, 1879-01-16

The Dntclnl Agricultural Report for Dacen1.
btr-Ennr,nous Yield nf CnEn, Data. and
1snr1ry-Tho Potato ansl Fruit Crops tlat1y
Damaged.
WA.urNoroy, D. t., jan. ta-The report Of
tho Department OF Agstcuitutc for December,
Just Issued, saYs:
Tho corn season closed With A marked I'm
prorcment in the conlltion Of Tho crop. The
condition returned Oct. I WAS 98.l--not quito 20
high as October, 1877. The acreage as found by
tho June returns shows no material change,
being, Ia round numbers, 51,Wu,p00 acres
in 1878, and 50,so0,0o0 for 1871. Com.
pared with 1877, the eouth Atlantic
statcs show falling of in production ana
tho t'ulf States a slight iuercasc. The States
ot Kentucky, Illinois. Missouri. and Kansas,
four of tho largest producing States. decline
considerable while oil the other stntcs north ot
decided increase, thus making tho aggregate
crop Tor ISIS larger than that OF lS77 by sumo
AlUkl, ,U00 bushels. This rcault IS tho more re-
naskablo as II ts tho fourth Of IN unbroken
series Of larrt crops.
Tbs oats cropls somewhat IN excess Of tho very
large crop OF 1911, conhttutin1 1t tho largest
crop ever rateett In this country. THO rate Of
increase. however, Is less than that OF the acre
agc showing that The average yield per acre on
showed n teciluc, especially In tho large oa:.
producing regtul, Of the Middle States. Tho
Southern coast States, from, North Carolina to
Texas, uniformly increase their product, hut the
southern inland statcs, as q whole, fell OF.
Tbu West. Northwest, and Pacific States st,owc1
marked tncEeasc. The Territories MISC ind-
cato All enlarged product. Thc quality Ut the
Vermont, sia.aach,sctts, Rhole isiand. Con-
ntctfcnt, Ala6anla, Tennessee, Kentucky, I'LL.
nois, Missouri, and kanaas reporting q full
average. The minimum quality appears In the
nelghborhootl uE Chesapeake Bay. though por-
tiofls Of the Northwest nlRo note q marked
deficiency Ut weight auu other mercnautable
qualities. .
Theirs Is no material change In tho barley crop
for tug year lS's, compared With thas Of 1877,
except tho gEcnt product OF California, which
Will be dnubfc TINT Of is Predecessor. The
large producing Suites OF New York, Wisconsin,
and illinois, each show decreass III the NUM-
her Ut acrcs towc antl slight decrease In Yield
tGr acre, while Michigan. Minnesota, and Kan
sas thow m tncrcasc in both acres and yield.
The State OF California, which IL tho largest
producing State, increased her acreage from
4U,oM nctes 70 GW,u0 acres, ard almost
for Tho ycnr 1871 will bs, in round numbers,
u, e,os'.un0 bushels, willis in 1877 the crop was
J,,60t,ou0 bushels.
The ryc crop turns out about onc-sIxth lnrger
Yield than In la77: Thc Atlantic slope, noFtt!
nearly 1,ooo, ,ooo bushels. Tic sn,a'l erop Of
the Southern states stows u tendency to de-
e'ine. slmuga Wcss, Virginia and Teaaes-
sec report fncrcased yields. Tho other
The tutai yield amounted 10 nearly 10, ,000, ,000
bushels. Tie quality VI the crop Ii below the
aseragu ln New England. except Connecticut,
and nl,oye tie areruge !u nll the Middle States
except Delaware, Tho esop Of the South. Oh
the Mlaoic il tnerlor. while in all the States ot
tile Wcst, Northwest, and Faciac Slope thu
quality Is superior, except In Illinois and Nc
bshska. The crop shows Vcry little change frotl
lust tear. In many parts ot the country theru
hut atNl drought.
Tho returns of December OF tho potato crop
show no ehal,ye fs0,I tbs estimates snauu In No
yclbcr, an ttlcrc Is iarEu decline tn tho prod-
| llct iDr Ills year as compared with 1877, Tho
aere0gr planted WAS, within a small percentage,
the samc as last yrar. the difference heiug less
thai, per cent. The Now Enclanll and alttitito
States fell "i1 III proiscton nearly ose.thIrdl;
lhe South Atlantic Stntcs Increased thGtr small
yield Ut l9757; tln 9tatrs north OF tho Ohio
| Ktycr ueelEncsl about ore-QuaFter; the States
west VI thu afstsfssppt fayer sfiuw decided In.
| crease In production. Thu leadihg complaint
the late plantiMgs; II, somc pIncca u wns COM
b1ncd Will! drought, at,t III ntl,cra With excessive
tn.isttlre. cA,t.,nx rot. Tho average yield Of
the wilDle country will b0 I'D GusIlrls pcr acre,
otllsl.r!s fur 1873 against li0,U0. .00U In lS77.
Thu lay trop Is 10 uer cent greater thap last
| year,
Sorghum ts rccciylng Increased attention,
| rsperilly In tho trans. .sflsslssippI State. anu
Territories, wl,y,p tho results OF tic YEARS cul.
turc are nttctt by different r,,rtesontlents w
| very sa.iAtucIpry On thu Atlantic mud Uuii
euusts there IT, IN tho w1uc ! considerable H.
| crcu.e. Virginia rr,N,r,s n uroluct ii pcr rcnt
| ,.reutcr tf,an In 1bI7. The costern nono III
t1le Mississippi Wiley st,owa decline, 4
yurIrtv rulf,aI tho "Rcd.bea.l'' ty growing In
| inyur with fla far,nrrn uf Suuti, Cu,1iuu. In
the West tna AIinnrsota amber vano i,as plt,-
ullccd thu must satisfactory results. III Btenrn,
County, minnesota, this variety Is reported AZ
yiel,.tnE "a high ia HN gallons ol strup 1nr
acre. Delaware County, Iuwa, 1nurtttnrtureti
| luO, 100 gallons Of sorghum sIruu turIn. lin
year. and found u atcaIY home tulnanI ior the
| xlnI,.
Tne tobo,co rroo Of 1878 ms bccn secured
| under exceptionally sukptctuus cuniitI0na nj
wyuthrr, ths tf!uht days Of September faynr1ng
t4v growth, while Inc upusuai tlciuy Of suyerS
| frusI unublcd Ills Dlant to mature thornllrhIv
bcloro tlr knife wa applIssl. OF lie iargo
/ protstnu H,atcs, Virginia. MaryIaud, Ttin.
prosetsent IN, quality. rwelyu states,
| Iep.eseatln3 tua oulk u tao totaI pro-