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THE SOUTHERN WORLD, JULY 15,1882,
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Condition of the Crops.
Cotton.—Bradstrect’a June cotton report
is based on replies from 649 counties repre
senting 89 per cent, of the cotton growing
regions of the South. In making the report
counties with less than 500 acres of cotton in
cultivation were ignored. There are 048
counties in the South each containing over
500 acres. Throughout the cotton-belt the
weather was unfavorable until the close of
the first week in June, since which time it
has been good. The progress of the plant is
from 15 to 20 days behind that of the cor
responding date last year. The average
stand is fair, and the condition good.
The falling off in acreage for the cotton-
bcdt is 0 per cent. The decrease in Texas is
1 per cent, or 25,652 acres.
The decrease in Arkansas is 59 per cent, or
69,550 acres. The total cotton acreage is 15,-
214,373 acres.
The statistical return of the Department of
Agriculture for July, which is very full,
sliows cotton to have improved since the first
of June. Its average condition is three
points better on the first of July from Vir
ginia to Georgia and west of the Mississippi.
Every State shows higher figures. From
Florida to Mississippi and Tennessee the
condition lias slightly declined. The general
average is 92, which is higher than in July,
1873 and 1874, and lower than in any other
year of the past ten. It was 93 in 1877 and
1879, and 95 last July. This condition is due
to tlie late wet spring, and is rapidly im-
proving under favoring skies. The figures
for the several States are: Viginia 85, North
Carolina 90, South Carolina 98, Georgia 92,
Florida 92, Alabama 93, Mississippi 87, Loui
siana 96, Texas 97, Arkansas 90, Tennessee 78.
In Texas and South Carolina the condition
is better than in July 1881, and the same as
ut that date in Louisiana. The returns are
neurly unanimous in indicating a good de
gree of vigor, and rapidity of growth. Thus
fur there is only a loss of time for develop
ment and fruitage. Future favorable con
ditions may make good the deficiency, but
unfavorable weather in July and August
would make a full crop impossible.
Corn.—Seven columns of crop reports in
the Chicago 'limes, of July 8th, thus sum
nmrized, shows: Corn will not be an average
erop any wiiere, and in a considerable major
ity of districts the farmers do not expect to
get more than half an average crop, though
warm weather, even at this late day, would
materially reduce the loss. In the southern
part of the corn and wheat belt tlie loss wilt
be less severe than in tlie northern part, and
in the latter corn is doing tolerably well on
uplands, or where tlie ground happens to be
well drained. In a few looalities the reports
are quite favorable, but these are rare excep
tions.
The corn crop of the United States was,
in 1880, 1,527,535,940 bushels, whicli was a
slight reduction from the crop of the previ
ous year. Iu 1881 the crop fell to 1,191,916,
000 bushels, a reduction of one-fourth. Dis
patches indicate that it may be as serious
this year or that it would he cut down to
900,000,000 bushels, but it may not be so bad
os that. In all localities, corn is very back
ward, but in many of them it is promising
fairly after all, and with fine weather will
not show such a great reduction from last
year. Still the fact remains that last year'i
crop was a large reduction from those of the
' two previous years, and it is certain that
this year’s crop will not come up to that of
last year.
In Missouri corn is in fair condition, and
will, probably, yield what it did lost year,
and may yield more.
Corn in Illinois last year was not much
more than half the crop of 1879, and this
year it is almost certain to be much below
what it was lost year. The same is true of
corn in Iowa. Even in Indiana where bad
weather has had the least effect tlie crop will
not be quite as large as last year.
Wheat.—The wheat prospects are much
more encouraging, though they were not ail
that was hoped for early in the season. There
is a considerable reduction in the acreage of
wheat in Iowa, Wisconsin and some parts of
Minnesota; but in other parts of the last
state, and in Dakota and in Nebraska, there
have been large additions to the area. The
same is true of other localities. In Iowa
and Wisconsin, what wheat there is, is
promising well. In Wisconsin the crop will
be larger than last year, but in Iowa it will
not be so large, the gain in one state being
about equal to the loss in the other. Last
year’s wheat crop in Iowa was over eighteen
million bushels, or about half what it was
in 1880. This year it will be somewhat less
than last year. In Wisconsin the wheat crop
was nearly eighteen million bushels lost
year, a small gain over 1880, and this year it
may go over 20,000,000. In Illinois the
wheat crop last year was 26,882,000 bushels,
or barely one-half what it was the year be
fore. This year .the calculations are that
the crop will exceed that of last year and
may amount to 30,000,000 bushels, but a
good deal depends on the luck farmers have
in harvesting, for wetness of ground delays
work and compels the cradle to be used, in
stead of the machine in many cases.
Nebraska last year produced a little less
than 14,000,000 bushels of wheat, and this
year promises to go two or three millions
above that. The acreage has increased and
grain is looking well.
The finest reports of wheat come from
Michigan. The crop in that state two years
ago was over 30,000,000 bushels. Last year
only a little over 21,000,000 bushels. This
year the crop promises to be nearly or quite
equal to that of 1880.
In Indiana the crop of two years ago was
over 38,000,000 bushels, last year about 31,-
500,000 bushels. This year it will exceed
the crop of last year, and may reach to
nearly the figure of two years ago.
In Missouri wheat is very promising. The
crop of last year was 20,000,000 bushels,
about two-thirds- of the crop of two years
ago, and tlie crop of this year may attain
the dimensions of that of 1880.
In Minnesota the crop of last year was
larger than that of two years ago. This
year tlie crop will probably not vary greatly
from 35,000,000 bushels, produced in 1881
In Kansas the wheat harvest is nearly
over. The crop is estimated at 30,000,000
bushels or more than fifty per cent, in excess
of the crops of the last two years.
A Vincennes, Ind., special says: “The
wheat crop of southern Indiana turns out
wonderfully, and is one of the largest the
country has ever been blessed with. The
acreage in this county is 120,000, and tlie
average yield eighteen to twenty bushels
per acre, many places showing thirty-live
to forty bushels. A prominent statistician
estimates the yield in fifteen southern comi
ties of Indiana at. 12,000.000.
Clinton, Illinois, estimates that wheat will
go thirty-five to forty bushels to the acre on
many farms.
Other Crops.—In all the states rye, oats,
potatoes and hay are, with very rare excep
tions, in various localities, uncommonly
promising. In most places thesu crops will
be larger than ever before.
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Art Amateur, who have been swindling tbe people In
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known to be personally responsible, or else sent dl.
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From tbe Department of Agilculture, Washington
City:
Florida: Its climate, soli, productions and agrlcul
tural capabilities ;
Tea Culture, as a probable American Industry, by
William Saunders;
Origin and growth of Sheep Husbandry In the
United States, with some remarks on Angora fleece.
Proceedings of State Orange Patrons of Husbandry
of South Carolina.
Crops, Live Stock, Fruit, etc. Prospects for 18B2,
from second quarterly report of Kansas state Board
of Agriculture.
Premium List of Washington couuty, Tennessee
Agricultural and Mechanical Society, Jonesboro,Ten
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How to Build Silos: S. L. Merchant & Co., N. Y.
Be|iort of tbe Agricultural and Chemical Depart.
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Catalogue of Augusta Female Seminary, Staunton
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