The morning news., 1891-10-11
CoTToN'S CONDITION.
a Decline of z Points During the
Past Thirty DAYS.

WASHINGTON, Oct 10-The October cot
ton report of the department. of agriculture
makes the general average Of the condition
OF cotton fa.T, against S2.7 d month ago.
Last year. in October, it was 50. Besides
this unfavorable difference in condition the
crop is late this year, and the chances are
against repetition of last years extraor-
dl1ary length of season for growth. The
average condition by states is as follows:
virginia, 72; North Carolina, 20: South
Carolina, 72; Georgia, IS; Florida, "A: Ala
bama, ~; Mississippi, "A; Louisiana, 70;
Texas, rs; Arkansas, 10; Tennessee, 20.
he Atlantic coast breadth has suffered
more from adverse conditions than the Gulf
coast areas. The excess Of moisture in
August and early in September, with
drought and high temperature later, tested
the vitality of the plants Of the coast region
severely. causing the shedding of leaves and
oolis, premature opening and light yield.
West of the Mississippi there was a
variable record Of moisture One county
in Texas, for instance. reports confined
drought for ninety days, while another
notes the prevalence of destructive rains.
This section reports smaller loss of fruit
age, BY sudden changes of temperature and
rainfall than the more eastern states.
There are insect losses somewhat general,
though not unusual or very heavy,
throughout the cotton belt, from the cater
pillar, boil worm and army worm, especially
in bottom lands.
STATISTICS ON OTHER CROPS.
The October report of the statistician of
the department Of agriculture relates to the
yields per acre Of grain and the condition of
corn, potatoes, blokwheat and tobacc ,.
The estimated average yields are: Wheat,
Is bushels; oats, 1913; barley, 25S: rye,
14.4. The condition of the corn crop is 90. s.;
buckwheat, 97.2; potatoes, 923; tobacco.
93.8.
The yield of wheat in threshing has in
most districts proved higher than the ap-
parent condition of the crop at harvesting
would indicate. IL the Ohio valley states
and in the spring wheat regions exceptional
individual yields have been more
numerous than usual, carrying the state
former years. The averages Of the middle
states are nearly as high. California pre-
sents Disappointing output, large area
having been cut for hay and some districts,
notably in San Joaquin valley, return
the yields as nearly failures.
The average yields of oats are higher than
the early returns of condition would indi-
cate, though thatIof last month, showing the
condition, when harvested, was the highest
AoA c0NoAdA cars oltEubig hDON6 bu5 TeCOTu
for 1889. Oats have evidently shared the
oeneicent influences of the present season,
yielding quite up to popular ex pectatioD.
The same may be said of barley.
THE CORN CROP.
The corn crop, very promising last month
though a little late and in danger of frost
above the latitude of 40. and somewhat
injured already in the more northern dis
tricts. has improved during the mouth as "a
result OF the Sigh temperature of the last
two or three weeks. A good crop is as
sured.
Potatoes, which were in some sections
threatened with rot on Sept. /. have come
through the month in good condition with
a loss of only half q point. There was q
slight lowering of the condition in Maine.
and in some states an improvement was
made.
The average condition of tobacco was
materially advanced during September by
fine weather for maturing.