Nebraska advertiser., 1869-10-07
CrOp Report.

Inc department OF luI-
nishes asummaTy Of the crop reports.
A summary Is given showing the
mean temperature and rain OF the
several States for July and August, as.
c~ontrasted with those months last
year, The region most subject to
drOuth-that west Of the Mississippi
and Missouri-has had the most regu-
lar supply Of rain, and the valley of
the foFmerha had an abundant rain
fall to its mouth, while Alabama and
Georgia. have suffered from drOuth, and
the Atlantic States in a still higher
degree, not only throughout the tide
water region, but in a large portion of
the Eastern States. On the Southern
Atlantic seabOard 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 rain-falL In the n case 10 was
too hot and in other too cold for corn
and all other summer crops, which
suffered accordingly. While the
drOuth has prevailed east ofthe Ale
ghRniesgthe great Mississippi basin
has had an unusual amount of rain.
West Virginia and Ohio alone, o fthe
central aera, had less rainfall in Au-
gust than iH 1858. The EXCESSIVE mOis-
ture Of the summer is sustained to its
close, especially in Wisconsin, Min
nessOta, Iowa, Nebraska Kansas and
Missouri. Both the early and the lat
ter rains have been somewhat extra
ordinary west Of the Missouri, yet
the high temperature and deep thirs4
ty soil of that region have converted
the visitation into a blessing The
dTOuth of the seabOard has not been
eagualed in many years. The compar-
ison between this year and last shows
that New England has had but one
third as much rain in August of the
present year, New York a little more
than one-half, New jersey scarcely
One-eight; Pennsylvania One-sixth;
Maryland One-ninth. Extracts from
correspondents will show the injuri-
Gus effect of this excessive drOuth 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 Ne
braska, Kansas, Florida, louisiana.
Texas and Arkansas. Excessive rains
retarded planting, and necessitated re-
planting in the spring throughout the
West and South. Cold, wet weather
prevented a healthy vigorous growth
in almost every State, and in the sea-
son of caring and maturing a serious
drouth affected it on the Atlantic
coast, with injurious heat in the South
and unfavOrable reduction of temper
ature in the North. In deep soils. nat
urally drained, the extreme moisture
of the West did no injury. In heavy
or fiat lands with clay or subsoil the
damage was great, in some cases re-
sulting to total failure. The loss as
shown in the table is forty-nine per
cent in Virginia; from thirty to forty
in Maine, Vermont, Maryland, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin; from twenty to thirty in
New HampshieE Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, GeOr-
gia, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, and MINES
Ota; from ten 20 twenty in Massachu-
sets and Pennsylvania, and from one
to ten per cent, in Rhode Island, Ala
bana, Mississippi, Missouri and Cali
fornia. Unless the close of the season
is very favorable, there must be I50,-
000, 900 bushels less than a full crop.
COttOn-1'here will be q reduction in
the yield of cotton from the CarOlinas
to Alabama, and meterial Increase
from Mississippi TO Texas. Georgia.
Florida and South Carolina have suf-
fered most, mainly from drouth-in q
few localities from rust, the Caterpil-
lar and EbOll-wOrm. Our estimates
makes the increase in Mississippi,
louisiana and Texas respectively, ten,
twelve and fourteen per cent. The
probabilities at present favor a yield
off $50, 600 bales.
Whedt-This crop, as whole is a lar
ger. The only States showing a de-
crease are Illinois, Michigan, Iowa
and California. Some oft is inferi-
OF in quality, but a considerable pOr-
ton has been injured by rains after
harvest. A considerable portion Of
the Western wheat Is Of a good unal-
ity, and that Of the South is decidedly
superior.
Frvats-As q rule have Welded
abundantly; apples in a less degree
than other species, New York. Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Michigan
and Illinois, all apple regions, have
nearly full supply; New England a
meterial reduction.
Stock Hogs--There is not only a re-
ductiOn in the number of stock hogs,
but also in the condition.. Missouri,
Kansas Nebraska and Minnesota. rap
idly growing States, have made amin
crease in numbers as have some ofthe
Southern States. There is apparently
a~decrease, as compared with last year,
OF i've TO ten per cent 60 -