Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-07-28

The following is from the report of the
Department OF Agriculture for July, just
issued
The condition CT wheat is above an nv
.-ace IN the following States: Maine,
snrins, per cent New Hampshire, 2
per cent virginia, winter, | per cent
North carolina, per cent Georgia, 10
.ner cent Alabama, per cent Tennes.
ace, . per cent West Virginia, per
cent Kentucky 3 per cent Nebraska
> per cent Oregon 3 per cent An nv.
erare crop is indicated in South Carolina
and Ark tnsas, and the following States
fall below an average: Vermont, spring,
9 per cent Massachusetts, per cent.
New York, II per cent; New jersey,
winter, 70 per cent, Pennsylvania, win.
ter, 9 per cent Delaware, - per cent
MARYLAND, 30 per cent Mississippi .
Der cent. Texas, l3 per cent Missouri,
is per cent; Illinois, winter, 6 and spring,
.9j per cent; Indiana, winter, l0per cent;
Ohio, winter 9 per cent. Michigan, Is
per cent Wisconsin, winter, Is, and
spring, Is per cent Minnesota, Is per
cent Iowa, 10 per cent; California, 5
per cent, Oregon i per cent The great
wheat, growing districts, all showing a
reduction in their condition, rendering it
certain that the crop of this year will be
materially less than that Of 1869 Flu
ture reports OF the condition at and after
harvesting are still elements Of the ulti>
mate estimate, but average depreciations
of thirteen per cent, and elimination of
breadth OF about + per cent, would make
the present estimate about 2l0,e00, 900
bushels, the decrease being at least 49,,
100000 The increase in breadth of corn
is greater than the decrease in average
Of wheat t may be placed at j per cent
or about | 100000 acres. There appears
to be very slight increase in New Eng
land about z per cent in the Middle
States a decrease in the cotton States
east Of the Mississippi and still larger
increase IN the heart Of the West 1t is
estimated at 10 per cent in Illinois. 10
in Indiana, 10 Ohio, z in Michigan, s
in Wisconsin, 20 in Minnesota, Is in
Iowa, % in Nebraska, and - in Kansas.
Throughout the West the indications of
good crop haze never been so general
since the Inauguration Of Official crop res
turns
The increase or acreage Of cotton, as
Indicated bv returns, averages L. per
cent, and aggregates nearly 100000
acres The condition Of the crops is IA.
yofable. Neither the caterpillar or the
ball worm has yet appeared With an
acreage season the present average should
give nearly $500 600 bales
The oat crop is looking better than ex.
pected Its condition is full average in
about half the States, including all New
England except Vermont; also New Jer
sey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky,
and oregon 1t is less promising in
New York, South Carolina, Florida, Tex
rs, and al the Western States, in which
the deficit ranges from to % per cent
There is an increase Of acreage of to-
bacco in Virginia and Kentucky Our
returns show an aggregate increase OF
about five per cent,
The prospects Of the apple crop are
unusually good Peaches are good, ex'
cept in Illinois and Michigan, where the
prospect IS SOTO per cent below tie ay'
erage Grapes promise an abuEdant
gltlu throughout the country,