The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20
THE HARVEST.
The Agricultural Departments Crop Bul
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The Agricultural Departments Crop bull
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Wheat The October returns to the Nation
al Department of Agriculture of the Weld
per acre of wheat, estimated from results of
threshing, foreshadows a product slightly
exceeding 800 600 900 bushels and possibIv
reaching $40, 000,00l The average yield per
acre appears to be nearly fourteen bushels,
on an acreage slightly less than 81 0G0. 900
acres. This is reduct on OF area in the
srring- wheat region, and large yield in the
great winter-wheat growing bet of the
West Taking the highest figures indi-
Gated by these returns of yield the distribu-
ton of the production gives PAS, 600 coo
bushels, or nearly half the crop of the
United States, to six principal winter-wheat
States-Ohio. Michigan, Indiana Illinois,
Missouri and Kansas. The spring wheat of
the Northwest may make 113, 000, n00 bushels
The Pacific coast crop, which has been per-
sistentiy exaggerated in commercial esti-
mates cannot much exceed 1900, 600 bush
els The Middle States produce about 49,
O0O, 600 bushels. and the Southern States
slightly in excess of 0,00O, 600 bushels.
Cogn-The yield per acre of corn will be
reported in November. The condition aver
ages 81, being very high in the South and
comparatively low in the States of largest
production. In Illinois, with s per cent de-
crease of area the condition is only ~ in
Iowa 20, and in Ohio ST. The three States
produced 40 per cent of the crop of 1919 A
careful comparison of the changes in area
and condition indicates an average yield
of twenty-five bushels per acre. against
twenty eight in 1879, and eighteen
last year The average of the Sc
Iies of years is between twenty six
and twenty seven bushels. New England
will produce, according to October returns,
100000 to 5000, 900; the Middle States 81
000,00); the Southern, $40, 600, 600; those
north of Tennessee and west of Virginia and
Pennsylvania, 1,25l, 000, 600 AN aggregate of
/, $50, 100000 Later returns may slightly re-
duce but cannot materially increase this es-
innate.
Oats The Department of Agriculture re-
ports the average yield of oats to be some
what higher than last year, or in 1879, and
the product nearly as large as that of wheat
-, roh ably about 4S00O0,000 bushels. Iii
Pennsylvania Ohio, Indiana and Kansas
are the States of highest rank
in the reduction
Rye,-The average yield of rye, aver
aged from State returns, is fourteen
the crop 0.00),000 bushels, OF nearly the
same as reported by the census.
Barley average yield of barley is
twenty three bushels per acre, aggregating
45, 600, COO bushels. California, New York and
Wisconsin together produce more than half
or 2z000,0 600 bushels. The product in 1879
was A, 100000.
BnckWheat The prospect for buckwheat
is good for nearly the average product, H.
1900 to 100000 bushels Pennsylvania
produces nearly half crop, and reports 95
as the average of condition, 100 representing
the full normal yield New York makes the
average 10 No other State produces so, 900
bushels
Potatoes The general average condition
of potatoes is 81. In the South, in the Ohio
valley, and in Michigan, Missouri and Ne
braska, the average is 100 to 1G6 In the
Northwest and in the Eastern and Middle
States the condition is lower 1t is 20 in
New York SIS in Maine and S4 in Vermont.
Returns indicate probable Yield of so bush
els per acre on an area OF nearly 2,00O, csc
acres
Cotton-The cotton returns of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for October indicate
unusual size and yigor of the plant and ca
pacity for large production The late de-
velopment of the fruitage, and the reported
indications of small top crop, limit the
otherwise extraordinary prospect.