Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-25
THE CROPS.
Their Condition In OetOber-A Synopsis
Of the Statlstieian Of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture at
Washington.


| WASHINGTON, October PA synop-
sis of the October crop report of ]. r.
Dodge, Statistician Of the Department
of Agriculture, indicates the compare
tive production Of wheat, oats and har-
ley, and the condition Of the corn crop
on the first day 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 su-
| perior crops, and Others almost the poor
4 est ever grown. The New England
States have nearly sustained their usual
average. The Middle States and
Maryland together have reduced
their last years aggregate from
81 200, 900 bushels to 24,OOO,0O0, or 35
per cent. The Southern States, from
Virginia to Tennessee, which were
known to have increased largely their
wheat area, appear TO have enlarged
their production so per cent, or from
lS,OOO,0 900 to p, ,000,00O bushels. Califor-
mia has increased her production at least
IS per cent. Minnesota and Iowa have
made material increase, while Missouri
and Kansas-the former growing winter
wheat mainly, the latter both winter and
spring-have had comparative failure
in both varieties. Virginia and Ken
lucky have bad good crops, while Mary
land and Ohio return a diminished
yield, as does the entire district between
the Ohio and the lakes and the Miami
and the Hudson. Returns have been re-
ceived from counties representing large
proportion of wheat Of each State, which
indicate an increase of about five per
cent. over the product OF last year, and
which was estimated at go, ,OOO OOU BUSH !
OILS = y,rnh,l,l, AI,N l.
estimate will not fall short of 240 900, 900 |
bushels. Upon an area of a little less
than twenty million acres, this will |
make the yield between twelve and |!
thirteen bushels per acre, which I
may be considered an average /
for the United States. The increase in |
States west of the Mississippi apnears to /
be about $1,000, 900 bushels, or in COM 4
parison with last years product, 85,OOO,-
900 TO 9O,OOO,OOO bushels. The central |
line of wheat production running north
and south is this year farther west than
ever before, and is now nearly
identical with the ninetieth merid-
ian, 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
these two States. The quality of wheat
is, in most Of the States, better than
last year. The per centsge of product in
comparison with last year, in each OF
the States is as follows: Maine, IO9;
New Hampshire, 96; Vermont, 95 Mas
sachusetts, 80; Connections, 96; New
York, 70i New jersey, so; Penn
sylvania, 6Oi Delaware, IS; Mary
land, IS; Virginia, 10l; North Car
olina, 1856; South Carolina, Il3:
Georgia, $50; Alabama, 1873; Mississippi,
l07; Texas, 800; Arkansas, 1O2; Tennes-
see, 200 West Virginia, l54; Kentucky,
175; Ohio, So; Michigan, SS; Indiana,
l01; Illinois, SO; Wisconsin, I2I; Min
nesota, $50; Iowa, ll2; Missouri, go;
Kansas, so; Nebraska, 14O: California,
l75; Oregon, los. In the States where
the crop was short last year, as in Ken
tucky and Texas, the per centage Of in
crease is heavy. In California it is
mainly due to an increase Of area and
superior rate Of yield.