The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-11
THE CROPS.

The Now York Timer Of last Friday con
thins thirteen columns Of kilograms from nj
portions md sections Of the Union relative
to tho growing crops. Never hns more
flattering showing been made than these teie
grams prophecy. There may be sections 81
. the country, it Is true, where tho crops hre
not unusually large where they even fall be
hind those of last year. but, taking tho whole
country into consideration. the crops Of 1878
If the present promise is not blasted by some
unforeseen calamity, will bring the United
States tho lnrgest amount Of money they have
ever received for their products,
Everything has tended tpipsure large crops
this year. Tho winter was exceptionally mild
theapring early. and planting from four to six
weeks earlier than usual. Just the proper
amount Of rain fell aud no more, SO that. IA
far rs the weather Is concerned, 1879 is Rupe-
rior to any year since 1859
In New England the crops nre three weeks
earlier than usual; the hay crop will be ono
third larger. the tobacco crop the lnrgnBt
since 1875, the corn crop much larger than
last year. and fruit more plentiful than il
has been since the war. In New York the
crops are over twenty days nnrlier than last
year, with considerable Increase in acreage.
Rye, oats, buck wheat and corn will be 20 per
cent above the average IN Pennsylvania and
probably yield the largest crop reapad IN that
State for twenty years.
West Virginia aud North Carolina both re-
port crops earlier and looking better and n
larger acreage than for several years past
There is large increase in tho acreage Of
cotton in North Carolina, and the biggest
cotton crop since the war Is confidently ex-
pected. In Georgia there Is n decrease Of 10
per cent In the cotton acreage, and large In
crease in wheat The crops of that State will
yicld an Increase Of from 10 to Is per cent
above the average. In Alabama the acreage
OF cotton is about the same as usual; the corn
crop, however Is the largest and most prom
Using since 1859 in Ohio the wheat crop will
DO the largest that the State ever yielded ,
in Indiana the increase in wheat will be 20 per
cent over the best year since 1853, In Illinois
50 per cont over tho average In Iowa the
increase In wheat Is calculated at 50 per cent
and in fruit ut 20 per cent. In Wisconsin the
Increase in the wheat crop will be 30 per cent
In Minnesota so per cent Nebraska Is and
Kansas 10 per cent. In Kentucky less tobacco
will be raised than last year, but moro wheat
oats rye and corn. In Arkansas the yield Of
cereals will be Is per cent above the average
In fact, from oil portions Of the Union comes
the same news. 1t is difficult, perhaps, to
make q general estimate of the expected crop
as compared with past years, but Judging
from the immense amount Of new land opened
up in Kansas, Nebraska Minnesota and Iowa,
and the increased acreage in tho South and
West, there seems to be no reason to doubt
that there is an increase Of from Is to 20 per
cent in the land cultivated this year over last
year. and an almost equal probable increase
in yield to the acre. OF course, it is too early
to predict anything with accuracy, but the
present crops now in the ground and their
promising condition ought to be sufficient TO
dspcl the gloom now overspreadng the
country and to inspire some confidence even
if they do not at once end the curse Of hard
times" that rests upon the country.