Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-27
CROP REPORTS.

The New York Times is equal to
the best Agricultural Bureau in the
land. In its issue of May oath, it
presents carefully prepared reports
in thirty-four of the States in the
Union and the Territory of Dakota.
This is prefaced with an intelligent
review of the report, followed with
a carefully prepared summary by
States, and then the reports from
different sections of the States In
detail, covering more than twenty
two closely printed columns of that
large paper. Nearly all these
reports are made out on the 23d of
May, just the day previous to the
appearance of, the report, making
them especially valuable to those
who feel on interest in the growing
crops of this year. 1t shows enter
prise on the part of the publishers
of the Times which business men,
farmers, mechanics, protest. onal
men. men of all classes must ap-
preciate. The Times justly ranks
as one of the foremost nespapers IN
the world, both as to the fullness and
reliability of its news. The con-
illusions reached from reading the
reports are summed up as follows:
at is impossible to sum up in q
general statement the results of this
canvass, because of the material vari-
auce in the crop prospects at different
| points. The varying tone and marked
local coIoTing of the reports. indicating
a careful study of the situation at each
uoint. is one of the best possible evil
dences of their faithfulness. 1t may
be said, however, that while there Is no
such universal promise OF overlooking
haryests as was reported year ago,
resulting from the exceptionally early
Spring of 1878, there are satisfactory
indications of an average product ia
most sections and of NEST crops, while
i'm the case OF some some staples an
increase is expected, The general
characteristics of the season have
been everywhere the same. a cold
and late Spring was followed by a
severe drought, from which crops had
begun to suffer seriously, when the
rains of last week brought the needed
relief. The lateness of the season was
not without some compromising ad-
vantapes, Had the seed been sown
of
weeks i'm May would have hiDdeTed its
termination, and thin and uneven
growth would necessarily have re-
suited, The favorable weather sue
eeedine the rains has caused all kinds
of vegetation to push forward rapidly,
until thew are now in o state of adj
vancement equal to that of an ordl-
nary wear. The wheat and corn crop
of the Western and Northwestern
States will surpass that of last year,
should the later season prove
favorable. The condition OF the Iruit
cron i'm New England and the
Middle states is one of unusual prom
ise. hut i'm many sections OF the South
and West the trees have been Injured
nv the cold winter or late frosts. Inc
cTon of oats, rye, and barley Will not
he above the average. The nay crok
, will be large, except in some llmltet
areas indicated in the dispatches. The
! cotton crop will be larger than usual
e Notwithstanding the unfavofaole
> weather, owing to the effect of the re-
D cent increase in prices in extending
, the acreage in most of the Southern
3 States. Farmers everywhere have
J planted more potatoes than usual, ano
! vigorous measures will be taken II
a protect them from the ravage
~ (tclOra6O baetla W hinl
has already appeared in threaten
\ ing numbers in Pennsylvania
New Jersey, Kentucky, Ohio, and
! some other States. Tobacco is beini
more largely cultivated by toe farmer
= OF Massachusetts, and connecticut. Ii
J. Massachusetts and New Hampshir
I. the sugar-beet industry is recelvln
; considerable attention, and sorghum
has come into favor in many section
= of the South and West. Thousands Q
2 acres of new land have been opens