
there was q loss of 6000,000 acres by
abandonment on account Of drought. The
present returns makes the acreage less than
fSOOO,OOO acres, or somewhat smaller than
the area actually planted last year. Kansas
and Nebraska naturally show large in
crease out This area apparently does not
exceed that harvested in 1889.
THE CROP LATE.
The crop is late in all sections on account
OF drought and unfavOrable conditions Ct
the time Of planting and cool weather dur
ing May, but June was warm, with abund-
ant moisture, and the crop was coMiug
forward rapidly on July |. In the Ohio and
Upper Mississippi valleys the progress dul-
ing the month was es DeCially gratifying
put ia Kansas and Nebraska considerable
damage resulted from excessive rainfall.
III many districts the June rains prevented
proper working, leaving the fields foul but
a few days Of sunshine would remedy this.
Inc general average Is fraction below that
OF 1885 and 1890. and slightly above that Of
1889.
WINTER WHrAT
The condition Of winter wheat is returned
as practically the same as in June. The
crop is harvested except IN its more north
ern habitat, with the condition the highest
reported since 1879 with one exception. So
lar as can be judged al the time Of the
harvest the berry is reported generally
plump and In keeping with heavy straw,
but occasional mention is made of short
heads. The averages Of the principal states
are: Pennsylvania, IS; Ohio, 81; Michigan,
81; Indiana, 90; Illinois, 9S; Missouri, IS;
kansas, "a; California, So
The condition Of spring wheat improved
during June. the advance being in Mime
sofa and the Oak 5tas, where the month was
exceptionally favorable. Chinch bugs have
appeared IN portions of the northwest, but
with no appreciable damage yet The state
averages are: Wisconsin II, Minnesota 90,
Iowa IS, Nebraska SO, North Dakota IS,
south DAKOTA 81, Washington %.
OATS AVERAGE Low.
Oats have improved during the month,
Dut the general average is the lowest re-
ported since 1879, except in 1887, and last
year when the July condition of 81 6 was
followed by the practical failure of the CROP
no poor cohultion Is generally the result of
drought early in the season, the present i'm.
provement having followed the seasonabie
rains and high temperature of June.
lie first return of potatoes shows the
condition higher than the average of recent
years, while that of tobacco is higher than
In any year since 1856.
\, Ane fruit prospect is very fattering ia
New England and the North Atlantic states
ana "esE OF the Missouri river to the Pacific
=; special cable from the European agent
inuicates heavy deficiency in the European