The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-10-01
Agricultural Report.
WASHINGTON. Sent

WASHINGTON, sept. III.
The August report on crops from the
Agricultural Department says: Corn Is
injured somewhat in some localities by
drought, wet weather, heat, worms, and
heavy frosts but not injured sufficiently
as yet to threaten a mate rial reduction OF
the aggregate product heretofore antici.
pated. The States showing a condition
below the average are, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connect.
cut, Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi,
Kansas, Nebraska, California, and Ore.
gon.
There is considerable damage done to
the cotton crop, from rust, worms, ard
unfavorable August weather, but thegen.
eral prospect is not discouraging. There
is little in the figures TO indicate s de-
creased yield OF cotton, and favorable
weather henceforth must insure consider.
able increase.
Returns upon the wheat product per.
tain chiefly to the condition of the crop
when harvested, though the figures in
dictate in a measure the extent of the yield
as compared with the average at the date
OF the reports, However, grain is not
threshed out to any considerable extent,
SO that the October returns must be had
before estimate of the aggregate wheat
production of the year can be made. The
quality of grain threshed is generally ex.
eellent, in many cases compromising for
the deficient quantity. The rye, oats, and
barley crops were generally harvested in
good condition with slight local draw
backs. There is an apparent diminuition
in the rye crop. and also in barley.
Tennessee, Michigan, North Carolina,
West Virginia and Wisconsin are the only
States which rapport the prospect of buck.
wheat above or up to the average. The
Middle and Western States indicate a de-
cline of 5@10 per cent. Drought has
blighted the crop in some localities,
Droughts, in many sections and in the
West, have materially injured the potato
crop.
In most States the quality of hay is
about the average.
Sorghum seems to have been entirely
neglected east Of Pennsylvania. The
crop in most of the Western States is re.
ported in a fair condition. Louisiana and
Florida report the sugar crop 5 to 10 per
cent, above the average. Texas, Missis-
sippi, Alabama and Georgi, report 10
per cent below the average.
California is the only State that reports
an increased average in hops.
The tobacco crop is reported at IA per
cent below the average in Connecticut, 7
below in Massachusetts, 10 in Maryland,
II in Mississippi, A in Texas, and Q shove
in New York, 8 in Pennsylvania, 4 in
Virginia, IA in North Carolins, 10
in South Carolina, 10 in Georgia, 10 in
Arkansas, 0 in Tennessee, s in West
Virginia, 6 in Kentucky, 8 in Indiana, 2
in Ohio, and on average in Missouri, Hi
nois and Michigan.
Though there is much complaint of ap-
pies falling, during the last two months,
and OF retarded growth, caused by dry
weather, q fair product is promised in the
Eastern and Middle States generally, and
IN Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-,
lima, Tennessee and Kentucky, with from
six'tenths to nine-tenths Of an average
crop in the Western States.
A small general decline in wooli Is prob.
able.
The size and weight Of stock hogs, gen,
orally, compare favorably with that Of
former years, except in several of the
southern States, and Illinois, Indiana
New Hampshire, Massachusetts Connect
cut and Oregon, which indicate q depre,
citation in this regard,