The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-17
THE CROP REPORTS.
TOBACCO, OATS, POTATOES. Wool
AND FRUIT.
July Report of the Department OF AEri.
cuIture-A Full Average Yield OF
all the Important Products
AN Enormous Fruit
Crop.

WASHINGTON, July l6.-The July repor
Of the Department Of Agriculture show
the condition Of the various crops TO be a
follows:
Tobacco-Reports for July show an aver
age, as compared with last year, as fol
lows: Massachusetts, 0S per cent, Con
necticut ll5, New York lO4, Pennsylvania
llS, Maryland 60, Virginia 20, North Car
olina 100, Tennessee O2, Kentucky 90
Ohio lO2, Indiana so, Illinois 90, Wiscon
sin 104 and Missouri 81. These StateI
raise more than nine.tenths OF all the
tobacco raised in the country. The State
which grow the bulk Of seed leaf tobacco
viz, Connecticut, New York and Penn
sylvania, are increasing their product O
the States producing, shipping and manu-
featuring smoking tobaccos, North Caro-
lima shows an increase in acreage over last
year. A decrease in Maryland and Vir
ginia was caused by the ravsges OF the fy
ON the plant, rendering it impossible 10
procure them In many localities, and a
severe draught, which retarded planting.
The draught is reported as very detri.
mental in all the tobsccO-growing States
at planting time. The condition OF the
crop that was planted for the whole coun.
try is but slightly below last year.
0ats.-The condition OF the oat crop
shows some improvement since the June
report and is now 06, against % 10 June.
New England and the Middle States re.
port high condition, but from Delaware
TO the Gulf the condition Is very low, ex-
cept in portions OF Texas, where the aver
age Is high. Tennessee reports only q
per centage OF u, owing to drought. Kan.
sas and Nebraska, from some causes report
only S4 In the former and SO in the latter
In all sections OF the country the prospect
is good for full crop.
Potatoes.-There has been no change in
the area planted in potatoes in the whole
country, the deficit OF one State being
counterbalanced by an increase in another.
The condition OF the crop is very favor.
able, fully as good as in 1870. In oil the
South Atlantic States the condition OF the
crop is rather below that OF last year.
while in the West and Southwest it is re-
ported above.
a1G uuu hNClhSC IOIuA'
ton is found in all States where sOwn, ex-
cept In Nebraska, where the condition is
very low, owiag TO the drought.
Wool-All States show the wool clip
equal to or greater tkan last year, except
New Hampshire and California Kansas
reports an increase OF 42 per cent aud Ne.
braska 10. A vast increase in the terri
tories Is indicated by reports received,
amounting to 90 per cent. In Texas alone
a 10 per cent increase Is reported.
Fruit-Apples: A full average condition
is reported everywhere, excepting in the
southern Atlantic and Gulf States, where
there Is falling of. Peaches: Reports
show the condition OF the crop to be about
the same as apples-a full average-ex-
cepting on the Pacific Coast, where the
prospect is not good. Grapes: This fruit
crop is reported favorably 10 all localities
as having enjoyed better conditions OF
growth, so lar, than either apples or
peache9,