The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-15
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The C0nditiOn of th e(ifODS,

The bi-lnonthly report OF the Department
of agriculture for the months Of June and
Jluy will be issued this week. The tables
showing the condition of the crops, are ex-
pressed in tenths, ten being the standard,
and one tenth above it is stated ], land one
tenth below it 9. The final returns of the
crops in October, will also show the estiina-
ted number of bushels. '+
For the purpose of presenting general
view of the crops in June and July, the fol-
lowing general statement is all that is neces-
sary at this time ' e'sl IS '".a.4". ~; y
WHEAT. -Of the most important wheat
growing States, Ohio gives the lowest re-
turn. 1t is four-tenths or twenty per cent,
below the crop of 1863,in winter wheat, but
its spring wheat is half tn or five
per cent above the sa me crop last year. Il
linois is oue-tenth bel ow i'll winter wheat,
but two and one-half tenths above in spring
wheat, Michigan is one-tenth above both
in winter and spring wheat. Wisconsin is
one-tentl below in winter wheat, and four
and one-half tenths below in spring wheat =
the latter 0ccssiGned chiefly by the destruc
ton caused by the chinch bug. Iowa is
one tenth below in winter wheat one and
one-haf tenth below in spring W heat India
ma is an average. Maryland is two tenths
below Pennsylvania is two and .two-thirds
tenths below,and New York one.tenth below
| in winter and three, tentbs below in spring
wheat AS the grain is large and the heads
| well filled, it is believed the threshing will
reduce these losses. IL ..gT
/ BARLEY.-The largest barley producing
States are New York. Pennsylvania, Maine,
! Ohio Illinois, Wisconsin OF these New
York is much the largest, land Eher crop is
returned at two and four fifth tenths below
that Of last year. In Pennsylvania it is one
tenth above; in Ohio onehalf tenth below;
! in Illinois one-tenth and in Maiue and Wis
/ consin three -tenths below, trar.. s -. isf[a
! OATs.-The largest growers Of this crop
/ are New York, Penns ylvanfa, Ohio Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa. Michigan and Indiana.
! New York is tenths below an average crop.
Pennsylvania is an average Ohio is one
! third tenth above; Illinois is one and one
| fourth tenth above Wisconsin, tenths be-
| low Iowa tenths above; Michigan tentha
below, and Indiana 2-3 tenths below.
/ CoRN-The returns are for June and July
! consequently TREY do not embrace any re-
ports of the benefits received from the rains
which have fallen i'll August. 800 p .'-
| The Department has issued circulars to be
] returned on the first day of September, which
/ will show the benefits, and the information
received will he laid before the country
| through the Associated Press 81. j=.Ls lagl
! The returns show the condition of the.
! corn crop in the principle corn-growing
Estates, as follows. Illinois is an average; Ohio
( Il tenths below t;lndiana 81 tenths below
Kentuckey 8 tenths below; Missouri j
tcnths below; Iowa 2 [enths below New
York Q tenths below, and Pennsylvania p
/ tenths below. i'l''o@ s"' -
| HAY.--This crop is harvested in good
condition. s In New York it is 2 tenths be-
low last yearscrop;in Pennsylvania it is an
average, in illinois, Ohio and Maine al tenth
: above last years crop in Massachusetts, 2
tenths below; Wisconsin, tehths below in
Iowa3t tentns above; and in Indiana tenth
above. r55iggl i9i!0a % s993jimmc5 b9tni
/ Pastures have been cut short nearly every :
where by drought, and butter, and cheese
in consequence fallen considerably below
the amounts made last year, ohiH1tG'' Qua