Wilmington journal., 1875-08-27
3E OR RAPH.
ADtsUARTERs.
REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICUEI

REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT.
OF AGRICULTURE
WAsHINGreN, Aug. 25, 1875. Con
| dition of crops on the first of August
reported TO the Department OF A;sri
| culture: Daring July there were nc
| general conditions of weather affecting
| crops unfavorably IN the Eastern and
Middle States. including Maryland
drought prevailed generally in Michi-
gan, Mississippi and Minnesota, also
il the South Atlantic and Gulf States.
In Texas, Alabama, Florida and Geor-
gia, they extended through almost
every county, and were attended with
intense heat. Louisiana, Missouri
| and Sonth Caroliua report considers
BILE drought in some sections, with
more favorable weather and excessive
rains in other localities. In North
Carolina, Nirg mia. Arkansas and Ne
Dra8ka, the area of excessive rains pre-
vailed. with alterations of favorable
weather and drought. In the remain
ing States, east of tie Pacific slope,
rams were almost incessant, and very
disastrous to cereals and hay they
also Occasioned extensive rotting OF
potatoes III the ground. Along many
of the tributaries of the Mississippi
and Ohio rivers the bottom lands have
been overfowed for weeks.
In not a few localities devasta-
ting floods are reported, which
have swept away vast quantities of
small grain in the shock. The injury
done by the moulding, rather spronting
and growing OF grain IL the shock. or
stack is very great, but to what extent
it is impossible to estimate before the
return of lry weather.
Wheat.--Ihe average condition of
spring wheat In the states producing it
to any extent, not including California,
is 81. The extremes of range arc 80
in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and 60
in Nebraska. The condition of winter
wheat is not reported after the first of
Jxly, but in all the states in which
excessive rains prevailed III July. our
correspondents in their notes have
very generally voluteered statements,
that vast quantities before housed
were overtaken by the rains and swept
away by flood or damaged in deg,ee
ranging from serious injury to utter
ruin i'll the field, principally il the
shock.
Corn.-The average condition for
ali the states Is about SO. 1t WoGld be
over 100 were ii not for the damage
OF low land by excessive rains. The
injury from tha cause Is
quite liable to be over
estimated. Tho highest average re-
ported are: In Kansas, 108; Tennessee
il; Missouri 1l2; Missippi Ill; New
Jer and Arkansas 100; Virginia los;
West Virginia 1O5; Connecticut, Mary
land and Nebraska 1O5; Pennsylvania
and North Carolina 103; Kentucky 1872;
Delaware and Alabama 100; Illinois
and Ncw YoIk 80; Ohio 81; Wiacon-
sin 50; Iowa 81; Indiana and Mime
sofa 50; Georgia IS. Owing to the
drouth, Texas is reduced TO SO; by the
same cause the other States range be
tween SO and South Carolina and 9S III
New Hampshire and Michigan. OF
oats the average condition for the
country is 81; the reduction by rains
and floods iii the valleys Of tie Mis-
siaaippi and Ohio was very great.
The States above all average IN contii-
ton are: Mississippi 119; Texas, Ar
kqnsay and Wisconsin Ill; Vermont
l05; Connecticut, New Yor and Cali
fornia 1913; Oregon 1OG; Michigan 10l;
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Lou
isitna and Iowa are average; Kentucky,
Indiana and Nebraska are down 10 G3;
E"nsaS is 6G; SOu:h Carolina and Del
aware 70; Tennessee II; Virginia rs;
Illinois IS; the O5,lsr States rarya be-
tvee 1883 III Maryland and 9j III West
Virginia, Ohio being 81.
Potatoes promise an extraordinary
crop. The average condition of ali
The States exclusive Of Nevada, being
about IU4 in the States visited Ey uD-
IsreccdCntcd rains and Indications q:
rottinG III the ground are extensively
reported, which may yet seriously ef
feet the promised result The States
reporting the highest average condi-
ton are; Illinois 1871. Ohio III; Iowa
II5, Kentucky 112; Tennessee 11u;
Nsst Virginia, Missouri and Kansas
l07: CuIu>cticut, Texas and Arkansas
1876: New Jersey 104; blaine and
Pennsylvania l03; Vermont, Now York
aud Mississippi 102; Rhode Island aud
Michigan 10I. Maryland Is down ut
70. ihe remaining States range be
tween g and 100
Tobacco. The inc3ssant rains have
occasioned extensive trenching and iu
iureG the crop otherwise to soma cx-
tent on the low land particularly IL
Kentucky and Tennessee, but the re-
ports indicate that the injury has
been less than was feared Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and
Mississippi report a condition consid-
erabIy above an average. West Nir-
ginia is about al average. Tennessee
Is about one per cent. and Kentucky
seven per cent. below