Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-11-05

l4c - -rtGA' ~ ~ " culture ha> :
eucl A repart Il the condition Of the crops
.,r the month .: O-tsbe7 Ii says ti4
full prom ise 4: the cry summer has ne;
been real ID +. the wheat harvest 1hl
increase Of area ever that q has. yesg in
is eject unon the aggregate proiectioc
is nearly ncu;raliLed uy small d;uiuu.iou
Ia some Of ;hr principal whestETo rowing
States in yieid per acre - that the II
crease IL the total quantity, * Shawn ~
October returns. i >rarcelY more than s.
per cent. and tha, 5 ettaiued manlyI
from the Paciic coast. The average from
October !, ports show a decrease il pro
duc,ian il Maine. Massachusetts,. New
HannShire, Connecticut. Nsw Jersey !
North Caroline. South Carolina, Geor-
gia. Alabama. aud Texas. the latter hay
ing only half crop. The other Statesl
indicate IN increase, in most Of those east
Of the Mississippi very slight IN Min-|
nesota. Is per cent. Iowa. Mlssou-i
RI. 5: Nebraska, ID Kansas, % and
California Is
Many places in different parts 4 the
e country. especially in Naryland and Wis
: en..a. report disappointment in the yield
Of gram in threshinE The disappoint-|
ment, however I'll oet.nes IN the Other
The oat crop SsDIat in the Eastern
Middle. aud South Atlantic States. II
is not full average in Michigan, Wiscon
sin. and Iowa In the other States tht
product Is above the average. the iarges
increase. being , per cent. in Nebraska
In Wi,8 sin the efficiency is per cent
Considerable injury FROM frost 70 n
c7rn crop Is reported in Northen Indiana
Illinois. Iowa, and more Northern la;i
tudes In some portions Of Iowa M est
! mate of two-ffths Of 50 corn Is male
/ Prom Southern Indiana, Southern Ohio
West Virginia, and Pennsylvania some
/ complaints Of immaturity i'll consequence
/ Of we; weather. and a few accounts OF IN
Jury from drought are received, bat no
general OF very ,eyere droughts are re-
Torted. The total produce will not be
what was hoped IL the early season. or
what is needed in the country, WITH rs
rapidly increasing opulation but some
what larger quantity than last year, which
was a season peculiarly ayeroe to etorn
production.
Cotton The area IN cotton is some
what lrs. than last year Its culture har
been better. the preparation FIR plantlne
more complete and labor more regular and
reliable, as a general rule. Errly in the
season the promise was fine. Serious
losses have Of late been incurred. pfincl'
willy from, the c0-ton calterpiler or arm
worm. which have proved mere genera
and severe in Georgia than elsewhere
very troublesome in portions Of Alabam;
and Mississippi, and somewhat prevalent
III the raroIinas and Arkansas, Heavy
rains in Tennessee and the SouthWcs
have caused an Niety, but done less damag'
than was expected. Returns Indicate I
small crop, possibly II or 20 per cent
less than last Year, but complete esu
mate cannot be made unul the crop L
gathered.
Peas and Beans will be nearly an ave
rage crop
Buckwheat Is vcrT generally dch. ient
Connecticut. New Jersey, Minnesota
California, ana some Of the Southern
States furnish favorable exceptions.
Sorghum has cen more successful thaI
last year. -,
rot-.ocs In ; uth'rn New England
New Je scy, Delaware, the Cult state
ana California. potatoes are reported
full average crop, with deficiency OF ter
per cent. IN New ! ork and fennSy wanna