Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-25
Our Crop Prospects,

The Agricultural Bureau at Washington hay,
commenced the publication Of statistics anC
estimates concerning the growing crops, which
IL reliable, will prove to be Of marked public
interest and utility. As yet we must take them
on faith, as it will be some year before the ma
ohnery oan be perfected to get reliable estimates
of the growing crops from all tho counties Of
all the States in the Union
We have before us q circular from this bu.
resu giving the amount and condition OF all
the crops 90 they appeared during the month OF
MAY last. OF course blight, rust, insects or
drought may put different face upon the esti-
mates before harvest time, but the results given
are in some respects curious, and we propose to
summagise them fer the benefit of our readers.
Is appears that Notwithstanding the war there
has been very large increase In the amount Of
land put 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, osts, potatoes, sorghum and cotton; and az
large crop Of spsing wheat and grass. The
exceptions TO this rule are those States which
are ravaged by war, Kentucky for instance,
Western Virginia and Maryland. Ohio is also
behind the promise of last year, doubtless be-
cause its industry has bsen diverted from agri-
CulbUt0 w mhuuieStutiu6t pEUCcoo WulCu uA6
been going on fer years, and which the war ia
rendering more marked. The quiet Of the past
spring in Missouri has been improved by the
farmers, who have soWn largely of eli the
products peculiar to that State.
The most striking increase this year will be
In northern grown cotton and sorghum. There
are four acres Of cotton planted in the Northern
States this year where there was one las. year.
Among the States growing cotton are Minneso-
to and Michigan. We do not understand how
this plant Can thrive in such northern latitudes,
but the agricultural department gives COM
parison between the average OF this year and
last which shows that the experim ent has been
tried and has succeeded In Illinois 81 ght acres
Of cotton have been planted where one was last
year In Kansas the increase is nine.fold, and
in Indiana double. Kentucky and Missouri will
also double their product. No data is given OF
the number of acres pat under cultivation or
of tie probable product but no matter how
successful, the yield can not make an apprecia-
BILE difference in the cotton supply of the world
Bat the most important increase will be In the
growth OF sorghum. Last year the people OF
the Northwest in great measure dispensed
with the molaseeB and syrup OF the topicai
sugar cane, but this year there Is prospeot that
they will not only have enough for the home
market, but will be able 70 send some Of it
East AS yes there has not been much sugar
made from this home producs, but there is ev.
cry reason to believe that before three years pass
away enough sugar and molasses will be pro
duced In the North to make US Independent OF
Havana and New Orleans
So far the promise OF all tho crops Is excel
lent. In spite Of TIE waste Of war no nation
like ours can be poor when industry is unds-
turbed and the earth yields abundsntly.-N. Y.
World.