American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-21
Crop Reports.

WHEAT-This crop was badly injured
early in the season, in Ohio and Indiana,
by frost, and, latterly, by wet weather.
The fields in some sections of Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota
also suffered from the grasshoppers, and
recently, to limited extent, from heavy
rains, this latter cause also operating in
Southern Illinois. But in Michigan,
Wisconsin, Northern Iowa and Mime
sofa, which are the great wheatpro-
ducing States of the Northwest, the yield
is quite up to the average of former years,
and, in many sections, far above. In these
aforementioned States the harvest is now
about finished, and the only danger is that
the storms which have injured the grain
cut and in the shock in States further
south may travel northward and intiict
damage before it can be stacked or housed
If finally secured in good condition we
estimate that the wheat crop of the whole
Northwest will be fully equal to that of
last year, in quantity as we'll as in quality,
and perhaps the yield may be larger,
owing to the increased acreage sown.
Oats-From many sections come CON-
plants of damage to this crop by the re-
cent wet weather. What was left in Ohio
and Indiana by the frost has suffered by
the storms, so that in those States less
than half crop will be harvested Until
within the past two weeks in Illinois this
cereal promised the largest yield ever
known, but all accounts now concur in
stating that the oats which were cut and
in the shock were saturated and badly
damaged, and that those uncut are pros
trated by the wind, so that they will have
to be, if they have not already been, cut
with the scythe. But by lying on the
ground they have been blighted, and even
if the yield should be large the quality
will probably be poor. This crop has
also been injured to some extent
in Southern Michigan, Southern Iowa,
Southern Wisconsin and Northern Mis-
souri,. There seems to be this difference
between the yield of wheat and that of
oats: in the largest wheat-producing sec
tions the yield is great, while in the States
upon which we chiefly rely for supply
of oats the yield is small. We Judge,
therefore, that SO far as the Northwest is
concerned the oat crop will not be up to
the average either in quantity or quality.
Corn-As yet it is too early to predict
with certainty what the result will be.
The corn as it now stands looks well, but
it is later than usual, and all our CORE
spondents are apprehensive lest it may be
nipped by early frosts. If it escapes this
danger and can mature the corn crop of
the Northwest will be very large, and prob
ably above the average.
y,
been seriously damaged by the wet
weather in some sections, but we estimate
that the yield will not fall below the aver
age offormer years, if indeed, it is not in
excess. Owing to the increased acreage
of fax the yield will probably be larger.
Hay-The law of compensation seems
to hold good as to this crop. While the
oat product promises SO poorly that of hay
seems to be exceptionally heavy and well
cured. Only from few sections do we
receive discouraging reports.
POtatoes-There is no difference of
opinion as to the outlook for this crop. 1t
will be by far the largest ever produced in
the Northwest The bugs have done but
little damage this year, and the only dan
ger is that long-continued wet weather
may produce the rot. In fact, in some
sections injury from this latter cause is al
ready reported.
Hogs Many of our correspondents pre-
dict a shortage in the hog product, but the
reports are not comprehensive enough to
definitely determine how the yield will
compare with that of other seasons.
In general it may be said that too great
weight ought not to be attached to the fact
that the valleys of certain streams in Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
Nebraska have been overlooked, thereby
damaging and destroying crops. The
area Of country inundated has been but
small as compared with the total area
under cultivation. As with the grasshop-
pers, so with the floods; there is liable to
be exaggeration. Chicago Inter-Ocean,
Aug II