Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

unity Of the best classes in spirit of
compromise whereby the most good
may be attained, though along with it
there may be some wrong.
The July report from the Depart
ment OF Agriculture gives the follow.
ing report of tho crops:
AN increase In the corn area Of
fully 100000 acres is apparent, or 6
per cent. shove the breadth of last
year. The percentage is largest in the
South; the increase in acres is largest
In the West. Returns make tho grain
In Iowa over 800 900 acres in Missouri
about the same : In Illinois, about 200,-
COO; in Indiana, fully 100000; in Kan.
sas, about 10000 Georgia shows
almost as large an increase % Iowa
and Missouri; Alabama, l80, 600 acres !;
Mississippi, 120, 600 acres; Texas 2OO.-
600 acres. The inducemcnt to enlarge
the corn area of the cotton States APP
pears to have been less influential in
the Mississippi Valley than in the
more eastern States, Georgia PARTON
lsrly. The increase in Texas is simply
due to the natural expansion Of crop
areas from immigration, and 10 equally
noticeable in cotton and other crops.
The condition Of corn 10 generally
good in the West, but elsewhere vari-
able. The only States reporting aver
sge condition, or above, are Massachu.
isetts of the Eastern States, Pennsyl.
vania of the Middle States, Maryland,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florids, and
Texas Of the Southern States, and the
Western States, except Minnesota, re-
porting "a, snd Californis and Oregon.
WHEAT.
The average condition of winter.
wheat for the whole country IL ION.
The most favorable conditions of
growth we're found In several Of the
States in which other crops suffered
most severely. Arkansas the maxi.
mum, IA; Tennessee, ll9; West vir-
ginia, us; Kentucky, III. In these
States severe and destructive
drought, commencing shortly before
wheat. harvest, gave to this grain fine
opportunity for ripening thoroughly,
but told fearfully upon all spring and
summer crops. In the Middle States
and in the States north of the Ohio
nearly or quite average. Ohio, where
drought has most prevailed, shows the
highest average, los. West of tho
Mississippi the crop was generally
very good, and above average, except
where late sowings were caught by
chinch-bugs, which, with other causes,
reduced the average OF Kansas to 90.
Spring wheat shows general aver.
age of Us. In New England it was on
the whole considerably above average,
though backward in several counties.
In tho few counties growing this crop
In the Middle States 1t il below aver.
age. In Ohio, Nebrsska, and ON the
Pacific coast the crop was above aver
age. In the Northwestern States II
especially suffered from the ravages Of
chinch bugs and other insects.
The average condition for the whole
country is 90, the maximum being, IN
in Nebraska, 1l3; and the minimum,
in Kentucky, "a. In general the con-
dition Of the crop is better in
the higher ATTITUDES, though Mississip-
pi aud Louisiana arc full average or
above.
Wintcr-rye is full average, or above,
in most of the States, and very nearly
average in several others. !. Its maxi
mum condition is in Connecticut 1l6 !;
and its minimum sS in South Caroli-
ma.
BARLEY.
Winter-barley attains its highest AZ.
erage. los, in Kentucky and Kansas. -
1t is full average, or above, in Massa-
chusetts, New York, Georgia, Michi-
gan, Missouri, California, and Oregon.
Its minimum 10 noted In Illinois, 81 ;
II 10 reported in about half the States.
Spring barley shows its maximum In
Dragon, LOG, and it, minimum In Ohio.
70. 1t 10 not reported In any State
south Of the Ohio River, nor in, New
Jersey and Indiana. In the NORTH
west 1t 10 generally somewhat below
average, but ON the Pacific coast II
rises above. iaabigibgf .I
POTATOES. assfs 81 iIG;jiES
The acreage 10 reported 2 per cent
greater than last year.
CHICAGO had . corner on Friday
last ON corn and oats. .
Jack Sturges, . former Iowa man
from keokuk, WAS the leader of the
corn corner. At the Last moment, just
before tho hour of three O'Clock Stuf,
ges offered one dollar for corn in lots OF
5000 bushels and Is cents for odd lots
deliverable instantly. This forces the
A.