Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-06-29

establishing Central National Parliament,
i as step toward the ultimate establishment
Of one German Empire. This point is,
therefore, likely to be one Of the results OF
the impending war.
MONTHLY REPORT OF THE AGRI.
i CULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
/ CROP PROSPECTS.
The monthly report of the Department Of
Agriculture is published. The apprehen-
sions of scarcity of crops, which might
! threaten compulsory economy OF consump-
| ton 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 State, The prospect Of the lst OF
! June was for seven -tenths of crop. With
favorable weather and absence from casual
tiles before harvesting, the indications point
/ to three-fourths of an average.
The total yield of wheat in Ohio and In
diana appears to have suffered most from
winter killing. A prospect for 81 per cent
! of crop OF Winter wheat In Indiana is suf-
I hciently discouraglng. An increase of four
tenths OF the average growth OF spring
wheat will afford some relief and ought to
| bring up the average to half crop. Ohio
is reported at four-tenths for Winter wheat,
with two and half tenths more for Spring
wheat than usual 4 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-haf
an average crop.
Illinois, now our greatest wheat growing
State, promises seyen-tenths of crop Of
Winter wheat As the Spring wheat, which
Is the main dependence for a crop in por-
| tions of the State Is nearly as good as usual
at least, three, fourths Of a crop of that
should be expected in this State In Wis
consin, the Winter wheat is reported at six
and one-third tenths, with one and three
fourths more Spring wheat than usual, which
should secure three fourths of an average
crop for this State. In Iowa the appear
ance Of fWinter wheat is nine genthS, Spring
ten and threo-iourths tenths breadth Of the
latter sown twelve and onc-eighth tenths
This should give at least an average crop
for Iowa. La Missouri prospect for full
crop of Winter wheat Is reported with Que
half tenth or five per cent more than the
usual breadth offspring wheat, looking near
ly as well as usual at this season Of the year.
Kentucky is reported at five and two
thirds Of tenth; Michigan, seven and a
half of a tenth; Minnesota, ten and FIVE
ninths ofa tenth for winter wheat, and nine
tenth for Spring wheat Kansas, fourteen
and one-third Of a tenth for winter and
twelve tenths for Spring wheat
In Pennsylvania the wheat crop is eight
tenths La New York Winter wheat, eight
aud four ninths tenths Spring wheat, nine
and three ffths tenths, or about eight-tenths
for the crop as Y whole In New England,
except in Massachusetts; a full growth of
Spring wheat is sown, looking better than
an average in Maine and a fraction lower
than an average in the other States. Vim
ter wheat when it is grown at all, has sut-
tered 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 Mississip-
pi, comprising Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
and Kansas taken together promise more
than an average crop of wheat The Win
ter rye shared the fate Of the wheat, but in
a less degree. The inquiry was greatest in
Ohio, w est Virginia, Maryland Kentucky
Michigan and Indiana, Delaware, Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts and Vermont came next
In order. Kansas, Nebraska and Minneso-
Ia are the only States above the average
while Missouri and New Hampshire are
reported at ten tenths.
Ohio provides little more than half
crop Of Winter Barley, Vermont 6-l0th,
and Connecticut, Iowa and Illinois, S-10ths
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
l0-l0thS; Kansas, 13-10ths; Nebraska
I3-l0ths. The average viii be about 81
l0ths. The Spring barley, while varying in
promise in different States, will average 10
l0ths.
The average of the oat crop is larger than
usual in nearly all the States The appear
ance of the crop is in Indiana, l0-I0thS
Illinois, S2l0ths Ohio and Michigan, g.
l0ths IN other States, varying from CLOTHS
to l3-l0ths Rhode Island, Kansas and Ne
braska arc above the average. The crop
Indicates an average yield.
More clover was sown than usual, and it
is reported in full average condition In
Delaware and Missouri the appearance is
worst, though the increased average will
make up the deficiency Maryland and
New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire, Illinois and Kansas fall little below
the average; Maine l3 and 10th of tenth.
Returns have not been favorable for the
dairy interest. A very general falling off is
observed in the condition Of pastures, ex-
cept in the States beyond the Mississippi.
The product of maple sugar and molass-
es will average nine and three quarters of a
tenth New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
and Delaware, ten tenths the other New
England States nine aud a-quarter tenths
the Middle and Western States from seven
to nine-tenths
Sheep took the field last Spring in bet
ter condition than usual La some places
neglect and consequent disease and death
are reported, arising from depreciation in
prices of wool
A medium crop of apples is indicated,
though there is variation in the appearance
in differ ent localities. In New England aud
the extreme West the prospect is better
than usual in the Central States worse.
Peaches have suffered from Winter killing
generally. In Ohio scarcely third of
crop is expected in New Jersey less than
half a crop; in Delaware and Maryland six
tenths. Pears will not prove an average
crop.