Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-08
summary Of the Crop Reports.


While d careful study Of the remarkable
array Of crop reports we are assie 70 give
our readers viii be well repaid, some gesa-
eral deductions may be made.
Whea,.--The reports clearly inaacaae
thai the acreage os wEieat this year ID iie
Western states Il much less than last year.
Thus In Illinois but three rT~rfs ifidirA't
iucrcssad acreage. while twice ~ mani
Show but half e. mnch. or even itsss.
In Wisconsin no report shows 81 Increase,
hut two an equal acreage, while seven
sbow tns more than one-half Ir ioza
NEARLY the same cnndison IL shown. la
Michigan the acreage Was not materially
rednfcd. In some ~ the newer STATES ID
creased acreage il reported. AZ 30 cassi
ton The reports are NOT HnfAstsafses
majority of ali The reports indsr@tsne y
least III, average condition. NacfaiENs
makes poor showing Illinois Stands svsa
Wisconsin sud Iowa vary largely, eai ts,s
general average il nea hsd
Corn - Indoalaesdly tho acreage FAassssss
81 corn In the West Has lAsgs1 thSs = As's
former wear. In Illinois Do Fxssaz saas'aa !
less acreage than lass year, 1ssss al sSat EssAs
Of 20 ~ Is per ceGi IL lcNA Tn saEas :
irne with several fepaTss ~ 80 4s9Eoss@ q
80 ysr cent. " isxzassa j. nxz ETwNa
corn state. bot shows az l1cTss2~e - q
least ~ per cent Id Scs@Ee A&hsSaE
and Missouri also skssN gsszst sssezxlssf -
crease Tlss reg<lr1 81 cassslatsese ! raS -
good a. il DESIRABLE. s11 : y Fsiss -
many ~ The ssaf&yesv8hse rygsuV-ss szazsassz
lstefssss a TIE sryas f9&AsT tasAz sssa sgsszsa
fion Otherwise fssAFsng s2 s&sEz@ ssse e'zA
paraiire guNnffEass grsSx - zs4f Es@ssaxsN
States asa psg tggssrss saaw fs-sesssxf q
middle - Iune * AesszE es@F sssAs SE -
ayefAge rrgs.
ysts Tie Agsxsge IN esSzs y sgEasl.ss'-s.
tly Increased ese~ lass uE snsz sesz. AID
tie general prnSg~3s = - A. sssazs > f&a Ss
erage cr1p Il8gss@s r1rvS ssEsr1a ryTYES'
of less fban average r1Snssssd8s N@sts-AFy
Wisconsin. IsraM &C.. Ia hssasay 81 csses
showing good gf-ssTszsat
Barley .~-iliinaas shows .es5uesN NsH
age. l0nA Kud Wisconsin and NesrAshi
M incrnase The prps}rci ffg Cyop ~ |
whole Il below al sFefage
Flax.--Alusosi gishogt exception, SHEER
reported 81 all, 40 increased acreage q
far l. inaicsted, witt very general gzser
condition.
Grass and Glover There u n large In
crease If acreage ~ grass &pd clover, sBt
that newly sown i generally III fine con
diiinn. Tie Old asetpiuws and pasture
are In ssdGr condition In many ca-tss
podailss There i an increased screag'
aud 81 leasi average condition
Inseci Injuries lin very few cases IL ~
increase a injury from insects, c0inpafe'
with lAsi year, reported OF course TIM
does nos Include ihe graashopper districts
hot there are many more cases In which
the gfassbOppera have done less injnr,
than last gear than where they have dom
more CliiDfh and potato bugs are yer,
plentiful In many places, bat, as whole
not ~ numerous as last year.
II Il cause 81 rejoicing that although
there src few regions In which some crof
docs moi make poor showing, and 10 I
number Of localities most crops look un
promising. the general crop prospect, cs
peciaIiy In Illinois, Michigan, Town, Kan
sas Missouri and Nebraska, Is Of an ag
grcgaie full average yield 81 the great
farm staples.
singuImlyenough Of all our large mum
bar of readers in Minnesota no one sent IA
a report some of them doubtless wer,
busy destroying grassboppers. The gen
eral prospect for crops In the State II NO
dise0uraging -- Western Rnral, June 10.