The New York herald., 1875-10-29
THE CROPS.

THE OCTOBER REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE E-coNDrr1oN OF CEREALS, SUGAR
CANE AND HoPs-AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. %, 1875
The October report OF the Department OF Agriculture
contains accounts from New Jersey, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, showing large decrease in the cranberry
cropby insects and frost The crop South Caro-
lima Florida Georgia and Louisiana much larger than
usual In North Carolina the great crop was formerly
rice, but since the the production has fallen or
and no crop has taken the place upon the large and
valuable rice plantations, which have consequently
almost gone TO ruin.
THE SUGAR CANE.
The sugar cane in Georgia short by drought.
In parts of Florida than three per cent
Of a crop was planted for want Of seed but there will
be an average yield In other parts Of the State tho
crops brought up to full average by the August
and September rains In Alabama there was a largely
increased acreage in average condition.
In Mississippi the leading planters manufacturing
their sugar and moasses at home from Louisiana and
African cane. Much will not be ground for want
OF mills and will, therefore, be lost Louisiana has
not justified the promise Of its fine appearance in the
spring The sorghum crop, though injured in some
sections, is represented generally 1ne.
CROP.
The hop crop is quite good In New York the yield
at least onethrd than any crop for tho last
FIVE years There large yield on all the fields IN
oregon. The culture there is yet in its infancy, but
tho bottom lands OF the Willamette win probably
prove the finest lands in the world for hop growing
cRoP.
The hemp crop in Kentucky is very fine, and has
been cut in good time.
PArTENSG CATTLE.
The number OF fattenng cattle in the country is
somewhat greater than last year There is falling off
in the New England States, except Connecticut which
reports an increase nearly balancing the deficiency of
i the others.
A correspondent At Sussex va writes 10 the De.
partmcnt OF Agriculture as foows:-
4 THE cERHALs
seTho cereals attracting more attention from our
farmers They are becoming alive to the fact that cot
TON alone ls not sucien, for ali the demands made
upon IT, Before the raised negroes and worked
them ourselves and lands aoost "a denth n order
TO get money 10 buy more negroes Now cotton has
been substituted for the negro We work onrselves
almost 70 death 10 make cotton and As soon AZ made
sell II TO buy commercial fertilizers and hre labor
TO make more cotton, and so on having ANYTHING
except little cotton, which we expend ia the ways
indicated 70 enable us 70 make more cotton But lei
get 70 making grain largely raising stock and diver.
sfying crops and the good old DAYS will return
when, instead OF sitting down to our dinner
i with little piece Of scrawny Western shoulder
4 bought credit wo will have Virginia ham and cab
bage both Of raising and all the splendid lux.
i urics on which we were raised, but which now arc
creatures either OF fancy Of the memories Of tho
| dead past Many OF the farmers of Missouri are in.
vesng largely in fruit culture, especially apples and
grapes In Florida the cereal crops being fast
abandoned and suppanted by the culture OF oranges
In this State there Is an excellent crop Of guavas and
doubtless large quantity will be converted into jelly.
Lines are quite abundant and VIII saon be furnished
| In quantities for shipping"