The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-12
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
Great increase in Cotton Acreage in
Southern States.

Southern States.
Washington. June 1.-THE consoli-
dated return of cotton crop reports
to the Statistical division of the De
partment of Agriculture for the month
of June show the State percentages of
acreage as compared with last year to
be as follows:
Virginia. 107; North Carolina. III;
South Carolina III; Georgia, 113; Ala
bama, 1l2; Mississippi, ia; Louis
lana, 100; Texas, 116; Arkansas, 1870;
Tennessee, 12s; Indian Territory, 1G1;
Missouri, 1863; oklahoma. 1874
The general average is 1862. being
Is per cent increase of the May state
ment The average condition of the
crop for june first was: Virginia,
81; North Carolina, %; South Carolina,
81: Georgia. %; Florida, 50; Alabama,
1913; Mississippi, 104; Louisiana, "a;
Texas, %; Arkansas. t02; Tennessee,
us; Missouri %. General average
97.2.
In the Atlantic States. in spite of
the dry weather. in early spring, the
crop is a little earlier than usual. Poor
stands, on account of drought, are re-
ported from seven counties i'm Georgia
but the plants are in fine condition
as respects both cultivation and
growth throughout this region. In
Florida the crop is late aud stands are
poor on account of the excessive
drought. From Alabama Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and
Indian Territory the reports are unus-
ually encouraging, the crop is not only
early but stands are good and outlook
pormising for a full crop I'm a few
localities. however, there are com
plants OF damage by cutworms and
lice. In Texas, the conditions have
been less favorable than in the ATTAIN
tic and Gulf States. The cold and
damp weather, at seeding time not
only makes the crop late, but has re-
suited in infesting many a field in n
large area in the Southwestern part
of the State with all manner of insects
that damage the plant. A considerable
improvement, however, has been made
within the past month. First plant
ings seem to be doing much better
than later ones. In many of the heavy
producing counties, the stands are
good and indicate a close approxima-
ton to full crop.
Average of wheat: Percentages of
areas harvested last year have been OBJ
tanned from a greatly enlarged list of
correspondents, inquiries being adj
dressed in particular to $4,000 of the
principal millers throughout the coun-
try TO whose careful comparison of
rN1sa with hn
years many corrections of the prelim-
mary estimate of December last are
due. There has been some diminution
of winter wheat area owing to the to-
tai failure of the crop in some sections,
the ground being plowed up for spring
wheat or oats. These returns reduced
to acres give for the principal win
ter States: California. BOIL ,OO0 Kansas,
2,6S4,000; Ohio, 2,422 900: Indiana, q
100000; Illinois, 1.906,000; Missouri,
1,41S,000; Pennsylvania, 1928. 900:
Michigan, 1902 900; total winter area,
q, 100000. Spring wheat States: Min
nesota, 100000: North Dakota, $500
900; South Dakota, 2463.000; Nebras-
ka, 1874 1000; total spring area, H.
925 900. From Minnesota the depart
ment agent reports ''much larger area
than in 1895. partly owing to the plow-
ing of fields of winter wheat and rye.
but the principally to the fact that
the farmers increased spring wheat
area at the expense of the other crops.
Since the May report the conditions
of winter wheat has fallen As points,
that of June being 77.9 against 82.7 on
May first. The percentages of the prin-
cipal States are: Pennsylvania, 10;
Kentucky. IS; Ohio, so; Michigan. 70;
Indiana, 70; Illinois. 81: Missouri, so;
Kansas, IS; California, 9S. The condi-
ton of spring wheat indicates pros
porous yield that closely apporXimates
a full or normal crop. the average for
the county being 800 per cent. The
average for the year 1895 was SIS. The
average for the principal spring wheat
States are as follows: Minnesota, %;
Wisconsin, 40; Iowa. 1903; Nebraska,
1903; South Dakota, III: North Dakota.
1903; Washington, So Oregon, 95.