The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-04
CONDITION OF COTTON
Government Crop Report Shows a Heavy Decline-Alabama
 Drops Seven Points.

Washington. Sept. 3.-The monthly re- port of the Statfstician of the Depart me of %"Tsst the o hsge been n4 as compared with 772 on the 18th of the preceding month: 6s.2 on Sept. 1, 1sOo; 6s5 on. Sept. 1. 1899. and a ten
 There was an impairment of condition during August, amounting to IS points In Texas. 10 points in Oklahoma, points S,h in sinia, in Louisiana, and 1 point in North Carolina and Florida.
 On the other hand there was an inn South Carolina. Tennessee. Indian Terri tory and Missouri, amounting to 3, 5, 5; and points respectively. In Mississippi there was no appreciable change in con- dition.
 A condition below, the ten year average is reported in a majority of the States. the deficiency being 15 points in Texas Tennessee and Virginia, and 1 in Ala bama and Florida. In Oklahoma the con dtion is 10 points below the average of the five years. and in Missouri points below the average of the. eight years for which statistics are available.
 On the other hand, conditions in Geor. gia. Mississippi; South Carolina and their respective ten yea" averages and In the Indian Territory 1 point above the average for five years.
 As compared with Sept 1, 1900 condi- tions at the close of August were less favorable in Texas, Arkansas and okla homa to the extent of 2l.4 andB10 points a gs srs sooT9 E fsxSsaSas 20 in Soutlf Carclina, F in Gecr reta. Fl In AIaoam and Missouri, 10 in Lalnsf4nns 9 In Tennessee and Virginia. m North Carolina, in Florida and Tn Indian
 The average of condition in the different States a e rep p)rted as follows: Virginia, S2; North Carolina. p; South Carolina. 80; Georgia, Sl; Florida. 1S; Alabama, s; Mississippi, SS: Louisiana. so; Texas, 56; Arkansas, 6l; Tennessee. B; Missouri, To; Oklahoma. 6S; Indian Territory, 16
 Condition of Other Crops.
 Washington, Sept. 3.-The Weather Bu- reauis general summary of crop condi- tions Is as follows:
 While the weather conditions for the week ending September z, ls0l, nave oeeh tricts heavy rains Gin some places excess sivel have injured crops and retarded work in portions of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, and dry hot weather has been unfavorable in the Missouri and Upper Mississippi Valleys and on the North Pacific Coast Extreme heat and drought in localities of Oklahoma and Texas have also been very detrimental to crops Cool weather has retarded the maturing and drying of fruit in Califor- mia and light frosts occurred in Nevada.
 Late corn continues to show improve ment, although it was injured by drought and heat in portions of Kansas. has suffered further decline in Missouri and needs rain in Nebraska. In Iowa corn IS maturing rapidly and the cutting of early nIanted is general in all sections of this State and Missouri, and the north north erly sections. and IS progressing rap11ottS p1ot | corn is reported from the Ohio Valley l but it has suffered injury by floods on | iowlands in Tennessee. Reports indicate l that the bulk of the late corn will be safe | from injury of frost about September 1s | to 90 but that some very late efilds will require until October l to fully mature SprinR wheat threshing continues with | oenerailv satisfactory yields, except in | North Dakota where they are light and of of poor quality: the berry being shrunk- en anther and pre Generally untavorable week for cotton. Continued complaints of rust ard l sbedding are received from the greater | SnrtIon of the eastern and central sec | Hons of inc cotton belts while Arkansas and Oklahoma report injury from prema- 1''re one,Iing In Texas the early cotton continuee to open ana IS oelng thpi9dly .1I. dl ' p'rioriated and in q critical state with | cnmnIaInts of rust and shedding. Pick ing while retarded in Georgia and DOT uons of Florida, is in progress In nearly e eW Sections and with favorable weather | will soon he general
 Very favorable reports concerning to- oent Maryland. where 1t Is not curing setisfactorily and Virginia, where. the SieiS Is vari ilhle. Cutting is general and ;be hulk of the crop Is under shed In
 "rSo coalitions of apples still continues -,.ono,eing in nearly all sections. Some iRmproSemcnt RrTIt,tnt is reported from Kansas s and fair to good crops are are indicHted 6ta d Tn PUid PDd ''I West Virginia. elsewhere apples are anu snerce ~ and generally of poor quality.
 sIsa Soil conditions are favorable for blow nS iIIs ,iSualIy well advanced in all dis anu triots except in Missouri, Nebraska and StIshoma. where the work has been re- torIld h,' drought, and In portions of Vir- tdrIsO s.nia Where it was interfered with by l