The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-31
THE CROPS.

UnfnvorabIe Report Of the Wheat Crop
Heavy Crop of Oats-C0rn Injured by Frost
and Drouth-Cotton Short-PotaiO CROP
Deficient i'm the Middle and Western Sinfcs-
Large Increase In the sugar Product.
WASHINGTON, Oct 80, 1865.
The Department OF Agriculture has issued reports
OF the condition OF the crops In cober, which state
that the fail promise of the early has not been
realized in the wheat harvest. The increase OF area
over that OF last year in Its effect upon aggregate
production is nearly neutralized by small dmnution
in some OF the principal wheat-growng states in
yield per acre that the increase the quantity
as shown by October returns is scarcely more than
three per cent, and that il obtained mainly from the
Pacific coast. The averages from October appear to
show decrease IN production in Maine, New Hamp-
shire Massachusetts, Connecticut New Jersey. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama ana
Texas the latter having only half crop. The other
States indicate an ncreasen most or those east OF
the Mississippi very sight-in Minnesota thirteen per
cent, Iowa ak per cent, Missouri eight per cent,
Nebraska thirteen per cent Kansas twenty three and
California twenty-five per cent. Many places in di,-
ferent parts " the country especially in Maryland
and Wisconsin. report disappointment IN the yield
OF grain IN threshing The disappointment, how
ever IL sometimes in other directions.
The oats crop is light in the Eastern, Middle and
Southern Atlantic states. There Is not full average
states the product Is above the average the largest
increase being twenty-onc per cent IN Nebraska. In
Wisconsin the deficiency Is nine per cent.
Considerable injury from irost TO the corn crop IL
reported III Northern indiana Illinois, Iowa and tho
more northern ATTITUDES IN some portion OF Iowa
an estimate OF two-ffths of soft is made. From
Southern Indiana southern ohio, West virginia ana
PENNSYLVANIA come complaints ofimnatnrity In con-
sequence OF wet weather, and few accounts Of injury
from drouth received. No general very severe
droughts have been reported. The Total product Will
not be what was hoped In the early season or what
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population, but somewhat larger In quantity than
last year, which was season peculiarly adverse 10
the area OF cotton is somewhat ess than Last year.
ts culture has been better and the preparation for
planting more complete and labor more regular ana
reliable. AS general rule early In the season the
promise was lne Serious losses have OF late been
Incurred, however, principally from delrola.ions
Of the cotton caterpillar or army worm, which have
proved more general and severe IN Georgia than
elsewhere, very troublesome In portions or Alabama
and Mississippi aud somewhat prevalent IN the
Caronas and In Arkansas Heavy rains IN Tonnes
see and the Southwest have caused anxiety. but
did less damage than was expected. Returns ind
cate smaller crop, possibly by fifteen or twenty
per cent, than last year; but complete estimate
VIII not be male t , tne crop Is ga,nere Icrou.
uckwheat r. very generally dencicnt. Connecticut,
New Jersey, Minnesota, California and some OF the
Southern states furnish favorable exceptions. Sor-
ghum has been more successful than last year.
In Southern New England New Jersey, Delaware.
the Gulf states and California potatoes are reported
full average crop, with deficiency OF ten per cent
In New York and Pennsylvania. from three tp seven
per cent In the Southern Atlantic states aud Tenncs
see twenty per cent IN Illinois, ten per cent In Iowa,
eleven per cent In Indiana fifteen per cent Ohio,
sixteen per cent In Michigan and greater or less
reduction In other Western states.
Returns from Louisiana indicate an increase OF
twenty-five per cent over last year In the sugar
cane.
The amount OF old wheat on hand IL somewhat
less than usual throughout the country, with the ex-
ception Of the cotton states, which have higher
average than last year. This remark will not apply
to Texas where the granaries are uni ormy empty.
The quantity left over In Wisconsin ID relatively
somewhat lower than In the neighborng states.
The stock OF beeves Ia preparation for market Is
larger than year west and south Of New Jersey
except inIndana and Illinois which States consti-
tufe an important beef-productng section. The de-
fcency In Illinois il placed at two per cent? In Ind-
ana at five per cent. The condition OF the fatening
cattle n almost universally OF superior character
giving promise Of better ape larger meat supplies
than Usual. 80 wy.