Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28
Figuring ON the Crops.

year. Now England mas reduced ner
acreage about IL per cont. !; the Pacific
States one per cent. All the great
corn growing sections have increased
their acreage; the States north of the
Ohio per cent. the States west of
tho Mississippi IA. The condition of
crops is below the average in New
England, Middle and South Atlantic
States--the minimum condition, 81,
being in Rhode leland. Florida and
Alabama are also below the average,
but tho other Gulf States and inland
Southern States are above tho maxi
mum, ll2, which is in Mississippi !; all
the other States, except Missouri l03,
are below the average minimum con-
dition, 81, being in Wisconsin.
CHICAGO, July 2O.-The Times to-
morrow will publish reports Of the
condition of the growing crops and the
progress of tho harvest, collected from
all portions OF the United States east
Of the Rocky Mountains. The dis
patches comprise reports from nine
hundred counties. OF these reports
the Times makes the following analy-
ais:
The wet weather of the past two
months has resulted in an extraordi-
nary growth of all kinds Of
GRASSES,
consequently tho hay crop will be
large in all parts Of the Wcst, and as
it has been very generally harvested,
and Is therefore FREQ from all danger
of damage, there need be no fear of =
scarcity Of hay.
has been harvested in the section lying
south of 44th deg. of latitude in Wis
consin, it is much above the average in
quality. In Illinois and Indiana some
damage has been done to the crops by
rains, bugs, and other causes, so that
1t will not probably exceed three.
quarters Of the average. In Kansas,
Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa tho re-
ports also show that the crop will be
largely in excess OF last year. In the
two first named States the depreda-
tions of the grasshoppers have been
comparatively Insignificant. Unless
some unAooi<ea for calamity occurs the
producers will realize far greater re-
turn for labor than ever before.
In Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and
ae SStsssst hsEa gsa II sH ssHerX RsSs
fore, and the production will be far in
excess of the consumption. Tho pro-
duct in these States is represented as
being much superior in quality to that
of former years.
It is notable that for the first time in
twelve years tho South will have snfii
cient breadstuffs for home consump-
tion. This will, of course, relieve the
North from the necessity of shipping
grain in that direction, and enable MS
to supply tho deficiency in the Euro
pean markets.
promise An extraordinary yield. In
some sections the heavy rains that have
fallen recently have lodged the grain
somewhat, and tho chinch bug else
whore has caused some damage, but
thore is every indication that the yield
will be at least 45 to so bushels per
acre, and in many sections much lar
ger.
is not yet matured in the Northwest.
In Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and
in some parts of Arkansas aud Ten
ncssea. the crop has been harvested,
and is more abundant than it has been
for great many years. In Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Indiana, the
crop is backward, but unless frosts
should occur previous to the middle of
September, there is no reason to APP
prehend short crop. In Minnesota,
Wisconsin aud Michigan tho back
wArdness of tho crop is such that there
is little hope of more than half crop,
but As these States raise but little corn,
tho diminution of the crop there will
have but little influence upon the sup.
ply.
POTATOES
will yield . full crop in all sections
The Colorado bug 10 only seen for the
most part in the Eastern States.
COTTON.
The army worm, so destructive to
the plant, has appeared in but few Sec
tons and not done much damage. In
the extreme South picking has COM
menced. Planters arc sangnfne of
splendid crops. and as there has been
NO trouble with negro laborers there
| will be no danger Of loss from COM
plete harvesting.
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