, 1875-06-25

Crops in iowa Not Damaged So
Badly as at First Reported,
Fruit Trees Dying In Nelraska--Ex-
pertments with the DcStroycrs.
Damage to Growing Grain III
Illinois by Severe Storms


GxHERAL DEDUCTIONS f1soM THE cnor-NFrpNrs.
gtFsstern H9tat. Juns 70 tadranee tspYj.
Nhilo careful study Of tito rernarknbls army
Of crop-rcrorts VIC arc abla to giva o,.r roadors
will DO woll repaid, come general DEDUCTIONS
may be msdo
Waedt-Thc reports clearly Indicate that tho
acreage OF wheat this ycar III tho WpHtorl Statoa
fs much lesB than last yoar. Thua iu Illinois bit
three reporta indicate ncresaod nctehgo, vhite
tHice ~ many bhow but ono-halt aa much, or
eydn lcas. In WisconBln no report shows IN iii
crcaac. but two m equal acrcngc, whia sovon
show not moro than oue-laif. In Iowa nearly
the sarne condition is shown. In Michigan tho
Acreago was not materially reduced. In sonao OF
tho newer Etatos increasnl acreage is reported.
AZ to condition, the rpports aro not nnfavor-
able, majority Of all tho reports Indicating at
least IN Average condition. Michigan nlakoB
poor showing Illinois htantfs woIl. Wisconsin
and Iowa vary largely, but tho gclscssl average
10 not bad.
Corn-U Undoubtedly tho ncrcago planted to
corn In tho West WAS larger than in my former
ycar. In Illinois no report thowB leHs acl cage
than last year, mast an increase OF ~ or 80 l,er
cope In Iowa tho salno IL tlue with tGvota1 ro-
ports Of al Increase Of so per cont. Wisconsin
u not great corn State, bnt Bllows m increase
OF At leaat rs pcr cont in acreage. Michigan nnd
Missouri also show q considerable increago. Tho
reports Of condition arc not good a. III do6ssa-
bic, but 1t iB probable many OF tho unflvorRb1o
reports iDdlcato lateneas Of tho crop rataor thnn
bad toudltion otherwise. Bearing in Isi1Ml tho
comparative quantities grown in tile different
States, Our reports ellnw prospect Ut Tho mid
dlo Of June OF about four-hftbs ot III Average
crop. ,.,
creased oYcr 'hat Ut laat year, ntlI tho general
prospect Ia Of ut feart full arclage croi ILL.,
nos givoB Hovoral reports OF less than average
condition ; Michigan. Wisconsin, Iowa. sle., i'll
barley Illinois B,osa q reduced ar"eago,
Iowa aud Wisconsin 1pl ko1,rnslta I'M inctease.
The prospect for a crur as whole ia bes'w IN
aYorage.
ported at GIL! nn thcroaHed acraaSn Of fla1 ts tn-
dlcated, with very general coed condition.
Grass and Cio,er-T Tncro is \ l&rgo increaac Of
kcroaEe OF grasa md clover, and :Aat nowty Hown
Ia generally In fino condition. Tic old NJ satlowH
aud pastures aro III poor condition In many
cases.
Po4atoea --Thoro III MI Increased acreage, aud
Ut loaat average condition.
insect 7njurie.-1n worry few cfscs Is an In
III yea1. ~ reported. q, s; COURSE sis docs mot not
include tho g1asHhoprot districts, tut shero aro
many moro cases In which the grasthoppers hnvo
done lesA injury than last year ttlnn whore thoy
have dono moro. Ch!nch aud potato bugs aso
very plentiful in many places, but, I'D wlloto,
not 30 numerous as last year.
It is CAUSE OF rejoicing tint, although thoro
ard few regions In which hotne c.>'p. docs not
make poor bhor1ng, mud IN n'rnoor OF To-
calttlca most crops look ut,3romissCg, tho gcu-
era1 crop proHpecs, especially IN fil.o'a. M!chi-
gan, .Ioxa, Exuka4, Missouri. hndNe tioHka, IL Of
~ aggtoGate full aY~rsSo yield af tho great farm
staples.
readers IN Miunoso.a, no oue aent us = report.
Some Of thoin. doubtless. wero b''ss, Destroying
EranshorrcrB. le general prospect tor crops
in tho Sta.o is rot Encouraging.