The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-04
DECREASE.
INCREASE.

These figures show an increase OF
5000 900 Of acres in corn, making about
NJ 900. 900 in the United States, an ad-
vance of nine per cent. The percentage
of Louisiana reaches e., that of Arkan'
sas a., that of Kansas 80, Mississippi
-, Missouri -, Texas Il, Minnesota
Il, Iowa l., Illinois and Ohio :, India
ma a.
The drought in the south has retard
cd somewhat the growth Of corn, bn
its condition in that section is general
ly good. In the west the average !:
high, with the exception of Ohio and
Indians, where the weather has been
somewhat unprOpitious, and storms de-
structive. In the east, on the last Of
June, the growth was small, but the
hot weather of July has brought .
large portion of the crop into splendid
condition.
WHEAT.-The condition of wheat, as
shown in the July returns, is above the
average for last year in all the States
except Vermont, Connecticut, the Car
olinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Texas and Nebraska. The
season has been peculiarly favorable to
the growth and ripening of this great
bread crop in all except the southern
States. .s.s
The favorable reports are so nuner,
Gus, in the western States especially
that it is unnecessary TO give them in
detail. The general tenor of reports is
that "winter wheat bids fair to be. the
largest crop we have had for many
years. "the yield will be immense;n
"the prospect was never ,hetter for 4
large crop;n "the weather has been re.
markably seasonable;" "the universal
opinion is that the crop will be the
largest ever grown in the country:
"creps oil over the country were never
in O more hourishing condition" Our
Lafayette, Wisconsin, correspondent
saws he has never seen, in residence Of
40 years, q finer prospect for wheat, as
well rs all other crops, and that tile
same might be said of several adjoining
counties. In Highland county, Ohio,
the acreage of winter wheat is estimat.
cd at three times that of last year, and
in Monroe county, Missouri, the acreage
of wheat is thought TO be threofold
that of 1867. In Kalamazoo county,
Michigan, all unusual yield is reported,
the best fields being estimated at 4O
bushels per acre; and in Bourbon coun-
ty, Kansas, it is claimed that many
farmers will show similar yield.
Exceptions to this showing are fro
anent in the south, where rust was
more sr less prevalent. SEINE loss from
the same cause resulted in Maryland
and in the similar ATTITUDES in the west.
In a few localities loss from lodging is
REPORTED, Unusual exemption from
winter killing is manifest, reports OF
damage from freezing coming only
from northern Vermont, some portions
of the Ohio valley, and Il still more
seuthern belt. Very few accounts of
destruction by the nudge are received.
In Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, this
insect is charged with taking one-third
of the crop. 1u Clinton, Indiana, some
loss is also sustained from insects. In
Queen Anne county, Maryland, the OK.
treme heat shriveled the grain in ripen
ing, leaving il light and poor.
In tho Miami valley thousands of
acres of wheat Just ripening have been
destroyed by floods, aud other crops
Suffered from the same cause. Other
sections of the State were visited by
destructive rains at the same time, aud
ninch injury resulted to wheat, corn,
and other crops. With successful har.
vesting of the spring wheat it may
safely be declared, in summing up the
local. reports, that larger number of
bushels of wheat, hy many thousands
will be grown in the United States in
1868 than i'm any previous season.
CorToN.-Returns from the cotton
districts indicate everywhere . redne-
tion of the acreage in that crop, with