Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-07-27
Agrirnl tnral.
The Crops.


The following is from the Report of the
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture for July just
Issued. The condition of wheat is above an
average in the following States Maine,
Spring 3 per cent. New Hampshire, 2 f; Vir-
gInia, Winter i {; North Carolina, l Geor-
gia, 10; Alabama, 8 /; Tennessee, 6; West
Virginia, 3 Kentucky, 3; Kansas, 2; Ne
braska, 2; Oregon, 3. An average is iDdi-
Gated in South Carolina, Arkansas, and the
following States fall below an average pros
pect Vermont, Spring per cent. Massa-
chusctts, 3; New York, II: New Jersey,
Winter 20 Pennsylvania, Winter 9; Della
ware, IS; Maryland, 80: Mississippi, 2 /;
Texas, 10; Missouri, Is: Illinois, Winter 5,
and Spring IS; Indiana, Winter 10 +; Ohio
Winter 9; Michigan, Is; Wisconsin, Win
ter Is, and Spring 26; Minnesota, Is; Iowa,
Is; California, 5 !; Oregon, A. The great
wheat-growiDg districts all show a reduction
in their condition, rendering it certain that
the crop of this year will be materially less
than that of 1869. Future reports of the
condition at and after harvesting are still
clements of the ultimate estimate, but the
average depreciations Of IL per cent, and
diminution in breadth of about 6 per cent
would make the present estimate about 2lO,-
OOO, goo bushels, the decrease being at least
AZ 600, 900. The increase in the breadth of
corn is greater than the decrease in the acre
age of wheat it may be placed at per
cent, or about l, = so 900 acres. There ap-
pears to be very slight increase in New
England about . per cent. in the Middle
States a decrease in the Cotton States east
of the Mississippi, and a still larger increase
in the heart of the West. Ii is estimated at
Ohio; in Michigan n n w hPa1ans IN
in Minnesota Is in Iowa 25 in Nebraska :.
and Is in K~n-~- T--~-pN-->-L- W.
-. nd of hau
be,n so general since the Inauguration of the
official crop returns. The increase of acreage
Of cotton, as indicated by the returns of the
country correspondents, averages IL pei
cent, and aggregates nearly a million OF
acres. L is almost literally true that the
people are devoting all their energies to the
culture Of cotton. The condition of the crops
is so far favorable for good yield fully ar
average in Georgia, Alabama, louisiana, and
Arkansas, and slightly below average in
the Carolinas, Florida, Mississippi Texas
and Tennessee. Neither the caterpillar nor
boll-worm has yet appeared, and there are
few drawbacks which few weeks OF favorable
weather cannot repair. With an average
season the present acreage should give q
weld Of nearly three and half millions OIL
bales. With one OF the extraordinary length
Of the last the product would be little short
Of ! 900 900. The crop was of so remark.
able character for continued growth and
late picking that our October estimate "a
reasonable one at the time) of 1900, 00(
bales was advanced at the close of the season
to 5000 600.
The oat crop is looking better than would
be expected in view of the heat and droutf
Of the season. Its condition is full average
in about half the States, including all New
England except Vermont, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, West Vir
ginia, Kentucky, and Oregon. 1t is les,
promising in New York, South Carolina
Georgia, Florida, Texas, and all the Western
States, in which the deficit ranges from to
% per cent.
There is an increase OF acreage of tobacco
in Virginia and Kentucky. Our return
show an aggregate increase of about five pei
cent A slight decrease is indicated in Ohio
Indiana. and Missouri. The appearance o
tie crop is superior in Kentucky, Virginia
North 4 arolina, and Georgia. Drouth ha
injured it on the north side of the Ohio.
The prospect for apples is unusually gooc
from Maine TO Georgia, except in Pennsylya
MA and Maryland. Tennessee is the only in
terror State which can claim an average
Peaches are somewhat less abundant thai
apples. The prospect in New Jersey is re
turned at two per cent above an average
Delaware will not have full yield. Ilinoi
is placed at five per cent. below an average
ard Michigan at ten. Peaches and othe
fruits were destroyed by frost in MarcI
throughout the Gulf States. Grapes gener
ally promise remarkably well. A full aver
age is indicated in California, Missouri ant
Ohio, and very few States make unfavorabl
returns.
The apple and peach crops are greatly in
tested by insects in the Middle States.