The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-31
October Crop Report.

A synopsis of the October crop report
of j Il Dodge, statistciau of the Depart.
ment Of Agriculture, indicates the com
parative production Of wheat, and the
condition of the crop on October /.
The record of the yield of wheat is
quite as variable rs was that ol its condi
ton during the Summer. Some States
have made superior crops others almost
the poores. ever grown. The New Eng
land States have aearly sustained their
usual average. The Middle States aad
Maryland together reduced their last
years aggregate from thify seven million
bushels to twenty four million. OF thirty,
6ve pey cent. The Southern States from
Virginia to Tennessee, which were known
to have increased largely their wheat area
Eappear to have enlarged their production
fifty per cent, or from lS,0QQ,000 bush
els to 27,000,000.
California has increased her proaac at
least seventy Eve per cent. Minnesota
and Iowa have made mertal Increase,
while Missouri and Kansas. the former
growing winter wheat mainly, abe latter
both wiBter aBd spring, have had com
paIative failure In both varieties. Fir
ginia and Kentucky have had good crops.
while Maryland and Ohio return dimin
;shed yields, as does The entire district
between the Ohio and the lakes, the
Miami and the Hu3Seo. Returns have
been received from counties representing
Il large proportion Of the wheat crop OF
each State which indicates an iDcreasc Of
about five per cent. over the product Of
last year, which was estimated at 230,
900 ,000 bushels. 1t Is probable that
the contemplated estimate will not fall
short OF 2I0 100000 bushels upon an area
little less than 20,000,000 acres This
will make the yield between twelve aud
thirteen bushels per acre, which may be
considered an average for the United
States.
The increase in States west Of the Mis-
sissiPpi appears to be about $4,000, 600
bushels iu comparison with last year
product, or S5 900, 600 bushels instead of
20, 1000 600. The central line ai wheat
production, running north and south, is
this year further west than ever before
and is nearly Identical with the ninetieth
meridian, which divides centrally The
States of Wisconsin and Illinois Nearly
all the wheat produced between this line
and the Mississippi river is grown in the
western half of those two States The
quality of wheat is in most of the States
letter than last year.
The percentage of prodnct in compari
son with last year in each of the States is
as follows Maine, l09; New Hamp
shire, 9S Vermont, 95 Massachusetts,
90; Connecuticut, Sc New York, 10 !;
New Jersey, so Pennsylvania, SO; Del
aware, IS Maryland, &c; Virginia. l0l;
North Carolina. 1856 South Carolina.
ll3 Georgia, $50; Alabama. 1873 Mis-
sissippi, l01 Texas, 500; Arkansas l02;
Tennessee, 200; West Virginia, l04; Ken
lucky, l75; Ohio, S5 Michigan SS, In-
diana, l0l ; Illinois, 9S Wisconsin l2l;
Minnesota, l30 Iowa, IL Missouri, GO ;
Kansas, so; Nebraska, lI0; California,
lis; Oregon, l0S. In States where the
crops were short last year, as kentucky
and Texas, the percentage of increase is
heavy /; in California it is mainly due to
increase of area and a superior rate of
yield.