Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-11-13
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The Department Of Agriculture has issued
report on de conditions Of The crops in Oc>
tober. It says the frii promise Of The early
summer has not been realized in the wheat
harvest. The increase Of area over that OF
laat year, in ito effect on aggregate produc-
ton, is nearly neutrslized b. small dimu>
NATION in some Of the principal wheat grow
ing States in the yield per acre, 20 that the
increase in total quantity a. shown by Octo>
Der returns is scarcely more than per cent,
and thst is obtained nainly from tie Pacific
coast Averages for Octobera appear 10 show
decrease in production in Maine and New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticui,
New Jersey, North Carolina, South Caroli>
No, Georgia, Alabams Texas, the latter
only having halfa crop. The other States
indicate sn Increase, IN most ofthose east
Of the Mississippi vry slight, in Minnescta
per cest., Nsbrsk. II per cent. Ksssss "a .
per cent, and California IS per cent Many
States IN different parts Of the country. e.
pecially in MARYLAND and Wisconsin, .report
: disproPorticnment IN me yield ID gsain 10
threshing.
TIE ost crop Is light il The Eastern, Mid.
die and southern AslAa.ic Ssates. Not !
fall average 10 Xiebigss, wiscossia and
Iowa. In other Ssaaes the product is above
the average, The largest increase being u
per cent. In Nebsaska. / Wisconsin the
de6cieney i > Der eeut.
Considerable i.j9y y frose to - coss
crop i Reported il Eosheru I,lipo;s. Ipdi.
ana, Iowa, sad moee ,orhen Iati,udea Ia
some paris Iowa an es,ima,e Of IS Of soft
corn 4 made. From Southern Ohio. South.
ern Indiana. West Virr;nia And Penrsr]v..
mia come complaiuts Of mn,surit,. in con.
jury from drou,h are received. No eeuer.l
or severe dsouths have been reoored' Tbe
total product vill na3 h vhea ~ hooed
il the early part of H. 800. q, vhss l.
needed (or he country vith n. r.a;.,l, =.
cesasine populetion. 6ut aomavhe, /. rser IN
qsana;fy DIS lsse yeas, which Va ( -
pars;cul,r3v adver.e "a Co. ,,,o1n-,;o..
Ths ars. Of eossoo plsased - sorevh..
less than last year fhs ealtnss has beee
bstase and he prspantisn for rplautinr moe.
eonplese; hboe more reeular and reiable
~ . Rssesal rule. EArly In the season ,he
pronise vss sne. Serious Iosses have l.te,
" been incurred. hovev.r. pr;neinaIlv 6,n.,
depesd.tioas al the eottnn cafeyn,Tl.r - =.
my wo,m, which have proved more general
and severe IN (;eor~;a ,he. el..vh.ss ~
very troublesome n nort;on. of Al.he-s M
Mississippi, and somewhat prevalent in the
Carolinas and Arkaus.s. Heavv rains 4
Tenusssse and he Southwes, have c.n.ed
anxisty, bat dous leu daaaea liar - =,
pected. Rstsr.s Indicate : ,usi,er cro,
possibly by Is or 20 per cent. than l.s. 49,.
but complete estimate vim not be- msde
till the crop 10 gathered.
Peas and besns viii 10 ueasIy IN AVERAGE
crop.
Buckwheat i VERY eeper,llv de6e;en, Con.
necticut, New Jersey Niuueso,a. California
and some Southern S,atss farniah f.yorahle
exceptions. 49,. s...sr.s
Sorghum has been more sueee.sfal Than
last year in Southern New Ensland. Nev
Jersey, Delaware, The Gulf States and Cali.
forni..
Potatoes are reported to be full ayesae,
crop, uith desciency Of Ten per cs.a. in
New York and Pennsylyania fiun tLree 10