The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-26
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
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August Returns 10 the Department or
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reports From
Ali SeetIOns-The Need Of the Recent
IIains.
WASHINGTON, August 25.-The August
returnsto the Department Of Agriculture
show that the general average condition Of
corn at the first OF August was 93 per cent
against 93 per cent? July. As compared
with Aug, 1878, there is q considerablede.
cline the averaged eing 90 per centlast year
ofthe ,l72counties reporting the condition
Of the crop at the first Of August 2So re.
port a full average condition, 800 above
and 1874 below. The New England and
Middle Atlantic States all show a high
average, and the only complaints were
made oflate spring. In Pennsylvania and
Maryland the drought was not very inju.
riouS, and the timely rains restored the
crops 10 O fair average. In Virginia and
the Southern Atlantic States the drought
cut short the early planted corn. The late
planted was in condition to be benefited
by the rains generally reported at the date
Of the returns. In the Gulf States, Ala
bama and Mississippi report q fine condi-
ton, but Louisiana Is low and Texas makes
the worst record OF any State in the Union.
Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana report the
average somewhat below that Of last year,
while Illinois reports q very high condi.
ton .ssThe States west OF the Mississippi all
report extraordinary growth and most Ia
vorable prospects. Iowa reports 104, Mis-
souri, 1i5, Kansas ia, and Nebraska lis.
The Pacific States, with their small area
planted in this cereal, note q fair average,
The area planted In buckwheat shows q
slight decrease since last New York
and Pennsylvania, in which one-halt Of
the buckwheat Of the country Is grown,
show a loss Of 8 per cent, and in Ohio,
Michigan and Wisconsin, which produce
the larger portion Of the remainder, the
acreage Is nearly the same as last year.
The condition Is good, rather better than
last year at this time.
The condition Of the potato crop Is o.
per cent against IS in July. The New
England States show q stationary condi.
ton at 9S per cent; the Middle States rise
from 05 to 102 per cent; the South Allan
tic States fall from 90 to So per cent; the
Gulf States are stationary at 90 per cent;
the Southern inland States fall from 81 to
81 per cent; the States North OF the Ohio
show a very marked improvement, rising
from "a to 93 per cent; west Of the Mis-
sississippi there is a decline from l0l to
9S per cent, while on the Pacific slope there
is q slight appreciation from 100 to 10l per
cent. In the northern portion Of the At
lantic slope, above Maryland, the condi.
tons Of the growth appears to have been
very favorable. The beetle Is mentioned
but by two correspondents in this region.
Further south the drought considerably
affected the crop. In the Gulf States this
crop is grown to a limited extent, being
displacedby sweetpotatoes. The complaint
here Is lack OF moisture. Rains were in
time to maintain the July average in the
the Southern inland States, but the crop
was saved from serious disaster. The
earlier paintings were generally the most
successful. The improving influence of
the July rains was felt especially in the
region north Of the Ohio. On the eastern
slope OF the Mississippi the old fashioned
potato bug is noted, but its ravages were
mostly local. McDonough, Illinois, re-
ports the fields nearly stripped OF leaves
by it. In western Mississippi the r
was needing rain, but in Hamilton, Neb.,
the rains were excessive. The crop on the
whole is well reported on the Pacific
coast.
The summer of 1870 has not been favor
able for the hay crop. The drought Of
June and July which was so detrimental
t other crops, also seriously shortened
this. Timothy hay is above the average
in only eight States. In the New England
and Middle States the crop is good,
bat in all the Southern States It is short.
In the States bordering on the Ohio river
the same cause, drought, reduced the pro.
duct very materially since 1873. In the
Northwestern States returns are favorable,
while in Kansas and Missouri they are very
low. The Pacific States report a very high
average. At the date Of the returns rains
were generally reported and the prospect
for fall pasture was good.