Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-08-20
The CrGus in Wisconsin,

From what We can learn, tbG .Tops Of Wis
consin, this year, will be fully equal TO those
Of any former year. The wheat crop Of 1850
has always been deemed the largest Weld our
State has ever had. The crop of that year was
universally large, and the quality excellent
Ina conversation with sNEELEY GRAY, ESQ,
who is dealer in reapers and grain, giving
him ample means of acquiring information
from all parts Of the State on. this subject he
informed Us, that from conversations and con-
slant inquiries of the farmers, he was satisfied
that the wheat crop Of this year would aver
age better than it did in 1850, and Mr,2G.
gave it as his opinion, that there were more
bushels of wheat in Wisconsin at this time,
than there ever was at any one time before.
We have but-little doubt but this issa fact; for
if the crop will not average as much per acre
as IN 1860, there were doubtless more acres
devoted to it this year than in 1850, SO that
the aggregate amount now viii fully equal
the amount Of that year. - s-..t..e b. =
The crop of 1860 was estimated at 80, 00o,-
as the crop of this year and that 5000, 600
bushels viii bread our own people. and that
100000 more bushels viii be ample for seed,
and We have surplus of &c, 0OO, 900 Of bush
els with which to supply the needy Of other
States. Thus Wisconsin, on this basis, viii
this year produce a surplus of wheat sufficient
| to bread 4 100000 of people besidesit own,
giving five bushels to each person. More
than enough to bread the entire population
of all the six New England States. To the
staid New England man, whohas always lived
on the rugged hills of that section of the coun
try, and who has. never seen the great West
this must seem a large story. But it can be
| backed up with the erbeat, which is the best
of all backing.
In other crops, the prospect is now excel
| lent The WELD Of oats this year, must be
very great as also that Of barley and rye
| Corn is now promising a very heavy yield
and the same is true Of potatoes. -.:-
| The people Of Wisconsin have much fo1
which to be thankful They are in the mids
of plenty. They are prosperous, and there i:
no good reason why they may not he happy.
| CROPS OF. THE CoUNTRY.-The Agriculture
! Bureau at Washington has adopted the excel
lent plan of publishing monthly reports o
the condition and prospects of all the leading
crops through the year The Department has
arrangements for receiving as accurate anC
specific information as the case will admit of
at short intervals, from all sections, from
which these reports are made up, giving the
average of the whole. From this report
for May and June, it appears that the
| leading crops, for the whole country, showed
condition and prospect but little below the
average.
| Winter wheat is set down at one-tenth be
low the average of recent years. Spring
| wheat, three-fOurths of one-tenth below
| Barley, onc-half of tenth above. Corn one
| tenth below. Oats, about as last year. Grass
| two-tenths below. Flax, is in fair condition
| and l20 per cent more sown than last year
| Wool, something above an average, from
| the fact that there are 20 per cent. more
sheep in the Northern States than in the las
or any previous year.
Sorghum, 90 per cent. above, owing tt
increase of acreage Of the crop s.-
Cotton, the appearance of the crop is favor
able. The increase of acreage over that o
last year, in localities where it is now cult
tvated, is so per cent.