The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-09


reau for October exhibits a pretty full view Of
the crops Tor the year.
WHEAT.
The New England states fail to report an in.
crease in the product Of wheat, with the excep-
ton OF Maine. In the Middle States the falling
off has been quite marked, the crop not having
recovered from the effects of freezing in tho win.
ter. In the south the product is much larger
than usual, both from increase of area and from
superior condition. In Missouri, Kansas, Mich.
igan and Ohio the crop will be short; in Indiana
and Illinois about tie same AS that of last year
The percentage OF states making increase are
as follows, the comparison icing with the pro.
duct Of last year: Maine, lOi; Virginia, 10l
North Caroline, 1876; South C4ro!ina, liz; Geor.
gia, 1871; Alabama, 1873; Mississippi. 101 Tex.
as, 800; Arkansas lO2; Tennessee, 300 Yves.
Virginia, 104; Kentucky, 40; India, 1O1;
Wisconsin, 12l Minnesota. 1870; Iowa, 112
Nebraska, 40; California, 10; Origon, 1O5. A
decreased produc: appears in the following states:
New Hampshire, 9S; Vermont 50; Massachu.
sstts, 80; Connecticut Sc; New York, 20; New
Maryland, &C.; Ohio, So; Michigan, Sc; Hi.
nois, SO; Missouri, 60; Kansas, so.
CORN.
The corn crop is the largest the country ever
produced. Blu. five of all the states fall below
average, viz. Delaware 30, Maryland 81, Viz.
ginia 90, Florida Sc and Arkansas 81; Louisiana
is l24 above, and Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
report 10.
The general average Of condition is reduced
from 81 in the fret week Of September to So in
October. In October OF last year the average
was -, which was materi' reduction from
that OF the previous month. will be seen that
that condition i, placed still cher than in last
years report for October, while the area, accord
ing to our Juue returns was Is per cent. greater.
The state averages are as follows: Virginia 81,
North Carolina 90. South Carolina sc, Florida
IS, Georgia IS, Alabama 50, Mississippi rs,
Louisiana -, Texas 50, Arkansas -, Tennes.
see 80.
The product of rats is apparently increased, as
comp AIRED with ths. of last year, by about 3 per
cent, bu. it will not equal the aggregate of the
census.ye.r. Completed calculations may slight.
ly modify the present aggregate of 265, 900
bushels.
BARLEY.
The indications hardly favor as large total
aggregate as last year. The quality. also, is be.
low average in most Of the states. Illinois re.
ports 101
pyr
T,o o, .nno.r.,n ,,
two per cent. than last year The quality is
generally good
POTATOES.
The potato crop will be c,mpara,jve,v short
The only States indic.tin. average condition are
Esr:h C.rolina, Texas, Arkansas. Kentucky, II.
iinoi'' Iowa; Wisconsin, and Minnesots. Rot
has appeared again in many portions OF the New
Lhei"Hu "tA'es, 'ho oo'o."uo oee'ie' thougn
ci.,. and ".nd eteruaI yigilence' on the NJ, of
the grower, las been marching eastward, and is
at work in Penns! lvania and West Nir sinis:
aha u'oush' mas iHJui'a '"'' PV'a'oe' /" the GEN.
Tha rs,or, cI.,,. ,,,,, ..,a-,,, ..r. -, v.,,
,t;. ,,. -, ia
VI, gu. Wv ''e '''"s ''o
technical a"d se!en''ha i-r genera! Use. In an
article on toe hyjIilzt. II %! wheat, the opin.
;rr, :; ,.. -,-.l, ,,., i,r~a3t,.,,,, - o-o.s h-oa
lag '' - ".' aus N'''' -! "'''iic'ai
menn-. Thus viii sad - wheat can be raised
SIDE by .ile without .,aa...,t danger Of mix.
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'-' '-''' vac - sN'jsc''
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AN ~ .'. .-'' W. L. iio'hstet'
[. =. Judge OF l..'.. rs "s a sample OF Aus
trali.r wheat r,i--d in that territory, which he
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~ 'N' -
L'l".-'' ~ = ,. .''" ""'"'-oe'fy a oeauti'
fal white. lHrga aud plump. The specimen will
40 G. o. tie 5u.all' The ..adiul Of seed in our
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