Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-10
THE WHEAT CROP

uOuIulI Va OCpeAOu1Ohb
of Agriculture for April contains some inter-
esting and useful facts in relation to the
condition of winter wheat and the prospect
of the crops Of that American staple. In
the Middle States there is manifest inn
provement upon the condition of the wheat
men compared with the same time last year.
This is especially the case in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. In this State but few
reports indicate an unfavorable state OF the
wheat. The advices are not cheering from
Armstrong aud Westmoreland counties.
In Indiana the plants were lifted from their
bed to soz9c extent by frosts, and the fly
has Injured wheat in Fulton which was
sowd too early in the fall. In Adams the
prospect Is better than for many years; the
crops remarkably fresh and vigorous in
York; condi ion seldom better in Pike; in
Northumberland so luxurious in the au-
tumn that it was pastured down; and ia
vorable returns come from Wyor irg,
Lebanon, Erie, Wayne, Lancaster, Law
renee, Luzerne, Huntington, Mercer, Le-
high, Cameron, Chester, Lycoming, Tioga,
anu many other counties. From two
thirds of the counties in New Jersey, re-
ports are favorable. The notable excep-
lions are Salem and Cumberland counties.
The prospect is better than for three years
in Sussex; 10 Cape May the early sown
fields look particularly green; in Warren
fine stand and vigorous growth are seen;
Bergen makes q better show than usual,
and other counties report average con-
dilon. The snow covering was heavy
on the ground in many portions Of
New York, at the date of the report,
but Rhsre the wheat could be seen it look
ed promising. In Sullivan, Rockland, Alba
ny, Tioga, Yates and Seneca, there is
a full show for good crop. In ChaDtau-
qua, the wheat was badly frozen; in Erie,
a dry fall aud severe winter leave the crop
in unfaYorabe condition; in Cattaraugus,
below average; and it is reported below aF-
erage in ChemuDg. Iu Onondaga wheat is
not looking very fresh, the top being
touched with frost, though it stands well,
and the roots are alive. In Monroe the ap-
pearance is not an average. An average
prospect appears in Niagara, Kings, Dutch
ess and other counties. Erom Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connect
lieut. the reports are encouraging. In Del
aware full average condition is
scarcely attained; Sussex reports ten
per cent. below, and Kent q fair
prospect Tor upland fields. An average
condition of wheat appears in MARYLAND,
In Montgomery, Somerset, st. Mary's
Queen Anne, inferior condition is reported;
the crop is promising 10 Washington;
healthy and vigorous in Baltimore; good in
Carroll; average condition is reported from
Ann kIundel, Howard and Cicil. The re-
ports from more than lfty counties in Vir-
ginia are unfaVorable, and the crop IN that
State will hardly reach common average,
unless it improves rapidly in May and June.
Wheat is backward in North Carolina, and
much of it killed by winter weather. From
the countles in Mississippi, in which wheat
is planted, favorable reports hsye been re-
ceived. Scarcely any wheat Is sown in
Louisiana except for winter pasture.
Three-fourths of the wheat reports OF
Texas are favorable. Grasshoppers par
italy Gestr0ysd the crop in Kendall,
Atascosa, Bandera and Medina. The pros
pect was never more favorable In Hunt;
very fine in Leon, Lamar and other coun-
ties. In Arkansas unfavorable reports pre-
dominate slightly. From Tennessee the
unfayorsbls returns outnumber the promis-
ing. The growth is generally small for the
season, but rapid improvement is indicated
at points where the weather has been fsyor-
able for rapid development. Frost has in
jured the wheat in West Virginia, and in
most of the counties of Kentucky its ap-
pearance is by no means encouraging. A
portion of the counties of Ohio report most
faYorably Al relation to the wheat crop.
The only exceptional counties are Carroll,
Delaware, Meigs, Marion, Medina,
Scioto, Wyandot, Washington and Urbana.
In Michigan the wheat looks uncom-
monty well, bat in Indiana it
has suffered severely from cold,
freezing weather. Reports from Illinois
are diseouraging. There is very little win
ter wheat grown in Wisconsin, Minnesota
or Iowa. What is in The ground does not
indicate good yield. The promise is beG-
ter in Missouri than IL was last year, while
in Kansas there is q vast improvement over
the condition of the wheat in April, 1872.
The prospect in Oregon is exceedingly good,
not an unfavorable return being received.
The reports from California are very er-
couraging. There il no positive statement
of poor condition. On the whole there is
no occasion to despoud over the coming
crop of wheat in the United States. There
will be ample to supply the home wants of
the country, and also to eli all orders from