New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-11
THE GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
FIGURES THAT INDICATE SMALL YIELDS OF
COTTON AND CORN.

vyosbinoton d. c., Nov. 10.-The cotton returns
NJ the Department Of Agriculture Tor the moi'"
Of November do not indicate a high rate vi s'e'''
but point rather TO diminished harvest as co"'-
"a rod with that OF 1892 which was less IMAM any
in the last decade. The causes OF the hsh, S'eu
,.o ,,.an heretofore reported. namely, drouth. eN-
cessiye moisture in some sections ana the Ia''so'
Of the insect enemies OF the piah' anu SUN
,.o co,ses of a minor nature. Local estimates
.or, in range from one-fourth TO three-fourths oi
fu,l CROP The weather throughout the entire
cotton belt has been generally favorable TO pick
49,, and the department Is advised that owing
o., ,bs fact a large part Of the crop has been sue
ossrfullv secured q considerable portion oi VIII"
hos been harvested The Indicated yielu' as "''7
.ced from the country estimates, apparent erfo''
wm,rated averages lisS poundc an acre. AS severe
eo,s have not yet been general, 1t Is poss'pie
49,. 81, renorted expectations may be exceeded.
IT,, November returns to the department OF the
.,s Of Weld an acre of grain make the average
Cor corn 226 bushels. which Is the sfniiiest !ie'
raoor,.d excepting those of 1876. 1871 ana isV io'
,h last ten years. The yields for those years
~ resnectively 30, 2Ol and 2o.1 bushels. IL Is Jess
w. ,,o .verape for the ten years 1870 to lS'? by
y. h,sba,s. less than the average for the sue
ao1,rp decade-lss0 10 lsss-by 10 busheis an"
les than the average for the three years ls" ~
zoo, ,y n little over one bushe The result II !"
h,ruony with the reported INDICATIONS uu''"s wv
,,c season. The July returns OF condiuo"
800, h,ob being 49, 2 from which point there was Il
,d decline ending in the returns OF october a,
ZAP = fall OF a little over eighteen points i'na r
o.. o., In The main the severe. extensive anu per
sistent drouth ,., - ,,,o,o,s ,,,v. tho esti.
me! M ,average Yield acre for the whole couh-
In'' - bushels. The consolidated returns lroii
Wy ',tobacco-growing States make the estimate
.ne ,a an acre $685. pounds. against ss- pouhnss
~ 49, The average yield OF hay Is report" The
IL ,cns an acre, against liz tons III N.Y. Nv,
- w.. as TO the yield of buckwheat give genera
,iiraee of AZ bushels an acre. as against III III
~ emnhis Tenn. Nov. lo-The recent fine weather
-, ", aided the rapid disposal Of the cotton crop
~, his district and most Of II has been marketed
~, ~ Rs also been picked out and prepared III an
J, ,nsnaly fine condition Down In the Nazoo
" ~. and i'm the bottoms of the Arkansas sne
"e!,r, neIls are nearly bare and IL Is expected
co.. .'',,,,, the end OF the month there will be no
l a. cotton To gather. The crop yield in portion
nor orr lower valley is not expected exceed last
Oh W In volume. In the hill country OF Mississippi
S,r Weld is expected Out In Texas over "A week
ia' a large area had been picked clean. the gins
haI closed down, and the seasons business was :,
na" "a FAR as field work Is concerned. Texas ~
oN., o~n for total yield Of not over 10000 bales
se' dacrease from last year o. more than 2loW
q ~ conservative opinions OF the total crop vary
p os O0UO 10000 bales. Such Il crop would
io ou a stock OF about 10000 bales hand at the
end OF the season