The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29

From the August and September Report OF the De-
partment OF Agricultural

The Crops.
From the August and September Report of the De.
partment OF Agricultural
The average condition of the corn crop
on the 1st of September was SO; the
maximum was 100, in South Carolina !;
the minimum was 81, in Nebraska.
CoRN.-None of the large corn-pro-
dncing States reach an average, while
several of them show a decline from
even last years depressed condition.
The only States that are average or above
are Rhode Island, Connecticut, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, California,
and Oregon, which together produce less
than one-twentieth of the crop.
The New England States, as a whole,
fall about one-tenth short of an average.
The paintings were generally late, and
the crop is generally backward.
The Middle States will fall about as
far below average condition. They COM
plain of the same unfavorable conditions,
besides an abnormal depression of tenn
perature at night. In some localities
drouth, and in others excess of rain, is
stated.
The South Atlantic States, as whole,
are slightly above average, the high con-
dition in South Carolina and Georgia
compensating for the decline i'm Mary
land, Virginia, and North Carolina, Oc-
casioned by drouth, chinches, cool
nights, etc.
The Gulf States promise about nine
tenths of an average crop. Drouth, ex-
IRENE heat, and hot winds injured late
paintings in several counties, i'm some
cases very severely. These were felt
NETS widely in Louisiana, where the
flooding rains of spring prevented an
early stand, and threw the crop mostly
into the later drouths. Crops made be-
fore the drouth are reported generally
fine.
The inland Southern States will make
but three-fourths of crop, the averages
being respectively as follows: Arkansas,
So; Tennessee, &c; West Virginia, 80
Kentucky, 81.
All the States north of the Ohio river
show a depressed condition, though the
great corn States-Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois-are more promising than in Sep
TENDER, 1873. Drouth, heat, hot winds,
and chinches are alleged as causes of the
depression. Several counties report very
superior crops. This region, as whole,
will probably fall fifteen per cent. short
OF an average.
West of the Mississippi river the crop
has met with terrible disasters, drouth,
chinches, and grasshoppers. Minnetosa
and Iowa seem to have nearly weathered
their difficulties, but in Missouri, Kan
sas, and Nebraska they fell with crush
ing weight upon the corn crops. This
region will not, as whole, make over
seven-tenths of crop.
On the Pacific coast California reports
a prospect of per cent above average,
and Oregon full average.
The New England and Middle States
are all above average, except Delaware,
which, however, is full average. In sew
eral counties the yield is beyond any
crop for twenty years.
All of the South Atlantic and Gulf
States are below average, except Ala
bama, 101.
In Maryland the crop was damaged by
intense heat in some counties. In Vir-
ginia the majority of the counties report
unfavorable conditions of growth. In
North Carolina, in spite of some unfa-
vorable circumstances, the condition is
ten per cent. better than in September,
1878. Georgia comes nearly up to aver
age, and is IL per cent. better than at
this time last year. Excess of rain is
reported in some counties, but in others
the failure may be clearly laid to improv-
ident selection of lands and injudicious
culture. The crop of Alabama is quite
satisfactory; Mississippi is better than
this time last year. In Texas the rust is
the leading complaint. This, with other
drawbacks, made the condition less
promising than in September, 1873.
Arkansas presents the highest condi-
ton of all the States-120. The drouth,
so fatal to other crops, seems to have
favored the ripening and harvesting of
wheat.
Tennessee, West Virginia, and Ken
lucky also present very fine crops to en-
courage the farmer for the great loss in
flicted upon him in the other crops.
North of the Ohio river those counties
not infested with chinches generally re-
port very superior crops. Ohio, Indiana,
and Michigan, scarcely, if at all, troubled
with this pest, are all above average. 1t
cut down the crop of Illinois 2 per cent.
below average. Injudicious culture is
complained of in some quarters, In
Wisconsin this insect enemy, together
with intense heat and other causes, cut
down the crop 29 per cent. below av-
erage.
West of the Mississippi the crop is
below average in all the States except
Missouri. Drouth, heat, grasshoppers,
and chinches have inflicted severe injury
in numerous localities. The heaviest loss
has fallen upon spring wheat.
Both the Pacific States are above av-
erage. In Suffer county, California,
summer fallow-wheat averaged 30 BUSH
els per acre; some fields reaching 56. In
Oregon, excessive rain and hail storms
injured many fields, y the general con-
dition is above average.