Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17
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has prepared a digest Of the re
ports upon the condition of ia,
crops for October. from which ia,
!. following is an extract Th'
wheat crop OF 1870, in- a majority
of the States, and especially il
those in which the cereals are
prominent, is materially less in
quantity than the crop of 1869
which was largecone, notwith
standing the assertions. of some
croakers to the contrary. The
reduction is due, first, to the loss
| of plants by an unpropitious sea.
son for termination, and the early
growth of theIsWinter variety,
followed by all open and some
whatHaFiable Winter; and second,
TO the drouth which prevailed
| with great severity in the. north.
ern and eastern States. This re-
duction, as averaged from our
local returns, appears to be about
fourteen per cent. o. fqfe sggl
! The average quality of crops
is better than that of 1859. The
Pacific coast reports are variable.
Some counties In California made
the quality superior, while others
report injury from rusts, inferiori-
ty from maturity of grain, blight
ed by drought Early 7sown Fall
and Spring grain Of Oregon is good,
while that late sown was injured
by the excessive heat of Summer.
Among the Winter varieties which
has succeeded best, the Tappahan-
mock is prominently named. : L.,
is favorably mentioned through
out the south and west. The corn
crops of 1870, unlike those Of the
two years preceding, is full, and
the best for the past ten years. !
The States ofthe great cora region,
including those bordering on the
great lakes, and on the Ohio and
Mississippi River, have, without
exception, made rather full or
large crops.
Intelligent men estimate the
total products at two hundred and
fifty million bushels in Illinois.
Rye gives q somewhat smaller
yield than in 1869. Oats are not
generally as productive as last
year, except in the south of Mich |
igan and New Jersey, The, ag-
gregate product of barley appears
less than in 1869. The only |
States yielding full crops Of bar
ley are Tennessee, Kentucky, I
Missouri, Iindis,. Iowa. Minneso-
ia, Kansas and Nebraska. The
aggregates are less than usual, /
Reports about beans and peas in
dicate an average production in
quantity and quality, with some
local variability. sa'al 90 iegi Il
Potatoes exhibited considerable !
reduction in yield, which is below
average. In the Atlantic States
to Virginia inclusive, and in the
States south of the Ohio River
the depreciation ranges from, Is to
Al per cent. The sweet potato
crop is comparatively large oae.i
While the acreage OF sorghum is
not very large, the crop is one of I
superior condition, and promises
a.yield of syrup Of fine qualityJh
An increase of the breadth of
cotton was estimated in July at
II per cent, comprisingele ments
acreage planted, and condition ON
the ,lst of October. The natural
advantages and other circumstan-
ces being equal, would lead TO a
comparison with last year as fol-
lows North Carolina, Is per
cent; South Carolina, 9; Georgia,
5; Florida, 9; Alabama, s; aMissis-
sippi, 10 Louisiana, 10; Texas, i
30; Arkansas, I5 q Tennessee, l,
This would give a crop exceed
ing three and a half millions Of
bales, but the indications of the |
season thus far, since October /, |
and probably Of a favorable Au-
tinnn, for matdrihg and picking
the top crop do not prosnosticate
q return of the remarkably fayor-
ably experience of the season.
The present crop was vigorous in
its earlogrowth, running to weed
rather than boll.a Then burned
with the drought in August, and !
subsequently flooded with rain in1
September, has endured Vieissi-
tudes unfaVOrable to the eontin-
ued fruitfulness, as a general she'd
ding Of forms and an occasional
rosting of the boil attest.eg9 ~
Thelarmy worm has been at
work in places, and the rust is
more or less prevalent in all the
cotton States. The opening of
the cotton bolls is unusually well