The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23
CROP REPORT.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
WASHINGTON, July 90, 1875
Tho following official synopsis OF crop reports has
been issued by the Department of Agricultural
Coxx. Almost 500Oo, 900 acres under cultivation /:
West being somewhat greater than The
East aud south. Illinois ialls on about per ccn or
about CO. 900 acres WISCONSIN, per cent or 400
acres Increases 10 per cont, ZOO 900 acres
condition, 95. south Carolina. the five Gull states
and the States west OF Tie Mississippi are Loo or
above, ana all the rest below. 1ic-drancd lands geo.
orally show superior crops. Crops on unframed
lands havr not recovered from excessive rama OF
lO52 coupties, PSI report 1O0 252 and 5l3 be-
low Very lew Western counties above loo. In
Illinois ouiy OF 05 counties reacn 100 while IN Geor
ga Is OF ~ report that Standard southern crops re-
WINTER WmKAr ---rhc crop gathered is very largo
IN The Middic States, anu IN the ONO Valley aEcx
ampied In luxuriaDco. Even ~ the spring wheat re-
gons of tho Northwest the winter wheat harvest was
unusually line. Iu the South conditions OF growth
section bring down the general average to- lUl.
Generally good harves: weather is reported, together
with ample supply Of eihcicnt, honest labor. The
crop secured in good condition.
FIRING WnEAr-Ihe high condition reported IN
June again reported 10 July III INC East tho North
west ana California The condition OF the whole
spring wheat area, taken together, Is LOG.
RYE AND BAILEY -Condition. l0l. high condition
in Eastern, Middle and Western sa.es bat IN tho
South, except Alabama and Texas, the ANAL amount
grown Is iuicrIof.
OATs-All HE States 100 or above. cxcept New
Hampshire, 90; Vermont, 0s; Massachusetts, 95 :
North Carolina ~; South Carolina, %; Geors,a, 10
Florida, "; Mcnisan, % Texas, ~; Oaliorn.s, ~;
oregon, sos general average, l0l Tcnnessec ana Ne
Fanr,.--,;rowpe condi,ion OF June on the whoic
ayorap,e 10 such crops had escaped spriog hosts
Apples loo, or above, IN New England, Florida rexss
Nebraska California. The condition ranged from
lIO IN Vermont to t5 III Delaware. The great peach
region around the Chesapeake Bay shows a marked
decline from tho 10" figures OF June. In Now
gather o. 600 oas kes did not net 500. Delaware re-
ports CONDITION IL, Maryland III and Virginia C3. no
coast peach region further north also rcportsa decline
tho south and southwest nearly average. Inc NORM
| orn watershed OF the ONO shows high average, but
the lake region rs not so promising Peaches west Of
the MISSISSIPPI are IN high condition, especially In
| Lows; in California full average, but Ia Oregon one
! iouttn below
| GnArgs Tho May frosts cut the grape crop below
average ia the more Northern States except where
backward spring delayed Irutagc TIL sfsr tho lrosi.
In the south there frequent reports failure tho
Suppenoug uut hail the southern states report
a CONDITION above average, us also do Kansas, Ne
araskx and Caornia lu nearly all sections tncre 10
SEINE tendency 10 70, and TALL from the vines.
| HAY observation-disclosures crops enjoyed rc
markaoiy line growing conditions auring June. Cio
! Vermont and New York Timothy above average 10
all except New Hampshire aud Vermont Pasture
above average IN all except south Carolina ClovcI
| culture " extending In the south.
ToBAcco.--Low prices cut down the acreage twenty
I'VE Der cent Observation-Disclosures OF tie crop were
raised twelve states, IN which the acreage shows
tho following per cents oil 1SII:-Kentucky, III vir
slnia IS; Missouri 72i lsnnessee, IS; OHIO, 30
sylyania, 20; Connecticut, IS; limos, ~; NJ ASA
chusetts, 100 rhc condition IN these states was Al
ioIlows:-6entucky 80; Virginia, 80; Missouri, 10l
| Tennessee, S9 ONO, 1905; Mary land, log; lnGiana
~; North Carolina, 9i Pennsylvania, 100: Connect
| cut. 100: limos 93; Sfsssach useus, l0I.
! WILLIAM q. LEDUC, Commissioned
The above report shows tho condition OF crops OF
July L. Information received since that time nat
Gates very serious dsmage, from various causes, 4
| the sprirg wheat crop OF Minnesota, Northern low
| ana Wisconsin.
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