The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-05
Agricultural Department Report.
WASHINGTON. June 22d

WAsHINGToN, June 22d.
The monthly report of the Department of Ag-
riculture is published. Apprehensions of a scar
city of crops, which might threaten compulsory
economy of consumption, or warrant extraordi-
nary prices, are groundlese. From an actual
analysis of the statistical returns, with due re-
gard to the usual average product and present
losses of each State, the prospect on the first of
June was for seven-tenths of crop with favor
able weather and absence from casualties, be-
fore harvesting, the indications point to three
tourths of an average. The total field of wheat
in Ohio and Indiana appears to have suffered
most from winter killing. prospect of thirty
four per cent. of crop of winter wheat in In
diana is reported as dscouraging. An increase
of fourtenths 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 A
very little better prospect for winter wheat than
Indiana, and not quite as large an increase
Spring wheat will give about the same result
half an average crop.
Illinois, now our greatest wheat growing State,
promises seven-tenths of q crop of winter wheat
As the spring wheat, which is the main depend
ence for crop in portions of the State, is near
ly rs good usual at least, three-fourths of
crop OF that should be expected in this State.
In Wisconsin the winter wheat is reported ut
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 appearance of winter wheat is
nine-tenths spring ten and three-fourths.-
Breadth of the latter sown, twelve and one
eighth This should give at least an average
crop for Iowa.
In Pennsylvania the wheat crop is eight
tenths.
In Missouri, prospects for a full crop of winter
wheat are reported, with one half-tenth of five
per cent more than the usual breadth of spring
wheat, looking nearly as well as at this season
of the year.
Kentucky is reported at five and two-thirds OF
tenth. Michigan seven and a half of tenth.
Minnesota ten and five-ninths of a tenth for win
ter wheat, and nine-tenths for spring wheat
Kansas, fourteen and one>third of oue-tenth for
winter, and twelve tenths for spring wheat.
In New England, except in Massachusetts, a
iu!l growth of spring wheat is sown, and looking
better than average in Maine, and fraction
lower than an average in the other States. Win
ter wheat, where it is grown at all, has suffered
to the extent of one tenth and two>tentbs, and in
Vermont and Connecticut three tenha.
New Jersey is placed in the same list with New
York and Pennsylvania, at eighttenths and
Delaware, Mary land and West Virginia will
each average about six-tenths.
The section west of Mississippi river compris-
Jag Minnesota, Iowa. Missouri and Kansas ::
taken togeher, promise more than an average
crop of wheat.
Ciouer More clover was sown tina \ usual,
aud it is reported in full average condition In
Delaware and Missouri the appearance is worse,
though the increase average will make up the
deficiency. Maryland, New Jersey, Massachu-
setts, New Hampshire, Illinois and Kansas tall
a little below the average Maine, thirteen aid
one-sixth of tenth.
Pasture returns have not been favorable for
the dairy interest very general falling off is
observed i'll the condition OF pastures, except in
the States beyond the Mississippi.
Maple sugar and molasses will average nine
and three-quarters of a tsnth. New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Deleware, ten-tenths; the
other New England States, nine and quarter
tenths; the Middle and Western States from
seven to nine tenths
Sheep-The fleece this spring is in n better
condition than usual. In some places neglected,
and consequently disease and death, are re-
ported, arising from depreciation in prices of
wool.
Fruat-A medium crop of apples is indicated,
through there is a variation in the appearance in
the different localities 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, scarcely third of crop Is expected
In New Jersey, less than half a crop; in Del
aware and Maryland, about siz-tenths.