, 1870-01-03

"S-eac1{t II Ant 60 0aMe 10r II '1WAS tn+
sEiratfon
taids "Well, Ar. BAKER, n!a prejudice Against
qualtZ uiItug le1s ren- 1atic, caLEl1etirR noE
df df u es"e # o' H. conloh1 you efcs cure n'n
Curtd him! NO! When Tom Quartz Was sot
o1ce, he y vas 1ird5. stt-aLd ybE misat owed
a y 1s m caea sSu aasI
ntnlDg." -. ,.,o,,,
The affection ard the plida thas " up nskef
o. his hun'bs ttlsud q Other DAYS ~u awa5s be
vivid EenofT WILL ne.
10o oNVto.
s,ntcmcnt, from the Dcrnrttneut OF
- Aar,culsureI
The following Is M advance summary Of .he
latest Information in reference 70 Tue crops oi ne
culture up % oa.t, me ottAso Of Which WI a1rear
IN !he rrgElst re:ott for tne current m9nts: "a:
coru crop Of Nostnern New England Appeared TO
o. lnma9enL y, n,rss =, Sn, h,Is 49,; ~
lfos were teen "a paIs q SeT ~ az
OF a7e ~efe oeeeivrd IN oeep Falle5s' RMle tne
eAs ere seatcs'J ~ .ot aUas|. AuE ;n,
Sep ,olors and connnea sfoas
ncr al q oc'ooeI, Wl,u ocSasloaa. iAl4s l'ps spiAH
the crop very :. lly n sore rlseeh a1a n DINERS
slopes and good .1ls OF Addison County. Vermont.
and MllAr !ahds tne qoall3 Was t4aaL 70 tnat oi
tie h*kt crops OF lofmet feIs, Mnle u Otle5ns
County the qualify Nes INFERIOR, lnoo9n 1ee
qLau,sty WEE NJ average On ths margins o!
stIeau 8 much damage Vas donc oy tae hsavy
rams Of 0ctoser and $. Tne crop Of NeR Eng.
land viii be lese than that or last year by noou.l
per cent. tn severe dro gta OF Juty ana August,
pit yalerr alorR the Ailan.Ic coast, Affected cofn
nqs ns wsstneF 81 81 Ine
injury. The Octoter rains sxept away shocks OF
corn N tne valleys to some extent in Neg Jersey
Tania @ CONE reports Of ,mmaeu1it.. wn.ie senefa.
aslulal ce is slseu Of larger quantity aud better
qnst tsn Se II ise s9mer y
ns perfect esriDR; yet ine cam were generally
sta se eEe:pt Z Il ptgp Hofn out andp Tne droogt
vas severe in Nurtn Carolina, redae-
itg Ae crop Eatesiaily IS q whole.
ues. viii deer, moist son, riea Al the pra!rtes
win crgab,e natter, good crop was gathered.
While IL Gaston, AID upon the Central Ridge,
ior ysf,ous parposss lie ,le.a Wa much re-
dpseo. eon ,s,,on !, mi. s,a,, i, thu co.st zec
t,op. paris OF Which not even Il,nois can excel IN
ceptb Of o1Rauio matter or hblnJance Of growth,
tic Ithx-i+ Wed pine, il better for cott3p. The
next zone IL especially Antted to wheat, and tue
Il unntsln section 10 corn, grain, CRUISES, and
fru t. and the yeld OF present season IL in &C.
corcnI ce " w,.b tnts peculiar adaptation.
In South Carolina and Georgia the long sesaon
Of nor aud dry Hea her reduced materially the
vs ID Ia the aggregate, with tha sanG variation In
different e.rcun kiatce OF soil and culture, IN
stat. further north faif summary ol reports
,1e'p ile ettre d.ts'cl affected y drought would
lnln. Eand' sol. OF heavy clay lot amel!oeate3
by custu1r, VI, Re senrrhed, or partially or wholly
la1d waste: while dep so1s o. 5tver bottoms, r!en
alop.s o. st.sin soL., ard ntlds sepI clean OF
WttdR, and frequently cultivated, give satisfactory
and even lareeE retufnA- TIE crop OF Alabama
ana tnst o. sune1sa sI AN ies yss
sone counties; the l.Igess crop ever grown
.s repUrtsd n GoiSeH. IGe Average M y,el! ylel!
}seele aeI ptured S eor5 ~ Kentuesy. botS 'i ia
cause 81 lo.s II low ssnos: n AMSouii ms cs2p
lsysl prairie from excess q 11!n TIE asgrsga.s
quay = Fno1 reduction Of i y H.
eefS Goemr fep9; La11ae ns Tepa os aae
o. " per Cent. HanSoGA aas s = y, Se y; -
Mecer nss sde ns
poas n, ~ s " naS ~. n,
nnnt 70 GID In ~ " n.e ~ snln ~ cao1 1
ss sssass sssysa r. !,Ssa!rs; ssa. ,ssesa .ssSs
oe!ose, Gnpa uen Of ne crop h@pseGu}
II ~ hsLelg NJ TOT 1easug , "a cn1Xan =;
sn w, nne !pT ss tae ha nu,ir NV AZ
~. .o ~. ,nc,Na .us II pel
tslns, III early ntn.rnl1zc me us@lAutson o.
~ ~, a1o n, uee ias, is r. M :. ~
o. MINI t+o;s, make small increase.
Tie only staIes 1rprrting an Increase o. quan'
s Kar.ss sas 9e1a and = ant
10. give Gcarl' an aSelaEe. The principal corn
growing section OF tue West VIII Average Eedac
u. ii treaEe OF ;srness to pIojuce and popu'a
's a:sa paesl ssIa.s i j; -: az III tae5s
sciaslly II 81 cotn produced this year than In 1865
C.tto'--TAe Drought Of the Atlantic coast WAa
far less Injurious 10 colt jc 1nan 10 cotu. s1pe-
want q! rslp, iafe,ior, shallow, and neglected
soils, which produce small crops under l6e mos
favorable c rcums nnces are often iotnret, anu IL
ttturns for the little labor expended Every zhsst
the acreage planted is greater than last year
The product rer seIr IN the coast States A = n, ma
tive proportion o llnt to seed Is from some cAlst
less Than utr3L The use 0! fertilizers has larsel,
lrc!cassd ,he Jtela Of these states, aua gse4 e.,
6thtt, and has Stimulated TO Inpld growth an
early 1catuI1ty. In one experiment reported tn.
r a'i seuoS 'es Sn 'nsEese sasae {sse oss1
similar aren Of unoresscd SOL, an
al The epd Of toe, season ihs en-
sss smonnr % Of ,hst M uncrr:caed-a 1udic:oI s5sre1
Of itr;,l'zirg r,actiled py a tew, white tue nan,
obtain Increased crops through more rapid e1
hkurlson OF The soM by aid OF guauo and var1ou
cuupouLls llch ~ ammonia. The G1assaopper II
tome pssls Of Tt1as Injured cotton that va
t the Red nirer :eeion, sud ~crns, heavy rams
und crernoEs were locally injol1ou4 Bat 10
these draw backs, the Yield would have been yer
isr6e- Still the aggregate y much larger thai
acre, uhtre good culture fooaed careful eeiec
ton Of SEED, ars not uDtreauenh some couny'e Ee
e. 5 IN & one s eoeas Wsa Saae m %
turu at that date returning $500 esie.
snd othera producing II for the ifs
time a. an average Of M pounas Ea per o acre soe A.
ahat tnt rsased area, but Tennesses, q snaA nol
ton only OF which /. ever custlsated 10 cotton
smaller ysaa thar nat Of W., {ea t.,
later le!ls Ttpene9 more thoronsnly; me seasol
Tor gathering tbe lint has been quEe unHornI
favorable, 4 circumstances Asays greatly coadn
eve TO tDu ltcrease Of tue crop axRrega.e, Rn
iasorinR q freedom from trash and dlrt. An e1
nu.lratiou Of The crop tabua.itons which foilo1
.-i.i chow lne estimate Yield pei acre N eac
State, and The COMPARISON win last year. e.
rHeaed ss percentage Of the crop Of lsos
Product compared with that OF 1865: Mort
tA1olua, Is per cent; South Carolina IS per ceui
Geo.li., 9a per cent; Eli IEda, 10s per Gems; ALI
baua lis per cent: Mssss:ppt. rs per ceu'
Louttlup, l19 per cent: Texas. 123 per cent; Al
Lsn.ss, 1lo r-r cent: Tennessee, S per cent
South Calouna, rs; Georgia, 49,. Florida, Isl
Te1a. xTs: AIKausis, sal: Tennessee, 163.
The sRg1egate pru<tucs, IN accordance with tt
Der cent aooye tne yield Of ISIS or about 30o, "
couu.e.cisl pa!es or fully 3,ui0,G0o Dales OF 4
pounds eaen.
nos.!G ep ye5 S
bra6k2, Illinois, lows, and MiAsour1. All q Il
Eaatt ia slatee. New \ ORR. New Jersey, and Pen
| Fyl. ana, and all the Western excep: Minnetot
States, excepiEg ocly Florida, Lousi1pa. a.
/ | Teras. nnve reduced their aggregate. II
sweet' potato crop u somsxhst le