The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25

The condition Of the other crops is thus
stated:
Corn-The area planted in the whole country
issippi, Arkansas aud Tennessee show the larg-
est gain in the South. Ohio and Indiana show
some decrease, while Illinois increases z per
cent The States west of the Mississippi river
make the largest gains as a section, Nebraska,
Kansas, Iowa and Missouri all ranging from
lOi to lis. The condition in all the Southern
States is low, on account Of drouth in Texas
not over half crop The Northern States
show a fair condition, while those west of the
Mississippi river show very high average,
over 100
Tobacco-The acreage for the whole country
shows a decrease. In the four States of Con-
necticut, Massachusetts, New York and Penn
sylvania, in which the bulk Of seed-leaf tobacco
is grown, there is an increase in average of
about IL per cent as compared with 1878. OF
the States producing shipping, manufacturing
and smoking tobacco, which constitutes nine
tenths of all the tobacco grown in the United
States, North Carolina alone shows an increase
in area planted All the others indicate mate
rial decrease from the acreage IF last year
The condition for the whole country is slightly
below that of July l, 1873. Massachusetts,
alone of the States bordering on the Atlantic,
shows increased condition; and Tennessee, in
the West, places her condition ut "a, against 80
last year.
Spring Wheat-Returns for July give aver
age condition of spring wheat at 81 against LOG
on July /, 1878. The Northern New England
States range nearly up to the average. A few
counties in Northern New York average So.
Texas, the only Southern State producing it to
any extent, reports but 81. The Northwest
spring wheat States range from 81 to 81, but
Iowa falls to 49, The spring wheat crop of
Kansas is but GS On the Pacific coast most of
the California crop is returned as spring wheat,
and the average 81 The small spring wheat
crop OF Oregon is full average The condition
of the crop in the Southwest and Northwest
was largely affected by drouth In some sec
tons the Hessan fly was injurious. In the
Northwest local storms were more or less de-
structive.
Winter Wheat-July returns show an average
condition Of winter wheat Of o., against 10l on
July l, 1873. The New England Sta.os average
80 The crop here was small and late, but
promising Middle States, S. Complaints of
drouth. ySldsv, Hsssian ay and local storms.
In the South Atlantic States the condition is 95
stands thinned by winter killing and growths
stunted by drouth in many northern counties,
but farther down the coast the condition is
greatly improved. This section would be a
full average but for injuries in Virginia bring
ing the State average to IS. Georgia reports
los, with an excellent quality OF grain Com
mercial authorities report an almost entire
cessation of the movement of North
ern wheat to Georgia, the local
mills finding materials sufficient ia
their home growth The Gulf States report an
average of T5 The small crops of Alabama
and Mississippi are in high condition, but the
crop Of Texas is a third below the average,
through drouth and local storms. Southern
inland States, IS; grain of remarkably fair
quality generally. States north of the Ohio
river, lOl; straw short, but grain plump and
heads heavy, and greatly improved by recent
rains. States west of the Mississippi, SO; in
juries by chinch bugs in southern parts, and
by storms in northern portions Pacific States,
1OS. The winter wheat Of Oregon averages
10