The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-10-22
AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.
Report of Condition of Farm Crops
for August and September, 1859.

Report Oh COQulGlOu VI = dIlA SEORo
for August and September, 1859.
The following table showing the
mean temperature and rainfall of
the several States, as indicated by
the meteorological returns of the
Smithsonian Observer, for the m n:ts
of July and August, in comparison
with these months of last year, will
aid in illustrating the accompanying
crop statements. The season has
been peculiar. The region most
subject to drought, that west of the
Mississippi and Missouri, has had
the most regular supply of rain,
and the valley of the former has
had an abundant rain fall to its
mouth, while Alabama and Georgia
have suffered from drought, and the
Atlantic States in a still greater de-
gree, not only throughout the tide
water water region, but in large
portion of the eastern States.
On the southern Atlantic sea-
board the heat has been greater this
year than in 1868, and the rainfall
less; north and east of New York
the heat has been less, as also the
rainfall. In the one case it was
too hot, in the other, too cold, for
corn and other summer crops, which
suffered accordingly. While drought
has prevailed east of the Alleghan-
les, the great Mississippi basin has
had an unusual amount of RAIN
West Virginia and Ohio alone of
the central area had less rainfall
Gn August than in 1868. Theiex-
cessive moisture of the summer is
sustained to its close, especially in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, and Missouri. Both
the early and the latter rains have
been somewhat extraordinary west
of the Missouri, yet the high tenn
perature and deep thirsty soils of
that region have converted the visi-
tation into a blessing.
The drought of the seaboard has
not been equalled in many years.
EXTRACTS from correspondence
will show the injurious effects of this
excessive drought on corn, cotton,
and garden vegetables.
CORN.-The corn crop has been
the prey of numerous ills in every
section of the country. The only
States that now show an average
condition are: Nebraska, Kansas,
Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Ar
kansa. Excessive rains retarded
planting, and necessitated replant-
ing in the spring throughout the
prevented healthy, vigorous growth
in almost every State; and in the
season of caring and maturing a
serious drought affected it on the
Atlantic coast, with injurious heat
in the South, and unfaYorable re-
duction of temperature IN the North.
In deep soils, naturally drained, the
extreme moisture of the West did
no injury; in heavy or fat lands,
with clay soil, the damage was great
in some cases resulting in total fail,
ure. The loss, as shown in table, |
is forty-nine per cent. in Virginia;
from thirty to forty in Maine, Yer |
mont, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolia, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, |
from twenty to thirty in New Ham
spire, Connecticut, New York, New |
Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana,
Ohio, Iowa and Minnesota; from |
ten to twenty in Massachusetts and |
Pennsylvania, and one to ten per
cent. in Rhode Island, Alabama,
Mississippi, Missouri and California.
Unless the close of the season is
very favorable, there must be one
hundred and fifty million bushels
less than a full crop.
CoTTON.-Thers viii be a redue-
ton in the yield of cotton, from the
Carolinas to Alabama, and mater
ial increase from Mississippi to Tex
as. Georgia, Florida, and South
Carolina have suffered most, main
y from drought, in few localities
from rust, the caterpillar, and boil ,
worm. Our estimates make the in
crease in Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas, respectively, ten, twelve,
md fourteen per cent. The prob
abilities at present favor a yield of
.wo million seven hundred and fifty
thousand bales.
WHEAT.-This crop, as a whole.
S large. The only States showing
decrease are Illinois, Michigan,
iowa and California. Some of it is ?
Inferior in quality, and small por-
ion has been injured by rains after
harvest, buta considerable portion
# the western wheat is of good
Iuality, and that of the South is
decidedly superior.
FRUIT.-Fruits, as a rule, have
,ielded abundantly; apples in a less
legree than other species. New :,
York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Michigan and Illinois, all apple reg
ons, have nearly full supply; New
England, a material reduction.
Stock Ho6s.--There is not only a
eduction in the number of stock
ogs, but also in condition. Mis-
our, Kansas, Nebraska and Min 4
esota, rapidly growing States, have y
lade an increase in numbers, as Al
ave some of the Southern States. m
here is apparently a decrease, as =.
with last year, of five to
N per cent.