Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-18
NO. 49,.
Crop Prospects.

Department of Agriculture for June
there has been nm increase of "A per
cent in the total acreage of both
winter and spring wheat in tho
States, In the territories the ad.
Nmeement has been SO rapid that
the Department is not advised rs
TO the present acreage, hut says tho
increase has been very large, In-
formation from enc county III na-
koh shows that where 80 acres
were last year sown, now there are
1000 acres, and many other eases
Of surprising increase are reported,
The total acreage of spring wheat is
about 1 per cont greater than last
year California enarges her area
10 per cent, Texas reports her area
about the Sano as last year, New
England aud tmns-Mississippi
States each show 5per cent increase.
OF the States north OF the Ohio
River Ohio and Indiana make no
report; the other 3 fall of 3 per
cent; Minnesota and Nebraska I'M
creased 8 per cent, and Iowa de-
clnes per cent,
The condition of winter wheat on
the LIST of June averages but 80
against 9S last year. and spring
wheat, owing to tho samo spring
conditions of growth as winter
wheat, averages about the same.
The crop Of winter wheat will
not, in many of the States, be as
largo as last year That of New
England declined 6 per cent, Mid
die States, Il per cent, South Altar
tic States, i per cent, Gulf States,
II per cent, southern Inland States,
y per cent tans-Nlississippi States,
81 per cent, and Ohio River States,
. per cent whilo Indiana increased
3 per cent, and the Pacific States
show an over average.
In rye theacreagoplante is 4 per
cent smaller than that of last year.
The condition is low, not exceeding
81. In New York tho chief pro
dueing State, the average is SO. In
Pennsylvania it is Ss. Southern
and New England States are better,
and most of the Western States
have favorable reports,
Barley il reported in poor condi-
tion, being s. against l02 AT this
time last year.
Corn IL not as forward in North
crn attitudes as is usual. Tho sea-
son has been very backward and in
some localities the crop Is yet in n
very weak condition The reports
from the Gulf States are favorable.
Tie great corn producing States
north Of the Ohio and Kentucky,
complained Of the failure of corn TO
sprout. In Missouri and Kansas
the condition was more hopeful.
Reports from European crops is
Of Il most discourageing character
The rain and inundations in North
ern Italy have rendered the pros
poets dcplomble. The crops Of
Central Italy only promise u mod
crate yield, while those in the south
west and in Sicily arc barely toler-
able. The indications are more
favorable TO u fair yield from the
southeast Of Italy and Sardina, but
on the whole, the anticipations arc
under the average. The situation
Of the crops III Southern Russia and
the Caucasus has scarcely ever been
50 unpromising as at the present.
The drought and hail nearly de-
stroycd everything, and now it u.
reported that frightful swarms OF
grasshoppers and corn beetles have
made their appearance, and threaten,
destruction to the remainder OF Che
crop.
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One day last week, us Mr.. Rudolf
Nodolf, residing about a mile north
Of Belmont station, was in the field
moving with d mower his little boy,
Jonnie, 8 years old, in some way
got III front Of the machine and,
before the horses could be stopped,
both his legs were so badly injured
that Il Wag found necessary To ann.