Ellsworth American., 1876-11-09
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August returns Of the United States
agricultural bureau indicate that the
corn crop OF the country was full ay-
erage. the deficiency in the great corn
producing States OF the Northwest being
compensated by the superior conditions
OF the other sections. All the New Eng
land and Middle States tell of except
Rhode Island and New jersey. Insect
injuries and pcrmature frosts also affect
ed the crop in some of the more nolth-
ern counties. All of the South Atlantic
on the whole considerably above the
average.
In tie July report an improvement
wa. noted in the condition of winter
wheat, bringing it up 10 ninety-five.
The August returns indicate that spring
wheat Welded less than threc-qucrtere
OF a crop. 1t was still further reduced
during that month by insect ravages
and unfavorable conditions Of growth
and ripening, SO that the condition OF
the whole crop averages but eighty-one.
In New England only the small crops
of Massachusetts and Connecticut were
in full condition. The grain did not
ill well, and hence was short in both
weight and bulk. In the Middle States
the large crops of New York and Penn
sylvania were below one hundred, the
former twelve per cent. and the latter
four per cent. New Jersey and Della
ware indicate high condition, but their
surplus is not sufficient to meet the de-
fitiency of the two larger States. Mary
laud and Virginia are each TWO per cent.
above one hundred. but the other South
AtlaAlic States show q deficiency, which
decreases with the latitude to a mini
mum of sixty-six in Georgia. The crop
was very poor in all the Gulf States.
All the States north of the Ohio river
indicate low condition, ranging from
eighty-nine in Ohio to iitty-eight in
Wisconsin. Winter wheat was here
considerably reduced by winter killing.
West OF the Mississippi the crop is also
below one hundred, ranging from fifty
seven in Iowa so ninety-twO in Nilsson.
ri. The Pacific States were also below
one hundred.
The condition of the oat crop, which
averaged eighty-six on the first of Au-
gust, declined TO eighty-one on the first
Of September.
The condition OF the rye crop is below
one hundred in the great majority OF the
States.
The barley crop is in full condition
or above in only few States, viz. ::
Vermont, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama
The September returns of cotton,
while averaging higher condition than
= usual in this month, are lower than
those of August. This decline is usual
il i almost inevitable. In North Caro-.
lima the decline has been from ninety
"a ~ ninety -tIIItt, SOulH 1af6ln9,
ninety-seven to ninety one; Georgia,
loi to ninety; Florida, eighty-nine 10
eighty-three; Alabama, 1U3 to eighty
imee; Mississippi, ninety-two to eighty
seven; Texas, loo to eighty-seven. III
Tennessee and Arkansas the decline i.
but one per cent. In Louisiana there j.
gain OF one per cent.
The September potato returns report
extensive injuries to :he crop in August
The condition falls largely below one
hundred in nearly all of the States pro
ducing heavy crops.
The number of stock hogs reported
on the first of September is greater il
the South than at the same period las
year, and less in the central corn belt o
the West la tEe Eastern and Middl,
States the numbers are slightly reduced
The returns from the several State
for the condition of apples, Septembe
], give promise that on The whole
plentiful crop of excellent quality will
be gathered [Ex.