The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-18

were quite untavorable, especially In the
northern counties; drought shortening
the yield during the season, and premature
frosts at It's close. The Middle States re-
port the same general condition with local
storms as reason for q decline Of over
$500, 900 bushels, or 5 per cent. In their
yield, their acreage being nearly the same
as last year. The South Atlantic States,
with an acreage substantially unchanged,
report an addition Of 100000 bushels,
or over per cent. In their aggregate pro-
duct, The conditions Of growth were very
variable, the favorable and unlRvotable re-
ports about balancing each other; quite q
number Of local storms were reported.
The Gull States report many local dis
asterS from opposite extremes OF drought
and excessive rainfall upon q slight
~ reduced acreage. The Rggre.
gate yield falls of % per cent, or nearly
q ,000, 900 bushels. In the four Southern
inland States there an increase OF 80 per
cent or nearly 100000 bushels. In Ar.
kansas the yield Is very irregular; many
large corn'growing counties reporting re-
duced product, In the three other States
Of this section the average Is more uni
form; the acreage is considerably increas,
ed. In the States north Of the Ohio river
the crop has increased over 000O0, 0OC
bushels, or nearly 20 per cent, while In
diana has fallen OIL. The other States oil
this section have increased their yield
especially Illinois, in which the enlarge
ment has been enormous, There was con
siderable increase oil acreage In these States
but the enlarged production was mostly
due 10 increased product per acre. YeI
even from this favored section numerous
complaints Of local injuries have been re-
ceived. The States west OF the Mississippi
show an advance Of nearly 25 per cent, OF
100, 900 900 bushels. In these States the
area has greatly increased, as also the pro
duct per acre, Nebraska reports IS bush
els per acre, the largest average In thl
Union. The Territories show a marked
enlargement Of area under corn with {
large average product.
The yield per acre in West Virginia iol
1879 is greater for both corn and whea
than In 1873, In the latter year it was
wheat ll.5 against 10 this year, and corn
27.2 against 81 this year. In oats, thu
State fell Of from 2j.s to 2o.S this year; il
rye, from II to lO2; III buckwheat, from
IS to 81; in potatoes, from 70 to "A; ii
hay, from 1853 to 97.lO0ths Of a ton. Tb,
tobacco yield was nearly the same, beinl
$50 pounds per acre in 1873 against 85
this year.
lnregard to the potato crop of thi
year, for the country at large, the repor
says;
"With an increase OF over 6O,OOO acre
in the breadth planted, the potato croI
shows also a great increase in the yielI
per acre, the average being the larges
since 1875. The Gulf States reach thei
average Of last year, and the TRANSMITS
issippi States fall off 20 bushels per acre
but the other sections all show an en-
larged production. The New England
and Middle States, with little variation il
total area, have nearly doubled their yiel,
per acre, Rot and drought are complains
OF, but the general conditions Of growtI
were fair. The South, as a whole, in
creased its average product more thai
enough to overbalance its small deCreas
in acreage. Different sections complain
Of drought, excessive rain, or early frost
The States north OF the Ohio river, with
considerably larger breadth planted, shov
an increase Of % bushels per acre on thei
average yield. The conditions of growtl
were, on the whole, favorable. a few
cases OF injury by Colorado beetles ar
Enoted. Favorable mention Is made O
experimental varieties sent ont by tn
department, especially the Beauty Of He
bron and the Victor. The leading caus
Mississippi was drought, though a iey
cases OF injury by insects are noted. Tn
failure seems to have been mostly wit
late paintings, which were not onl
Cramped by drought but also cut of b
early frosts. With q large increase il
acreage, the Pacific States increased slight
ly their average yield per acre."