Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-07-07
The Prospects Of the Crops.

The monthly report Of the Department Of
Agriculture says:
The returns of five thousand corrcspon-
dents in all parts of the country having been
received from the 1st to the 18th of June
shows that the apprchcnsions of scarcity of
crops, which might threaten compulsory
economy OF consumption or warrant extra
ordinary prices, are groundlcss. From q
careful analysis of the statistical returns, with
due regard 20 the usual average product and
present losses of each State, the prospect on
the 1st Of June was for seven-tcnths of crop
With favorable weather and the absence
Of casualties before harvesting, the indica-
tions point to three -fourths of an average
total yield of wheat. Ohio and Indiana ap-
pear to have suffered most from winter kill
ing. prospect for thirty-fo per cent. of
crop of winter wheat in Indiana is sul1i-
cicntly discouraging. An increase by four
tcnths ofthe average breadth ofspring wheat
will afford some relief and ought to bring up
the total average TO half crop. Ohio is
reported at four-tenths for winter wheat,
with two-and-a-halt- t-tcntls more for spring
wheat than usual.
n very little better prospect for winter
wheat than Indiana and not quite so largo
an increase of spring wheat will give about
the same result, half an average crop. Illi-
nois, now our greatest wheat growing State,
promises seyen-tenths of crop of winter
wheat, and as the spring wheat, which is the
main dependence for crop in portions OF
the State, is nearly as good us usual, at least
three-tourths of q crop Of wheat should DC
expected in the State.
In Wisconsin the winter wheat is reportcd
at six and one-third-tenths, with one and
threc-quarters mole spring wheat than usual,
winch should secure three fourths of an
average crop for this State.
In Iowa, the appearance of winter wheat
is nine-tcnths; spring, ten and thrcc-fourtl
tcnths; and breadth of the latter sown
twelve and one eighthtenths. This should
give at least an average crop for Iowa.
In New York, winter wheat, eight anC
four nine-tenths; spring wheat, nine ant
three-fifth tenths, or about eight -tcuths fol
the crop as a whole.
In Missouri, n prospect for full crop o.
winter wheat is reported, with one half tcntl
OF i've per cent. more than the usual breadth
OF spring wheat, looking nearly rs well az
usual at this season of the wear
kentucky is reported at tiN Z and two third
tcnths.
Michigan, seven anG onc-hali tenth.
Minnesota ten and fyenine tenths 70,
winter wheat and nine tenths for sprip,
Wheat.
Kansas fourteen and one third tcnths 70
winter and twelve tcnths for spring wheat
In New England, except in Massachusetts,
full breadth Of spring wheat is sOwn, look
ing better than an average in Maine, and
fraction lower than an average in the othe
States. Winter wheat, where it is grown a
all las suffered to the extent of one and two
tcnths, and in Vermont ard Connccticu
thrce-tenths.
New Jersey is placed il the same list wit
New York and Pennsylvania, at eight tcnth
and Delaware, Maryland and West Virgini
will each average about six-tenths.
The section west of the Mississippi con
plising Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri an
Kansas taken together, promise more iha
an average crop of wheat.