The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-07
Important Agricultural Ne ws.


Important Agricultural News.
Summary statsnsent 4f the Amount Of tie Crop.
Of 1862 and 1863 both oummer and Fall o.
the Loyal States, as ReturnSf to, and EST.
mated by the Agricultural Department
The answers returned to the circular,
for September of the Agricultural Depart
mcnt at Washington, asking information
OF the condition OF the crops, a re given ia
tenths, above or below the crop of 1862 -
This estimate was based on the census re-
turrs of 1860. As the crop Of 1859. which
the census took, was below an average and
that of 1862 much above it, allowances was
made Tor the difference. varying as to its
amount according as the agriculture of
each State required. The general Der
cent. increase of each State was added.
One fourth OF the amount given in the
census was struck off from tho re urns
| for Missouri and Kentucky, on account
Of the war. This calculated, the crops Of
1862 wero made the ba>Is for estima-
ting those Of 1863, according to the
| tentbs, increase or decrease, of each State
as reported by the correspondents of the
Departments
The summer crops of wheat, rye, barley
and oats, for 1862 and 1863 arc as follows :
Wheat, Eve.
Total 1857, bu..... .f9l,o6s.Ss 30 7ss 2sT
Total 1852, su.............lssss sss 800 Si.254 $50
.i,o7a,7ss f.s,!sss
-.u,,... BARLEY Oats:
Total isss, .sss i1s:s,.ss;
tl,07Oss7 .,,as;,l7o
'Incrsase. decrease.
/ The fall crops Of corn. buckwheat and
potatoes for 1862 and 1868, are as follows
Total 1874 .sss.I.. .74 s..22.s93 Ilaasa.Us
Total 1853 .+'siSs.ssi I1.I9a .3s s's7o."a3
Decrease a.e..........Is;sJ,;so I,s:3,7ss l5,sssSss
The Monthly Report Of the Departments
foi September shows that the amount Of
wheat and Hour exported To all countries,
for the wear ending September !, 1868, j.
in6s6.3Os bushels. and corn, $50 3i3
bushels The domestic consumption, then,
is as follows
DusN.is
Wheat crop FOR 1865 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ls9.saS SO
Export 'oeoS "s
Domestic consumption. l,stso!.l9s
Corn crop for 1861. $50, ,fo4 47+
Exported. U,cs0.A3
pens.sis consumption ............... o7s.s2.. .ls.
These exports and domestic consumption
exhibit the relative magnitude O! the for
eign and domestic markets.
The rep RI examines the probable 'or>
eign demand for bread>tuffs during 1864,
and sh. VS. that il the Eugii,h markets the
principal portion of our exports of br~ad>
s,ut.s are purchased; that the average an
nusl importaiions Of all gralu. into Great
Britain and ireland arr yI.21S.@39 Ans~ri
can bushels, hut in l>6U the importation
was l35. $50 Ala American bushels, and in
iSGl, li2, ,629, 2u6 American bushels that
it was ~ great in l-62 but not 80 large in
1868. that from ,h.- l,rs,..r,, C oni tion of
the crops in England. the demand for 1874
would return 10 the general average. rath
er than 10 the gre... amount since 1860;
that the home demand for 1864 would be, .
at least equal to to that of 1863; and that :
the condition cf the currency would rs
main as favorable As it now Is that hence, |
the amounts of wheat and corn Tor 1864
would be as follows:
RU,ies.
Domxstic oousunpt!cn l:s.31.SS
Leaving for exPert.-.....------...... 4l.-.l0.7
Bushels
Corn c-op OF 1863 ~ Ie3 -
Dome.t, consumption .....-.....-.. :75.-fl32
Leaving deaeisn;y o,...-......--..Ie3,s ,s6O. q,
" hich must be provided for hy greater |
economy in feeding, and greater pro
portional consumption OF wheat,
Tie .u1.Ger Of stock hogs IS about the !
same as IN 1852, and about ) per cent. be !
low 3 general average in condition. These !
were early turned on the frosted corn.
The tuckwheat crop is not 50 much in
jured as was generally supposed, because ,
most Of it is produced in the States c:
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, !
where The frost. OF August 3Uih and Sep |
tember 18th did not injure tha crop nla> /
terially
The tobacco crop Of 1865 is larger than
that of ls.t year, by nearly fifty million !
pounds; although the frosts in the West |
ern States were veiy injurious to il. Blu, |
about one half the crop there had been !
gathered before the frost Of September !
18th, AID - per cent. more ground lad !
been planted tbanin 1862.
The hay crop of 1862 IS estimated q. !
2l603, ,62j that of 1868 at l9, $50, ,4S2 tens; !
a decrease Of ,623, l63 tons. Its quality is
good.
The meteorological division o: the re.
port is much lon ger than usual-giving a
full description of the frosts OF August ~
and September IS. The monthly report
For September is much the best one yet
ssue and was distributed on the 24th
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