The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-07-29
The Crops Encouraging Prospects.

! The Chicago Chimes of the Dist publishes
reports of the condition Of the growing crops
and progress of harvest collected from all por-
| tions Of the United States cast OF tile Rocky
Mountains. The dispatches comprise reports
from over nine hundred counties. The wet
weather Of the past two months has resulted in
the extraordinary growth OF all kind OF grasses,
consequently the hay crop will be large in all
parts OF the West, and it has been very gener-
I ally harvested. Wheat has been harvested in
the section lying south of the forty-fourth de-
gree of latitude.
In Wisconsin it is much above the average in
quality and quantity. In Illinois and Indiana
some damage has been done to crops by rain,
bugs and other causes as that the yield will not
| Probably exceed three-quarters of all average.
In Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota and Iowa re-
ports show that the crop will be largely in cN-
cess of last year. In the two first named States
depredations of grasshoppers have been COM
paratively insignificant. Unless some unlocked
for calamity occurs the producers will realize
far greater return fol their labor than ever be-
fore. In Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri
and the Eastern States there is every prospect
of Il far better yield than heretofore The pro-
duct in these States are represented us being
much superior in quality to that OF former years.
Oats promise an extraordinary large yield in
some sections. The heavy rains that have fall
len recently have lodged the grain somewhat,
and the chinch bug elsewhere has caused some
damage. but there is every Indication that the
yield will be at least forty-five to fifty bushels to
the acre, and in many sections much larger
Rye and barley promise well. These crops are
not extensively grown, but there is every ind-
cation that the supply will be fully equal to the
demand
Corn is not yet matured in the Northwest. In
Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and some parts
of Arkansas and Tennessee the crop has been
harvested, and is more abundant than for many
years. In Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and In
diana the crop is backward, but unless frosts
should occur previous to the middle of Septeni
Der, there is no reason to apprehend q short
crop In Minnesota, Winconsin and Michigan
backwardness of crop is such THAT there is little
hope Of more than s. half Il crop, but as these
there will have but little influence ON the sup
ply.
Potatoes will yield a full crop in all sections.
The Colorado bug is only seen for most part in
the Eastern States: Tn the West it has dsap-
peared, having been almost entirely externin.-
ted by the heavy rains. Some complaints of its
depredations come from points east OF Ohio, but
none come from west,
Reports Of cotton crops are exceedingly favor
able The army worm so destructive to the
plant has appeared in but few sections. The
cotton product of Tennessee, Arkansas, Missis-
sipp Alabama, Georgia and Virginia will be
tile largest ever produced. The plant is flow
ering in even the more northerly ATTITUDES, and
in the extreme South picking has commenced.
The planters are sanguine of a splendid crop,
and as there has been no trouble with negro
laborers there will be nc danger Ct loss from
incomplete harvesting.