Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-21
CROPPROSPECTS.

A correspondent of the Western Rural
writing from Niagara county, N. Y, says
corn planting did not begin there before
the 25th of May; wheat is very poor and
short; peaches killed by severe winter and
the prospects for hay bad. In Cole county,
Missouri, wheat and oats look very well,
but great deal of corn was washed away
by a heavy rain. Grapes are mostly killed.
Touching the coming wheat harvest ID
California and Oregon, we have the follow
ing in the New York Bulletin:
"fhe wheat harvest has commenced in
California, and telegraphic advices from
that State represent that, according to
Trustworthy statistics, the yield will be fully
up to the very large product of last year.
This is much better than has been expect
ed Tor the last few months, owing to the
failure of the rainy season, which is so
necessary to the California crops. If the
rain fall had occurred the increase would
have been fully 20 per cent over last years
product, owing TO the enlarged acreage
placed under cultivation, the more general
use of fertilizers, and the improvements in
irrigation. As it is, the enlarged acreage
and the agricultural improvements effected
barely succeed in preventing the p oduction
from falling below that of last year. This
is disappointment to the farmers, who
had calculated upon large addition. But
consumers generally are TO be congratulated
on the fact that there will be no falling off
in the supply this year. There will be an
increased harvest iu Oregon, so that the
Pacific coast during the next year will have
q surplus of wheat for expectation over aDd
above the produce of last year.
"Tbe exports of wheat from San Francis
co to Great Britain during the present
harvest year ending June 80, 1873, amount
ed TO 100000 centals, valued at 81 ,00O,-
600. This is exclusive of 100000 barrels
of -four shipped for consumption elsewhere
and oats, barley and wheat exported to other
places. The wheat acreage in 1928 is es-
timated at STA, 600 acres, producing 12,-
FOL 600 eentals. The acreage for the year
1874 is estimated at 2, 4S1, 900, producing,
according to ali estimate made three weeks
ago II, 1S4, 900 centsls, Thus, there is an in
creased acreage of 100000 and an esti-
mated reduction of 100000 eentals, equal to
$4,000 tons, in the yield. But later tele-
graphic reports are to the effect that the
crop is doing 80 much better than was ex-
pected that the product will probably be
fully up to last years yield. The defcien-
CT seems TO be greatest in the far famed
San Joaquin Valley, but this 1t is expected
viii be made good in other parts Of the
State While the yield in California will
be barely equal to that of last year, that
of Oregon win be largely increased, SO that
altogether the harvest prospects from the
Pacific coast may be regarded as satisfacto-
~. While the want of rain has reduced
the estimates of AN immensely increased
WELD based on the enlarged acreage, yet the
enlarged acreage will compensate for the
average falling off in supply, and bring the
aggregate harvest up to that of last yea-.
alt must be regarded as favorable cir
cumstance that there should be, at any "a e
no decline in the supplies of breadstutfs ex-
pected from the Pacific coast. The def
cheney in the grain crops in England next
year will be greater than this, and the har-
vest prospects throughout Europe, with Ger
tain exceptions, are far from being what
could be desired. There will certainly be
no diminution in the competition for the
available surplus of food in the world next
wear, and it is fortunate for consumers that
in such an important source of supply. as
cur Pacific States have now got TO be, there
should be no falling off in the surplus avail
able for expectation"