New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
THE HARVESTS OF 1873.
A RrPORT on soME OF The GRAIN AND FRUIT
CROPS.

GENERAL PRESS DIsP,TCHI
washington. Jan. 13.-Tbe report OF the
Department of Agriculture for December, Just lsSued
shows the following condition Of crops:
The corn season closed with maIa aed improvement In
tha c1nd non - The crop. The average, rs found
y the June returns shows no material change being in
round u,micrs 600 900 rs and 5o,3oo,O00
acres IA ls-7 Compared with l-77. the south Atlantic
eia O. slow falling of "a production; the Guf sta as
rcroa-,d slightly. The States ot KENTUCKY, Illinois,
Missouri and Kansas-forr ~ the largest producing
s;.es-Gccue considerably, vhl III the other states
roltI--of The ONO RIVER and IL the Northwest
NIKE a decided increase, thus making the az
o. .l,e crop FOR 1--S larger than mat
o.. 1877 some 3OooOOOO bushels. This result Is the
more remarkable as j; is the fourth ot unbrokcn
soric OF large crops.
1o oar crop IS -omchat N excess OF The very largo
crop ls-7. constituting it the lar-e,t crop ever
raised 10 tA.t country. Gsa Atlantic slope north
o. the Ch sarcaic showed decline. especially the
ar" o. oi'-rraducrg recon Of tho MtNe states Tho
Southern Caa.: states from North Carolina 10 Texas
u-o-nlv their product, bt the Southern in
'av3 states as a whole f-U oG. T.. Wost Northwest
ana Pacific states showed marked increase.
TIE Territories also indicate al enlarged product,
Tie MN mann G11l,v appears IN the nci-hDorhood OF
Cleeapca. Bay ID sh portions II The Northwest also
note marked def ieucy OF weigh; and other merchant
able qualities
There D., no material change in the barley crop for
1s7- compared with tlat of -7 except The great pro-
du.t o. California. which wi bv double thar ~ its pre-
dcce~or The roa pgoduct for 'he year l,74 will be in
round numbers 100000 wAle IN l.77 crop was
3t.5op.Ooo tus4''s.
IAa rye crop turns about onesXrh larger than IN
lS1- The total Weld amounted 10 neatly 6O,000,OO0
bVsA" Tan quality of the cropis below the average IN
Nev-Er-llut except Connecticut and above aver
age al IA. Middle sate- except Delaware. The crop
~ tho sout1 On whole inferior. while IN all the
STATS )f tha W.sf, Northwest and Pacific sope the
quality superior, except in Illinois and Nebraska.
There large dec iue rle potato crop this year
con pared with 1877. Tne leading complaint the
extreme neat, which especially affected the late
paintings IN places moinci with drought,
and ".-'rs VIZ ~ rs-''- moisture, G1usiaS & Igt
e4 per acre giir-t 90 bushels In l-77. thus making
Jo-a uroiuc5 round nuin1er- o! I=4Oooooo bushels
The n.y crop - 20 per cent great than last year
-urg am is receiving increased attention, especially
IN the jrIr, Ai--ls,ippi states and Territories.
where tIe r--ults Of the wears cutur" are
notice by d.d rent correspondents very -dtisfac-
..rv :. 'nc W-s the II lIe5otd amber cane has
produced the most satisfactory results. In -fearrs
County. Mimi. t.l- Va ETY. is reported y, ding
h-h 800 gallons Of syrup per acre Delaware County,
'wa, manufactured 100000 gallons Of horEhu'u syrup
dHr'n- the year ana found steady home demand .or
T-- o1Icco crop Of 17- aa. been secured under *
3g- ~ Pr .u1'rf T0r'o- tao -r9vta "aic tie unu-
saa deaf ~ severe frost enabled the plart TO ma
..r' q. 9l--} u,.'re ne bIl't IS apHci. "i "a.
large producing S-a;rs virginia Naryani Connecticut
Twelve states, renrc-enng ne nuk Of nc total produc
ton Of tn- country, report me prpdDr'iG COMPARED
Missouri 1C: ranurs-ce 53; OHIO, 90; Mar, land.
Indiana 81; E1rth caro- lud. -; FrnnsNIN iuId, So
IN . ~ frlrf FOWL during I-7e W.re quite
ur+,vor.h.c The grape product %. the Atauuc slope
formal. loNct en-. reports 'a greatly increased yed
Tie apple crop shows IN increased yied IN AL OF he
states. T. all otucg state, SHOWS falling of, Ms
soUri Reporting tLan HaI- of last years crop