The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-01
The Wheat Crop-The Pros
poet for Prices. &c.

pew III tCCS. NC.
The n Y. Comicr amd Enquirer has
an ablc statistical review of the Wheat
crop in the several States in which Wheat
is grown to any great amount.
The following statements conclude its
article: 81 F#H HFE
1t should be remembered that the re-
ports of the failure or excess Of a cr0p
are almost invariably exaggerated. II
has been found that unless an apparently
total failure takes place, the difference be-
tween two crops rarely exceeds forty per
cent, or between small crop and an
average one twenty per cent.
This increase of agricultural products"
constitute our real gain in wealth, and in
the interchange of these products, trans
portation to market, ETC., railroads find
employment. Enough has been shown to-
demonstrate that for this year the trans.
portation interest should be prosperous.l
if abundant freights can give prosperity.
The wheat crop in the several States
may be considered as harvested and par
TALLY ready for market We cam, thcre. 2
fore, give the following returns With some
degree of certainty: -e-g z~is7zs
Ne,0 York.--The crop is under the last
years about fifteen per cent, but the quail.
ity is much better ,.alfr@ %
Pennsylvania. crop is fully au
average one, but ten per cent. less than
last year per acre - ,aarssr, o.
Maryland.-TheA crop is an average
one, but less per acre and better in quality,
than last year. .sz~-e .-s "
Jirgiaia.-The wheat crop in this,
State is twenty per cent. less than last
year for the amount of ground in culti-,.
vation, and the quality not much, supe-,
rior ...-s t--r .-~~gg7 .rt
NonA Carolina The crop in this
State is probably nearer to a total failure
than in any other The yield being fully I
fifty per cent less than last year, and poor 4
in quality. rs. t,T.. as.s8 la sET
Kentucky.--The cropis above the aver q
age, but less than last year, the quality is,
however, unsurpassed. EcS
| Tennessee. crop is o good ono,
but under the average in the yield per
acre. The quality is good, - r SO
MissOuri.-The amount Of the wheat
crop in this State is not fully known, bnt
it will generally compare we'll per acre
with the other Western States us-
I Mio.-Tbe yield of wheat per acre is
fully twenty per cent. less than last year,
but from the increase Of land in cultiva-
tion the decrease from an average crop
will not much exceed ten per cent. ) -
.Iopa.-The accounts from the centre
of the State in regard to the wheat crop
are very gloomy. The crop will hardly
average ten bushels to the acre 3 Oats
are generally failure.
| Wsmois.-ln Southern Illinois the yield
of wheat is about a fair average, rather
under than over. The winter wheat has
been generally successful, and spring wheat
the reverse In other parts of the State
the yield will not be over one half The
usual crop. So .swE.Fu ,TFETsC
T indiana In Indiana the yield of
of the average CROP EHoG
| 4Minnesota.-The yield of wheat in this
State is ef better quality than usual, and
in quantity nearly two-thirds the usual
crop, sg saaT ,f,sass,sA
Michigan The yield of wheat in Mi
chigau is over thirds an average crop,
and generally of good quality. .'ss73 50 sa4
| b lHsconsin.-The crop of wheat is up
to the average the greater extent in culti-
yation compensatipg for any deficiency ip
the yield per acre. aSs p vas % tages
The upward tendency 10 wheat promis- ,
ing good prices and the present fair prices,
will, we think, make the receipts at tide
water this year nearly equal to those Of
last year, The quality of last yyeur's :
. wheat is such that an attempt to store il
longer would be ruinous. We have rea-
son therefore for believing that TIE move
ment of the crop to the seaboartl will be d
active the rest of the year. s5ss s. szvtg6za
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