The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-06-04
THE TRIBUNE.
The Crops.

The Ecpartment of Agriculture ha.
published the following statement of the
cOnditlon and prospects of the growing
crops, based on information received from
various parts of the country:
rarely are our winters so favorable to
fall sown wheat as that of 1868. The
New England States are encouraged tc
attempt wheat culture more largely by
the hne condition of that now in the ground
The season was equally favorable in the
MIDDLE States, which report discouraging
facts affecting the winter crops. In Llv-
lngstoa County, New York, the sowing
was later than usual, on account OF the
drought, causing a comparatively puny
appearance at the opening of spring. In
Erie the fields had yellow and unprom
Using look without material loss from
winter killing, and in Chautauqua there
Is some complaint of freezing out and
slckly appearance.
Throughout New jersey. Pennsylvania
and Delaware, there is a general express
sion of satisfaction with the condition of
wheat, and confident expectation OF
fruitful harvest if no casualty lntervenes.
In the Ohio Valley and in the Northwest
the wheat generally looks well. A few
exceptions are noted, as In Miami, Ohio,
it is not looking we'll In Hardin it was
somewhat frozen, while the reports from
most Ohio counties are quite favorable,
as in Ottawa there never was so favorable
a winter" In Erie it was small but
promising" and in Van Vert March
passed without a day detrimental to the
growing CROP In West Virginia, Put
nam and Wood Counties report inferior
condition from winter killing. Other
counties claim better stand than for
many years.
From Indiana the accounts of the crop
are uniformly favorable, far better than
usual, - better than last year." in some
cases better than for many years. While
In Miami late sown wheat is thin, the
early sown looks we'll In Kentucky
there is much diversity in the appearance
and not little complaint ofwinter killing,
as in Anderson, Butler, Henry, Laurel.
Scott and other counties. 1t is noticed
in Livingston County that the fields with
a northern and eastern aspect, look better
than those lying to the south and west.
Many fields in Henry County have been
plowed and sown in oats
In Illinois and especially in the North
west. the crop is mainly spring wheat,
but the fall sown generally looks well in
that region. Very little loss from freez
ing is reported from Missouri If shared
with other States in that latitude the
drawbacks of drought in preventing early
sowing, yet In many counties the returns
were never better-very promising, or
equivalent terms. From Virginia, North
Carolina and Tennessee the condition
reported is more variable-more or less
winter killing resulted in the belt between
the 36th and seth degrees of latitude.
from alternate freezing and thawing, the
covering of snow being more general than
usual, but not of sufficient depth for pro-
lection. a few counties only make the
loss severe, and many represent the pros
pect for harvest unusually good. With
every day of fine weather the frozen fields
improve in appearance, materially affect
ing the expectations of their owners.
Further South accounts favor an album
dant harvest, in proportion to acreage
Sown.