The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-13

PORTLAND, ORsooS, May la.-Reports o.
crops, based on the best information, are
OF an encouraging character. Ia the VIII
lamette valley wheat looks as we'll as at any
previous time Tor years. In the west side
counties the prospect Is even better. Light
rains have somewhat retarded seeding, but
with favorable weather from the present
time, crop fully equal to that Of last sea'
son may be expected. lE the region lying
east of the Cascade mountains the increased
acreage over last year is from 10 10 Is per
cent. Failure in the wheat cropot Eastern
Oregon and Washington WIS never known,
and in one year only was there a light
yield. Surplus valley wheat estimates this
year, 10000 tons; Eastern Oregon and
Washington surplus this year, li5, 900 tons;
estimate OF total surplus for export, 375, 900
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WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE May report
OF the condition OF winter wheat, by the
statistician OF the Department OF Agricutt.
urc, makes the average for the entire
breadth 100. Standard undiminished as
to vitality and medium growth. Average
condition April l02; higher than reported
Tor several years; in April last year So.
Only Suites OF north Atlantic coast and
those at the head OF the Ohio valley,
Texas and those Of the Pacific coast
fail to reach 100, while the extraordinary
vigor OF the crop in other sections fully
compensate for these local deficiencies.
which amount to : per cent in Connec.
ticus, 10 in New York, G in Pennsylvania,
q in Texas, in West Virginia, . in Ken
tucky, in Ohio, 5 in California and II in
Oregon.
In the eastern belt, Represented largely
by New York and Pennsylvania, the
weather has been too cold and the ground
too wet, causing uneven growth and yellow
color. In West Virginia and Ohio frost on
the 10Th and llth Of April cut down the
most advanced growth, and the low TEN.
perature and storms chilled and discolored
the plant in heavy soils and lowlands.
ChincE bugs are out in force in large
portion OF Kansas, Missouri and Illinois,
and had appeared in some parts OF Vir.
ginia, but have done no material injury
yet, aud it is hoped the cold
storms may destroy the pests. Chinch
bugs and army worms are doing much in
jury in Texas. There is frequent reference
to brown rust on leaves in several States
south, but the stem is no. generally at
tackled and the injury is nominal. It is
now too late for much loss from this cause.
Rye is also in good condition, the general
average being 96. It was 100 on the first
OF April 'S2 and 81 in April 81. Three
iourths OF the winter barley is grown in
California and New York, in which
the average condition, respectively,
is % and 70; the general average is
S.. Cotton returns represent 81 per cent
oi the proposed area planted the lst OF
May, against S. per cent in average last
Year Planting is more advanced than
usually from Virginia to Florida, and more
backward in all the other states, espe-
ciallv Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Tennessee in consequence oil overflow.
The deficiency on the lst OF May, approx
mated, is 100000 acres, with planting still
in progress. The proportion oi spring
Plowing done up to May lst, in comPari-
son with the average, iSgreater the present
season upon the Atlantic coast south
of New England aul in the Ohio
valley and the Missouri valley
1t is less than usual in the Eastern States,
in the Northwestern States, i'll the lower
Mississippi valley and on the Pacific coast.
Condition Of moving fields is represented
by 81, slight deficiencies being reported ia
the Ohio valley and the North Atlantic
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