New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-26
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS,
THE CROPS IN AUGUST AND sEPTENRER-0FrI-
GAL REPORT.

THE CROPS IN AUGUST AND sEPTENBER-OFF1-
GAL REPORT.
W HEAT.-Ihe average yield per acre OF the
whole country is scarcely equal 10 that ~ 1907 but the
Increased Will secure aggregate somewhat
INDIAN CoRs-This crop is generally In fine condition.
ana IN most sections al little danger from frost In por
Tons OF the West especially in parts OF Kansas and
Nebraska the drout aud the grasshoppers have injured
favorable and with the unprecedented increase in the
area panted-3.001O OF acres. about nne per cent
staple.
CorroS-Tle average planted less than 1907 but
the culture IS generally better, and the prospect of
fruitful yield promising The Improvement more
marked in Texas than eseW here Louisiana, which has
suffered IN the cotton yield more than any other State
since the prosperous this year. Some OF
correspondents there report decrease OF onethird in
acreage and an Increase IN yield per acre N 20 10 ~ per
cent In Georgia, drouth OF ten weeks injured certain
sections OF the state IN the early part OF the season May
hot weather m August In Decatur the cotton
mas npea ana destroyed from haii 20 TWO .,rus OF
island cotton OF Mcintosh County and also the boil
Northern States except Illinois which reports decline
of per cent; Wisconsin 10 per cent aud Kansas 81 per
inn the decline u cent FLORIDA 10 per cent
and Alabama per cent In some of the states the IN
way 20 Rhode Island and Minnesota, IL; Newfofk, ~
Maine and New Hampshire o vermont: New'lefscy ana
Michigan, .. ARKANSAS, KENTUCKY hisso"t'' anu NC
oArs-The crop has not fully redeemed the promise
before harvest. and several States reported CONSIDER
ably below an average yield -, -. 49,, No.,
RYE AND BAKLLr.-Rye aud Barley haze been wei
BucKwIiEAT.-A slight Increase an acreage, Win prom
ise Of fair product. , - o,r, q,
Potatoes not 40 promising as appearou w
the date OF our previous report -, -,
SUGAR CAsE-sugar-cane indicates u Considerably ln
creased yield compared with last year LOUISIANA
porting an advance of - per cent Texas, 10 forua
Alabama. Georgia. and Mississippi MAINTAIN al AWE
age yield J., -. u,,oo,
uoPs-IIOps show large increase IN acreage NIsoon
sin reporting an advance OF over 20 reeut shnpes0ta
90; Michigan, y Iowa. II: Ohio, "a Missouri, rem
nessee. New-York Is Maine. - New Hampshire, 5;
and Vermont. Tho general condition oi lHe clVP
better than last year. ,.,, -,
Vermont, Massachusetts,. Connecticut, PennsyNshi
Kentucky, Alabama. Iowa. WISCONSIN, ana indlaha' u
Michigan Virginia, North Carolina and Arkapsas nlo
tcnths OF average; New York 9S Maryland ~ peor
giy 9i Tennessee 81 Missouri and Illinois 80 ono 9t
APPIIs-Applss will provo fuil crop IN lew STATES IN
majority net half ac0p. aud IA several Sates ahOse
an entire failure 49,.
WooL.-wool shows n general decline IN weight oi
of from 10 per cont. compared VIA s aver
age product 49,,
STOCK HoGsA considerable reduction ~ noted ~ tie
number of fiening hogs and also IN their condition q.
% and weight. compared with tho average "i
former years This Is especially truo IA tho southern
Statcs Louisiana alone showing increased numbers