The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-14
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Cotton Has Declined Three Points
since the June Report.
Corn Acreage Largely Increased and the
Condition mprOved-AVorage
by States.

WASHINGTON, July l0.-The July
returns 70 The SlaJlsLicisn OF the De
pArtmeut of Agriculture mEie the
average condition OF cotton 81 :,
against $50 in June, showing a de-
cline Of points. The averages by
States are: VIrgiaia 90, North Caro-
lima 81, South Carolina 80, Georgia
IS, Florida 96, Alabama 81. Missis-
sippi 50, Louisiana, 81, Texas 81,
Arkansas &c. Tennessee So.
For comparison the returns fully,
1892, are given. General average
81 8, State averages: Virginia 50,
North Carolina 81, South Carolina "a,
Georgia So, FLORIDA Sc, Alabama 80,
Mississippi IS, Tennessee 81.
The r. ports show prevalence OF bad
weather conditions, cool nights, ex-
cessiye rains and occasional drought
spots. Considerable injury has been
done by lice aud Olher insects.
The returns IF July to the statisti'
Ciau Of the Department OF Agricul-
ture makes the following averages Of
conditions: Corn, 932; winter
wheat, II Z; spring wheat, "A : oats
SIS; rye, So 3; barley, SS.S; potatoes,
D1,S; tobacco $50.
The preliminary acreage OF corn is
reported as l03 as compared with
the acreage harvested last year, being
an incress sc OF something over O00,-
900 acres. The averages Of the prIu-
cIpal States are: Ohio 90, Indiana
lO3, Illinois l05, Iowa l05, Missouri
1913, Kansas 10, Nebraska ll2, Texas
lOl, Kentucky So.
The average condition Of corn IL
30 2, against 81 last July. The aver
age in the principal States are: Ohio
%, Indiana SO, Illinois %, Iowa 50,
Missouri 81, Kansas 90, Nebraska "a,
Texas 81, Kentucky 80.
The condition of winter wheat il
~, against IS ) last month and S9t
in July, 1892 The principal States
averages are: New York 49, Penn
sylvauia "a, kentucky 80, Ohio SO,
Michigan 20, Indiana SO, Illinois 66,
Missouri II, Kansas 46, California S.
Oregon 96
The condition of spring wheat is
Il !, against 900 in July, 1892; last
month it WAS S6.4. State averages
are: Minnesota II, Iowa 95, Nehrasks
rs South Dakota 50, North DakOtu
%, W Washington 81.
Condition OF all wheat July |, 1898
was 76.6; on June it WAS 1873. The
condition OF oats remains about the
same as it stood last mouth, being
SIS rs against SO 9 June |. This is
the highest condition since 1889
when it stood at Oil; declining tC
81 6 in 1890, advancing to 81 in 1871
and dropping to ~ il 1892. In Juiy
1886, the condition Vas SSS, the samt
rs the present mouth. The July re
turns show slight advance in thu
condition Of rye from S46 Oh June
to S53 this mouth. Winter ry'
stands at S3.S and spring rye at 500
The combined average as stated
above being S. 3. The condition o
barley, like that Of oats and rye, hs
changed but little during the month
The average is SS.S against SS3 OF
the lst Of June. The condition is tn
result of cold, backward spring
with drought in some sections sn'
TOO much moisture in others. Tn
acreage devoted to potatoes this yea
ls l0l.l per ceLt. Of that OF last year
The condition is little higher thai
last year. There are reports Ofiniur,
from Colorado beetles, aud especially
In the central west. The tobacco
acreage is returned at $50 per cent. o
the area devoted to that crop las
year. Condition stands $50. Tn
condition of clover is % 6, of timoth,
S9S and of pasture $40.