The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11
CONDITION OF COTTON CROP.
AN INCREASE or % POINTS OVER
THE JUNE RETURNS.


The Condition 80 Points below That
OF July Last Year--A Falling on of
1000, 900 Acres in the Area of Corn.
The Average Condition of the
Crop 9.5 Points below That in July
of Last Year-Thc Condition Of
Winter Wheat Better Than Last
Month and Last Year-Thc Dat
Crop Also Very Promising.
Washington, July 1O.--The July returns
for cotton to the department of agricul-
ture indicate an average condition of So
as compared with S2.5 In june an increase
of 25 points. The average condition for
July, 1896, was 915. The average of the
states are as follows: Virginia, 81; North
Carolina, 90 South Carolina. Sc; Georgia.
So; Florida, so; Alabama, IS; Louisiana, 49,
Texas, S. Arkansas, IS; Tennessee, 3d.
Missouri. IS; Oklahoma, 50; Mississippi ST.
Indian Territory, SO.
The July returns to the statstician Of
the department of agriculture indicate the
following average conditions: Corn, S29
winter wheat, Sl.2; spring wheat, 9l2; COM
bined spring and winter wheat, $40; oats
SIS; winter rye, 50; spring rye, 80; barley,
SS.5; tobacco, 7S.5; Irish potatoes, SIS
The report on the acreage of corn, which
is preliminary, shows a decrease of IL
per cent, as compared with that of last
year. This represents a decrease of about
100000 acres. Illinois, Missouri, Kansas
Texas and one or two less important corn
producing states show an increased
acreage, but this is more than offset by
the shrinkage in Iowa, Indiana, Ohio
Kentucky, Tennessee and other states
The average condition of corn is only g. g.
or 9.5 points lower than in July of last
year. The principal state averages are as
follows; Ohio, 76; Michigan, So Indiana,
So; Illinois, SO; Iowa, 70; Missouri. 80; Kan
sas, 80; Nebraska, 50: Texas. lO1; Tenues-
see, 80; Kentucky, 81.
The condition of winter wheat. Sl2 is
~ points higher than last month, and Is
points higher than In July OF last year:
that of spring wheat 91.2, is lie higher
than that of last MONTH but 81 points
lower than in July of last year. The av-
erage condition of spring and winter
wheat combined is 94.s, 15 points higher
than that of the corresponding period last
year.
The percentage of the wheat crop of 1896
reported as on hand July /, 1897, is So per
cent.
The average condition of the oat crop.
SIS, compares very favorably with that of
July 1896, and is only a small fraction of
per cent less than the average July con-
dition for the last ten years.
The average condition of winter rye IS l.
is eleven points higher than in July last
year, but that of spring rye, 80, is SO
points lower than II was at that time.
The condition of barley is improving
having advanced IL points during the
month, and is now slightly better than
last year.
The tobacco acreage shows falling off
of over 20 per cent as compared with last
year and the condition, 7S is less by 10
points than that of July last.
There is a decrease in the acreage of
Irish potatoes of 81, as compared with
that of last year. The shrinkage is gem
eral, Nebraska being the only state with
any considerable acreage devoted to this
crop that shows an increase. In point of
condition, also the crop at this time COM
pares unfavorably with that of last year
the figures being SIS and 80 respectively
The wool reports indicate SIS pounds as
the average weight per fleece as com
pared with 81 last year and Sc in 1896.
The European agent of the department
reports that the weather during June was
generally favorable to growing crops. ex-
cept in Russia and parts of Germany and
Italy, but the wheat crop will be below
the average in Great Britain France and
Austria Hungary. A consular report from
Winnipeg. Manitoba. indicates good crops
OF wheat, oats and barley on an increased
acreage in that province.