The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-12

amt retarded work in portions of the
South Atlantic Calf States; and hot,
dry weather has been unfavorable IN
the Missouri and upper Mississippi
valleys and on the North Pacific coast.
ENtrrmc heat and drought in localities
of Oklahoma and Texas have also been
very detrimental to crops.
Late corn continues to show i'm
pr"vrmcnt, although it was injured by
drought and heat in portions of Kan
SaS; has suffered further decline in
Missouri, and needs rain III Nebraska;
1t has suffered injury by tloodson low
lands in Tennessee. Reports indicate
that the bulk of the late corn Will be
safe from injury from frost by Septcm-
hrr l5 /" 20, but that some very late
fields will require until October l to
fully mature the crop.
Another uufdvOrablc week for cot
ton. Continued complaints of rust and
Shrddin" arc received from the greater
portion OF the eastern and central Sec
lions of the cotton belt, while Okiaho-
ma and Arkansas report injury from
premature opening. In Texas the
carly cotton continues to open and is
beng rapidly picked, but the late crop
Is greatly dctrrioratcd and III Il critical
state, with complaints of rust and
shielding. Picking, while retarded in
Georgia and portions of Florida, is in
/ progress in nearly all sections, and
/ with favorable weather will soon be
/ general.
Very favorable reports concerning
| tobacco are received from all scctiOus
except Marylaud, where it is not cur
ing satisfactorily, and Virginia, where
the yield Is invariablc. Cutting is
general, and the bulk of the crop is in
shed III Wisconsin.
The monthly report of the statisti-
elan of lhc department of agriculture
show the average condition of cotton
ON August ~ to have been 7l.4 per
cent, as compared with 77.2 on the
10Th Of July; GS.2 on September /,
1890; $50 Oh September |, 1899; and
II lrn-lcar average of 749.
There was an Impairment of condi-
uon during August amounting TO 1S
III points: 10 in Oklahoma, in Arkan-
Sao, in Alabama, 4 in Virginia, in
Louisiana, and point in North Caro-
| lima and Florida. On the other hand,
/ there was an improvement during the
month in Georgia, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Indian Territory and Mis-
sour, amounting to 3, 5, 3, | and d
. points, respectively. In Mississippi
/ there were no apprcciable changes in
condition
condition below the ten average is
/ reported IN Il aJorlty OF the States.
! The deficiency Is 10 points in Texas
and Arkansas, q in North Carolina, 3
( in Tennessee and Virginia, and | in
Alabama and Florida. In Oklahoma,
The condition is 10 points below the
average Of five years, and in Missouri
Il points below the average of the eight
years for which statistics arc available,
On the other hand, the conditions in
Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina
and Louisiana are 4, IL, s and points
above thcr respective tcn-year aver
ages; and III Indian Territory | point
above the average for five years.
Ascomparcd with September | 1900,
conditions at the close of August were
less favorable IN Texas, Arkansas and
Oklahoma TO the extent of 2l, 4 and
10 points, respectively, and were more
favorable to the extent of 2S points in
! Mississippi, 20 in South Carolina, IL
in Georgia, II in Alabama and Mis-
souri,, 10 in Louisiana, 8 in Tennessee
and Virginia, $ in North Carolina,
in Florida and in Indian Territory.
The averages of condition in the
States are reported as follows Vir-
@inia 50, North Carolina 81, South
Carolina so, Georgia 81, Florida 78,
Alabama rs, Mississippi 8S, Louisiana
so, Texas Sc, Arkansas Gl, Tennessee
-, Missouri 75, Oklahoma GS, Indian
! Territory TG.