Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-09-02
CONDITION OF THE CROPS IN JULY.


The following is an abstract from .'CoDdi-
tion of the Crops" in The Mor Thy Reporter
Of Agriculture for July:
COEK.-Tbe most remarkable fact IL con-
neciion With the corn crop Of the present
year is the great INCREASE Of It's acreage in
the south, the difference IN number Of acres
between the present and preceding year be-
ing more than two millions and half A
slight decrease is apparent in tie eastern
seaboard States. resulting from the uuprO-
pitious character Of The recent cold, Wet aud
backward sprIrg, which sadly ihieIfered with
planting. A careful estimate acreage shove
q decrease Of IS cog acres N eight States.
and an increase Of 3, l08, ,2l5 acres In tie re
naming States making about 50 100000 in
the United States, an advance Of nine Per
cent. The per ceHtsge OF LOUISIANA reaches
65, that Of ArkaEsas 40, that Of Kansas 81,
Mississippi 25, Nebraska %, Missouri p,
Texas l8 Minnesota Is, Iowa Is. Illinois
and Ohio 8, Indisna 4.
The drought in the south has retarded
somewhat The growth of corn. but It's cOndi-
ton in that section it is generally g2od. In
the east. on the fret of June. the gruEth va.
small but the weather Of July has brought
a large portion Of The crop into splendid Gun
dition.
Wharf.-The condition Of wheat, a.
shown. in the July returns, is above the aver
age for last year 10 all the States except Yer
mont, Connecticut, the Carohns., Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and
Nebraska. The season has been peculiarly
favorable to the growth and ripening Of this
great breal crop in all except the southern
States.
The favorable reports are 80 numerous, in
the western States especially, that it is un-
necessary to give them in detail. The gener
al tenor Of reports is that "winter wheat
bids fair to be The largest crop we have had
for many Jears; y" The yield Will be i'm
mensc )" "the prospect vas never better for
large crop = the weather has been remark
ably seasonable - "tbe universal opinion Is
that the crop will be the lirgest ever grown
in the country !" ''crOps all over the .coontry
were never in fourishIng condition" Our
lafayette WIsconsineorrespo spoudent Fays he
has never seen in a residence Of 40 years a
better prospect for wheat, as well as all
other crops, and that the same might be said
Of several adjoining counties. Ia Highland
county, Ohio, the acreage of winter wheat Is
estimated at three times that Of last year,
and in Monroe county, Missouri the acreage
of wheat is thought to be Lhree>foId that Of
1861. In Kalamazoo county, Michigan al
unusual yield 10 reported, the best fields be
ing estimated at 40 bushels per acre ) and 10
Bourbon county, Kansas, it is claimed that
many farmers will show similar yield.
Exceptions TO this showing are freqoent in
the south where rust was more or less pre-
valent. Some loss from the same cause Ie-
suited in Maryland and in The similar lati
tndes in the west. In few localities loss
from lodging 10 reported. Unusual exemp-
tion from winter hiliRg is manifest, reports
Of damage from freezing coming only from
northern Vermont, some portions Of the
Ohio valley, and a still more southern belt.
Very few accounts of destruction by the
midge are received. 10 Lebanon county,
Pennsyl vanis this insect is charged with ta.
king ons-thIrd Of the crop. 10 Clinton, 10
diana some loss is also sustained from in
sects. In Queene Anne, county, Mary land,
the extreme heat shrieyeled the grain in RI
peniDg, leaving it light and poor. I'D =