Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-08-17
July Report on Agriculture.

The July report on agriculture is
now rertiy. 'PIie report Of the Com
missioner represents 03l counties, in
ciutiing MI area usually producing
seven hundred million bushels annu--
ally, and indicating an increase Cf B
per cent This Is equivalent TO more
chan three-fourtlis OF million acres
Srt fine total aren iu this great crop
ri the r,niiftry, which nearly pquals'l
IN extent the aggregate OF all other
tilled crops together, Is probably about
thfty-iive million acres.
The States in which an increase OF
acreage is reported ARE rs follows
New Jersey, ? per cent. Pennslva-
mia, .; South Carolina, ., Georgia, l.;
Alabama, 3; Mississippi, ! Louisi
ann, s; Texas, g; Arkansas, 4; West
Virginia, 2; Kentucky, 2; Ohio, 2;
Michigan, 10; Indiana, j. Illinois, 2;
Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas, Is; Ne
hraska, -; California, |.
A diminution appears in Maine Of
per cent; Vermont, 2; Massachu-
'seits and Rhode Island, s; Connecti-
cut, O; New York, /; North Carolina
2; Tennessee, /; Wisconsin, 4; Min
nesota; 3; and the remaining States
70 n tciUrted the same rs last year
or the reports from $50 couties, 2G3
place the condition above one hum
bred, and 4l3 below one hundred. 49,
Illinois is represented 10y IS counties,
OF which % stand above the average
aud % below. OF 81 counties in Mis-
sTuri, the condition of corn Is above
the average in 10 and below in Is.
OF 80 counties in Kansas only send
figures less than 100. In Iowa, where
cool, cloudy weather generally pre-
vailed in the spring, followed 10y
chaugeable weather, ami In some
sections, heavy rains, only two re
ports OF TIT condition above 100; and
IN Ohio, where the drought has been
severe, but three reports of forty-fYe
give figures higher than 100. States
making returns higher than JOG are /:
Vermont, l0l; North Carolina, l0l /;
alabama, ITO; Mississippi, ITO; Louf-
siana, 10; Texas, ll9; Kentucky,
lO3; California, l0l. The following
- the return of the condition below
the aVeragei Maine, 96; New Hamp.
shire, 0S. Massachusetts,, IS; Rhode
Island, 96; Pennsylvania, %; Della
ware, %; Maryland, so Virginia,
81; South Carolina, SO; Georgia, "a,
Florida, rs; Arkansas, 80; West Vir
Einia, 81; Ohio, 90 Michigan, 90;
Indiana, 50; Illinois, 50; WISCONSIN,
SO; Missouri, 81; Kansas, IS; Nebras-
ka, 81 Oregon, 90; Tennessee is
placed ut 100.
WnEAT.-An improvement in the
condicon of wheat is reported from
New York, Maryland, Virginia
Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, and Il
~ slight degree, in some other States
while a small decline il reported IN
Ohio, and in some of the Southern
States. The averages in the winter.
wheat States stand as follows: Con.
necticut, 81 New York, 70; New
Jersey, 90; Pennsylvania, 81; Della.
~are, rs; Maryland, 81; Virginia, 30
North Carolina, ll2; South Carolina
100, Georgia, lO2; Alabama, 10; Mts
sissippi, l00; Texas, las; Arkansas
l0O; Tennessee, 100; West Virginia
80; Kentucky, ll3; Ohio, 20; Indi
ana, IS; Missouri ~. OF States pro
ducing almost exclusively spring
wheat; Main, 1885, New Hampshire
103; Vermont, l04; Wisconsin, l0l
Minnesota, 10; Iowa, los; Ncbsask,
liz Oregon, 90; California, which Il
not fully reported, 100 for early sowI
aud ll2 for late; Kansas sp ing, 81
winter, IS; Illinois spriny, l0l; Mich
igan spring. 9S; winter, 81. The.av
Crage condition for the United State
is almost exactly the same rs in Jul,
ct last year, or 81, six per cent. les
than AN average. The quality o
grain Is uniformly superior in tn,
Middle States, iii Ohio, Michigan
aud Missouri, aud wherever an infc
rlOr condition is reported, the straw
Is short, but the heads are long an,
well-tilled; the kernal il plump ant
heavy. The quality Of Southeri
wheat will probably prove It's fine n
any ever produced in that section. -
In the spring the fullness of heads
in proportion to the quality of tn,
straw, causes the yield to excel tn,
expectation, and may 20 far to eiiec
the small decrease In the report o
the condition. 1t l. quite prohabl,
That the general excellence of tn,
grain will make the present crop =
equal value TO that of lust year
There has been almost an entire eX
CmptiOu from rust, ANA compare
lively little complaint of insects
The Ilessan-lly is reported at seve
raj places, but moro numerous in ia,
ohio valley; and the chinch- bug ha.
caused losses in many counties in II
iinois, Iowa and Michigan.