Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-22

The .Gtndsios effaS HinePal faA Crops on the
lat of Ssptem6sy~

lie last regular returns Of the condition Of
having hsan mads ophe lst day Of August when
me ralns bad ust csm4spesd to fall il was desirable to
ascertain their extent and effect the fall creps at the
earliest moment Hence circular for August was sent
to the oorrespond reurpsbls On the first day Of Sep
ember These have been received The questions asked
have no reference the Of these crvps because
their growth y bt all .aIleted on the return day.
Correspondents stAsp i u +lrops will not be out Of
danger from frost bet Ithe goth to the 3Oth ofSep
tsmbsr Hence thel could be no certain report made Of
the amount Of these crops until the returus tobssnt in
on the first day Of October have been rsceyed The
turns now to refer to the condition Of the fall
crops and thepjases they have received up to the first
.dsHpf September, These are as follows. D'ftsfaA
.CoRN-BAo,o The common average condition. such a.
seen in the crop Of 1862 Michigan 81 tenhs or g
per cent Maryland, tenths; KansAs "a tenths j; Mis-
souri, "a tenhs; New Hampshire, New York. New Jer-
sey, and Nebraska Territory, tenhs each Maine In
diana, and Ohio IA tsnths each; Minnesota, WISCONSIN,
and Kentucky tenth EACH Pennsylvania and Illinois,
Of a tenth each West Virginia, q 4 Of tenth; whilst
Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Della
ware and Iowa full average The returns show that
the injuries are greater than the condition below an
average. ii 81 544,,. i%o4-H
TOBACCO -BeloD the common average condition are
Missouri 81 tenths IS per cent Nebraska Terrtory
tenths Michigan. y teuths, Rhode leland New Jersey
MaYand Delaware, kentucky Ohio, and Indiana 2tsutts
each; New Hampshire New York, Peunsyyan Wiscon,
sin, Kansas, and West Virginia. tenth each illinois,
of tenth whilst Massachusetts, Connecticut Iowa,
aud Minnesota, full averages The injuries to this
crop greater than their below the average
SORGHUM 8tloo the average condition are Mchesn an,
"a tenths 25per cent Wisconsin tenths New York
and anss, tenths Indiana tenths; Maryland,
Ohio illinois, Iowa and Nebraska Territory tenth each
Illinois, Of tenth; New Jersey. of atenth whilst
Connecticut Pennsy lvanis Delaware, West
Yirgldia are fun average The injuries to this crop also
are greater than their condition ia below the average
goITos, BeloW average condition Kentucky,
tenths Maryland and Delaware, tenths each Illinois
and Missouri tenth each and Kansas and Wsst Vir-
GINA are full average.Tof arEofs / ef3eg1 avafo4
PoTAToEsThisc crop has suffered moro than any other
for IN addition to the injury from drought the potato bug
has committed very great depredao1s in the Western
States BeloD the average condition are Missouri sd
tenths, SIS per cent Michigan and Nebrasks Territory
hnths each; Maryland and Kansas tenths eaoh In
diana, 80 tenths New Hampshire, Rhode Island New
York, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Iowa, entbs each
Maine, eAware and Illinois, "a tenths each Ohio and
Wisconsin, "a tenths each Pennsylva 2tentbs Con.
nacticut Il tenths Massachusetts II tenths
tenths and Minnesota and West Virginia. tenth each
TINS crop also has sustained Injuries greater than
ditios is below an average.
Itsyey obvious from the extentof the injuries received
that these fall cannot yield average crop 10 matter
how favorable the growing continue to be- The
letters Of the correspondents Of the Department show that
too many fields not much benefited by the August
rains TO allowan average yield Still the general favorable
growing condition induced by these rains. win ia all pro-
liability considerable portion Of the injuries
reported just the wet weather in Mah and April
overcame 80 much of the great injury which the wheat
crop sustained from freezing, by csuslng hers and
heavier grain, thus making more bushels and Of much
greater weight Much will depend the fact Of The crops
escaping killing frost during this month. L.
Tire next r turns will be full snd compete on them
VIII be based the annual estimates by the Department of
the amount OF the crops in bheis These estimates will
be given 10 the ne1t report which may be looked
for about the last of October NJ $500