The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-25
United States Crop Report.

The crop report OF the AgrIcultu
raj Department for November is a:
follows:
The wheat crop Of the country
this year, is the largest ever made
by about 100000 bushels. Las
year the average was 1871 bushels
per acre; this year it is 1879 bushel:
per acre, an increase of nearly 6
bushel per acre. Indiana made
an average yield of 20.3 bushels
per acre; Ohio, Michigan and Hi
nOis made an average of 19 bushels
Tennesse's average is less than one
half that amount.
The crop of corn or maize
amounts to 2O0,O00,000 bushels,
being about II per cent greater than
last year on the same acreage. The
Gulf States have fallen off greatly
about 27, 100000 bushels-while the
inland Southern States made an in
crease of 35,000,O00 bushels. Ne
braska is the banner State, having
made an average yield of 40 bush
els, or 9 barrels, per acre.
The oat crop is about II per
cent. less than last year, while the
quality is about the same. In Cal
ifOrnia and Oregon several counties
averaged rs bushels per acre, and
one county in Colorado averaged
76 bushels. A farmer in William
son county, few years ago, made
an average crop of 20 bushels per
acre, which beats Colorado.
Cotton is only conjectured, as it
is not all yet gathered, but the
great bulk is in, and the estimate is
l64 pounds per acre of lint against
19l pounds last year. The in
creased acreage is pc cent. over
last year, and this would give a de-
felt of 100000 bales from last years
crop. The principal cause of this
deficit is the great drought OF Tex
as, which has reduced her crop 35
per cent. The yield in Tennessee
is about equal to last year, which
was the greatest crop she ever made
Tobacco shows, by estimate, a
crop equal in volume to So per
cent of an annual average crop for
the last years The quality is 2
per cent. better than last year. In
Kentucky, there is a gain of about
206 pounds per acre over last years
crop, while Virginia shows a gain of
% pounds per acre.
Rye shows falling off Of 8 per
cent. on last years crop and s per
cent. on the average crop.
Potatoes show an increase of
10000 acres planted and large in
crease per acre. and yet so great has
the demand become that the price
has gone far beyond any previous
year. We give the average yield of
Tennessee in all the products re
ported together with the State Civ
ing the largest and smallest yield.
Corn; Nebraska As bushels; South |
Carolina 7.5; Tennessee % bushels. |
Wheat; Indiana 2O.3 bushels;
North Carolina z; and Tennnesse s.
Rye; Minnesota and Oregon p |
bushels; South Carolina 5; and |
Tennessee 10.
Oats; Colorado 40 bushels; Vir- |
ginia II; and Tennessee Is.
Barley; Ohio 33 6 bushels; South
Carolina 5; Tennessee not reported.
Buckwheat; Maine 80 bushels;
u; Tennessee II.
Co: ton, lint; Arkansas 259 lbs;
Florida 105 and Tennessee 25S.
Potatoes; Vermont l45 bushels; |
Texas At; and Tennessee 125.
Sweet potatoes; California 268
bushels; West Virginia "a and Ten
nessee 105.
Tobacco; Massachusetts l,500
pounds; North Carolina 556 and
Tennessee 500.
Hay; Oregon 2.1O tons; West
Virginia 81 and Tennessee LIE.
Sorghum molasses; Missouri 129
gallons; Alabama II and Tennes-
see 102.
1t viii be seen that though Ten
nessee is in no case the highest
producer in any of the crops, yet
she is above the average in all of