The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-09-04

several auJOlnlnA cOunLleS. In d1gnlanQ
county, Ohio, thhcreage of winter wheat
is estimated at the times that oflast year,
and in Monroe comfy, Missouri, the acre
age of wheat is fought to be three-fold
that of 1867. In Kalamazoo county,
Michigan, an unsual yield is reported, the
best fields being estimated at 40 bushels
per acre {; and inBourbon county, Kansas,
fit is claimed thatnany farmers will show
similar yield. III .na.e
Exceptions to tbs showing are frequent
in the South whes rust was more or less
prevalent. Some oss from the same cause
resulted in Marylnd and in the similar
attitudes in the wet. In few localities
loss from lodging is reported Unusual
exemption from winter killing is manifest,
reports of damag from freezing coming
only from northerrN ermont, some portions
of the Ohio valley, Ind a still more South
ern belt. Very feySaeeounts of destruction
| by the nudge are received. In Lebanon
county, Pennsylvania, this insect is charged
with taking one-tfrd of the crop In
Clinton, Indiana, some loss is also sustained
from insects. In Queen Anne's county,
Maryland, the extreme heat shriyeled the
grain in ripening, leaving it light and
poor. -......... .,.-,...-....
In the Miami valley thouAnds of acres
of wheat just ripening have ben destroyed
by floods, and other crops suffered from the
same cause Other sections of the State
were visited by destructive aims at the
same time, and much .iniurJ resulted to
wheat, corn and other crops. With a sue
cessful harvesting of the spfng wheat it
nay safely be declared, in sun ming up the
local reports, that large nun der of bush
els of wheat, by many thouands, will be
grown in the United States in1868 than in
any previous season.
CoTToN-1Ieturns from thu cotton dis
tricts indicate everywhere reduction of
the acreage in that crop with The exception
of Texas, which shows an increase of SO per
cent. over last year, and Alalhma, where
there appears to be no materiIl change in
the figures The falling off ii Mississippi
appears to be 10 per cent, "a in Louisiana,
70 in Georgia, Is in Arkansas, 15 in South
Carolina. The average reduction in acre
age is about ten per cent. With this di-
minished breadth there is clelner and better
culture and more general use of fertili-
zers, so that the yield may be quite equal
to last year, the season being equally favor
able, with like experience as, to- insects
and other causes. of injury. 1t is yet too
early to predict the result, but the present
status of the crop is fully shown in this
statement.
One county in Arkansas Oesha) reports
less than one third of the acreage of last
year, while the area in cbrn is three times
as large. Such indications are hopeful
The correspondent, as might be expected,
declares that the crops are all in splendid
condition, and if not injured by drought
the finest yield for many years will be the
result. A want of rain has been apparent
in the Gulf States and severe drought has
afflicted Western Tennessee, but few COM
plants of its effects upon cotton are made.
So far the plant enjoys very general ex-
emption from casualties and injuries.
Rye, oats, and barley, promise abundant
crops !; no serious drawbacks are reported
and few complaints of bad condition are re-
ceived. D. .4ar 1850. X - ,''.7 j
3PotatooD, 90 unexceptionably unproduc-
tive last year, are in unusually fine condi-
ton, and the average is increased in every
State except Rhode Island-th natural
result of extremely high prices of last
years crop. ~.
Fruit is variable apples and peaches
less promising than usual Vermont, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Ar
kansas, Missouri, Iowa., Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky and West Virginia, make worse
record than other States as to apples
Peaches will be less abundant than apples
New Jersey, Maryland, and Delewars
promising but, half a crop, and Illinois and
Michigan showing considerable reduction
A fair promise of grapes is indicated. ''a
Tobacco covers as large an area as usual
in Virginia, Kentucky, and Connecticut
somewhat less in Indiana, illinois, and
Missouri. Its condition is good in Ken
lucky and Michigan; elsewhere little
below an average.
Sorghum is generally doing well In the
west, not so well as usual in the middle
belt of Southern States.