Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-11-12
Digosi arAgrleaiiurai Reparls.


majority Ut the States, aud especial
ly "a those in which this cerral I
prominent, 10 materially less il
in quantity than tho crop Of 1869
which WAS a very large one, no,
wi,hs'andlng uic assertions Ufsom'
crnakors To tho contrary, Tho rr
duVtiun i dds inst, e. tho loss O
plants hy an 'nnpropitions season
ilr gernlluatl0A and an early growth
of the winter variety, followed hy
an % en aud 'nrwhatvurlable win
ter and secuul, in the drduglil
which prevailed wish great severity
In ,lse Norlhern aud Eastern States,
I This r.durtion ~ averaged from
our local returns appears TO ho
about II per cent, Tho average
quality OF cfops is better than that
I OF 1869.
The Pacific coast reports are vgri-
able some counties in California
make tho quality superior, whiI"
others report injury from rnst aud
inlor.orl,y from maturity Of gain
Liientod by drought,
The early sOwn tall and spaing
grain Of Oregon is good, while that
ia,o sown was injurcd by the oXccs'
sivc heat of summer.
Among the winter varieties which
have succeeded best The Tnppahan.
mock is prominently named. 1t is
favorably mentioned through the
South and West, and has done well
among The mountains of Utah.
Tho corn crop of 1870, unlike
those Of the two years prcccd ny, is
full, and tho best of the past ten
years. Those Of the great corn 70.
gion, including those bordering on
the great lakes. md on the Ohio
and Mississippi bavc, without cx-
ception, made rather full, or large
crops. Intelligent men estimate
tho total product at 2jOOOO.O00
In Illinois rye gives somewhat
smaller yield than in 1869.
Oats nro not generally so pr0duc-
tive us last year, except in the
South.
In Michigan and New Jersey,
the aggregate product Of barley APP
pears less than in 1869.
Tho only States yielding fall
crops of buckwhcat are Pcnnsyl.
vania, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Ne
braska. The aggregates arc less
than usual.
The reports about beans and peas
indicate an average production in
quantity and quality with some To-
cal variability. The pea crop.
which is one Of great Importance to
the South, has occupied Il larger
acreage than formerly in North
Carolina. Georgia and Tennessee
but has been somewhat neglected
in other cotton States.
Potatoes exhibit a considerable
reduction in yield which is below
an average in all the Atlantic States
to Virginia, inclusive, and in all
Western States North of the Ohio
river, the depreciation ranging from
Is 10 Al per cent.
The sweet potato crop is com
paratively large one, while the
average of sorghum is not very
largo. The crop IS one Of superior
quality, and promises a yiold Of
syrup of fine quality. Tho increase
in the breadth of cotton was esti-
mated in July at II per cent. Com
bining the elements Of average
planted and its condition on the
lst Of October, the natural eXpccta-
ton, other circumstances being
edual, would lead to n comparison
with last year as follows: North
Carolina Is per cent; South Caro-
liza, 9; Georgia, S; Florida, 0; Ala,
bama, s; Tennessee, |, This would
give Il crop exceeding 3,500.OO0
bales but the Indications ofthc sea.
son thus far since October 1st and
the probabilities Of u favorable au
tumn for maturing and picking the
crop do not prognosticate u return
Of tie remarkably favorable exper-
icncc oflast season. The present
crop was vigorous in its carly
growth, running 10 weel rather
than boil. Then it was burned with
drought in August, and subsequent
ly flooded with rain in September.
1t has endured vicisstudes unfa-
vorablc to continued iruilfulness, as
a general shedding Of forms and oc-
casional rotting of bolis attest. The
boil worm and army worm had
been at work in places, and rust is
moro or less prevalent in all the
cotton States. The opening of the
later bolls is unusually well ad-
vanccd in most places, and the last
picking promises 10 be light. These
indications, instead, of pointing TO
an increase of third OF million
bales, render IL probable that the
present crop will be no larger than
the last, and if the remainder of the
season should be very unpropitious
a reduction Of a quarter Of million
bales might result. Another month
or two will determine whether the
present crop shall be limited TO
three million bales, or rise to three
and half millions, as predicted
carly in the season.
The present area in cultivation
has reduced the price to 10 cents
per pound or the very verge of a
profitable cultivation, and cores
pondents arc already reporting the
rum Of planters who grow cotton
exclusively, and bny all thoir agri-
cultural supplies.
A large incresse IN fhe produe.
ton Of cane sugar is REGARDED as
certain.
There is comparatively a large
surplus Of old wheat N Tenbts-ce.
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