Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
The Crops.

throughout Tue OIate Va ~"
Autumns have been so peculiar in regard
to the weather as the present. The month
of Seutember was full of promise in the
earlier part, as from the absence of fros1
the corn was generally cut and set up III
the field in a very safe condition. so far a:
rineuing was concerned. No killing frosl
occurred over the greater portion of the
State, until nearly the last days of the
month. From about the goth, the wealth
er became changeable, and since then pre-
vailing condition has been that Of wet
Few remember so bad Fall for securing
the crops as we had up to Oct. 20, and IN
less we have a remarkable dry and warm
November, great loss will ensue in the
destruction of the latter harvest.
The potato crop is so near total fail,
urs already that il may be practically coun-
ted out, notwithstanding the magnificent
yield which was everywhere apparent
month since. Over more than one half of
the State, which we have personally exam
ined, there is not single acre that has
Welded fifty bushels of sound tubers; and
10 conversation with farmers from all sec
tiops of the State, the same testimony
has been elected from each locality. 1t is
probable that nearly one-half of the ground
planted will not be dug, so entirely has the
tuber been destroyed by the rot.
The number of acres planted in 1854
was 22O, ,575, yielding Is, 1918 bushels.
There has been planted not less than 300,-
900 ocres this year, from the fact that for
the past two years the crop has not been
materially affected, and when i, can be re-
lied on it is always favorite one with all
classes of farmers. The average yield in
1854 was about 70 bushels per acre. The
yield this year would have exceeded 100
bushels, giving a crop Of not far from 3d.
100000 of bushels. The rot has reduced
this at least three-quarters, and this will be
seriously felt upon the corn and oat crops
before next Spring.
The corn crop is suffering from this con-
tinued damp weather, but still, should cold
weather set in earlier, il will be saved in
fair condition. The yield is large, and
from the large breadth planted last Spring,
we Judge that the crop will not fall short
of sixty millions of bushels.
There will be forage enough and 10 spare,
with only our present number of stock to
winter, though the indications are favorable
to long, hard Winter.
Probably there has been year no when so
many cattle and sheep will be stall-fed as
will be during the coming Winter. Farm
ers are adopting that course to dispose of
their large corn crop, and to work up their
stalks and straw to advantage. No.with-
standing the prolonged favorable dairy
season, the stock of butter and cheese held
in the country is very light as compared
with last year. The lesson taught the farm
ers by their experience has not been lost;
and as prices have ruled fair during the
season stocks have not been allowed 10
accumulate.
A change of weather from wet TO dry
will be acceptable, and help forward much
work that will otherwise be thrown over
to Spring.
The question of the average yield of
wheat in Minnesota came under discussion
at a meeting of a farmers Club, held at
Saint Paul, a few weeks since, and We learn
that after through interchange Of views
of the farmers from various portions of
the State, it was decided that the average
yield of wheat in Minnesota for 1860 will
be % bushels to the acre. If this no mis-
take, the wheat-growers must reap very
hadsome profit something like $40 an
acre, we Judge, for by the aid of the i'm
proved machinery so generally in use
throughout the Northwest, it probably
costs the farmer only from 80 to 40 cents
per bushel to raise so large crop in a
favorable season like this. A contempo
rary estimates the wheat crop of Minnesota
this year at 100000 bushels, but we
doubt the accuracy of the computation.-
Next week we will give some interesting
statistics of the actual yield Of the State.
The liberal average estimates of ain Hi
nois correspondent are criticised by one of
his neighbors, who writes 10 us after this
wise: "Your correspondent stated the ave-
rage of our wheat crop to be 40 bushels
per acre. There are, certainly, fields that
yield this quantity, but as many or more
that fall below 20 bushels, which would
bring the average much below 40 bushels,
in McDonough County" The
Ohio Cuatiuator says that one of its sub,
scribers in Park County, Indiana, sends the
statement of wheat crop growing
in that county:
l have three acres of wheat that yields
64 bushels and lOfbs per acre, which l
have already tested and know it TO he so.
l also have about twenty-seven acres that
will, / am fully satisfied, make an everage
of 40 bushels per acre.
The agricultural editors of Michigan
and Wisconsin are well by the ears in regard |
to the statement by The Michigan Far
mer, that the crop-estimates of the Wis
consin Committee were great exaggera-
tions. The Wisconsin Farmer stoutly
that yield of wheat in that State
will come up to 25,oo0,oo0 bushels, and |
says.
"The reports from every locality in the
State 60 continually to confirm the enor-
nous yeild of the present crop. They
range from twenty-five 70 fifty bushels per |
acre. We have talked with great many
threshers, all of whom put the yield at
from fifty to seventy five per cent higher
Ian any nreviouS year -