The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
.COTT0N'S CONDITION.
National Departments Re-
port is Not Bearlsh.

The Gsaeral Aperage of Condition IS
1871 Lopsr Than at Same Time
Last Year.
Washington, June lo-Statisti
clan Robinson of the agricultural de-
partment to day Issued the following
monthly cotton crop report, the new
statistician, Mr. Hyde of Nebraska.
net yet having taken charge OF the.
work.
The consolidated returns of reports
to the statistical division of the de-
partment of agriculture for the mouth
Aof June show State percentages Of
acreage as compared with last year
Is be as follows: Virginia LOG, North
carolina 1o6, South Carolina l03,
Georgia 10S. Florida 95, Alabama
1o2, Mississippi SO, Louisiana 100,
Texas l06, Arkansas 105. Tennessee
s1O5, Missouri 107, Indian Territory
1874 Oklahoma $50 General aver
ages1OS S, making atotal acreage Of
ss24. .09l 1914, as compared with 23,-
s27l, ,704 acres last year.
The average condition of the crop
MAS Virginia 81, North Carolina
s8. South Carolina 81, Georgia 81,
Florida 90, Alabama 81, Mississippi
rs, Louisiana 81. Texas 81, Arkansas
ss3 Tennessee q Missouri 80, Indian
Territory IS. Oklahoma 72. General
average 83 S against 81 2, the June
condition Of last year
The crop throughout the cotton
:beif is from one to three weeks late
The weather during the past month
Has been cold and damp and uDfavor-
able "a the growth Of the plant. The
stands are irregular and poor in many
localities, and the damage by insects
has required much replanting As 3
general thing the single crop has
been well worked and IS free from
grass. a large number ef counties
id ID Texas report the plant in good
condition aud promising q fair yield.
The increased use of fertilizers is
greater than ever IN Alabama and the
Atiantic States Twenty six ccun-
ties ID Georgia report 9 decrease OF
81 per cent. in the area planted in
sea island cotton, twenty four coun-
ties ID Florida decrease of II per
cent while the South Carolina re:
ports show an increase of 5 per cent
u Sea Island acreage
TIE CEREAL CROPS
The departmen. this afternoon also
issued the following cereal crop re
port, Mr.. hyde, the new satistician
not taking charge until after this
report
The report ofJ une lst. consolidated
from returns of township, county and
State correspondents Of the depart
ment Of agriculture makes the acre
age Of winter wheat at present grow
! in,g. after allowance for abandonments
81 6 per cent of:the area harvested
last year OF SO 9 per cent. Of the area
sown in the fal! Of 1886 This in
round members IS 21,562, ,000 acres
The percentages ofwiDter wheat acre
ages upon the basis indicated OF the
principal winter wheat States are as
follows
Ohio s7,, Michigan SO, Indiana
Cd Illinois II, Missouri 90, Kansas
81 California 1o5. In New York,
Pennsylrania. Delaware. Virginia,
North Caroline, Alabama, Texas.
Arkansas, Tennessee, and West
Virginia the area sowu compared
with that harvested last year has been
materially increased
The condition Of winter wheat has
fallen since the report OF May !, be-
ing rs 5 per cent against S02 on
that date. decline of II points
The condition on June lst lass year
was 779. The percentages ii iht
principal States are Ohio IS, Michi
gan 10, Indiana 60, Illinois SO, Mis-
sonti As, Kansas So. California l3
The percentage of spring wheat area
for the entire country as compared
with that of 1896 has been inceased,
being 10 per cent of last years
acreage The total area of spring
wheat sown is. there fore,
in round numbers. 100000
acres, and the combined winter and
spring area is 34.569, 900 acres. or
90 9 per cent of that harvested in
1896.
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