The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-29
Crop Reports.

The Chicago Times publishes re,
ports of the condition of the growing
crops and the progress of the harvest,
collected from all portions of the United
States east of the Rocky Mountains.
The dispatcre es comprise reports from
over 900 counties. The Times makes
the following analysis The wet
weather of the past two months has re-
suited in an extraordinary growth of all
kinds of grasses, consequently the hay
crop will be large in all parts of the
west, and as it has been very generally
harvested, and is therefore Tree from
all danger of damage, there need be no
fear of scarcity of hay. Wheat has
been harvested in the section lying
south of the 44th degree of latitude.
In Wisconsin it is much above the
average in quantity and quality. In
Illinois and Indiana some damage has
been done to the crop by rains, bugs
and other causes, 30 that the yield will
not probably exceed three-fourths of
the average.
In Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and
Iowa the reports show that the crops
| will be largely in excess of last year ;
in the two first named states the depre-
dations of grasshoppers has been in
significant; unless some unlocked for
calamity occurs the producers will re-
alze greater return for their labor than
ever before. In Kentucky, Michigan,
Ohio, Missouri and the eastern states
there is every prospect of far better
yield than heretofore, and the produc-
ton will be in excess of the consump-
zion. The product in these states is
represented as being much superior in
qu lity to that of former years. 1t is
notable for the first time in u years
the south will raise sufficient bread
stuffs for home consumption.
Oats promise an extraordinary large
yield. In some sections the heavy
rains that have fallen 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 As to 80
bushels to the acre, and in many sec
tons much larger.
Rye and barley promise well /; these
crops are not extensively grown, but
there is every indication that the supply
will be equal to the demand.
Corn is not yet matured in the north
west. In Alabama, Mississippi, Geor
gia 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 Indiana the crop IL backward,
but unless frOsts should occur previous
to the middle Of September, there il no
reason to apprehend short crop. In
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan the
backwardness of the crop is such that
there is little hope of more than half II
crop, but as these states raise but little
corn, the diminution of the crop will
have little influence on the supply.
Potatoes will yield a full crop in all
sections. The Colorado bug is OILY
seen for the most part in the eastern
states. In the west it has disappeared,
| having been almost eXtermlnated by
heavy rains. Some complaints of its
depredations come from points east OF
the Ohio.
The reports of the cotton crop are
favorable. The army worm, so destruct-
i've to the plant, has appeared IN but
few sections and has been deferred from
active operations by exigencies of the
weather. The cotton product of Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia and Virginia will be the largest
ever DrOduced. The plant is Towering