Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-07-14
The Condition of the Wheat and Corn
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The monthly report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for June says: The
meteorological popularity OF the season
has been the recurrence of severe frosts
in the interior areas, the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys. In the former the
severest occurred April 10th to 23d,
killing fruits and injuring grain crops
and the absence of rain is noted through
out this region, in some places for a
period of eight weeks together; but
showers in the latter part Of May have
been quite general, and exceedingly
timely and refreshing West of the
Mississippi heavy frosts occurred early
in April, one on the 18th destroying
much fruit in Kansas. In the Gulf
Coast States, on the contrary, rain was
abundant both in April and May, at
tended with low temperature as in the
section north of them. While the plant
ing and terminating sea on was gener-
ally cool, it was commenced at an early
date, being preceded by spell of genial
and sunny weather the temperature OF
the soil has not been reduced by evapo-
ration of heavy falls of rain; consequent
ly the crops OF all but the cotton States
are more advanced than usual, and the
grain harvests are commencing week,
in some places ten days, earlier than
their customary date. ..s.r.gg
WHEAT.-The wheat acreage of the
country has been increased. The aver
age increase in acreage is estimated at
per cent, or about three fourths of
million acres. The condition of the crop
in Massachusetts is placed at IA per
cent below an average Connecticut, g.;
New York, 2; Virginia, s North Caro-
lima, lS; South Carolina, u Georgia,
25; Alah lma, % Mississippi, 4 /; Texas,
IA Ark ansas, 10 Tennessee, 20 Ken
lucky. 20; Indiana, 3; California, AZ.
The States reporting superior condition
are De aware, 2 per cent above aver
age Maryland 2; West Virginia, 4 f.;
Ohio, 7; Michigan, 6; Wisconsin =;
Minnesota, 2 +; Illinois, 3 Iowa, 8; Mis-
souri,, Kansas, 8; Nebraska, g; Ore
gon, 4. ... ........r .qsr...r
CoRN.-The acreage corn will not
be reported until July. The tenor OF
reports is favorable as to condition. The
corn -granary of the West, the State of
Illinois, is green with corn-fields, which
were planted early and grew vigorously.
In sod land, cut-worms have been very
in many instances render
ing replanting necessary, The DE
Kalb correspondent says: The corn
is looking splendid, and by the 4th OF
July it will be as high as horses back"
In some places the want OF rain has
been felt.
The reports from Iowa and Missouri
are mainly favorable. In Ohio, Indiana,
Kentucky, and Tennessee an average
prospect is revealed, with some tendency
70 drouth in light soils, and the preva-
lence of cut-worms in sod lanes, In the
Middle and Eastern States drouth and
cut-worms have been more injurious
than in the West In southern reports
reference is frequently made to am in
crease of acreage. The crop is reported
in good condition, except where growth
has been retarded by cold rains. The
stand is more generally good than in
the Northern States. Corn is, in most
sections, later than usual, on account OF
cold, wet weather, and the consequent
delay in wedding and cultivation.