The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
REAL STATE OF THE CROPS.
a COOP AVERAGE CENTENNIAL
49,. HARVESr.

hnnnHa-Where
Prospered and where thew Have Not.
r,.ro q. M h.t,sr vav IN forecast bust
49,. 49,, ..,,.,n,n. thu
,,s' sa.. ., a.. v.ar II 1. nov
.as, -, - y. -, ar. -, 600, ~ csi,fo,
~. a. .ssa.,. ,.,r. and IN. y,sid IA esti-
.'e - ~. - ~ r,, ooo .,,sho,. Nm
doub,edly California take. the lead as a wheat
producing State Indeed, IL IL far In advance OF
Al, o,n.r 9, s,e. ,,cspt Minnesota. which follows
All otner STATES except Ni'"neso'~' ""'."
close. When California first came into our
possession II was generally believed TO DO WORTH
less for agricultural purposes, except In It's
v.Ilavs vbere irritation could DO practised, but
.a.eYs "pe'o n. 's,, ,,ns. ,ha, the an
IL mas teeh gradually oeteIin'neu '""'
.,n,.r and SacrsasIrs "a sprino advances, il
- ' -, 80 ,h., ,xb.rsvar
sumcient to mature wnes'' anu ."". ""o'o'o'
the soil Is capable Of being plOughed this grain
90, ha .r,un oysr tho whole face OF the coun.
20" ov 49, ', ,,as ~, .nniv 10 tho
try. Ihls, however uoes NV "ppJ w '"'
southern portion Of the State, and 1t Is to be
.ddad that tbere arc exceptional dry years
coming once in from nyo to eight. The
general condition OF the California wheat crop
a MI A., r., a,urss carly vvttbout N, oisture altar
Is TINS Fl" ""'u'es .a''' 80
being cut IL remains IN the heids Tor months
-. ~ ,r,,. .,,,,. s..-s..t, A. a, ...e,,,ns
VI '"" i"'s' i"e 0"', wa" o"oN ''' f" Do0o'"'e
mills . quart OF water ia added TO every bushel.
.,...-. - i. -. -, =, 80, :. So, "a.
o'"o'"'So '"e via" "ou'u NV a'' ''o" '"'
-four.
Ensland tskos tho larg.st mart Of C,llfornI a,s
.,,.a,,. 80 80 =, - -. or, ,,..,. -,
surpiu'' ana uses u TO raise the staue Oh
dark and injured wheat. Australia takes sew
sral million bushels. and the Sandwich and
s'',, u'''O1 81. NV ''.' ~. So
Philippine Islands draw their supplies thence.
II the condition Of the laboring people OF Chine.
and India could be elevated by an Increase of
day wages the Asiatic demand for Csfornia
-four would become immense. so also would
S,sons fSsre eyery Evidence that California
ts enjoying great prosperity.
-" Asi. ,,
Nevada scarcely raises her mead agricuitur-
ANY, uepenuine a. sn1 uHes uh vv n, 10,
an abundance Of wheat. also ali kinds OF vseeta-
bles out only by irrigation a condition com m on
10 the whole great Interior, from the sierra Ne
vadas to the Tooth meridian, which runs 800
the foot OF tho Rocky Mountains.
Within a few years Arizona has made "a pd
Ing canals have been taken from tho several
streams, especially from the Gilla, and hrst-class
Touring mills have been built. A good mar
lket IL found at the military posts. Arizona Is
about as remote as Alaska, since the only route
60 tho East is by way OF San Francisco: For the
thrive wonderfully, and peaches are better than
in any other part OF the United States. Much
that there are vast forests and thousands Of val
Ieys watersd by beautiful streams. many Of
which disappear In the sand.
Utah has large crops Of wheat and other
grain, but PROBABLY no surplus, since the many
silver mines REQUIRE heavy supplies. No
hoppers have sppeaTed this year, and according
to the usual course they IN not increase sun
ciently TO do damage within fye or six YEAR,.
The Mormon people seem TO be highly prosper
Gus so far as worldly matters are concerned
Little progress Is reported from New Mex
leo. No greater breadth Is under cultivation
than $50 YEAR ago, and the system OF asri.
culture there Is the same ~ that which now
prevails among the Moors In northern Africa
The chief interest is Of pastural nature, hocks
Of sheep covering the elevated plateaus, and
the number owned by one man ranges from
b0,0cO to 2OO.0O0 mead. The owners Of These
nocks belong to the artist ocracy. Usually. when
young men. they finish their education by sery-
ipg several years in commercial or banking
houses in New York city.
- ~
Coloraoo, tne new state. mas better prospect
TOT , wneaL ahd corn imam ever before, ana tnere
VIII De ueeiueu surplus OF whe u which hitn-
srto mas iounu deauy market IN Atlantic
CUES ~ tne FORM OF hout, on account OF Us supe'
.ne Ia'',Iait 10 % slsn., oelhe an.unny ON,
i've m'e ,itcnss, .Hans, nd,y-iour 10 lew notk
Irritation. The heavy masses OF snow In tn,
nnn Iii tna sipssms Sur,n S"o ,h oi s, Warer
M. moh, M, ana sne supply Is conducted ovel
tne neius ~ 'nom,sshus OF tNnIets as on th'
FARMS o. tne valley OF tns 70 IN Nortneit
ttsiy' WITHIN lew ye1rs irrlRatins Work
nave oeeh Vonsttucteu on most e1ten
sn s'S, ma w ,1.n h rnou, 'nS STATES 40 =
1870, Ia ,a'u sisen, svine u .nei
ssposs uiuuen Wy kio'es u forest trees
evidences OF cIyiliIaiion are presented' and ths
mines Of silver ana gold, Tow yielding seven mil
lions Vl uoilats yeuf, ave activity 10 all the IN
dustties. In the Arkansas valley are several ap
pie orchards that VIII Yield this season Ion
bushels eAch hitherto NUT Trees have been
largely winter Killed out the practice OF grow
inE Trees from tue seed secures success, pro
Nded the hardest varieties are selected.
Settlements are pushing W the Missouri IN
Dakotl. and large breadth OF wheat Of excel
tent quality are erown. Oats ana barley are IA
vorlte Gro. = but only the small, quickly grow
ing Sorts 81 com mature.
In Jane, Minnesota people estimated that
they would hAve 100000 uus lels Il wheat. ouI
nuNefse con1ltoh' nave redhced the Weld to
sfNVU', AInoush OF the, spring variety tho
QuAlitS Is Rool OWING 20 the lDcllly being IN the
htlEupoIhooi q thr lVV'h merl1lan' the line 81
tHulN' not long ago most dealers ieiu-ed 10
SUOMI 70 hNNne thell wheat tT.dsd ~ the I'm.
cHgp stahuHu slh'e' ~ was alleged u was used
70 nlt WIN the INFERIOR spring wheat OF oihsf
paris OF we y llt invest, a ne w percent re OF
slhnesnta Wnsat Is mahul ctured mo n0W at
nomc, III n'lils tnst uaNo no supeIlors, per-
naps no eIu -, ~ tue "oiiu. irult culture Is
.pa'1 az '.ne'nE ~ tl,.s ,.atc ~ tue pahti w
~, Vi's' atu .niee tie1s oi hne" Nat,etN
$50 So "0H' 'ue seeu' s"iu 'sS' Seni LOT sSV"
nv ali a,cour,s wisco,s,, ,,s -.r,,r,.h,v
rad 80, " iH has I'm auif
Facing I'm mar a-lds nromis ~ ,,noan,iv
IT, i'k VIC, Ia NJ, ,i' 20. >" =
thouch ~ v"r iile r.i,s.s nevs o,Inrs'aH
Thai annie rron t. tk-lv to be an ovar. ,,s 20 "
rha nhnde Island greentnvs ~ Nirht,,r sra ~.
hest nrnwn In ~, r,i,ntrr nd I'M 49, III ~. :.
are IirnIv e.,s,u,,.t Snna ~ mo Ni.I,. -