The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-07-04
AGRICULTURAL.
DErARrMENT OF AGMcuLTURE, }
June, 1866. (

The condition of the crops, always a
consideration of vital Importance between
seed time and harvest, has excited more
attention this season than for many years.
Apprehensions arose, not without some
cause, that scarcity of breadstuff;s might
follow the wintcr-kiling of the cereals
which was reported very generally through
cut the country. In some portions of the
central wheat. growing States an almost
entire failure seemed inevitable.
am happy to be able to say that ap-
prehcns:ons Of scarcity, which might
threaten compulsory economy of consump
tion, or warrant extraordinary prices, are
groundless With the stock of wheat on
hand, and the substitution of corn and
buckwbeat for wheat, which always
attends highly rcmuncrativc prices or flour,
there Is present prospect OF an ample
supply tor all our wants, and enough to
spare to send TO Europe twice the amount
Of the patry exports Of brcadstuf' of the
last year
From a careful analysis of statistical
returns, with due regard to the usua
average product and present losses of each
State, the prospect on the first of June
was Tor scvcntenths of a crop. With
favorable weather, and absence from cas-
ualtics before harvesting, the Indications
point TO three iourths Of an average total
yield of wheat.
The injury has been mainly attributed
10 winter killing In addition the depre-
daions of the fly have been complained
of in many places, and injury has also re-
suited from dry weather early in the spring
In the general expression Of loss and an
Xiety, such statements as follow, of
which many were received, are gratifying
The secretary of the Montgomery county
Qllinois) Agricultural Society says: ''The
appearance OF winter wheat was never
better at this season of the year, and if it
ripens off without rust or other injury,
will be the best crop of wheat in this Sec
ton of the country for many years.
Alien co,miy, KaaSts. -"Our prospect
for winter wheat is better than ever
known in this section"
ll'oo,lSoH co,ta,y, hWas -''Our win
ter wheat makes the best appearance that
it ever did Il; this season, and bids fair
to be heavy
L'moa couHW, OHo.-Arier reporting
the prospect Of one. fifth of crop, onr
correspondent says: "a few fields OF
gOOl wheat are seen, but they are inva-
riby projected by timber on the northern
aud western sides"
Ohio and Indiana appear to have suf-
fcred most from winicrklllng. \ pros
pcct, for 3 per cent Of crop Of winter
wheat in Indiana is sufficiently discour-
aging. An increase, by four tenths OF
the average breadth ofSpring wheat will
afford some reict. and ought to bring up
the total average to half II crop. Ohio
is reported at tuur-tcnths for winter
wheat, with two and II half tenihs more
of spring wheat than usual. A very
little better prospect for winter wheat
than Indiana, and not quite so large an
increase OF spring wheat, will give about
the same result-half an average crop.
Illinois, now our greatest wheat grow
Ing State, promises seycn-tenlhs of a
crop As the spring wheat, which is the
main dependence for crop in portions
Of the State, is nearly as good as usual,
at least three-fourths Of a crop of wheat
should be expected in this State.
In Wisconsin the winter wheat is re-
ported at six ami one-iourth tcnths, with
one and ilree-fourths more spring wheat
than usual, which should secure three
tourtls of IN average crop for this State
In Iowa the appearance Of winter
wheat is nine-icnihS, spring ten and three,
fuurths tcntlIs and breadth of the latter
sown twelve and one-eighth tcnths.
This should give at least an average crop
for Iowa.
In Pennsylvania wheat crop is eight
tcnths.
In New Yolk, winter wheat eight
AMI four ninth tcnths; spring wheat nine
and three-liIth tentlis-or about eight
tenihs for the crop as Il whole.
In Missouri prospect for tull crop of
winter wheat is reported, with one half
tenths, or five per cent more than the
usual breadth Of spring wheat, looking
nearly as well us usual at this season ot
tie year.
Kentucky is reported at five and two
third tenths.
Michigan, seven and a half tenths.
Minnc-ota, ten and fivc-ninth tenths
for winter wheat, AMI ninetenths for
spring wheat.
Kansas, fourteen and one e-tlird tenths
for winter wheat, and nine tcnths for
spring wheat,
In New England, except in Massachu-
sets, n full breadth of spring wheat is
sown, loking better than an average in
Maine, AMI a fraction lower than an
average in the other States.
Winter wheat, where it is grown at
all, has suffered to the extent OF one and
two-tenths, and in Vermont and Connect
icut three -tenths.
New Jersey is placed in the same list
with New York and Pennsylvania, at
eight-tenths ard Delaware, Maryland,
AMI West Virginia Will each average
about six tenths.
Winter Iye.-Fhe winter rye shared
the fate of the wheat, but in less de-
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