The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-26
The Crops
THEIR GENERAL CONDITION ON THE FIRST

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AUGUST. l.
WASHINGTON, August 25.-The reports
Of the condition of the crops on the 1st OF
August reported to the Department OF
Agriculture during July show that there
were no general. conditions of weather
affecting the crops uDiaVorably in the
Eastern and Middle States, including
Maryland. Droughts prevailed generally IN
Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, also
in the South Atlantic and Gulf States ; 10
Texas, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia they
extended almost through every county, and
were attended with intense heat. Louisiana,
Mississippi, aud South Carolina report con.
siderable drought in some sections, with
more favorable weather and excessive rains
in other localities.
In North Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas, and
Nebraska, areas of excessive rains prevailed
with alternatious of favorable weather and
drought.
In the remaining States, east Of the Pacific
slope, rains were almost incessanf, ana very
disastrous to cereals and hay. Tney also oc-
casioned extensive rottinS OF potatoes IN
the ground. Along many of the tributaries
of the Mississippi aud Ohio the bottom'lands
have been oyerfowed for. weeks.
In not a few localities devastating noods
are reported, which have swept away vast
quantities of small grain 10 the shock. The
lniury done by the moldng, rotting, sprout-
ing, and growing OF grain in the shock or
stack is very great, but 10 what eXfent IL Is
imposs;ule to estimate before the return OF
dry weather.
Wheat.-The average condition of spring
wheat in States producing 1t to any extent,
not including California, is 81. The ex.
tremes of range are SO in Wisconsin and
Minnesota and 60 10 Nebraska. The condl'
tion OF winter wheat is not reported after
the 1st of July, but in all the S,a'esln WhIch
excessive rains prevailed in July the CORE
spondents in their foot-notes generally vol
unteered statements that vast quantltles,
before being threshed or housed, were over
taken by the rains and swept away by noods
or damaged in degrees ranging from serious
injury to utter ruin in the field, principally
ip the shock.
Corn.-The average condition for all the
States is about 96. 1t would be over lou
were it not for the damage on the loWlancs
by excessive rains. The injury from that
cause Is quite liable to be over.estimated.
The highest averages reported are In Kan
sas, 1I9; Tennessee, ia; Missouri, III
Mississippi, Ill; New Jersey and Arkansas,
1O9: Virginia, 10S; West Virginia, 106;
Connecticut, Maryland, and Nebraska, 105 {;
Pennsylvania and North Carolina, 1903; Ken.
tucky, 1902; Oregon, 101; Delaware and
Alabama, 101; Illinois, 80; New York. 80
Ohio, 81; Iowa, g.; Wisconsin, SO; Indiana
and Minnesota, SO. Georgia and Texas are
s5 and SO respectively, owing to drought.
Other States range between e3 in South Caro-
lima, and SO in New Hampshire and Michi.
gan. .
Oats.-The average COR dtion is 81. The
reduction by rains and foods In the valleys
of the Mississippiand Ohio rivers was very
great. The highest average is in Missis-
siopi. where it is 119, and the lowestin Ken-
tucky, Indiana, and Nebraska, where It IS 10.
In Virginia it is 76, and 10 West Virginia 30.
Potatoes.-Tbe promise is good Tor an ex'
traordinary yield, the average condition for
all the States, exclusive OF Nevada, DelnS
about 1O4. Ip the States visited by unpre'
cedented rains indications Of rotting ID
the ground are extensively reported, which
NAV vet seriously affect the promised resup.
Tobacco.-The excessive rains have occa'
stoned extensive treDchiDg, and injured tne
cron otherwise to some extent on the low
lands. particularly ir Kentucky aud Tennes,
see, but the reports indicate that the ipJury
has been less than was feared. Mary yland,
Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, ana MIS-.
sissppl report condition considerably aoose
the average; West Yirginis about average !;
Tennessee, Uncut, one per CENT, anu heh-
lucky seven per cent. oeloW.