Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-26
CROP RETURNS.
August Reports Of the condition of Corr

August Reports Of the condition of Corn
B"ch wheat, Potatoes, Etc.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-August returns to
the department of agriculture show the general
average of the condition of corn Aug. lst was
80, against SO in July. As compared with Aug.
1873, there is q considerable Decline being SO
last year. OF l,l72 counties reporting the
condition of the crops the LIST day Of August.
2S9 report full average condition, 300 above
and GA below. New England and the middle
Atlantic States all show high q, erdge aud
the only complaints We're of late spring in
Pennsyivania and Maryland. Drought was
not very Injurious. and timely rains restored
the crops to a fair aver 'ge. In Virginia and
the s"nth Atlantic States The drought cut short
early planted corn. Late anted most in q
condition to be benefited by the rains generally
repnrttd at the date of the ,eturns In the
gulf States. Alabama and Mississippi report
fine condition. but Louisiana is low and Texas
makes the worst record # any State in the
Union. Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana report
be average somewhat below that of last year,
while Illinois reports very high condition.
The States west Of the Mississippi all report
an extraordinary growth and most favorable
prospects. Iowa reports l04; Missouri, lis;
Kansas, ia; Nebraska. liz. Tho Pacific Sta Ga,
VII, their small area planted in this cereal,
uO:e fair average. -
LUG dtta pl3utcu IN DuckW0eaL SHOWS 8
slight decrease since last year. New York and
Pennsy lvania in which one-half of the buck
wheat of the country ia grown. shows 10 a of
three per cent. In Ohio, Michigan and Wis
consin. which produce larger portion of the
remainder, the average is nearly the same as
at year. The condition is good, rather better
than last year at this time.
The condition of the potatoa crop is o.
against 50 in July.
The New England States show stationary
condition at 50. The middle States rise from
95 to 1O2. The South Atlantic fail from 81 to
81. The Gulf States stationary at 81. Tue
Southern inland Stare fall from "a to 81. The
States north Of the OHIO show very marked
I'm prOvement, rising from a tn SO. West of
the Mississippi there is decline from lOl to
90. while on he Pacific slope there is slight
appreciation f ON 100 toll l. IL the northern
portion of the Atlantic slope above Mary land
the conditions Of growth appear 10 have been
very favorable. The Colorado beetle Is men
TONED by but two correspondents in this re-
giOn. Further south they considerably af-
fected the CROP In he Gulf States the crop
is grown to a limited extent. being displaced
by sweet pot atoes. The aiding cum nl4int here
is the lack of moisture. Rains were not in time
to, maintain the July average in Sou hern in
land States. but the crop was saved from Sc
rtous disaster. Earlier paintings were general
~ mcst successful. The improving influence
Of the July rains were felt especially in the
region north of the Oh o. On the eastern
slope Of the Mis-. i>sippi the old fashioned po-
tat" bug is noted, but it's ravages were mostly
local: McDonongh, Illinois, reports fields
nearly stripped of leaves by it. West of the
Mississippi crop was needing rain, but in Ham,
| ilton, Nebraska rains were excessive. The
| crop, on the whole. is we'll reported.
On the Pacific coast the summer of 1879 has
not been favorable for hay crops The droug ht
| OF June and July. which was so detrimental
co other crops. also seriously shortened this.
Timothy hay is above the average in onIy
eight States. In the New Eng and and Mid
die States the crop is good, but in all tho
Southern State. il ia bad. In States border
ing on the Ohio river the same cause, drought,
has reduced the product very materially since
1878. In the Northwestern States returns are
favorable, while in Kansas and Missouri they
are very low. The Pacific States report g very
high average at the date of the returns. Rains
were generally reported, aud the prospects for
fall pastures was good.