Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-30
Our Cron Prospects.

The Agricultural Bureau al Washington have
commenced the publication oil statistics ana es,
Inmates concerning the growing crops, which, II
reliable, will prove to be OF marked public in
terest and utility. As yet we must take them
on faith, as it will be some years before the ma
ehlnery can be perfected to get reliable estimates
Of the growing crops from all the counties oil
all the states Of the Union.
We have before us circular frem this Bu-
reau giving the amount and condition OF all the
crops as they appeared during the month oil
/ Nav last. OF course, blight, rust, insects or
drought may puta different face upon the esti-
mates before harvest time, but the results given
are in some respects curious, and We propose to
summarise them for the benefit of our readers.
II appears that notwithstanding the war there
has been a very large increase in the amount OF
land nut under cultivation. Should the present
promise Of the harvest hold good, the very
heavy crops Of last year will be largely increased
this year. We will have more winter wheat,
rye. corn, oats, potatoes, sorghum, and cotton
and as large crop Of spring wheat and grass
The exceptions to this rule are those states
which are ravaged by war, Kentucky ior instance
Western Virginia and Maryland. Ohio IS also
behind the promise of last year, doubtless be-
cause It's industry has been diverted from agteul-
ture to manufacturing a process which has been
gong on for years, and which the war Is render
inr more marked, The quiet of the past spring
in Missouri has been improved by the farmers,
who have sown largely OF oil the products pecu
liar TO that state.
The most striking increase this year will bS
in northern rrown cotton and sorghum, There
are four acres Of cotton planted in the Northern
\ States this year where there was one last year
). Aueng the states growing cotton are Mlnnesou
= and Michigan. We do not understand how TIM
: plant can thrive in such northern ATTITUDES
i I'm, the agricultural department gives compar
ison between the average of this year and las
which shows tha, the experiment has been trie
e and has succeeded In Illinois eight acres
/. cotton have been planted where one acre va
!, last year in Kansas the increase is nine-ioid
= and in Indiana double. Kentucky and Missoni
: will also double their product, No data IS gl'
u ON or the number Of acres put uader cultYatio
,e or the probable product but no matter ho'
=, suscesslul, the yield cannot make az appreel'
!. bile difference in the cotton supply oil u
:" world.
in But the most important increase will be
il. the growth Of sorghum. Last year the poop
of the Northwest in great measure dispense
with the molasses and syrup OF the ropie
10 sugar cane, but this year there is prospect tn
TO they will not only have enough for the hon
sir market but will be able to send seme Of It Eas
=. Asyet thero has not been much sugar ma
~ from this homo product, but there is every re
!" son to believe that before three years pass aw'
ad enough sugar and moIasses will be produced
a the North to make us independent OF hasa
Az and New Orleans. i,
- So far the promise Of all the crops is exceliie
Ut In spite of the waste Of war no nation u
1t ours can be poor when industry is undstnrh
rt and the earth yields atundantly.--Mw u
Tho World.