New-York tribune., 1874-08-04
JULY CROP REPORTS.

TIE AVERAGE CONDITION OF WHEAT l0i-EFFECrs
or DROUTH GRAsSHOPPEEs, AND CHINCH-BUGs
IN VARIOUS sECUONS-THE SORGHUM AND SUGAR
CANE CROPS AND TIE WOOL CLIP
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Ihe report OF the
Department OF Agriculture for July shows that the
average condition Of Winter wheat for the whole coun-
try is lO4. The favorable conditions OF growth
were found of the States in which other crops
suffered severely. Arkansas, the maximum IS lii;
Tennessee 49, West Virginia 1lS; Kentucky, III. In
these States severe aud destructive drouth beginning
shortly before wheat harvest gave to this grain fine
opportunity for ripening thoroughly but told fearfuy
upon all 81 Iring and Summer crops. In the Middle
States the crop generally above the average and in
the states north Of the Ohio nearly or quite average
Ohio whore drouth has most prevailed, shows the high
est average lO5 West Of the Mississippi the crop was
generally very good, and above average except where
late sOwings caught by chnch-bug5 whlcn, win
other causes reduced the Of Kansas TO 90 This
plague was also felt in few localities in Virginia and
North Carolina, but the crop In the Southern wheat
States generally showed considerable margin abeve
average, though Texas reached only 81. In New-En-
gland the small acrea ye of Winter wheat somewhat
injured by Winter killing The Futz wheat, from seed
furnishe by the Department. Is favorably reported IN
Chester, Penn, but rusted badly and yielded
lightly in Talbot and Calvert, Maryland. In Buck
ingham, Virginia, It exceed all other varieties;
In Augusta IL rpened several days before any oher In
Madison il retained prestige, also in Bath but IN
Spotsylvana il yielded only half crop. and rusted
badly in Dinwidde In Stanly, G., binders complain
of the weight of the shcaves. la Faunin, Ca IL Is very
fine. Iu Knox. Tenn, 1t was hardy vigorous ana pro
ductive exceling all other varieties. TappahannocK
wheat Is reported very successful In sevefa por
ons OF the country Its occasional failures oeing genef
ally traceable to special abnormal conditions.
snrng wheat shows general average OF 96. In New
England 1t was, on the whole, CONSIDERABLY above
average, though backward III several eo1i1s. lu INC
few counties raising thls crop ~ lhe Mue otates ~ ~
especially suffered from the ravases OF ana
otner insects. In ONO, Nebraska ana on the Iachc
coast the crop above average lnsevera counties OF
Indiana the chinch5ug inurng the crops seriously;
In Morgan several fields were destroyed ana were powed
up he put In other crops lhOls Fep'e DuuerUs ;i
Casualties OF similar character; ana IN those ustets
of Wisconsin where drouths prevailed the same nsIOr
tnne is noted several localities IN Iowa timely rains
DESTROYED the young insects ana saVeo 'h1 crops rom
their rayages but not until aiter consuerhoe uhhdge
had done The Grasshoppers were mere
In Mi the chlnch nuisance was quite seiious IN
Caldwell County the injury TO the crop was estimator
,, hot vvnile Tho crop was badly injured prairie
soils on tmDer-laud IL reached full average; PetI5
reports the insects reducing the crop IfOu 70 10 81
per cent. In other counties however tno po'I IS natS
noticeable, and the crops are uncOmmOhy pr9tilslut.
The chncn also infested tho Spring wheat OF Kansas
No Anderson they nearly ruined Inc crop ia Ffahhh
ana Wilson farmers propose 10 SOW no more wnoaI tii
Montcomery early sowlngs were but lightly affected,
especially the drilled wheat, bat BROADCAST crops Were
9Euear the crop was above average In one or two
counties aversion 10 improved machinery Tor mar
Ia purchasing reapers and mowers. In some Ocailtles
OF California the crop was affected Dy not dy Weatno
rains produced u heavy growth, which IL was ieareu
mi ght prove excessive In Utah the crop was iuJufeu
by cut~orms. - -, =, ..
AlaDama has Increased her OF sorghum IL per
cent; Minnesota, per cent; Texas per cent Mis-
sissipp aAd Arkansas5 per cent; Kansas, per ceht
Delaware reports the same acreage as last year IN
other States there IS decline, the minimum ~ per
cent, being IN Maryland. New England, NeW-fork'
New Jersey Pennsy lyania South Carolina, Florida Lou
slana California aud Oregon make no returns or the
crop. The condition Is per cent above average In
Texas; full average IL Delaware, Michigan and Wscon
sin III the other states IT is deficient, Kentucky show
ing the greatest decline, 43 per below average.
Several counties In different parts OF country report
a declining interest IN sorghum culture.
Blk States report the cultivation sugar cane, In all
OF which the acreage has been Increased, namely:
Alabama ........l3l Georgia ........lO3
hississ LOui.aHa ......lOi
F0nda
The condition in all these States is above average
namely:
............ .l0S A,bsmA.... .lO2
Miss .upp .l05 Ge1rsa............lOl
1t the prevalent opinion that the Louisiana sugar
product will be equal 10 that OF iS73 Notwithstanding
the overflow.
The wool clip was larger than last year:
l5l TeIss............... l0i
Oregon ............... I24 Massachusetts. Lousiana
California 100 and IDdiAnA 1903
III Arkansas aud Missouri lO2