The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-13
From the Report of the Dept. of Agricultural
Digest of the Crop-Returns for
June.

lie COMMUNION OI WlnteT-W Hedt 10 Sti'
reported low. There has been material
improvement in some OF the western
states, and Kansas, especially, seems
determined to maintain her high repu-
tation as wheat district. The aver
ages for condition in the winter-wheat
district beyond the Alleghanies are as
follows: West Virginia, co. Kentucky,
81 Ohio, 81; Michigan, So Indiana,
II; Illinois, "a Missouri. 90; Kansas,
81. In West Virginia freezes have
been followed by drought. Improve
ment has been marked in Kentucky,
but the losses havslbeen too serious to
be repaired. In Ohio the remnant still
alive is generally late, and in some
places has been injured by the fly,
chinches, and by drought. The pros
pect Is better in Michigan than else
where between the mountains and the
great river. The crop is light and
patchy in Indiana, but is improving.
The crop Of Illinois was too badly in
jured for more than partial recovery.
In the gulf states the wheat is posi-
tive success, particularly in Texas,
where large increase in acreage has
been made, and where our correspond
cnts insist upon making tho condition
very high 1.-the average of the percent
ages of condition being lis. In Ar
kansas and Tennessee there was some
injury from frost, which the genial
season has'not since repaired.
Going north on the Atlantic coast,
the high condition of winter grain be-
comes gradually reduced state by state,
until Maryland is reached. Pennsyl-
vania, by its good culture and use of
the drill, maintains higher condition
than Maryland. New York succumbs
to the severity of winters frosts. and
reports prospect for scarcely more
than half crop.
The condition of spring wheat is
higher, but is scarcely full average,
except in Texas, Michigan and Nebras-
ka. In the western states the percent
ages are as follows Illinois, 81 Wis
consin, "a; Minnesota, 80; Iowa, 81;
Missouri, 81 . Kansas, 81 Nebraska.
los.
The prospect in California, which
was darkened at the last report by the
drying winds and absence of the latter
rains, has improved somew what in GER
tain sections from the influence of al
mospheric moisture in fogs or dews
yet the injury from drought will mate
rally reduce the expected yield.
The average condition of winter and
spring combined is 50 per cent for the
whole country.
The breadth of oats is slightly in
creased. The comparative area of some
of the largest states Is as follows: New
York, lO5; Pennsylvania. 80; Ohio,
9s Michigan 100: Indiana, l04; ILL.,
nois, l05i Missouri, l03 In New York
and New Jersey this crop has replaced
winter-killed wheat to some extent /;
and in the west the area has been SINH
larly enlarged.
The condition of rye is much higher
than that of wheat, yet only eight
states reach full average, viz Maine,
New Hampshire, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas and Kan
sas. Average for the central western
basin, SO per cent.
CLOVER.
The acreage In clover was increased
In all the New England states except
Rhode Island. New Jersey maintained
her previous area, but the other middle
states reduced theirs from 4 per cent. In
New York to Is per cent. in Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia reduced their
acreage to some extent. but the other
southern coast states enlarged, IN the
gulf states this crop has as yet been
slightly cultivated. Alabama and Mis-
sissippi increased their small clover
fields, while the other states of this re-
gion make no returns. Arkansas
slightly increased her area, while the
other inland southern states showed q
considerable decline. The reduction OF
acreage was still more general north oil
the Ohio river and west of the Missisip'
pi, though Wisconsin nearly held heI
own. The Pacific states enlarged theil
acreage.
The condition of the clover crop wa
greatly depressed by agencies, both an
innate aud inanimate, though the form
er caused but IA small portion of the gen
eral disaster. II Is remarkable that
this crop suffered more severely from
winter-killing in the southern than IN
the northern sections of New England;