The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-23
The Crops.
MONTHLY REPORT or THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI-
Culture.

The monthly report OF the Department OF Agriculture
10 published. The apprehension OF scarcity of crops
which might threaten compulsory economy of consurnp
ton warrant extraordinary prices groundess
From actual analysis OF statistical returns with due
regard the usual average product and present losses
Of each STATE the prospect the LIST Of June for
tenths of crop with favorable weather and alb
casualties before harvesting the indications
point three fourths OF average The total yield Of
wheat Ohio and Indiana appears TO have suffered most
killing prospect for thirty -four per
Of crop Of winter wheat in Indiana Is sufficiently
dscouraging An increase OF four.tcnths Of the
average growth OF spring wheat will afford some
rehef and ought TO bring up the average to half
crop Ohio Is reported NJ -four tsnths for winter
what with two and half enths for spring wheat
than usual very Little better prospect for winter
wheat than Indiana and not quite large increase
Il spring wheat will give about the Same rcautha
average crop Illinois, greatest wheat growing
stale promises seven.ienths of crop OF winter wheat
Az the spring wheat which tho main dependence for
crop portions Of the State nearly good usual
least tbreeourths Of crop of that should be expected
in this State In Wisconsin the winter wheat h reported
nj x and onethird tenths. with one and three fourhs
more spring wheat than usual, which sbould
<ecfoatns Of an average crop for this STATE In Iowa
III. appearance or winter wheat Is nine tenlhs
srrie, ten and thres.fourtbs tenths; breadth Of
the iatteT sown, twelvs and eighth tenths
Iowa 10 Pennsylvania the wheat crop in eight
tenihs In New York winter Wheat eyht aud four
ninths tennis spring whoa, nne and ,hrcefths tenth
or about citht tenths Tor the crop whole In Mis-
sour prospect for full crop OF winter wheat Is
ported with enc haftenih or Eve per cent more than
inc usual breadth of spring wheat looking nearly as well
usual this Of the year Kentucky reported
81 ive and two thirds Of tenth; Michigan s-ven and a
half OF tenth Milncsos, ten and aye-nnihs OF tenth
for winter wheat, aud tenths for spring wheat,
Kansa fourteen and onethrd of tenth for winter and
tsel,e.tenths for spring wheat In New England.
csp, in Massachusetts a full growth OF spring
wheat is sown looking better than aver
le a ri Nh xha A 10
grown At all, has suffered to the Of and two
tentbs, and IN Vermont and Connecticut three enths
New jersey placed the list with New York and
Pennsylvania a. eight tenhs and Delaware Maryland
and West Virgin will each average abou, six tcnihs.
Tn section west Of the Mississippi, comprising Mime
sots, Iowa Missouri and Kansas laken together pro.
ml.es more than an average crop Of wheat
WfsrrR RfE-lhe winter rye shared the fate OF the
wheat but ~ iers degree The injury was greatest
ohio. West virginia Maryland, Kentucky Michigan and
Indana Delaware Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Yer
mont come next In ordr Kansas Nebraska and MIn-
ncso,a are the only States above the average, while
Missouri and New Hampshire reported at ten entbs
wiSrrR BARLEY.-0hio promlse little more than half
crop Vermont six-tenths, and Connecticut Iowa and
Illinois eight icnihs New Hampshire aud Massachusetts,
ten icnihs Kansas Nebraska fifteen
tenths. The average will be about eight and a half
len'hs The spring barley, while varying In promise in
different states. VIII average ten .icntbs
OArThc average OF this crop Is larger than usual In
nearly al tue States Tho appearance Of tho crop H.
I'D ana eight esshs, Illinois eight snd hsftenths
Ohio and Michigan nnetenths in other ranging
from IsDetsn,bs 10 thir'ecn.ienths. Rhode Island
Kansas and Nebraska above the average The crop
CLovsn-More clover was sown than usual, and IL IA
reported in full average condition. In Delaware and
Missouri the appearance IL worst though the Increased
acresGe will make up tho deficiency. Maryland, New
jersey, Massachusetts. New Hampshire, Illinois and
Kansas fall little below the Average; Maine thirteen
and ones tih OF tenth.
Pssrrnss- Returns have not been favorable for the
dairy Interest very general falling OF observed IN
the condition OF pastures except states beyond the
Mississippi
hsryc srGAs AND MoLAssss This product will aver
ace nine and thr~s quarters OF tenth New Hampshire
Hkssschuseus and Delaware tsn.tenths other New
Lrgland states nine and quarter tenths the Middle and
Western states from seven 20 nine tenths
sKBrSbecp took the ncld this spring 10 better con
dnon than usual In places neglect and consequent
disease and death are reported.
Frrn.-A medium crop OF apples 10 Indicated, though
there variation IN the appearance In different localities
In New England and the extreme West the prospect
better than usual, b the Central staics worse
PAcuN have su4bsd from winter killing very gsner-
ally In Ohio SCARCELY third OF crop expected; In
New Jemey len thaa half . erop; In Delaware and
Maryland sbous sx-tentha
PsAss-Pear viii ncs prove an average crop