National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-08-05

From the report OF the Department OF
Agriculture for July, it appears that the
condition of wheat is above an average ::
in Maine, spring, 3 per cent ; New Hamp-
shire, 2: Virginia winter North
Carolina, / Georgia, 10 Alabama, 8;
Tennessee, 6 !; West Virginia, B Ken
tucky, 3; Kansas, . Nebraska, 2;
Oregon, ,. An average Is indicated i'll
South Carolina and Arkansas and the
following States fall below an average
prospect Vermont spring, 9 per cent
Massachusetts, 3; New York, Il; New
Jersey winter, 20; Pennsylvania winter,
9: Delaware, 3D. Maryland, 30 Missis-
sippi, , Texas. Ii Missouri, ID !;
Illinois winter, ); and spring, % ::
Indiana winter. 10 Ohio winter 9 :;
Michigan, Is; Wisconsin winter, 10 ;
and spring, 26 ; Minnesota, 10 Iowa, 10 !;
/ California, ); Oregon, 4. The great
wheat growing districts all show "A re-
/ duction in their condition, rendering it
certain that the crop OF this year will be
materially less than that of 1869. The
average depreciations OF thirteen per cent.
and diminution in breadth OF about six
per cent. would make the present esti
mate about two hundred and ten million
bushels, the decrease being at least forty
eight million The increase in the acre
age of corn is greater than the decrease
in wheat 1t may he placed at D pen
cent or about one million seven hundred
and fifty thousand acres There appears
to he very slight increase III New Eng
land about two per cent. i'll the middle
States a decrease in the Cotton State
east of the Mississippi, and still largel
increase in the heart of the west. 1t Is
estimated at ten per cent in Illinois II
III Indiana. } III Ohio, in Michigan,
III Wisconsin, 20 i'll Minnesota, Is in Iowa
% in Nebraska, and Is III Kansas
Throughout the West the indications of
good crop have never been so genera
) since the inauguration OF the official crOl
returns The increase i'll acreage o
cotton averages II per cent, and aggre
: gates nearly a million of acres. Th
} people are devoting their energies t.
5 cotton. The condition OF the crops is 81
far favorable fully an average i'll Georgia
10 Alabama. Louisiana, and Arkansas, an
slightly below an average i'll tn
To- Caroliuas. ida, Mississippi, Texas
Y and Tennessee. 'nither caterpillar nc
' boll-worm has vet appeared, and ther
b are few drawbacks which favorabl
II weather cannot repair With an averae
Y season the present acreage should 91N
# nearly 5000, 600 of bales. With one Ink
|. the last, the product would he little sho
of 1000, 600. The crop was of 50 remarl
able character for continual growth an
late picking that our October estimate
reasonable one at the time of 2,7WW
e bales was advanced at the close OF II
o season to 5000. 600.
e The oat crop is looking better than e
is pected, i'll view of the heat and drough
If Its condition is n full average il abol
Il half the States, including all of Ne
rs England except Vermont, New Jer 81
A. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Mort
ID Carolina Alabama, Mississippi, re
$, nessee, West Virginia. Kentucky m
at Oregon. 1t is less promising IN \.
/ York, South Carolina, Georgia, Flond
N Texas, and the Western States. IN whit
Of the deficit ranges from to % per cen