New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-30


,'po, t6e gir a. thence 10 Vale County region
moderately productive easily improved ard scrviceable
soil for various purposes, the WELD much reduced
81 Which NOT even Illinois can excel in dcpil Of organic
matter or abund ce Of growth, when properly cult
waited The next belt, that of the ongleatcd pine rs
better for cotton The next zone is especially suited TO
wheat ana 4g mountain section 3 to fg Sg r gsn
IL in accordance with this peculiar adaptation
Ia South Carolina and Georgia the long season OF hot
ani Ofy WeaJhtr 'toured mtteHah 1 sg !r!d III Ine
aggregate with TIC same variation IN duerent ciroun'
far summary OF reports from the entire district
ad'chd by drouth would be- fields badly titled, over
wholly laid waste while deep Of river bottoms rich
weeds and frequently cultivated gave salts
Alabama aud that Of Mississippi suffered stu less yet
not average one. Texas shows an increase in some
Corycl. The average yield is placed at forty bushels
Inc october freeze Injured corn IN KENTUCKY bOth IN
shUc and la the field, aud weather the caHse OF
loss low lands In Missouri the crop generally
fine rolling praires. but in level prairie from ex
cess r' ram Iat aSEeehe oi the crop eAoesus inat OF
last year. and the quality Is good. reduction OF
of 80 nor cen 9pc6ck las thousands of acres nearly
worthless and the average yield fixed at is bushels
herJer has made II fair crop out OF poor material.
WinucbagO has much soft corn unit to crib In the
center Of corn growing Illinois Indiana, and Ohio the
Spring and cool summer delayed the rpening, and
though there severe early fross, the freez-
ing weather Ia October found much OF the crop
1mperecty matUrcd In Martin County, Ind where at
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa the reduction in quality
the increase Of acreage, the result Of imm
and the making OF new farms will nearly ueuaize
duCtion about equal TO that OF last year; and in
the case OF Minnesota make small increase.
minnesota Missouri Florida, Nebraska Kansas, Texas.
ana CsioT9s Lo4s1nS anN IONA sc9 nearly an
West will average reduction OF fully 20 per cent in
produce and population to consume and with actual
enlargement of under culture is certain that there
is actually less corn produced tAs year than IL 1868
COttonThe druuth OF the Atlantic coast was far less
well cultivated. rarely suffer for want OF rain Inferior
shallow, and neglected SOILS which produce small crops
nnder the most favorable circumstances arc often IN
3ured and the present many yielded
meager returns for the little labor expended Every
where the planted greater than year.
less With yeTy few Executions The relative pro
portion of INT 10 seed Is from some cause less
Than usual The use or fertilizers has largely
better stand in fields where the plant had fun start
aud has stimulated to rapid growth and cary maturity,
fed with guano, yielded sept Il, tenold increase
a similar area Of uudressed soil and at the end OF the
season the enriched soil mad produced Just lou0e inc
amount OF that unenriehed-a Judclous system
the many obtain increased crops through
rapid exhaustion OF the soil by aid Of guano aud
various compounds rich in ammonia. The Grasshopper
parts OF Texas injured cotton that planted
region and worms heavy rains and Oyerhows were To-
Caly injurious. but Tor these drawbacks, the yield
much larger than that Of 1865 Reports Of 500 pounds
Of hut per acre who're good culture followed owed
countries OF 500 pounds per acre The
SEQ one county which made return at that date
turning bales aud others producing 1t for the rs
smad0 average crop upon a somewhat increased
which is over cultivated in cotton, has smaller yield
that Of last year The picking commenced earlier
The season for gathering the lint has been quite ur
Iornly favorable, circumstance always greatly con
ing freedom from trash and dirt. An examination Of
Ihe crop tabultions which follow will show the estimate
yield per acre in each state and the comparison with
last year expressed as percentage OF the crop or 1868
per cent South Carolina IS per cent? Georgia IS per
Florida lo7 per cent Alabama los per cent Nils
per cent; Arkansas, 10 per cent Tennessee IS cent
Carolina 1885, Georgia, $50; Florida, 49, Alabama, 49,
mississippi 2o louisiana $50; Texas, 255; Arkansas
The aggregate product in accordance with the returns
this little than 10 cent above
suly 100000 bales OF 400 pounds each.
PS2l SrSP K. y a EsS 9hs o
iowa and Missouri All OF the Eastern states Ne!-1 oIk
hewJersey and PeUusy lyauia, and all the western ex
Cept Minnesota, have advanced IN production Dut the
fexa have reduced their aggregate. The sweetpotato
qrop IS somewhat less than average. Rot has been
Eastern and Middle States to those harvested
late. Rottng from exposure oe 10 y SUN, by
sprinking with air-slaked lime. IN parts OF
IeHnsylvania the Early Rose, Garnet Chill aud Good
Tcb aTe held i'm highest esteem this year early
tss md tine Harrison late potato Some varieties
(he present Year In Mary the Early and OTono
bre noted for prolific yields Rarely has there been so
Trodustive season for the potato IN the West where
the yield has been extraordinary, IN some localities
reaching 200 bushels per acre III certain instances
5sud severely injured by freezing n The ground In some
counties Oue-thrd the crop destroyed.
TO5aooo-Tho latest returns Indicate reduction Of
.oue-tlurd in Virginia ana Maryland ODe-sixh IN Ken
tuoy. per cent Michigan, with slight decrease IN
Indiana and Illinois. Massachusetts West virginia,
Michigan, Wisconsin ana the states west OF the Msss
sprt have somewhat enlarged their production fdlr
summary of these returns would seem 10 indicate an
elryiaBd and Virginia ana October frosts iii Keatucky
aud aHer Western prominent causes OF depre-
cation. Tho damage in Trimble County. Kentucky,
uts TO hundreds Of thousands OF dollars, and affects
Jeeo the houses and on tine scai0ids, as wen as IN
4 . arIds The quality IS variable. in some locations,
quality superior IN others, both quantity and quality
arr greatly reduced.
g. r west Tire exception Of ono where feduc-
ron az 20 per indicated. Maine Massachusetts,
tIr' aud COnnectlCU. JhTee-iouIths Mh4io NSIOHL e
Dos cd nearly average yield New YORK ana fehnsyt
V5lia suffered July TENN reduction NeNJeIsey'
Delaware Mary land ana virginia produced crops from
f 90 large the Southern states report geuef-
sHv sIual yield - the latter part Of October the
ptdta OF the Ohio valley ana those west OF tue Mls-
rissppi JCd, either in part or totally as 20
Bas fruit still remaining ungathered2 by He&vy
f-,fs la some Instances apples shaken into the
,a8w TO save them and those slightly frozen were sub
5.cttd 20 similar treatment as curative large pro
R,,rou were sent 10 the cicr-mil. Those placed in
leans on the ground aud red with saved.
Ia Calhoun County, Mich, 10000 bushes-Onethrd OF
Tie cfO,-were frozen IN -hCls County, Ohio many
fhOuFalds Of bushels have been frozen on the trees
similar statements come from all portions OF the West.
pT0ductOu Of cider than ever before made Is tho
insult Reference j. maze 10 t1e tAraos run e,
Ipondence and the statistical tables Tor details OF
quantity and QUALIFY Of apples pears grapes ana o'H0'
1suits. ~ D..
Injured che fruit-buds OF lemons but not the trees
BtscclL0eOuS-1he cultivation OF broom corn is at
ctiog increased atteatlOn and found be pronta
hts Southern crop: yet the aggregate product VIII
scarcely DO adequate 10 the wants OF the trade. $780,,
Sorghum culture has extended southwark ana Deyohu
fIta arfr a. =