, 1877-01-15


In June the whca; crop promised to he tho
averages Yield, hut n. haryc.t.tline 1t was rr-
!iuse! 70 not exceeding Xix i"sslsls pr acre
thronsh"at tlr state. IN many places ii was d
total failure. The lar-est vlcla wns In f0tLc TT
the grusshopper Frgi"n.. IN quality 1t IL grncr-
nlly superior to that u ls..:'.
TlN cIon Of y" In!tesl States In 1915 WIS
at f 'ess" actr.a.u yT. !. Of ct5 IT,
kU,oV0. Tile urea eown In Iowa III ISIS
waa :.sila'h acrcs In 1915 T. was
GnM?A u! 8, "41es, s,,., with n" yse1d ya.,,,. Of
"t ' ossr e5,oDiSS iia,l,cjs from 1875. Ihc
heaviest luss Is III spring w!eat, II being hug
rat exposed to climatic !htlucnce atnl insects.
tue ErAsalopperr in several counties liavu BEEN
t!lrlstrons, nlnl In sune localities distress must
be the rrsult.
II ID evident the w!lcat-crnl IS only moderate
tor tno wurlI's supply, and will le insufficient
i"r thn next two wears. Tie outlook should
encourage farsmrrs III isnlrnye every nrre 80 q.
~ bring hack our roll to lis wheat growing quail
itcs, an,l adDpt The !nost thorough sM.tiyni!u,,.
Tlc crops In ttlr l'n!.cs! Staies AMI Canada for
fire yeaFs past have BEEN as follows:
l.!o.,.... ~ :id, aao 1871 :!tE. "So 100
lr71...... :N, ~, nta' !s73....... 100, 900, Nol
III! :!' !4' nj %" %% le'd",'. 80 ooo' uou
The United states Ii thc sranery Of The worl,.,
To which The millions ii EnFuIn look when
short Ut lscaLssm1!A: The Cnte1 kingltln wlIl
require fur 1,7G-'s ulout 1st0tU,0N bushels fur
Inst, The heaviest buyers in New Turk we're
Grcrhs. The exports II wheat TO foreign coull--
trirs from NIL American ports have Increased
trsn li,53s Sri bushels iii leti7s tn 81, ui,Bl3.9a5
hts1rIs IN is74-'5, Ut which Ehiragu aIunc ex-
rurtrI II, s4Hhs31 bushels. From July u S.,y.
], 1iU Nhrat-ytssela were en route tru1n sun
Fronvis<o IL Enr0IN, which shows the growth
t'f thai lrae un4 thu lr!uanI IN that llrretion.
The uItluiiGt Ut wlrat III eight III the Uh!tru
states and canala, Dec, - was !, ,NO, 5s1 bush-
els, II wlltrll New York i,rll 4.3i1 i'll bushels.
Thu stock uf Hour rtu'rtcl Ut Liverpool, at tsc
tatnr date, WIS ), III UD bushels. asllust ,3l2
wv bushels last wear u the sailr date.
Cattle.
a gratifying mil marked improvement IL
nuted in cattle In every county IN the state.
TIc beef-f,rrlslcn. farmer IL crossing thu ILL.,
tive with ihe Slmlt !lurn Ahl tl!e rcsult Is large
ly to turrrlae the wright aud value; tho dairy
1uul Ii partial - the Jersey and AIlesueys;
while Hcrefunls. IlultteIus, Guernsrys, and
lleyOils utc tceeivtnE attention a. their merits
develop. In Isis thu sale Ut khort-ltortls WAS
b,l, q. t2sU,N ,NN. III 1s13 tho sales reached 1,U0,
nj tssS, ,lUl 1t IL spfe to bay that nothing III
the httxk department. will rcuay better thau
breeding Shut t-liorAs. Salrs VI Shurt-tIorus
have increased In the United States a!nl Canada
from tss) It Ut all average per head Of t3i3, in
lesu, to 4,3A7 Ut All average per hcad Vi sis., III
ISIS.
MgHp-PHonEtT+.
In 13sO there were III luwa A9. .elt Nllctcows,
y!cldtu. 17,5l3, l5Y luunus VI LuttcE, a,Qo7,14l
pounds Ut cheese, and tS5.S gulEuus of milk
sold. These haye been Increased to 13,1l.
tuws, producing 10,XyO,t< t<N1 pounds of tuller.
5OQ, ,0lD pounds Ut cheese. md .,6itGG0 gallons
Ut intlk k,-or total Increase tn dairy products
o1 U,Q00; und the quality has also increased