The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-28
CORN AND COTTON.
Detailed Report As 10 Their Condi-
ton for Harvest.
both the Great staples Of the West and
south Badly Damaged Condition OF
the Crops In the Great
surplus states

WASHINGTON. sept 1.-THE monthly
crop reports, which are issued By the
department Of agriculture. always ar,
OF great interest during the harvest
months Of the year. Not only are they
watched FOR with earerness by the
agricultural interests ~ the country,
but they play an important part in
Shaping the course Of financial move
mcnts. During most q. the year only
general bulletins find their way into
print, stating the general condition of
various crops in the several states. The
report. however, for the month Of Sep
tember Will lie one Of general interest
throughout the south and west, es-
pecially where il touches upon the
corn and cotton CROPS. the two great
western rnd southern staples
The corn crop, which is given below
in reports from the separate counties
OF the states in question, shows the
lowest condition for the month of Sep
tenn Der since ISL. The decline has
been very decided in all of the surplus
corn states except Illinois. The cause
Of this sudden reduction was a per-
sistent and unprecedented drought
supplemented in Nebraska. Kansas and
Iowa by scorching winds. As an effect
Of the extreme drought a special report
from Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin. Mis-
souri,. Kansas, Nebraska and South
Dakota shows that out OF 40. SIS. 9si
acres planted, Is, 100000 acres, or 80 per
cent. have been abandoned or cut up
for fodder. This is a loss Of 20 per cent.
OF the entire corn average.
The corn report from Texas BY coun-
ties is as follows:
Cameron county. present planting promises |
good returns Coke. short at least 81 per cent. |
b. hot winds Harrison. injured By rains. Free |
stone. injured by Drought: Clay. never better. |
Cleveland about ~ per cent. crop. kaufman. /
injured by drought. Montgomery. cut aud short /
owing % drought. Wise, not doing well. dry /
weather has reduced yield wonderfully. Bexar
nearly al gathered since the August rains:
Bowie, early planting good. Cass. in rne con-
dition. largest yield for years: Hall, Injured ty
drought. Leon, average crop; Naiarorda. ex-
ccssive rains for the past two months have
badly injured crops Blaine. satisfactory. Clay,
badly damaged by sweat. Hopkins. in
lnred BIZ drought and hot winds in July.
TAYLOR drought viii cut down crop 81
per cent Austin poor and short
Buraet. shrivcled very much cousc-
Guentiy very light Ford, good crop. good
quality, kanes, cut short By drou-hts. Mills
gathering HOW Ia progress. Brown. will not
make more than one-.weutieth o. crop. Cole
man, harvested yield j. light ana quality poor.
Comanche needing rain.
Following are the returns by com
ties from the cotton crop:
TEXAS
Bosgue county, injured by boil worms and
sharp>hooters Coke, cut short q per cent by
boil worms and drought. Harrison. affected by
rust Llano. injured BY drought Marion. album
dance q rain but complaint ~ rust. Morris |
looking fine, Live OAK. cotton worm doing ,
much damage. Freestone. injured ~ drought |
and rust. Anderson, with fine weather the top
crop will be good as first crop. plant is now |
Lee. damaged by rains and boil !
worms. outlook discouraring. Goliad. pros !
nect FOR fine top crop Lavaca. wet
weather been destructive. b0ils are rot ,
ing and worms doing much damage:
3cxar. doing Well CLAY. very good. !
cleveland. about three-fourta crop. kaufman,
ooll-worns have appeared, but large crop is
assured Montgomery. condition 4 equal To Z,
asst year. but yield will not reach that ~ last
scar, no worms as yet. two-th.rds crop. Whar-
on. rain has injured crop. some crop de- ,
'trnyed. Runnel>- owing 70 recent rains the
prospect j. 1ne. Stephens. an average yield. !
Macon. doing well. Bowie. has fallen OF con- !
'icerabiy owing 70 boll-worrns ana drought
ate planting looks PROMISING. Stonewall. some ,
damage by worms; Wise. holl-worms az work .
N bottom lands. crop viii be Gu; short at least
lalf. Bexar. prospect good for a large crop. .
ass, promises a large yield. some black rust
n sanay soil and red rust or blight In balance
loll-worms are az work. causing much dam
lgs FRO looking fine. plenty ~ rain. Kendall.
suffered from long drought. but late rains re-
rived IL. Leon. damaged by rust and boil +,
worms Matagor 10. rnttnE badly In the bolls. ,
lNe 10 the rains. Pamela. damaged by rust
Victoria. suffering from boil rot. Hood. badly
damaged by boil worms aud rain. Jones. boil !
md leaf worms daI4a-ing crop. Camp. boil /.
Norm~ have appeared causing much damage. |
ay badly damaged hv drought in some Sec
IONS others 100 wet and injured by boil worms
lrd -harpshcoters. Ellis. outlook very favor- {
iu-r h~avy rains and cluldy weather have ,
started q rapid growth and caused shedding ~
squares lila. damaged BIZ boil worms, Hop
sin> fain aNi uuN worms Injured crup. but
sifh favorable FAN 4 good yield mas be given.
Nulau etanG py0r too much weed aud very
aie iei River. considerable damage by boil | ,
sYrm- ana sAArrshooter~ >hacklef0rd. some
iam4-n Ny bpil worms. Nan ZAadt On account
~ rain has LARGE stalk, bu, not full
ruitea san Augustine. TOO much rain. /
iayi0F. me weed fruiting we'll boil
worms have appeared and should they
continue their work crop viii be al
most failure. Angelina wet Weather has /
caused i falling on II shedding and rust con-
lnrc much longer crop will be- a failure. Aus
Nh. damaged from wet weather. causing over
growth rOit.Eg and shedding worms. Bur
net affected hy boil worns Ford. doing well
and an average crop, karncS. growing fast.
blooming putting on squares good prospect
Tor heavy TIP crop. Nc Lehman. affected by boil
worms Brnxos picking s. now general. gener-
Al average nov CT on by drought; Collin. boil
worms have lowered prospect 70 half crop.
John-s-l. boil worms causing great cestruc-
tOn. TpShur. fallen ~ since last report
Brown. damaged by worms and drought. some
fields hardly worth picking. Coleman. have
greatly improved in condition and growing
wonderfully il j. now subject 70 damage from
boil worms and sharpshootcrs: Caldwell.
very greatly injured by drought: Co
snanc he. damaged by oyerfows. boil and
army worms Fisher. very promising but for
bon worms Medina. doing very well since late
rains. Nucccs. since late rains outlook very
much improved BurleSon. rain roiting crop
ARKANSAS.
Poln-et county damaged hy drought stone,
has she'd squares and hollis from drought Gar
land small; bnt well formed. Pope. Laiily dam
aged IN drought. Van Buren,. affected M rust
Fulton. improved over last month. Columbia
bnll worms and rust damaged crop. Arkansas I