Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-28
The Crops.

A SYNOPSIS OF the october crop rcpUft
of j. II. Dodge, StatIstician Of the De.
partment of Agriculture, indicates the
comparative production of wheat, oats
and barley, and the condition of the corn
crop on the 1st of October. The record
of the yield OF wheat Is quite as variable
as was that Of its condition during the
summer. Some States have made superior
crops, and others almost the poorest ever
grown. The New England States have
nearly sustained the usual average; the
Middle states and Maryland together
reduced their last years aggregate from
81, 900, 900 bushels to "a. 000, 900, or 35 per
cent. The Southern States, from Nir-
ginia to Tennessee, which were known to
have increased largely their wheat area,
appear TO have enlarged their productions
50 per cent, or from $4,000, 600 bushels
to $1,000, 900. California has increased
her product at least - per cent. Mime
sofa and Iowa have made "A material in
crease, while Missouri and Kansas-the
former growing winter wheat mainly, the
latter both winter and spring-have had
a comparative failure in both varieties.
Virginia and Kentucky have had good
crops, while Maryland and Ohio return
diminished yields, as does the entire dis
trict between the Ohio river and the
lakes, the Miami and the Hudson. Re.
turns have been received from counties
representing a large proportion Of the
wheat of each State, which indicate an
increase Of about ) per cent. over the
products Of last year, which were
estimated at 80, 600, 900 bushels.
It Is probable that the corrected est
mate will not fall short of 240, 900, 600
bushels upon an area a little less than
20, 000, 900 acres. This win make the
yield between twelve and thirteen bush.
els per acre, which may be considered an
average for he United States. The in.
crease in the States west of the Missis-
sippi appears to be about Is, 900, 900 BUSH
els, or, in comparison with last years
product, 95, 900, 900 to 20, 900, 900 bushels.
The central line Of wheat production
running north and south is this year fur
ther west than ever before, and Is nearly
identical with the Doth meridian, which
divides centrally the States of Wisconsin
and Illinois. Nearly all the wheat pro-
duccd between this line and the Missis.
sippi river Is grown in the western half
Of those two States. The quality of the
wheat Is in most Of the States better than
last year, The percentage of product in
comparison with last year, in each Of the
States, is as follows:
Maine, 100; New Hampshire, 9S; Yer
mont, 05; Massachusetts,, 30; Connecticut,
06, New York, 20; New Jersey, 80; Penn,
sylvania, 60; Delaware, 10; Maryland,
66; Virginia, 10l; North Carolina, 1856;
South Carolina, 113; Georgia, $50; Ala
bamn, 1873; Mississippi, l0l, Texas, SEQ;
Arkansas, i02; Tennessee, 300; West
Virginia, l0f; Kentucky, 10; Ohio, So;
Michigan, 80 Indiana, lOt; Illinois, %;
Wisconsin, 13i; Minnesota, 1870; Iowa.
lie; Missouri, so; Kansas, 50, Nebraska,
$40; California, 175; Oregon, 100.
In States whore the crop was short last
year, rs Kentucky and Texas, the per
centage of increase is heavy. In Califor
MIA it is mainly due to an increase of area
and asuDCrior ate of WELD