The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-16
TIE COTTON CROP.
In Poorer Condition Aug. Than
at Same Date in Years.
BIG STATES SHOW LOSSES.
Georgia. Alabama and Texas
Crops Decline 6 Points Dur
ing Month. Corn, Wheat
and Other Crops.

ing Month. Corn, Wheat
and Other Crops.
The monthly report of the statistician
of the department of agriculture shows
the average condition Of cotton on
August l to have been 81, as compared
with 81 S on July l, 91.2 on August l,
1899, 500 at the corresponding date IN
1897 and SIS the mean Of the August
averages for the last ten years.
There was decline during July
amounting to ) points in North Caro-
lima, in South Carolina, 6 in Georgia,
Alabama and Texas. + in Tennessee and
2 IN Missouri. On the other hand,
there was an improvement Of l point in
Louisiana, points in Virginia, Okla
homa and Indian Territory, 3 points in
Florida. and Mississippi and points IN
| Arkansas.
The average of the different States
on August were as follows:
Virginia IS: North Carolina So: South
Carolina IS: Georgia 10: Florida %;
Alabama 81; Mississippi, Missouri, Ar
kansas, Louisiana S6; Texas 81; Ten
oessce 81; Oklahoma so; Indian Terri
tory 90.
The Texas report includes the con-
dition in the recently submerged re-
giou, special report on which IS al
most ready for publication.
Corn S9.9; spring wheat S3.6; oats
90.S: barley 93.G; spring ryeS9.O; buck
wheat 93.2; potatoes $50; timothy hay
S6.7.
The average condition Of corn i'm
proved 3.4 points during July, and on
August it was % points higher than
at the corresponding date last year, 81
points higher than Oh August l, 1899,
and 80 points above the mean of Au,
gust l, 1897, and 3D. points above the
mean of the August averages for the
last ten years. The averages in the
principal States are as follows: Ohio
90; Indiana 81; Illinois 81: Iowa 81;
Missouri IS; Kansas 1876; Nebraska SO.
The averag ge condition of spring wheat
declined ST. points during July, and on
August it was 1919 points lower than
on the corresponding date last year,
81 lower than on August /, 1897, and 3
points lower than the mean Of the Au-
gust averages for the last ten years.
The condition in the principal States is
as follows: Minnesota 90; Iowa 50;
Nebraska Sc: South Dakota 81; North
Dakota Sc; Washington S.; Oregon 81.
The average condition of oats i'm
proved 0.S points during July, and on
August it was sc points higher than
at the corresponding date last year, 4 S
points higher than on August /, 1897,
and S.3 points above the mean Of the
August averages for the last ten years.
The averages in the principal States
are as follows: New York 80; Penn
sylvania 9S; Ohio and Minnesota 93;
Iowa "a; Kansas S., and Nebraska 81.
The proportion of the oat crop OF last
year still in the hands Of farmers IS es-
timated at 60 per cent. as compared
with Ga per cent. Of the crop Of lo9!
in farmers hands one year ago, and 10. l
per cent. of the crop Of 1896 in farmers
hands two years ago.
The average condition of barley i'm
proved 66 points during July, and on
August it vas 14.3 points higher than
at the corresponding date last year, 81
points higher than on August !, 1877,
and Sc points above the meal OF the
August averages for the last ten years.
The condition in the principal States is
as follows: New Yord and Minnesota
90; Wisconsin 96; Iowa and North Da-
kota 81: South Dakota SO: California
81.
The average condition oc spring rye
declined = point during July and on
August l was II lower than at the
corresponding date last year and s
point lower than on August /, 1897,
but still LIS above the mean OF the
August averages for the last ten years.
In Wisconsin, which State produces
more than onc-half Of the entire spring
rye crop, the condition on August l
was %.
Preliminary returns indicate an IN
crease of seven eights OF per cent. IN
the acreage in buckwheat as compared
with last year. There is an apparent
Increase of ) per cent. in New York and
Of , per cent. in Pennsylvania. Tie
average condition OF buckwheat is +
points higher tl!lan at the orresFonding
date last year, and IL points lower
than on August l, 1897, and % points
above the mean of the August averages
for the last ten years.
The average condition Of potatoes de.
clined s point during July, but is still
81 points higher than on August /, 1888
l5.l points higher than on the cores
ponding date in 1891 and SO points
above the mean Of the August averages
for the last ten years.
OF the l3 principal sweet potato
States. report dcclire during July
and t an improvement, while IN one,
North Carolina, the condition remains
about the same.
Preliminary returns indicate a reduc
ton of g. per cent. in the hay acreage.
Of the States moving one million acres
or upward last year, only Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and
California showed an increased acreage.
The condition Of timothy hay is l2.G
points below that Of last year.
The average condition Of tobacco has
declined II points in kentucky, & in
Tennessee and Missouri. , in Virginia
and Pennsylvania, , in Massachusetts,,
in OHIO and Wisconsin and 5 in In
diana. On TIE other hand it has I'M
proved ) points in North Carolina and
MARYLAND. ) points in New York, ans