The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-09
THE PRODUCTS OF 1874.


facts and figures as to the corn, cotton, pota.
oats and hay crops for the year Just close
We condense portion of these statistics,
they will no doubt prove interesting to o.
agricultural readers. During last year the
Was considerable increase in the area Of CO..
planted with marked reduction Of the amour
of grain harvested as compared with 1877
The enlargement of BREADTH of corn plante
was principally confined to the coast of Il
Gulf of Mexico and the region lying north
the Ohio and west Of the Mississippi River
The earlier reports of the condition an
prospects OF the crop were quite favorable
Pennsylvania and Maryland, South Carolin
and Georgia, Texas, and in most of the Wes
ern States. Cold storms on the North Allan
tic coast caused late planting and unthrift
appearance. Inundations, soaking rains AM
consequent replantings gave an unpromisinl
worms were quite injurious in the West
Chinch-bugs, after devastating wheat fields
attacked corn vigorously in many localities
and not content with the abundances of THU
great American cereal, are reported in some
instances addicted to potato diet, and ever
to tobacco chewing. As the season advanced,
returns were Less favorable. The night tenn.
perature was too low, as far south as Pennsyl-
vania for the best growth.
land and Virginia, in the Gulf States west Of
Georgia, and in the Mississippi and Ohio
Valleys generally. West OF the Mississippi,
the crop encountered disasters of great sever
ity from drouth drying winds, and chinch-
bugs. In October, there appeared only q
slight improvement in condition upon the
previous months. The absence of injurious
ftosts up to the first of November was very
favorable, and served to mitigate the severity
<~E H. As.s Al IL
value. Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri in
addition to the above mentioned causes of
injury, were terribly afflicted with the scourge
OF grasshoppers. q BIS -a4 }
The quality of corn is at least average in
all Of the Eastern States except Maine and
Massachusetts, in all the Middle States ex-
cept Delaware; in the Carolinas, Georgia and
Texas; and in all the Western States except
Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska e t
The yield is less than last year on the At
lantic coast as far south as Virginia, except
in portions of New England; larger from
North Carolina to Florida, and in Mississippi
and Texas, and in Ohio and Iowa; the re-
duction in other Western States ranges from
four to ffty-seven per cent. The apparent
reduction (Which may be slightly modified
in the final estimate) is about 12O, 600, 600
bushels; the aggregate Of local estimates ex-
ceediug but slightly 800, 600. 900 bushels. As
the crop of last year was not an average one,
the present product is not more than four
6fths of the yield of good corn year.
The yield of cotton is placed $3.50, 600
bales, showing less yield per acre than in
1873. Compared with 1879, the per centages
of production il 1874 in the principal cotton
States are as follows: Virginia, SO; North
Carolina, 80; South Carolina, 80; Georgia, SO;
Florida, 100; Alabama, IS; Mississippi, 80;
Louisiana, IS; Texas. 80; Arkansas, 60; Ten
nessee, 81. The reduction of the crop is gen. |
enerally attributed to unfavorable weather and |
the ravages of worms.
cultivated, shows considerable increase over
1873 in New England States; Delaware, vir-
ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Vir-
ginia, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa. and Oregon, equal last years crop;
New York, largest buckwheat State, is but one
per cent below last year; Pennsylvania the
next in production, declines six per cent
These two States produce nearly two-thirds of
The entire crop. Other large producing States
come short of last years yield. lt-e
There was but little variation in the hay
crop, as compared with that of 1873, the re-
ports showing that in all the New England
States, except Maine, there was an increased
vield, and in all of them an improved quality.
n some parts of Maine an increase of swalc
lay is noted. In Berkshire, Massachusetts,. I
is stated that though the crop is clean and '
ice, it is less nutritious than last year. In '
he Middle States, except Pennsylvania, the =
ield is largely increased, and nearly all the Il
ounties report an Improvement in quality. q
'irginia show q smaller yield, but without 2
ny appreciable decline in quality. North 4
nd South Carolina equal or exceed last years Y
rop. with o considerable improvement. In $
be latter State peavine hay is cured in in. b
reasing quantities. Georgia through >,
routh. loses 10 per cent, but maintains her y
andhrd Of quality. d
Alabama lVses ten per cent but the other y
ulf States fully equal last years yield, Texas +
,owing an increase of thirteen per cent In :, !,
aality these States show q decline of about W
rec per cent. Drouth, SO injurious to
her crops Of the inland Southern States, has M
zen felt severely by the hay-fsrmers Ar
lnsas declines twenty -six per cent Tennes- Je
e, twenty five per cent; West Virginia.
'enty-two per cent; and Kentucky, thirty IN
ght per cent from last years crop, while all 70
low very serious decline in quality. Ger n
an millet is a successful crop in Tennessee. &c
l the States north Of the Ohio show declin- Ce
& yields, but nearly or quite maintain the g"
,aiity OF the crop West Of the Mississippi, go
va alone equals her last years crop. The
ality Is maintained, except in Kansas and
,braska. pa
The report before us does not give the ag- pa
egate production Of wheat for 1874, but il ID.
ceeds that of 1878 by about twenty millions ha
bushels. This leaves us with larger sur cit
Is than usual to export between this and ito
} harvest Of 1875. The indications for an y.
,rage harvest this year are reasonably good, Ho
lie some of the wheat belts promise a col
gely increased yield but the final result We
l depend almost entirely upon the weather
# ensues between this and the 18th Of tor
I'll gu
SINCE the wheat harvest in Great Britain the
Imports Of -four have been over 5, OOO,- POI
quarters, the estimated wants of this the
lgdom being from 5000, 900 to 5000, 600 the
.rters. At the same rate Of arrivals Il is sut
imated that within five months after har- soc
y much the largest part of the requirement
the year will be imported, leaving only del
'u.WO to 1000, 600 quarters for the remain urg
seven months. 9Sl-ll - : E Ton
nasmuch as the prices Of wheat and -four of 1
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