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

Facts for Farmers.
The monthly report OF the National Depart
ment of Agriculture for May and June, 1872,
isupon our table, from which we gather the
following statistics and information:
WHEAT.-Returns from nine hundred and
three counties, including q large proportion
'fthe wheat area Of the country, show that AZ
percent. are unfavorabe, % present an average
condition, and 30 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 2 per cent.
The wheat crop of 1871 was estimated at
l30O0O,O0O bushels, at the close of the har.
vest, with an average yield of H. bushels per
acre. II 12 bushels be taken as fair average,
a yield of III would be depreciation Of 4.6
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
95, which would indicate a.product prospects
remaining unchanged until harvesO Of fully
220,OOO,O00 bushels. This would be 67,O0O,-
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 Hessan fly is found in many
places, and the chlntz bug is troublesome. The
=, Il, chnd
Clitoa is 20 per cent. below average. The
GLOWING counties which produced nearly
light million bushels in 1869, return cOndi-
on: St. Clair and Monroe 10: Madison 100 !;
linton. Randolph and Perry 90; Lawrence
:: Macoupin and Montgomery 80; Sanga-
IN IS. The remainder Of the 46 reports of
ater wheat present similar variation. In
ing wheat there is reduction of one.
-th In area. while lis condition is a full
-ase Among the counties producing
ng heat largely. the following report is
tHSJI' BE: Rock Island and Carol no;
z an. Inc 1885, Lee 100; Bureau 100
o"e ,,,aoad reporting spring wheat only
Nnas Massac and antnam.
CoON.-An increas : ro,o,,-d T., IN.
ottcarea IN every state, I'd notwithstand-
il pro:racted season OF drovht in the first
rrf the season, stands OF ayer>,e complete.
Eswcre secured in consequence ,f recen,
nj Texas, by reason OF increaeed imn,i.
IRON Of cotton-planters, has the large. re-.
.ac increase of area under cotton. The CO...
d,n of the plant throughout the cotton sec
tbs very nearly a full average; the Atlantic
ses standing little below an average, and
,more western being fully Up t" the stan.
Il Of a fair condition.
CoEN.-The area of corn is not included in
{ June circular, the planting in many states
OF being finished. The returns made are
therefore, voluntary. The information receiy-
ed shows that planting has been Ia:e and cut
worms unusually prevalent.
This is what lie said Of corn in Illinois
GallatIn, in the finest condition, promising a
very fine crop; Livingston, back wsrd bu.
coming up; Iroquois planted earlier than usu-
al, cutworms 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 injuring it, and the army.wo!m has
appeared IN immense numbers in some locali-
ties. Richland, planting delayed by vet sea.
son; St CLAIR. looks we'll; Winnebago, slow
in growing; Crawford chinch bugs threaten.
ing ; Putnam, looks sickly; Pike, wire worms
destroying many corn.felds Lee, planting
late-earer 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 Southwestern 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: Gallstln, promise an
extraordinary yield Saint Clair, looks well !;
Edgar. promising Glass; 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.
chusctts, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Nebrsskrs and California. It is
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: Asbama,