Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14
THE CROPS.
Report of the Department of Agriculture
for October.


The following is compiled from the re-
port of the Department of Agriculture for
October. The returns contain local estimates
of the amount Of wheat yielded in compari- |
son with the crop of last year. They are
made with due consideration of the diiferen-
ces in acreage, in appearance at the time of
harvesting and in condition and yield Of
grain in threslling Full returns from the
Pacific coast, the Territories and from
some OF the youngest Of the Border States
have not yet come in. A final, definite es-
innate in bushels, therefore, will not be
made until the issue Of the next number:
Whedt.-Whie few localities have cx-
hibited large yield per acre, and some have
caused comparative disappointment by an
average product less than was confidently
expected in the harvesting, the sum total in
bushels will exceed that Of any harvest hith-
erto gathered in this country. 1t will sur
mount the figures of last year by forty to
nifty millions, but will not reach the amount
which should have been attained upon the
ratio OF increase made between $50 and
1850 by twenty millions. As an approx
mate estimate upon the present data two
hundred and twenty millions to two hun
dred and twenty-five millions OF bushels
may be received as the crop of the entire
county for 1867. In some of the Eastern
States in Texas and Kansas, the figures
scarcely equal those OF last year In Texas
the reduction is fully half; in the North
western States the increase is variable and
moderate, as follows Illinois, per cent ;
Minnesota, per cent Michigan, ID per
cent Iowa, - per cent: Wisconsin, IL
per cent
The belt of States in the Ohio valley which
suffered so unusually last wear and made
but four, five, six or eght-tenths of "A crop,
respectively, and averaged together but hall
a crop, have made heavy increase upor
these figures. The largest is made by Ohio
-l30 per cent.-as might be expected, the
deficiency having been greatest there. In
DIANA IS placed al 81 per cent. increase, Yves
Virginia at 81, Kentucky at rs In the AT
lantic States the greatest deficiency last yea
was In Pennsylvania, and the increase Their
this year is 81 per cent.
The Southern States show a material en-
largement in the area of wheat from an eyi
dent intention TO become more nearly sci
supporting and independent than formerly
This is particularly noticeable in Virginia
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas
The great decline in Texas results fror
several causes, one Of which is the neglecte
mery yielded good crops The quality {
wheat is greatly superior to that of last yea
1t is almost universally sound and dry; bl
IN many Localities there may be found a thil
to ahalfd deficient in weight, lacking in plum
ness or slightly shrivelled, and passing
no. Z, being less than fifty eight pounds
the Duslel. There is also greater tendenc
TO cleanliness and care in preparing the graf
for the market High prices and the marke
determinations OF buyers are doinp poo
service in this direction.
Oats. The aggregate estimate viii q,
coed ESQ, 900, 900 of bushels, about three M
cent above that of 1866 r
Rye-The estimate for all the state
excepting those on the Pacific, is 81 ,oO0, &c
bushels. This is an increase of four u
cent over the product of last year.
Bartey.-The barley crop Is slightly d
ficlent-about 800, 900 bushels, or four p
cent, rs compared with the crop of Ia
year.
Beans and Peas-There is more thu
an average crop.
Corn.-The quality is uniformly goo
leaving no doubt that the value Of ii
entire crop, after deducting the deticient
In the ONO valley and allowing for an H
crease in almost all the other States. will
greater not only in cash, but in the intrins
life sustaining and pork producing powe
than that of last year.
S0rgum. sorgum interest In
greatly declined. Frost has injured ii
crop in many places. The acreage i mu,
reduced, aud dependency is evident in Ii
feelings of many growers.