The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-01
FINANCE AND TRADE.
THE CROPS.
Interesting Reports from the Agricui
turnI Departmet.

Interesting Reports from inc a2ric"
turnI Deparimet.
WASHINGTON, September 29-Ihe
crop rrport of the Department of ASrl,,
culture for the months of August and
September, is just issued. The reports
for August give the general averages
for the several States from approx
mate estimates Of correspondents, com
pared with those of 1866, together with
the current condition of the growing
crops. While the September tables per-
tain chiefly 10 the state of the fall crops,
the August returns show IA uniform re-
duction in the general average OF wheat
as compared with the July hgnreS ana
the September estimates of wheat mar.
vested as compared with the crops OF
1866. Crop figures somewhat lower III
n number of States, attrlOutaO!e 10
considerable extent to bad weather Tor
harvesting, and to thu fact that In SOME
sections the grain is found to be shriV-
elled, and threshed out less to the acre
than was anticipated.
The leading wheat growing States re-
port the following PERCENTAGE OF IN
crease at the close of harvest ONO, l5O;
Indiana, 81; Michigan, 80; Wisconsin,
Il: Minnesota, -: Illinois, IL; Iowa,
20; Missouri, 40; Kentucky, "a; West
Virginia, 60: Virginia, 80; Tennessee,
40; Georgia, 80; Arkansas, 45; New York,
IA, and Pennsylvania, 40: Arkansas and
Texas show falling of from last year,
when the crops in those States were
very large.
Returns due October lst will enable
ms to estimate with greater accuracy
the amount of the crop for the current
year.
The prospects of corn continue to I'M
prove, and if frosts hold off, the general
crop may be Il fair one. While num-
Der of States return lower estimates,
others, particularly southern States show
marked Improvement over last year
Cotton promised well up to SepteR
Der LIST, when worms were appearing,
and much apprehension was felt In va
rious sections for its safety. or he cot
ton growing States, extracts from cor
respondcnce show that Georgia prom
ised Weld of - per cent. beyond the
crop of 1s66; South Carolina, 50; Ala
baIna, II; Mississippi, "a; Arkansas, Il,
and Tennessee, 9, while Louisiana and
Texas show considerable falling oil
from last year.
RYE, barley and oats exhibit no ma
terial change from previous reports,
though oats were seriously injured Ill
some sections by the extreme wet
weather during harvest, but generally
the crop appears superior to that OF last
year.
Buckwheat shows an average acreage,
with prospects of n fair crop.
Potatoes are rotting badly i'll many
large potato growing States, and the
crop will probably fall below the yield
of last year.
The leading sugar producing States
show fair increase over the crops OF
last year. Sorghum is evidently Oh the
decline in most States, with sufficient
reason. The crop now growing is in
good condition.
In a few States the apple crop prom
ises well, but in the majority the crop
will I've from 10 to 40 per cent. below the
crop of 1850.
Hay shows an increase in almost
every State, and quite large i'll many,
returning an increase OF
80 per cent; New York, "a; Michigan,
Wisconsin and Illinois 2S; Indiana, 20.
The average will reach from % to 30
per cent. above the crop of 1S66.
The wool clips will probably be fully
from ) to 10 per cent. short of last year,
attributable TO the severe weather last
winter, and consequent exposure and
destruction of large number of sheep.