The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-11
1T is GA AGAINST 1876
DECLINE DURING SEPTEMBER
IN ALL STATES.
CORN SHOWS A SLIGHT IMPAIRMENT
A Decline Of Tobacco Of Six Points in This
State. A Decline ia Sugar Cane Is
Reported. Rice Holds
Its Own Here.

Washington. October 10.-The Octo-
her reuort of the statistician of the De-
nartment of Agriculture shows the
average condition of cotton on October
lst. to have been GA, as compared
with 6S.5 last month; 15.4 in October
LIST. 1898: 40 at the corresponding date
in 1897. and 49,. the mean of the Octo-
Der average for the last ten years. The
decline during September affected al
most the entire cotton producing re-
gion. being points in North Carolina
and Indian Territory, four points IN
South Carolina. five in Georgia and
Texas, ten in Tennessee and II in Nirgl-
MIA and Missouri In Oklahoma the
crop held its own, and in Florida there
was an improvement Of two points.
The averages for the States are as
follows:
Virginia. 76: North Carolina and Ten
nessee. f6: South Carolina, g.: Georgia,
"a: Florida. 10; Alabama, 20; Mississ-
ippi. 60; Louisiana. Us; Texas, 90; Ar
kansas. 53: Missouri. "A; Oklahoma, 60;
Indian Territory, 46.
CONDITION OF OTHER CROPS.
Washington. October 10.-The Octo-
Der report of the statistician of the De-
partnent of Agriculture shows the aver
age condition of corn on October LIST.
to have been S2.7, as compared with 3d.
one month ago, $40 on October LIST,
1898; I'll at the corresponding date
in 1897, and 81 81 the mean Of the Oeto-
her averages for the last zen .eass.
No marked change in condition occurred
during September in any of the princi-
pal corn States, but except in Iowa,
where an improvement of two points is
reported, there was "a slight impair
ment.
Pending the receipt of the customary
reports from individual farmers and
the result of careful investigation
of conditions in the principal wheat
States, both spring and winter, by a
special agent, no estimate or the yield
of wheat per acre will be made. The
final figures, however, both as to acre
age and production. vii be ready for
publication at a much earlier date than
has been the case for some years past.
The preliminary estimate of the yield,
per acre of oats is 30T bushels, as
compared with 2i.S bushels last year,
2S.1 bushels in 1897. and 25.S bushels,
the average for the last ten years. The
average for quality is 800, against S4.5
last year, and SIG in 1897.
The preliminary estimate of the yield
per acre of barley is n bushels, as
compared with ZIG bushels last year.
24.5 bushels in 1897, and % bushels.
the average for the last ten years. The
average for quality is 1874, against BOG
last year and $40 in 1897.
The preliminary estimate of the yield,
per acre of rye is 14.I bushels as COM
pared with 1876 bushels last year, 161
bushels in 1897. and ten year average
of 1877 bushels. The average for quail
ity is 90, against 90.2 last year and 90. Z
in 1897.
The average condition of buckwheat
on October 1st was 702 as compared
with 1872 the previous month, 1872 on
October 1st, 1898; 90.S at the CORE
spending date in 1897 and S4.2 tine mean
of the October averages for the last
ten years.
The average condition OF potatoes OH
October 1st was ST. as compared with
1868 one month ago, 12.5 on October
LIST. 1898; 81 6 at the corresponding date
III 1871, ann to.1 the Hledll OF the Oclo-
Der averages for the last ten years.
In the condition OF tobacco there has
been an Improvement of 3 points in
Connecticut and Ohio and the marked
Improvement of fourteen points in New
York On the other hand, there has
been decline of 5 points in Virginia,
Kentucky and Wisconsin, Of six points
in North Carolina, two in Tennessee,
and three in Pennsylvania.
The reports on sugar cane are some
what less favorable than on SeptcmDcr
1st, there being a decline of FIVE points
in Louisiana and from one point to nine