Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30
GOOD CONDITION OF THE EAST
ERIN CROPS.

Information from all parts of the coun-
try to July, received at the Agricultural
Bureau, give much better hopes OF s0oo
crops than were entertained earlier In the
season. Spring wheat is reported IN hne
condition throughout the country iailihs
below an average only in the States Oh
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
In half the wheat growing States II"
above the average, and in Missouri, WIS
CONAN. Kansas and Nebraska, It IS from d
tenth to a third above. 1t Is also mueH
superior in quality to last year e'oP'
This will 90 far towards making up LOT
n deficiency there may be below the
hsrves, Of 1865, and many believe it will
make more good bread and yield more
money value than the crop Of last year.
Wheat, this year, has been subject TO
many casualties, varying in different parts
OF the country. The season in general
was about ten days "late." The "early'
wheat was killed in some parts by a
heavy slees in midwinter, continuing sew
sral weeks. In others it was hurt by
cold dry weather in March. In Ken
lucky, there were excessive rains and sud-
den freezings after them. This injured
the plant in Missouri. The valleys were
overlooked in Kansas. In HARRISON
county. Indiana, there was scarcely any
snow, but much rain. Another writer IN
the same State thinks the lack Of snow and
excess Of snow were aggravated by bad
seed. On the Eastern Shore OF Mary
land, and in Newcastle county, Delaware,
also, there were alterations OF wet
weather and hard freezing, with a dry
cold March. The Spring weather was
likewise unfavorable On account OF its
tickle and sudden changes, leaving the
wheat crop backward" when the bright
warm, beautiful growing weather OF
June came to the rescue, bringing the
crops up ia the gratifying condition al
ready mentioned. The universal report
on the wheat crop is, "better than we ex-
pec.ed."
The experiences Of such a season have
led many correspondents to suggest the ne
cessity for seed, wheat that natures early,
so as to enable the crop TO escape the
perils Of a late season, and particularly
the ravages of insects. 1t is held by many
to be essential TO success in wheat-growing
10 find some earlier varieties than those
now in general use. Here is a chance for
those who experiment in the way Of "se-
lection"
Barley is in about the same condition as
wheat that sown in the fall makes about
nineteenth of an average, and that planted
in the spring exceeds the average by about
a tenth; the two making a full average
crop. The oas crop is unusually good, as
i. is up to the average everywhere, and in
some places considerable above. Pasture
and clover are generally above an average,
SOuCeEuluS lue bASa1 ohaPAS wan
reported that there wa a great breadth Of
land planted in every State, except Maine
and New Hampshire. In Ohio. Indiana.
Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa and
West Virginia, the additional average
equals ten per cent. The crop had a bad
start, which it did not begin to recover
from until the last of June and the first
week in July. At last reports it was in
vigorous condition. In every State there
were more potatoes planted than usual ;
the addition being fifteen per cent. in Ohio,
twenty per cent. in Kentucky, twenty-five
per cent. in Missouri, and thirty per cent.
in Kansas. In quality, the crop is re-
ported fully up to the average everywhere
except in Illinois and Minnesota. There
will be a diminished production OF sor-
ghum, owing to the smaller area planted.
Flax will yield an average crop. The fruit
crop is ~unpromising everywhere.