The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-07-17
Farm, 6onse anb 6aroem.
CROP PROSPECTS OF 1873.

From the New York Tribune We tax
) the following from its article ON the crol
prospects:
In Maine, the staple production, hay. i
likely to be full average. New Hamp
shire seems to be afflicted with drouth
and present prospects there are far from
fattering Massachusetts and Connect
cut need rain badly, but moist fields
whether corn, small grain or grass, arc
not suffering. Vermont and Rhode Is
land are the only New England States
which seem TO promise well.
A general and severe drouth prevails
from New England to Western New
| York, including all of New Jersey, all OF
Eastern Pennsylvania, and most of Mary
land and Delaware. The borders are
not we'll defined, for the arid and moist
| lines shade into each other. but a wide
section is included, and the best and high
| est-priced farms in the whole country are
now and have been for month suffering
badly for want of rain.
Passing westward, beyond this dry re-
] gion, western New York and Pennsvlya-
MIA have more rain, and generally all kinds
of farm products promise extremely well
! We hear few complaints from Ohio, and
ali average yield of the whole line pro
ducts is expected. The wheat crop of
Michigan is in fine condition and har-
vesting will generally take place the mid
die of July. Owing to the cold, late
spring, much corn was replanted, but fine
growing weather is now reported In
parts of Indiana rain was so abundant
and the weather so cold that but little
blowing had been done by the middle of
tn is month, and as consequence, some
planting was delayed to the same time.
ln other parts. especially in the North,
more progress was made
Illinois may be divided into two sec
tlons, the northern and southern, though
both for two years past have suffered
greatly by orouth, aud TO such an extent,
that the railroads carried water a long
distance to fill their tanks. This year
there was nc dTou:t In Northern Illinois
so much rain fell, and so generally I'M
favorable was the ground for blowing,
that the corn was plant ed later than ever
before and up to latest advices con-
siderably diminished area has been plant
ed.
Wisconsin has had less rain, and corn,
wheat, barley, oats and vegetables gene
rally will yield full average. Minneso-
ia will have full crops, and her wheat
promises uncommonly well. Kansas has
had just about rain enough corn will be
heavy, and the wheat crop, which was
Insignificant last year, is likely to be full
this year. In some parts rains have been
heavy, but the soil of the uplands alb
serbs moisture SO rapidly. but little in
jury is reported. Northern Missouri has
generally fine prospects. Iowa would
seem to be in better condition than any
other State, but it has the drawb back in
some Of the northwestern counties of
grasshoppers, which are sweeping things
clean.
1t would seem from this review that
wheat through the North is likely to be
full average, and that corn is not likely
to reach much more than half crop,
though possibly it may reach three
fourths But it is to be remembered
that much of last years growth and some
of the year before is still on hand, so that
there will be no deficiency Still, as there
is to be an active European demand,
prices seem likely to advance.
The southern wheat is up to the aver
age In production, but this was never
high. The quality was never better;
but it is likely to be injured by the wet.
as it stands in the schock till threshed.
California has had o year Of drouth,
but its wheat crop is heavier than was
expected some time ago, and the deici-
ency will not be great.
On the whole the grain crop Of the
country is likely to be slightly in excess
of last year. 1t remains to speak Of
fruit. The winter everywhere was un-
commonly severe. A quarter, perhaps
half, of the peach trees of the country
were killed Young nursery stock was
injured immensely. Ever bearing apple
trees of hardy sorts have been killed.
Small fruits have suffered, and there is
not more than half a crop Strawberries.
/ Delaware orchards suffered least, and the
peach crop from the tide water region, it
is said, will be full, though recent news
from Delaware makes the case doubtful.
Westward large orchards are dead.
Fruit growers and nurserymen all over
the country, with q few exceptions, have
suffered There has been no such loss in
/ this generation.