The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-03
CROP REPORTS.
SUMMARY OF RETURNS TO THE DEpAnMxxr ov
A0RICuLTuRE.


SUMMARY OF RETURNS TO THE DzpAnAtxwr o.
AGRICULTURE.
WAsuryeroS, Sept. g. 1875
The condition Of oata as SHOWN by the August re-
Turns 70 the Agricultural Department 10 represented
by 1oo tho average Of July being lol This crop also
suffered from the heat osher uniavorabls
influences Of July. All tho Atlantic States nortb o.
South Caroline. except MAssachus Cor nect
cut show y decline which 10 especially marked 10
Delaware, where the average s but ~ against los
July. Tho growth OF the plan, "a counties was
slunted by drought and caossd rust BY excessive
rain in othsra The crop to sirav
and the hoads filled poorly. In Csch
county, Nd, average Weighs per bushei
In different nelcs ran as low sixteen poundr South
CarolIns, Georgia and Florida as I'm provemept
The .'rustprooi" variety here seems have visdi-
Gated is claim 70 the uue Winter sowing also has
given an Increased vitality The crop enabling "a
rpcn time evade tho usual disasters Of later
spring and summer weather. OF the other southern
States Alabama, mississippi and Aksnsas show DE-
cline, while Louisans, Texas and Tennessee rs,ss
thor standard. In the Onto Valley. West Virgins
and kentucky fAM or from their previsoi
hish figures OF the States north OF ID river ONO,
Michigan and Missouri show improved condMlou,
while all the others report decline, ss0 Csi
lornis The crop enjoyed varied conditions of grown
Tho extreme range oil vsrianon Was bstwesn 7oin
Delaware and ia Tennessee, bus Of States
ranged between LOO and o.
Concsrning tobacco ~ ., remarked that the twelve
largest tobacco growing States the oiiow,bg
averages OF condition OF the tobacco crop n August
Virgins. So loss OF IL; Missouri es-a loss OF 81
fennssscc, s5-a loss OF 4; Maryland s7a icss VI Is;
Peussy yso,a sS-a loss o. Is; Norsa Carotns. So
loss OF 10; Ohio, 90 loss OF y; Indiana, H. ioss
II; ConIccticu, lo5a gam Of 8; Insoss ss--a isss
Of 8; Massachusetts, loS-a gsin OF From the
above II Will be seen thai tho tobscco held Of the
Connecticut Valley ~ tho only enc thss SHOWS
provemont during Jgy. In ell other pasts Of ihs
condition. AZ these States represent nssess- nvs
per cent Of tho tobacco culture OF the coantsy
ther average condition wbicn 70 lees shan eis bsy.l
may be taken as decisive IS 10 tho general y,sd I'M
present aspects OF the crop Indicate greatly reduced
product even upon the ANAL acreage OF 1878
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The Angus, returns show . general deciiu. N IN
condition OF the vareos iruit crsps. The exisems
with excessive moisture Ia some por0ps Of tie
Try. ip3ured potn mo quaisy and sSs quans,ty Of
yield, Whine heavy storms OF vine, raia and hsil
greatly rcaused the stock lots upon ths trees
aud stil urthcr Injured It's quality. rbc coadi-
ton OF tne resson Around cncsapcsks Bay Is sui
marked feature In our returns Very fsw insect ,ns
Appiea-rhs n,shss, premise Of ,sw crop sulI rc-
Nov Bneland. whore all the States above
the average and all except Maine show improved
condition. All Of tho Mdd,c STATES except Dria~Ar,
all OF the south AtIanti Guii exeeps rexss
statos of The Mississippi vaey except Ken
lucky. Indiana aud Missouri snow q csndision bvlsw
that Of July, as also doss California
Peaches -rDs crop shows . falling or In coDdisoa
iron the July reports ~ nearly AL sns STATES ms
Only states tnsi are up 70 the average sxs LOG;
Tcnaessce, LOB; Illinois, lo2; Kansas LOG, aud Ne
Grap,s.-rAs hot weather Of Jolly vas injur,eus to
nearly eli the states Even me vsososs sospperaoo1
81 the south succumbea In pasess TO % ssiavcrs
v1orsss 1885, Texas, il2 Tennessee io2, and ksa.
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