The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-26

MONTHLY REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICrrLTHRE. -

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The monthly report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture ispublished. The
apprehension of scarcity OF crops which I
might threaten compulsory economy Of
or warrant extraordinary
prices are groundless. From an actual
analysis of statistical returns, with due
regard to the usual average product
and present losses Of each Stale, the
prospect on the 1st of June WIS for
of crop, with favorable
weather and absence from casualties be-
fore harvesting, the indications point to
Of average The total
yield of wheat in Ohio and Indiana ap-
pears to have suffered most rom win
ter killing A prospect for thirty-four
Indiana Is sufficiently dlscouraging-
An increase OF four-tentbs OF the aver
age growth Of spring wheat viii afford
some relief and ought 10 bring up the
average to half a crop. Ohio is re-
ported at fouI-ienths Tor winter
wheat with two and a half tenths
more for spring wheat than usual.
wheat than Indiana, and not quite 50
large an increase OF spring wheat Will
give about the same result-half an
average crop. Illinois, now our great
est wheat growing State, promises sew
en-tenthS Of crop Of winter wheat.
As the spring wheat, which IS the main
dependence for a crop in portions OF the
State, is nearly as good as usual, at
least three-fourths OF crop Of that
should be expected in this State In
Wisconsin the winter wheat is reported
~ six and one-ihird tenths, with one
and three -fourths more spring wheat
than usual, which should secure three
/ iourths OF an average crop for this
/ State. In Iowa the appearance of win
I far ys-Ha fG nfnl-fanrhg GnFinNr- Ten
and thres-fourihs tenths; breadth of the
/ latter sovvn twelve and One-eighth
/ tenths. This should give at least an
/ average crop for Iowa. In Pennsylya-
i MIA the wheat crop is eight-tenths. In
/ New York winter wheat eight and four
ninths tentlIs, spring wheat nine and
! threa-fifths tenths, or about eight-tenths
/ for the crop as whole. In Missouri
prospect for full crop of winter wheat
/ IS reported with one half-tenth or five
per cent more than the usual breadth
/ Of spring wheat, looking nearly as well
as usual at this season of the year
I Kentucky Is reported mt five and two
/ thirds of a tenth; Michigan, seven and
I a half OF a tenth: Minnesota, ten and
ive-ninths Of 4 tenth for winter wheat,
and nine tenths for spring wheat; Kan
sas fourteen and one-third OF u tenth
/ for winter, and twelye-tenths for
/ spring wheat. In New England, eS-
| cept in Massachusetts, a fun growth of
spring wheat is sown, looking better
: than an average in Maine, and frac-
: tion lower than an average IN the other
/ States. Winter wheat, when II is grown
Z at all, has suffered to the extent of one
and two tenths, and in Vermont and
Connecticut three-tenths. New Jersey
/ is placed in the same list with New
] York and Pennsylvania at eight-tenths,
and Delaware, Maryland and West
| Virginia will each average about six
tenths. The section west OF the Missis-
sippi, comprising Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri and Kansas, taken together,
promises more than an average crop of
wheat.
WINTER RYE.-The winter rye shared
the fate of the wheat, but in a less de-
gree. The injury was greatest in Ohio,
West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky,
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, and Yer
mont come next in order. Kansas, Ne
braska and Minnesota are the only
States above the average; while Mis-
souri, and New Hampshire are reported
at ten-tenths.
tie more than half crop; Vermont six
tenths, and Connecticut. Iowa and Illi-
uois eight-tenthS; New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, ten-tenths; Kansas thir-
teeu-tenths; Nebraska hiteen-tenths.
The average will be about eight and
UhlI-lGUAuSs ABG
varying in promise in different States, |
will average ten-tenths.
OATS-The average of this crop is |
lnrger than usual in nearly all the |
States The appearance of the crop Is, |
in Indiana eight-tenths, Illinois eight I
and halE-tenihs, Ohio and Michigan {
nine-tenths; in other States ranging |
from nine-tenihs to thirteen-tenths. |
Rhode Island, Kansas and Nebraska I
are above the average. The crop indi- /
Gates an average yield.
CLoVER.-More clover was SoWn than 4
usual, and it Is reported in a full aver
age condition. In Delaware and Mis-
sour the appearance is worst, though /
the increased acreage viii make up the 4
deficiency. Maryland, New jersey, I
Massachusetts, NeW Hampshire IL
iinoiS and Kansas fall a Ettle below the
average; Maine thirteen and One-sixth 4
OF tenth.
PGsTUEEs.-Returns have not been /
favorable foTthe dairy interest A very Z
general falling on Is observed in the 1
condition OF pastures except in the /
States beyond the Mississippi.
MAPLE SUGAR AID MoLAsSEs.-This !
product Will average nine and three /
quarters of tenth. New Hampshire, |
Massachusetts, and Delaware ten !
teuths, the other New England States |
nine and quarter tentbs; the Middle I
and Western States from seven to nine /
tanths.
SHEKp.-Sheep took the field this
spring in better condition than usual. |
In some places neglect and consequent |
disease and death are reported.
FRUTE.-A medium crop of apples Is /
indicated, though there is variation in
the appearances in different localities. I
In New England and the extreme West |
the prospect Is better than usual, in the |
Central States worse.
PEACHES have suffered from winter
killing very generally. In Ohio scarce
IL a third of a crop Is expected in New
Jersey less than BALI crop; in Della
ware and Maryland about six-tenIhs.
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