The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-29
A Good Prospect for CheaI
Bread in 1873.
THE ACREAGE OF THE STATES
An Increase of Two Millions in
Fall Sown Wheat.
OUTLOOK OF THE NEW CROP
Oats, Corn, Grasses, Tobacco,
Cotton and Fruit.

The following report gives important details regard
ting the growing crops throughout the civilized world
nelds:-
Sunshine and rainfall, combined with the sweat OF
labor elements OF national prosperity There
Is under the plough In the United States OF
less 12o, 600 600 acres. That requires for
cess, in addition 70 the solar and pluvia favors OF
Providence the peculiar skill and constant labor and
care oil The valuo OF the product OF this great
area approximatos annually the bonded debt OF The
national government
For sxampls:--The cereals OF 1873 and 1874, an an
nual product oil about $780, o0o 900 bushels, repre-
scented nearly 900; the tar larger crops OF
1875 and 1876 about 1900, 00O, 900 bushels, meant
scarcely In money, but 1t meant abundant food
tor panic stricken people at two-hirds tho former
price, relief TO mutiudcs from stntng scarcity and
cheaper facilities for larger charities to destitute la
borers compulsory idleness Il Is therefore. OF
vital Importance to the prosperity Of tho country,
perhaps TO its peace, that abundance and cheapncss
should be continued until the hum Of industry shall
become moro general In the land. What Is, there
tore. the prospect for cheap bread IN 1882
II depends mainly upon the abundance OF its bar-
vests. As TO wheat, depends sccondariIy upon the
iruitulness Of foreign harvests The status oil grow
ing wheat In European present favora
BILE Tor medium results. Tho English crop had mild
WINTER frequent but not excessive rains in April but
in May there was excess OF humidity, especially
upon heavy soils easily saturated and slow OF drain
There Is = considerable breadth OF such land on
which the growth Of straw ID too rank, endangerng
Me proper filling Of the head and necessary strength
81 the stalk. Signs OF severe injuries beginning
10 appear, and Tears OF short harvest enter
tanned, unless the weather of The future IA
4 IN air in At II ha
There q fair promise or good crop, though tue
latest Indications less promising Holland, Bel
GUM and Germany Franco has had too much raj a
especially In the south, and recent reports
together favorable for a good crop. The central
granary Europe the Danube Valley, will have we'll
flied gamers, as we'll Roumania Servia aud Bess
arabia
Advices from India indicate poor harvest, and
small prospects Tor competition In the British
ksts from that quarter OF the world
II II probable that the European supply may sur
pass that OF recent years. and possible that may
another poor crop. There will be tair demand from
England, nothing more, unless the homo crop should
be greatly injured in The sixty days. or unex.
peoted disaster overtaks those OF Europe. This sup
poses, Of course the continuance Of Europe.
OUR ACREAGE.
Turning 10 our own wheat fields We see On extraor-
binary breadth culture. Tnis IL due causes
nrst high price. resulting from The heavy export
demand OF tho past three years. whiie tho value OF
corn other crops been declining; second tho
possibility oil war Europe; third, favorable autumn
Tor putting winter and long spring for
Ing IN the spring wheat regions and fourth, in tho
South growing disposition be seif.sustaining in
bread crops, particularly In Texas, which is even
growing spring wheat successfully The enlargement
Of the wheat area has been progressing rapidly Tor
several years 10 supply the wants Of 100000
more people in 1878 than In 1870 aud 10
send yearly from 100000 to 81, oO0,0 900
bushels, averaging sihce that date g. 600, o00 TO
make up the bread deficiency iu Europe aud
elsewhere, until the area had Increased TO more
than 20, 100000 In 1876, decning
slightly In 1871 The increase oil 1875 Is gathered
IRON a study Of national and state returns, and a
mass Of pubic private data this subject,
icntly exceeds 1000, 900 In fail-sown wheat, ana
nearly much spring varieties. Tho states that
acreage by the millions (rom TO thrsei
Pennsyivania, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kan
sas California. These twelve States represented
last year threeourths Of the wheat This year
Lhey Will aggregate nearly iour-aiths The greatest
proportonuto advance Is west Of the Missouri, in
Kansas and Neorasks, where Tho increase
than 800 600 acres, nearly much the whole
breadth sown nve years ago. The increase OF Iowa
represents tim larger area nnesota Is created
win another 5OU uUO. and Wisconsin ana illinois
together wsth somewhat more than another. The
crease has also been neavy III California; indiana, and
In less degree in ohis aud Michigan.
The advance - largest IN the spring wheat region,
which L. practically separated from tue winter wheat
by lse iron lineage (de1, cting southwark Iil-
Dois) 10 Leaveuwvrtn, In Kansas, and thence west by
south 10 higucr I'll, vatons tine Plains Northern
New EugIand, aud New York north oi osa, also
produc spring wheat California sal generts SOW
log IN the rainy rather tnsn IN eituer TALL or
spring. The scattered patcne. OF spring wheat east
anu south OF those nes are scarcely worth coinput
iuo IN d Nv En- an ue
Of two three ncres are becoming more numerous
IN. farmers Of Name New Halnpsi ire ana V,rn, ut
are becoming firmly vinced that they cal proaues
their own wheat more cneapiy than they can obtain
nour iron Minnesota Ihcr yields are among the
In the country. some have IN exceptional
Obtained iorty 10 my bushels per acre, when SHOWS
what the risht sort OF culture could accomplish 90
winter whea, will probably exceed nitccn cent;
that Of spring wheat at least eighteen Briefly tho
advance may be counted At one-sixth, or 4.5O0.000
acres In round numbers Tho area tor inr year
may DO placed nj 00O 900 acres surface equal 10
thai Of the state OF New Yors-neary as large rs
OUTLOOK yoR rHK INV cRor
An open winter usually tue especial dread Of the
wheat grower, was IN this instance snorn OF is ter
rors by an evennsss Of tenor somewhat remarkable.
The ABRUPT alterations OF temperature, the freezing
thawing winch nrst break inc roots OF the plant,
and then encaso the crown IN ice iii lIis
" extinct. during Tue closing days OF winter.
were nowhere especially not'ceabs. Inc
impesceptibIy higher, and by tue last OF March Ia
Valley, the crop was IN vigorous and advanced
growth, almost invariably In nigh conaision, unless
In neglected fields or unsuitable soiis wnicn are
sIways oriorn. ana prom fsing very early ana very
large harvest no uDfsvorabie conditions intervening
Increasing humidity anu higher temperature were
10 appear upon the blades nrst In tho south,
then tho ONO Valley, IN Virginia, Mary
land, fennsyivania and 10 some cxtsut In New
York. Farmers, always apprenensivc OF disaster on
the nrst sigu OF Is approach. feared more general
aud serious Invasion vi the Dgnt hend, Tor u had
nrst attacked the Iow-ying land. then moved
from point tn point upon positions oil com
parat,ve weaknsss, anu had not become
sweeping II was more general and Injurious,
however, IN the south Another cause oil alarm was
quite as general ihe Hcssau fly came early and
threatened long ana iala stay IL appeared IN all
the Middle states, in the southern mountain system
iron Virginia To tennessee. and In every Western
Stats In which winter wheat grown; yet ~ did not
appear In immc nse numbers, and had wrought H.
most sections comparatively nttie injury, when
the cold storms Of May, with heavy rams and
fros.s in the higher lands, put TO flight toe alien
Hessans aud Sue cause checked tue Invasion OF
the rest and saved the crop The injuries IRON