, 1870-07-12

ll0, the mean temperature W1d AOout tho same
as last year while in New England and Now
York it was l,ighcr--in NeT York by four de-
g1ees. In May nearly the came excess above
tie mean Temperature Of tho preceding Nay
is Observed throughout the West, the greatest
difference being observed in Michigan. In the
New England States, With the exception ol
, Massachusetts,, the temperature IS somewhat
higher, and in New York four degrees higher.
| In the other Atlantic States, and in the cotton
States, the temperature Of May has been high
/ er By about four degrees
: The estimates Of acreage, compared with
J the area OF 1869, is as follows: deduction in
winter wheat, in New Hampshire, per cent,
5y1and ie, South Caroiina i, 0eo1gia i, AIS
bama 6, Aiss;issippi 20, Texas 6, Arkansas 2,
igan 5, Wisconsin S, Iowa 10. In spring wheat,
Vermont 2, Massachusetts 5, New York 3,
Pennsylvania !. Missouri 8, Illinois IS, Iudi-
ana 20, Ohio 7, Michigan l, Wisconsin i, Iowa
g., Nebraska 3, Oregon Z Increase in winter
Virginia 8, Kentucky =, Minnesota Z, Kansas
y, Nebraska Is, California s. TIE following
States report no change in acreage Of wheat:
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virgi-
MIA, Tennessee, Oregon: Increase in spring
ia 2, Kansas IL, California 5. Tho average de-
crease throughout tho country is placed at
800, GOO acres, or nearly per cent.
lie following States report conditions Of
Tlnter grain above an average: New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, North
Carolina. Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi, Ten
nessee, West Virginia, kentucky, Minnesota,
Nebraska, and Oregon, The Percentage Of re-
ductlon IN leading States reporting unfavor-
ably il as follows: illinois, II, Indiana, -;
Michigan, q; lows, IL; Missouri, 16; Ksn-
sa=,. 6; California, g; New York, ID; Pannsyl-
Eania, 6; Texas, 8. In spring wheat the States
above an average nre Maine, New Hampshire.
pennsylrsnin, West Firginia, and Minnesota
o. those nose below, the prine1Pal are; Illinois,
Michigan, u; Wisconsin, 7; Iowa, 2; Nebraa.
ka, 4; California, 20.
The superiority Of early sown winter-wheat,
manifested at the opening OF spring, is fully
maintained to tho present time. In deep and
mellow holls, notwithstanding lack Of rain
ana mean tempeIature unusually high, it has
VIGOROUS appearance, and il the straw Is
shorter than usual, the head is plump and
"el nlea; IN some poor rolls, where the sur
11iG Tb s eSdlt q hard a. soadWa plants stand thin
4 'osmed. Such is the case in many places 1 n
q le ohio Valley; md, to some extent, in the |
G uif States. Throughout tho dry sections |
tn straw is shorter than Usual. Fields |
aN N With the drill uniformly appear better
TIA those sown broadcast. Whsro the plant
has 3, succumbed to freezing in winter or
aroo II IN spring, j. has generally been, 81
sept IN EerY wet or in Tery poor locations, upon
and: roughly or carelessiy prepared.
All onS t1e diseases and casualhes reported,
:ust Il 7s had very limited range; haii storms
ng Ean 's hare beaten down some fields b Viz
3inlA . "a North Carolina; Utah has been |
aFaged 6y graashoppe1s;. and IN Contra Costa
t0unty, eahlot1ia, sqaiEsls have taken wheat
ave beei called to repel tho invaders.
Cora The returns relative to corn, though
1asultory sand partial, indicate an average cor
Ation. Systematic IL complete dats for all
he States, mp to July !, VIII be given in tho
Barky.--Winter barley has, nearly the same
'1eadth as last year; the spring sowing has
,een increased It's Cd ndi1nn Is fine n the i !
'.stes M Mest 81 the aiasis sippt except Missouri
fuction Us wheat in the Ohio Valley,
0dfs.-There has been everywhere an IN
reese Of acreage The condition OF this crop :
> s9E S e1ior On he Atlantic ceast from Maine !
NoIIh Carol'na, WITH the exception of
oas of the Weat and South it is unpromising. i
GFasses.-The grasses are generally four s
hing on tho Atlantic coast t., the Aneghauian c
ange into Tennessee, and IL, A1innesota, Iown, n
I'D Nebraska elsewhere below The average | s s
lover, IN less marked degree, g. thriving in e
ae came sections It ia morn spwn than |
sual, and is reported favorably il Mississippi, g
labama, and some other SoutheEEtates Il
frg,fs-1he promise is very general for an !. =
o9na9nt supply of,*apples, pea:s,. peaches, G,
nd other fruits, especially in the New Eng. ~
md and in the Middle States. G.,
Frost, in some portions Of tho West, and in T.
ome Of the Southern States, h.s injured the G
each crop, but Kentucky, Illinois and Michi- | y
an report more than an average Prospect i IS
III crop Of peaches, with the aid OF young o. u L
1ards coming into bearing, which viii give St
uit OF superior quality, may be expected in Ct
ar5land and Delaware. Some complaint ex- :
10 OF the blossoms b1ighting in Virginia A
tost injured peachss Somewhat in North Al
srollna, and in tho Gulf Coast States frosts in =.
ebrnary and March were very destructive -
Missouri and Illinois great losses were IL
tHed By froEts in April, amounting to nearly
Ia destruction at several points In parts
1lino!s, however, fair crop viii be gath / -.
ed, and fine crop may be expected in Mich- ~
an. The peach regions mostly depended on OF
: market supplies will harvest fully IN aver eI
,e crop. By
'en in Loostook, Maine, who're the trees in ". W
ossom we're covered with ice, moderate a. ~
Gather, without sunshine, saved the fruit ~ ~
he amount Of bloom WAS also extraordinary ~
New York, and the promise Of fine crop N
excellent, US in all the Middle States, with ~ ~
me drawbacks from heavy rains and falling ~ ~,
blossoms in Pennsylvania and Maryland, ~
Virginia the same difficulty exists in an in u u
nsited form, and in many places the tBigs q.
the extreme ends Of the branches ara diving oif
OIL some unknown cause The reports from ~ ~
cst Virginia and Kentucky are variable, from e. n
e best crop ever known to failure from ~. ~
ost- In Michigan favorable reports greatly e, d,
edominate: In the Ohio Valley, Missouri W. ",
d Kansas the frost which killed peaches also " "
lnred the apples greatly. W w
The pear crop, comparatively limited in area w.
ID quantity, as it always is promises to aver vs. vs.
q quite faTo1ably with former years. Some, " "
Respondents claim that the September gale ~ ~
the New England coas: facilitatod fzuiting n n
d one instance il gis4n of pear tree IN -; -
1stol Mass, which w1s nsaEly tom mp by tie ~
ots, and blooned IN the spring pEofusel5, Ii; Ii
d i maturing fine crop Of fruit. In parts - -
Pennsy lysnia pear blossoms were lezs -;
nndant than the bloom OF other fruits In ~
lzerne County peaI orchards are rapidly. in q, O.
easing, and the fruit is becoming : staple. e.. eu
!ars arc failura in St. Clair County, kieh, r.
.ile apples will be :abxmdant. VI
The small f1uits have been comparatively VI VI
undant 1mmense quantities wore sopt to l ~ ~
cago and othar: ci.ses from Southern, Hi ~ ~
IL, and very low prices reached The San ~ ~
ancieco market was very abundAnt-y sup ~ ~
ed; twenty tons per day we're serts from q =.
g county, ContR Costa and sold ut 8 to T. ! Ise Ite
nts per quart 1t retail. In Washington and hs
ltimore similar rates prevailed in tic hight nj nj
the saasou. -