The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-10-08
REPORT or THE CONDITION oFcRoPs

REPORT or THE CONDITION OF CROPS
The Department of Agriculture fur
nishes asummary Of the crop reports. A
statement is given, showing themean tenn
perature and rainfall ofthe several States
for July, August as contrasted with those
months last year. The region most subject
to drought west Of the Mississippi
and Missouri-has had the most regular
supply of rain, and the valley of the for
mer has had an abundant rainfall to its
mouth, while Alabama and Ga, have suf.
fered from drought, and the Atlantic
States in a still higher degree, not only
throughout tn tide water region, but in
large por.i,n of the Eastern States.
On the southern Atlantic seaboald the
heat has been greater this year than in 'GS
and the rainfall less. North and east of
N. Y. 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 sum-
mcr crops, which Suffered accordingly
While the drought has prevailed east of
the Allegahanies, the great Mississippi
! basin has had an unusual amount ofrain.
West Va, and Ohio, alone of the central
area, had less rainfall in August than in
| 1868.
The excessive moisture of the Sum.
mer is sustained to its close, especially
in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebras
! ka, Kansas and Missouri. Both the early
and the latter rains have been somewhat
extraordinary west Of the Missouri, yet
the Iii a temperature and deep thirsty
soils of that region have converted the
visitation into blessing. The drought
of the seaboard has not been cqualled in
many years. The comparison between
this year and last shows that New Eng
land has had but onc-third as much rain
in August of the present year; New ork
a little more than one-half; New Jersey
scarcely onc-eighth ; Pennsylvania one
sixth, and Maryland one-ninth, The ex-
tracts from corresp ondencc will show the
injurious effects Of this excess yc drought
on corn, cotton and garden vegetables.
CoRN.-Thc corn crop has been the
prey of numerous ills in every section OF
the country. The only States that show
an average condition are Nebraska,
Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.
Excessive rains retarded planting, and
ncccssitatcd rcplanting in the spring,
throughout the West and South. Cold,
wet weather prevented healthy, vigorous
growth in almost every State, and in the
season of caring and maturing, and Sc
rious drought effected it on the Atlantic
coast, with injurious heat in the South,
and unfavoraJlc reduction oftempcrature
in the North. Deep soils, naturally drain
ed, the extreme moisture of the West
did no injury.
In heavy or fiat lands, with clay sub
soil, the damage was great; in some ca
scs resulting in total failure. The loss
as shown in the table is 40 per cent, in
Va; fvom 30 to 40 in Maine, Vermont,
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carroll
ma, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Mich
igan and Wisconsin; fro 20 to 80 in
New Hampshire, Connecticut, n. Y, n.
Jersey. Delaware, Georgia Indiana, Ohio,
Iowa, and Minnesota from 10 to 20 in
in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and
to 10 per cent Rhode Island, Alabama,
Mississippi, Missouri, and California.
Unless the close of the season is very IA
voraLle, there mnst be 150,000,O00
bushels less than full crop.
CurroN There will be a reduction in
the Weld of cotton from the Carolinas to
Alabama, and material increase from
Mississippi to Texas, Ga, Florida and
S. {. have suffered most, mainly from
drought, in a few localities from rust, the
catterpillcr and boil worm. Our esti-
mates make The increase in Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas, respectively, 10,
, and ii per cent. The probabilities at
present favor yield of 100000 bales.
WHEAr-This crop, as a whole, is
large. The only States showing de-
crease arc Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and
California Some of it is inferior in quail
itv, and a considerable portion has been
injured by rains after harvest; but con-
siderable portion of the Western wheat
is OF good quality, and that of the South
decidedly superior
FRUrTs-As rule, have yielded
abundantly; apples in less degree than
other SPECIES. New York, Pennsylva-
MIA, West Virginia, Michigan and Hi
nois-all apple regions-lf6ve merely Il
full supply. In New England there is a
meterial reduction. -
Stock EocS.--Tferc is not only a re-
ductions i,r'the number Of stock hogs, but
also irthc cond4uon. Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska aad Minnesota, rapidly grow
ing SrNeSs,- have made an increase in
Eumbers,>as haveso o&the Southern
States. There is apparently decrease,
as os+4fared with last year, Olive to ten
nor cent. 49,