The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-20
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Facts for Earmers.


Is upon our table, from which we gather the
following statistics and information:
WHEAr.-Returns from nine hundred and
three counties, including large proportion
Il the wheat area of the country, show that 4s
percent are unfavorable, % present an average
condition, and 80 per cent. are above average.
A calculation of the percentage of area, as de.
duced from the returns above alluded to, makes
the depreciation In the total area per cent
The wheat crop of 1871 was estimated at
l3OOOO,0O0 bushels, at the close of the har
vest with an average yield of III bushels per
acre. II - bushels be taken as fair average,
ayleld of IL would be depreciation Of &C
per cent. The October returns of estimated
product made the total depreciation nearly
per cent. The total average of condition in
the June returns OF the present year Is about
80, which would indicate a.product (prospects
remaining unchanged until harvest) of fully
100000 bushels This would be 67,000,-
900 bushels than the unprecedented crop of
1869.
The wheat crop in Missouri comes nearer
failure than any other western state.
The following is the report of, and detailed
remarks concerning, the condition of this ce.
real in Illinois;
In Illinois the Hessian.fiy is found in many
places, and the chintz bug is troublesome. The
area in winter wheat is undiminished but con-
ditloA is 20 per cent. below average. The
following counties which produced nearly
eight million bushels in 1869, return condi-
ton: St Clair and Monroe 10; Madison 100 !;
Clinton, Randolph and Perry 90; Lawrence
IS; Macoupin and Montgomery 80; Sanga-
mon %. The remainder Of the 46 reports Of
winter wheat present similar variation. In
spring wheat there is reduction OF one.
fourth In area, while lis condition Is full
average. Among the counties producing
spring wheat largely, the following report is
very favorable Rock Island and Carol 10 /;
Ogle and Boone lo5; Lee 100; Bureau 100.
OF twenty-seven reporting spring wheat only
four are placed below 100, viz. Champaign,
Menard, Massac and Putnam.
CorToN.-An Increase is reportrd In the
cotton area in every state, and notwlthstand-
ing pro.racted season of drought in the first
part of the season, stands of average complete
ess were secured in consequence OF recent
TINS Texas, by reason of increaeed imnli.
Euon Of cotton-pianters, has the larges. re-
I've increase of area under cotton. The con-
ion of the plant throughout the cotton sec.
~ Is very nearly a full average; the Atlantic
,te. standing little below an average, and
he more western being fully up tn the stan
darl of a far condition.
III CoRN-The area OF corn IS not included in
+ the June circular the planting in many states
L not being finished. The returns made are
Il therefore voluntary The information receiv-
ID shows that planting has been la:e and cut
worm. unusually prevalent.
This is what is said Of corn in Illinois
Gaatln, in the finest condition, promising q
very fine crop; Livingston, backward, but
coming up; Iroquois, planted earlier than usu-
al, cut-worms prevalent in soddy ground !;
Stevenson. planting delayed by wet, crop will
probably be short; Wabash, mostly planted,
but in general it is not doing well. The cut
worm is n.uring it, and the army.worm has
appeared IN immense numbers in some lOcali-
ties. Richland, planting delayed by Vet sea
son st. CLAIR looks well Winnebago, slow
in growing: Crawford, chinch bugs threaten.
ing Putnam, looks sickly; Pike, wire.rorms
late-earller planting had to be renewed
prospects gloomy; Tazewell, injured by cut
worms. the best stand for many years Boone,
planting very late; Grundy fair stand but
slow growth; Fayette, crop looks well.
OATs.-An increase in the area in oats is
gwen In nearly all the states. Condition 10
reported high in every Western State beyond
Ohio, IN the South. western States, and in the
northern portion of New England. Notwith-
standing the unpromising appearance in the
Atlantic States. south Of Massachusetts,, an in
creased produce may be expected.
OF Illinois 1t is said: Gastin, promise an
extraordinary yield; Saint Clair. looks we'll !;
Edgar. promising; Csss, never better; Law
renee, doing very well Crawford, chinch bug
threatening the crop; Clark, locks well; La
Sale, promising; Marshall, acreage increased;
Lee, good prospect.
RYE.-The sverage Of winter rye is above
the average in the following states: Msssa.
chusetts, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Nebraskrs and California. 1t is q
full average in Connecticut, New Jersey, South
Carolina, Wisconsin and Kansas, being below
in all the remaining states In condition the
following are average or above: Alabama,
Georgia, California, Texas, Tennessee, Ken.
lucky, Arkansas, Vermont, North Carolina,
and Minnesota. The remaining states are be.
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