The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-12-01
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DEPARTMENT Crop Report.

Ihe following extracts are from the digest
of crop reports by the Agricultural Depart
ment for October: aao Ga e4a.a
The wheat crop Of the present year is o
short one, and the deficiency is augmented
by marked deterioration in quality. The
little grown in New England is as small a
quantity as ever, but not much reduced. =.
The Middle States have about two thirds of
the crop of last year, though the decline is
unequal, being greatest in New York, and
becoming less in degree with lower degrees
of latitude Virginia is the last State in this
direction to show reduction in yield; all
the other Southern States have increased
their production, some of them 80 to rs per
cent. None of the States east of the Missis
sippi, except Wisconsin, appear to have
equalled the crop of last year. Minnesota
is credited with an increased production, not
withstandiug the ravages of grasshoppers and
the losses from sprouting in the shock. The
other prairie States, as far as reported, show
a dec eass, but the extension of area, both
in reported and unreported counties, may
make up in some degree this deficiency on
Gpal canvassing for aggregate estimates.-
The Pacific coast crop iS also short. The
average for the entire territory reported the
present month is abous so per cent. of last
years production If this indicates the total
depreciation, it amounts tonearly 81 600 600
bushels, and gives crop of 246, 600 600.
bushels. But the quality is also lower than
last year, and the depreciation is heaviest in
what are known in special sense as wheat
growing regions. In quality the crop avei-
ages 81, or IA per cent. below sound condi
ton This is equivalent to further reduc-
tion of the crop, though it means poorer
bread rather than less Of it. The losses by
sprouting and rotting in shock or stack pro
duced in many places a panic, which stimu
lated exaggeration, and the natural result is
the ultimate conclusion that "the loss is NOT
so heavy as was expected 1t is bad
enough, hoy ever, when shipments Of wheat
from Maryland to Ohio are necessary to make
a mixture that will produce passabe -four.
The heat of be quality is to be found
Delaware, Maryland, the South, the Pacific
coast, and in New England. That of the
West averages lower than usual in every
State, and among the lowest averages are
those Of Indiana, West Virginia, Ohio, Ken.
lucky, and Illinois
The potato crop, as whole, promises to
be extraordinary in both yield and quality.
The only drawbacks upon condition, reported
as originating in September, are too dry
weather in isolated localities in Ohio, Wis
consin, and Missouri, and slight injuries fir N
frosts in parts of Michigan, Illinois, Wisco !
sin, Minnesota, and Iowa The princlpa,
causes in operation previous to September,
resulting 10 reduction of condition to some
extent, are the Colorado bee lie and rot, the
latter as a consequence of rust in some in
stances, and of excessive wet in others.
The number of fattening cattle in the
country is somewhat greater than last year.
There is falling off in all the New Fog
land States except Connecticut, which re
ports an increase nearly balancing the def
cheney of the others. Of the Middle States,
New Jersey reports number equal to last
year, but the others show decline, Penn
sylvania reducing her estimate 6 per cent
The South Atlantic coast States show small
increase, North and South Carolina making
good the loss of per cent. in Maryland
Texas, by an decrease of per cent upon her
large aggregate, raises the number Of the
Gulf States considerably above last year,
Notwithstanding the decline in all the other
States, amounting to II per cent in Louis
lana. OF the Southern inland States Ar
kansas reports an increase, but this is more
than counterbalanced by the loss in all the
others North of the Ohio river Michigan
and Illinois equal last years report, but the
other States fail below. West of the Missis-
sippi all the States report an increase rang
ing from per cent. in Nebraska to SO p
cent. in Kansas. Ga the Pacific coast the
loss of 5 per cent. in California largely ex
ceeds the gain of 8 per cent. upon the small.r