New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-11
THE CONDITION or THE Crops
THE FIGURES FOR CORN And WHEAT WGR' FOB
COTTON LESS SATISFACTORY.

THE FlGDR t> fOk NOltN MD hhINi i'''A' A~~
COTTON LESS SATISFACTORY.
Washington. sept IO.-The statlstlcaE Of the Dc
partment Of Agriculture reports the september gen
eral averages Of cereal crops a. follows N"Ih "i'
wheat. 96s rye, 05I oats. 0o.7 barley. o43 buck
wheat $3.50 A small advance s noted IN AL bue"
wheat alone excepted. The average for potatoes Is
o4s: for tobacco. s7.4. The condition Of corn
twenty one points higher than In september Of ia't
wear and has been exceeded only three times III 'hS
last ten years. State averages are g'ner'iN Mgh'
the lowest are those Of Michigan and Wisconsin. IN
the Eastern and Middle states the crop well grown
X generally caring well but little hate and recent
cool nights prevent rapid advancement. fro, has a.
vet done no damage. The crop j. IN bne oonoiuoh
I'm the southern states. Ii i not so nhch WI"rVu
bv heavy rains as cotton. I'm some BOTTOM Mhns
water has caused material injury, while on upmh''
the crop Is remarkably good. II was somewhat '''.'
l,it Is now generally beyond the reach ~ frost.
fine Weld has been made west Of the Mi'Si~Npp'
though I'm Western Texas n little reduced 10y hrouih'
II Is above medium throughout the SCUM rs "h''o'
In the Ohio Valley corn is heavy In stalk somewhat
late in caring from cool nights In some pmceS nas
been blown down BY heavy winds. yet is geher"iN
promising In Indiana and Illinois there was injury
from drouth In July aud early IN Augl'I Wn'n u''
been partjay repaired by recent rains. In h'm'
con there has been considerable injury from frost.
wisconsin repors damage from frostS; there WAS also
damage from frost in the Dahotas. In iowa anu
Nebraska the crop is late In Missouri "''e'""'o
heavy rains and drouth have been unlh'oiaD'e' IN
Western Kansas crops suffered from drouth' 'a'N'"
counties have heavy crop. ,
rho condition n wheat j., very high cons derins
both winter and spring varieties, In soils. hde' asa
elevations so widely differing. The general a'el"Se @
bcen exceeded only slightly twice since 1917 ]" -
and 1884. state averages are quite UNIFORM o"s 70
falling below o. and three below 3d. the lo"eS' O"s
SO for south Carolina. and 81 Tor Norm '"'''"'
The figures Tor the principal wlleal GROWING s'''0 '
as follows: Ohio 90 Michigan, 90. Indiana ioo'
Illinois, 100: Wisconsin, 90: Minnesota I'D Io"i'
90; Missouri. o.; Kansas, SO; Nebraska 09' Nofn
Dakota "a: south Dakota 90; California 10 ''cs''
81 Washington, 03. East OF the mountalh'' ''e"'
York 90: Pennsylvania, 90; Maryland, 81; FFghs
o. in the southwest, Texas, 81. IN u' 'Iu''s
States wheat was generally well filed hAr'c''''
in good condition, yielding well IN the sprlns. ~
few counties in Pennsylvania, and in parts % mary
land and Virginia there has been injury IN the
shock Tho Texas crop was unusually hne ana was
harvested I'm May aod June. with variable returns
I'm Ohio and Michigan the tenor OF remark 10
TO quality, quantity and CONDITION Is very "'"i'
able In Indiana ard Illinois, Missouri ana h"'SS''
thresbng gave Yields better than was expected
sIhe reports conserving Quantity riuu HtHb
OF spring wheat in Mnne'ott are extremely taSoleol
W Iavnr.he In iowa Nebraska and tire Dak0tas. IA
IRENE Yields OF 80 to 40 bushels are reported IN all teh
states The spring wheat of the Paclhc Cast has bten
ooeS1bat infnTed BY hot and bnghtng weather
There is reduction In the condition of cotton duE-
Ing the last month OF SIX points. from SO I 81;
he cause an the Atlantic Coast has been excess o.
rainfall causing overgrowth Of the plant and diminish
inc fine tendency 10 fruitage. From Alabama west
ward drouth was the main factor Of loss, assstea by
the boil worm and caterpillar. Condition Is lowest III
Arkansas Louisiana aud Tennessee. In few c"uh
lies OF Texas heavy rainfall In the morning, followed
by hot sunshine In the afternoon caused serious ,he
ding OF forms The most serious complaints are u
shedding fruit and leaves, rong Of b0lls sprouuhs %
seed in the bos. rust staining u open cotton eASgP
destructive In the affected by drOuth, rust ana
shedding also occur. 49, IN
The State averages are as follows: Virginia 73.
loss of points North Caplina 20, eain 81 points
South Carolina 81 a loss Of points georgia e,
loss of 4 points Florida s.. Joss 81 . point Az
bama 80 a loss Of q points; Mississippi S. los OF
10 point, Louisiana 81. Il los Of points TeAa, -.
a loss u 10 POINTS Arkansas 49, a loss OF pAhV''
Tennessee II. a gain Of points.