New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-24
THE CROPS.
OFFICIAL REPORT ON WHEAT AND CORN.

Inc IutltOTOiOglCdl DeCuUaTlLy OF INC sedSOh
has been the recurrence of ost in the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys In the former the severest occurred
April 10 to %. killing fruits and inurng grain crops
The absence of rain Is noted throughout this region in
some places for eight weeks together but showers In
the latter part OF May quite general and exceed
ngly timely West OF the Mississippi heavy frOsts
cured early in April, on the 18th destroying much
fruit in Kansas. In the Gulf Coast States. on the
contrary rain abundant in both April and May, at
tended with low temperature i'll the section north
OF them.
While the planting and terminating season was gen
orally COOL it opened early, being preceded by genial
and sunny weather. the temperature Of the soil has not
been reduced by the evaporation Of heavy falls OF RAIN
consequently the crops of all but the cotton states are
advanced than usual and the grain harvests are
commencing week, in places ten days, earlier
than their customary date.
WHEAT
The wheat acreage OF the country has been increased
The averages carefully calculated from our returns
in comparison with the breadth sown last year. snow an
increase I'm the following states NewYork per cent;
New Jersey q ohio, 6; Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota 10 iowa IS; Kansas, 80 Nebraska 25 Oregon
g. small decrease appears III the New England states;
in Pennsylvania reduction OF per cent mary .,
per cent about threefourths of million acres
"A per cent below an average Connecticut NewYork,
2; Virginia g. North Carolina 49, south Caronna' z1i
Georgia, as Alabama, %; Mississippi a Texas IA AT.
kansas IS; Tennessee &c; Kentucky 20; Indiana 3;
California, The States reporting superior
are: Delaware per cent above average; Maryland q
West Virginia, 4; Ohio, Z; Michigan, o. WISCONSIN, o.
Minnesota 2; illinois, 8; Iowa, 8; Missouri Il hahSa''';
The wReatpiant In New-England is suffering from
drouth In the sandy and less elevated sections spring
grain has been Injured from this in the mountain
sections of Western Massachusetts A.,
Winter Wheat Is in fine condition throughout view
York In Livingston County looks better than It has in
AS years. though the Spring Gram Is suleilng irD
drouth particularly upands In Erie county, Spilhg
Wheat had an unprecedented growth nthe last ten days
of May. In OnOndaga, wheat Is beginning 70 heG anu
in places is lodging badly me CROWN Oh opln
grains has been retarded In Clinton by wet ana cod
Spring Recent rains have greatly improved the crop IN
I'm Albany Livingston Suffolk, and other counties, caus
ing injury Spring grains but Winter wheat Is nor
seriously affected. fully average condition Is reporter
throughout the Middle states. There has rarely been
better prospect for wheat in EewJersey' Dcea S0u
land pennsylvania It is stated that very heavy showers
have washed the pollen from tne blooming WHEAT anu
The reports from Maryland equally favorable az TO
Ss ~ IN SO Anne and st. %
In Talbot the iOin,-worm Is Troublesome mle Ino en-, i
su6eror condition Of the crop will compensate for TINS
deficit and place the prospective yield above tno average
The following items are extracted IRON the returns m
Cecil Counfu Md-Whcat early in the Spring. was I'M
commonly promising, but the greater part OF " was
struck with unusually early rust In whole NEEDS tns
leaves turned yellow and persons passing through In
had the lower part OF their garments sIal paST
heavy cool weather in the last Of April and the
first Of May, probably caused this AT present crops OF
all kinds are suffering IRON dronth a.. ,....,,-.
Ead Inv red rnst Wheat passed ont OF blossom without
heavy rains or high Winds and is consequently entirely
free b FROM Ta5 fS %oTa for the three weeks
we will harvest three ourths Of crop Had the usual
amount Of fertilizers been used last Fan thA tne cIop
In virginia rust is reported in King George, Nanse-
nOnd Surrv, Nelson, Chesterfield, Buchanan, Lee,
Mddlesex Pulaski and Lancaster Counties, and the ny
in Campbell, Chesterfield, King George Augusta, ana
Pulaski While the general prospect Is not very unprO
ising there some counties IN which the reduction Is
heavy, as will be seen by the following extracts;
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wet hot and sury weather Rust in nearly every Held
Great complaint Of smut some fields totally ruined.
SooRsyirania Co8nty Ta-wbeat ripe sixteen days
earlier than for many years Very little injury from dis
King george County. Va-wheat retains its promising
ground Is saturated Rust several plantations The
recent storms have thrown down the rank wheat Crops
are not uniform are light and damaged by NY, ana
by rust Results ncertain prospects by no means
favorable.
liddieser County VaThe rust struck wheat as early
as the of April and before the 9th of May the lower
blades entirely dead and now the fields throughout
the county red and farmers are Offering their crops
The prospect Is less datterng IN the CarSnas than IN
ing the counties Of Orange, Macon, Stanley Yadlen'
Aamance, Beaufort, Union, Green, DAVE Arson MONT
gomery Camden Er qpn6 in SeberV
Union Lexington York spaItan6nrg ana KlehIanG, IN
South Carolina The ny mas to tas n;nry in Das
County and destroyed some early fields in Orange,
North Carolna ana injury ron te sane cause " IT.
WsetIenbtr0 County ~ O.-Wheat looked well up TO
the goth Of April when long colo ram oecrr9d ksI
who expected 400 bushels one month ago. now thinks ne
SpGrfan61trG County S. CIT thought that wheat
would be almost failure from rust but IL is ming re-
markedly we'll and should the weather continue favor
Union County, s. O.-Rust the wheat and an insect
Wheat is not prominent crop in the South. The acre
age Of the Gulf States appears to be but slightly N
creased The reports are comparatively unfaVoIaDle
having
Gordon County, Gd-Wheat set back by cold rains and
Daoson County, Ga.ToO much rain for wheat Serious
De KGlJ County, Ah-wheat almost ruined by exces
sve rains Some fields will not be cut at all Not over
RandolIh County, Ala.-IDcreased acreage in wheat
That sown in December looking well that sOwn i'll jan
uary is a little backward though promising.
Washington County Ark.-Prospect for winter wheat
very good in early Spring early sOwn wheat killed by
frost the 25th of April later sown more or less injured
22d Of April farmers planting their wheat fields with
Cherokee County. Teras--wheat harvest commenced
NAV 20 considerably damaged by rust
Dallas County Terds-Wheat poor owing to the great
Medina County Teras.A dry Winter and severe Spring
frOss damaged the growth OF Winter and Spring wheat
considerably the rains at the end OI March came 100
late to repair the injury.
GrGyson County 4eIas-Danaged by rust T nd ap
Btrnet County Teros-Wheat and other cereals not
much cultivated Of Late, on account OF rust from spring
rains. 49, , -,
Rust prevalent in many counties in Tennessee the
loss Is estimated al 40 per cent III HANCOCK 'ou9
blades rusted in Humphrey, and In many helds the
stalks are involved scarcely more than nan crop is
expected in Hawkins in Hickman some fields are gwen
up to pasturage much encouragement IS felt III Knox
Stewart promises but half crop and rust Is also re-
ported in Dyer Giles, Hardin Campbell, Cofee LOudon
Jefferson Lauderdale Monroe Meigs, OgethOrpe, Polk
Robertson, Rhea Smith, Sullivan, and SEWER The fly Is
reported In several counties and the 1ontworm Is men
toned in Jefferson and London. The sullivan CORE
spondent Significantly remarks This season teaches
the farmers that bOOkfarming Is no humDug we "hSf
improve WORKOUT lands or starye out"
The reports from West Virginia are quite uniformly
20 b1p IN
and Jefferson Some injury has been wrought by The
Nv in Nicholas In BTaxton wheat is early nearly all
OF the TappahannOck variety and larger quantity Is
expected than ever before The best crop ever raised III
Monongalia is predicted
In Kentucky full crop is scarcely expected. Much
damage done by the heavy frost Of Aprl %. The