, 1870-10-25


Rtnt men who estimate nearly = III !,ou more
ios ~. acstas-. i I!t.uc,-.- Al average <,sl
Of s. 'n-Ls ., and ) sosal produ-t II .5o, 900
eco t,ahe1s.
Without reference to inc-ea4,, nr tia~re,so ir
aclcaxe. = tich was reported in the Jnl; nnp.
bfr, the ayerAge Of "cond!tion" is a. Hos
il ,he sevt fai St<tcs: lntr: I:s- M..4.s. 10 pei
cert; Vermont. s: Rhode Island. S; Nes
j.. rl, 8: New Jersey. i; Pennsy1vania. 5;
! TirEi1 ia, 8; N;,stA Caroliut. l2: South Casu
li,,s. 10; George, 1o: .Fiorid', s.: Alal,arua
10; 1ouirisua. 8; Texas. /; Ark4na1s, IL
Ttnrsssee, 2: wcz. yugluia: 10: Ksniuck
Ohm. l6; M,chigsr, l6: w.co.>in, 1o: M1.,
netora. 9: loas,5. pecr4ase-SaE Ham,
sbire. 4 rerc n.: M.sssrhGset,E. Is: connes.
thut, 8; Delaware, 10; Kansas, Il; Sebsaska
8: California. 9: Oregon. s.
Thu cEop h ripent uuusuAlIv early, with
out injury ftum frosts, and il rcmarkabi,
tound, With exceE tionH OF injury from
drought, AZ in Els I'm Massachusetts, where
some fields are cut up for fodder, AMI in yis,
giniA, vnt1e = portion over ahesluel by The
Hoods Was rendered uIft foz use Of man Ct
beast Excessive rnins hAva Wrought injury
in eerue |,alts OF the S4uth and il the Mis-
! souri, Valley. where tiin r1lna OF September
have been very abundant, in Nebraska the
rainfall for the mouth being about Haysu
| inches.
Other ersins-Rra gives L somexh.t ema1l-
er 3ie]d than IN 1863. l. is grown for psssur-
age in the Southern Statea more extensively
! good, though net fullv mp to al sver.ga in
| New HamrstiEe, Massachusetts,, Con.
| necticut, New Jerscy, PeupsJlvania, Dels.
ware, Msry'zrd, VKginiA and Tennessee.
Oats are not generally 20 pto1 ,tiye ~ last
! year, except in the South. iu Michigan and
! alton in quslity in mcet 4aarte1s: An average
quality l. stlpr:.d frotn New Jersey, Deli
I ware. Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Ala5auax
Mississippi, Arkansas, Weet Virgins, Ken.
tusky. otio. Indiapa,. Michigan. aid ro*.
The s6Hesatc rro!Eet OF barley appears to
% Hss thsn IN 1859 II un:y exceptional
Sttts are Georgia, Tenn. s>ec, Hest Si-ginit,
ktatuekv, IowA, and Nei,za-!fs. The qas!isy
jn tie Vest " generally good below an aver
sge III tie Affanfic Sister, x,,G scarcely IN
average in the soushsess, whure:it Is S1o*u to
d very lin it.d txtept.
~ 1.s .t o.ly States yielding tail s2ps of buck
Nh' - are Tennessee. hentu:ky, Aiaeoi,ti. IL
ilt' II; losa, MllAee,,ta. kansA., aud Nebfns-
Ia. Ihe agSFreisG IL les than t,at4ai:
i'eha's aud Peas--Ihe reports indicate IN
avfrsEe r duct. in 9u7n'ity and q1s!i,<, With
come local variability. The rca cror- which IL
eup'ta larger ac. cage than formerly IL North
Carolina, Gecrsia, Ard Tennessec, hut has
be somewhst neg1eaed In other cotton
PotAtoes-poIa:nes exhibit cpnsidrsb}e
rsd1s''on in !ir!e, -whict. ~ below IN average
cirsys. and in alt OF tho Western sstatts
moth Of the Ohio River. the ,lopree,st,on
TAI Eng frrrn 25 to II Per cant. Tie crop has
been an average ola in West Virginia, Ken.
tuekFr .enLesree. and Arkansas. some re-
oucs'on u quantity IL experienced on the pa-
!; The sweet potato crop Is comparatively 4
I 1srEe 11o.
! sorhum-while the ,cseags Of sorghum is
not very large, the GRIP is in superior condi-
sen, and promises Yield Of .yrup OF iuo
cettcn-The increase in breadth Of cotton
wrs tstIEated in July Il Il per cent, viz.:
North Carolina, 8; South uarolina, i; Georgia,
I; klerida. !; Alabana, IL; Mississippi, il
Louisiana, 70; Te1zR, 3; Arkansas, IL:
Tennessee, S. The appearance Of the crop
On the first Of October vas reported ~ fol-
lows; Below an average in conditicn-3llssls-
sirpi. Per csLt.; Alabama,-4: Louisiana,
): Georgia, I; Tennessee, T.. Above an aver
sEe, Icxas. per cent Ark3neas, s: FJotitla,
=; South Carolina. 4; North Carolina, T.
Con'banmg the =lementa Of acreaga planted
and condition on the arJt OF October.
rtanc.'s being equal, vOaid lsai to con- com
rartso with last year, as follows North Car
olina- Is per cent; ircreate; South Caroliua.
.: jetrEis, s: Florida, 8: AlabamA, 8; aIiH-
sssslrpi, 70; Lonisfana, 10 +, Ta1as, so; Ar
ssoop ext et dmg three aud hals millions Of
bales- ] Int Tho Indications Of the ee.ton thus
fai, repo IT'S since October l., and the proba-
faaiiee OF favorable autumn for maturing
and 1'iekil e the ''top crop" do net E1ognos,i-
eate setu. Of the remarkably favorable ex-
M''tnce Of the pact season. In 1850, the
citt oar'Gs nents and dtawhack3 appeared
With the II ant in spring, and gradually disap-
peared, th . seRso0 eliminating ID almost
unexampls,a favor, with exemption from de-
s,ttozlng ftG sta, bhshting rains, Insects, and
es.1s sra ha ntb pFes:n, 1npnnp STop' vigorous II
Isther THAI tol, then batusd with
drcuth IN Au gust, al aubsequentiF foodeil
With rain in September, has endured yicinei-
tudes unfavo rable to continued fru;tfulness.
aaa,general ahedding Of forms and cocssiouai
army worm are hc.n At work IN pisces, and
raft ID mere OF less prevalent IN ali tba cotton
States Tho opening, Of the later bo,I4 il un-
usnsliy we'll adrancedin most p1.ree, and tho
iast picking promises TO be light. These ipl,-
catious. instead OF pointing to an Increase OF
> third Of a million bales, feIdet il prpbabe
thai the Present crop will be no larger than
the last. and II the razuaiuder OF tic, rea.op
shsuld be very unprcpitious reduction Of =
aafe5 Anntna, ,, OF milos, h 6aits might resnt.
ths present crop shall he Limited to 5000 900
balcs, or Elso to $, 53U, ,03xt.
IL predicted early in the SEASON, tbs PROM
ise oi an average crop upon the pte5aut arpa
III cultivation has reduced the p.sce to IS
cents per pound. or to the very verga OF
psohiaole cultivation: and con espondents
are already reporting ths ruin OF plertcts who
tu1A supplies.
Sugar Cane-alarge increase in tho pro-
duct OF cane sugar ia regarded as cartin,
For several years . considerable rars OF the
erop haa been used "a ''plnnt cane" for az
tending the area Of cane culture. This e1-
tension ia beginning to enlarge pEodnction
matettally, and will aid, in connection With
tie fin condition OF tte growing plant, to
sEeA tue sugar yield Of the present year.
The average condition Of this crop in Louis
above medium. In Texas the prospect II
equally favorable, and generally favorahe re-
turns come from the limited sugar area OF
Mississippi, Atahama, Georgia. and Flor1da. |
In Brooks County. GeoEgia; IN Liberty Coun-
ty. F1orida, and in Rapides and West Feliciana
parishes, Louis,ans, deterioration 1t condition
from drought is reported Our correspond |
ent in iberia parish. Louisians, gives An ilius-
ttat.cn OF the progress OF cana~G1owtng in
ttat State; Tho qusntity OF cana planted IL
greatly in excess Of last wear: new mills are |
gGing up all over she p4risl,, and 4 seaaon OF |
general prosperity is apparently 1t hand"
olu Wheat-IheFe 10 } comparatively lArgs
surplus OF old wheat in Tennessee, Mi.soufi- |
lows, Kansas, and Nehtaaka, and as much a. |
usual in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, ard |
smaller States. There iB no evidence oi .ny
OF the year.
Beef Castle-Tha supply Of fasteniDg cattle
ls somewhat in excess Of former ye.rs, nth
great local Variation. In Maine, New Htpp-
shire, and Vermont it ia c2ueed by IN apple-
henced deficiency in hay and other feed aud
their condition il relatively low. 4 good sup
p! is rerosted in the West, in fair condition,
SsN Ssn'9tma 3 reports deficiency. and Virginia.
81 New England in somewhat reduced condi.
lion, except aa TO Nryinia.