The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-11
CONDITION OF THE CROPS
COTTON SHOWS A DECLINE OF
OVER FOUR POINTS,


! The Average the Lowest Since 1886.
! The Season Almost Everywhere Too
Wet-Corn Shows a Slight Inpro ee-
ment-A Falling of OF over Three
Points IN Spring Wheat.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 10-The August re-
port Of the statistician of the department OF
| agriculture shows a reduction in the con-
dition OF cotton during July from 500 to
1913. This is the lowest average since
August, 1886, when the general condition
was one point lower The season has been
almost everywhere too wet, though, in
South Carolina and Georgia alterations of
excessive rainfall and blistering sunshine
have been injurious.
In Texas need Of rain is reported by some
correspondents.
The natural result OF these conditions ap-
pears in grassy fields. rank plank growth
and small frutsge with considerable she'd
ding.
Grass worms and caterpillars have ap-
peared III the more southern and western
districts, but no material damage has yet
resulted.
The state averages of conditions are: Vir-
ginia SO. North Carolina 80, South Carolina
49, Georgia 81, Florida ST. Alabama SO, Mis-
sssippi so, Louisiana IS, Texas So, Arkan-
sas 70, Tennessee 70.
CORN SLIGHTLY IMPROVED.
Tho crop returns OF the department Of
agriculture show a slight Improvement in
the condition of corn raising the monthly
average from 81. in July to S2.5 in August.
ln only four years siuoe the initiation OF
the crop reporting has there been a lower
August condition. In the year OF worst
failure QS8l) it was 79, declining to &C in
October. In 1890 1t was 1873, declining to
700 in October. In August, 1886. it was
S0.7, and in 1887 it was sos, declining later
only in the latter year.
A slight Improvement is indicated in the
states north Of the Ohio river, and a greater
advance in the states west OF the Mississippi
river, except Kansas and Nebraska.
The condition is high in nearly oil the
southern states, nearly the same as in July
in breadth west of the Mississippi; higher in
the lower states of the Atlantic coast, and
slightly lower in Alabama and Mississippi
A small decline is seen in the middle
states, except New York, and also in the
eastern states, though in both OF these di-
visions the average is higher than in the
west
The following averages of the principal
states are given: New York 80, Pennsyl-
vania &c. Virginia go Georgia 81, Texas
"a, Tennessee 90, Ohio 81, Indiana "a, Illi-
nois 70, Iowa 70, Missouri 80, Kansas 81,
Nebraska 80
Most correspondents indicate a present
tendency TO further improvement.
SPRING WHEAT.
The returns relating to spring wheat are
lower, declining during the month from a
general average of 900 to 1878. The reduc-
ton is from 80 to &c in Wiscoa sin; 90 to 81
in Minnesota, and 80 to So in North Dakota.
There has been u slight advance in South
Dakota and Nebraska, with no change in
Iowa. In the mountain states the condition
is generally high. In Washington a decline
is reported from 80 to rs as a result OF
blighting heat, and in Oregon from 81 to rs.
The condition Of other crops averages as
follows: Spring rye S9.S, instead Of 81. Z in
July; oats, S6.2, fall of point; barley
GIL, instead of 90; buckwheat acreage,
1913, condition, 92.9; potatoes 86.S, declin-
ing from 80; tobacco SS.S, a fall from 92.7;
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