West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-05-05
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Uniou. It's information has beer
obtained from thirty-seven State,
and four Territories, aud one hun
dred and twenty different places.
The SUN of all Is that the Spring
outlook for 1882 is almost uniform ly
hopeful. 40 abundant harvest i,
generally indicated. Flosds and
irosts, aud the slow coming OF th4
good growing weather. have retard.
ed the work oi the farmer in some
regions. and IN a few have done dam
age which now ssens TO be irrepsr.
able; but the acreage under cultl-
vstlon has much increased, and IA
the great ma lort ~ OF cases larger
yield than ever before ls expected.
WiOter wheat will give an in-
creased yield In nearly every Stale
except Indiana, Ono. New York aud
Penusylvanis. Tue irost has done
1t aud barley rouch injury IN Indi-
ana, but the loss will probably he
"sruAiiy or entirely made up by The
gam IN corn aud oats. Tne damage
to winter wheat will prevent more
than 80 average crop IN Onio; but
that Is likely 10 be gathered, bpcauee
Of the increased acreage, There,
too, a srester yield Of other crot .
promises TO make up for the def q.
cheney IN wheat II any there shall
be. More land than last year is in
oats and potatoes. Though short
crop Of winter wheat is indicated q
New York, more osta than usual
Lave been planted, and the dairy
Interest ia extending in the State.
Wheat Is no longer the main stay Of
our farmers. and anv SLIGHT reversey
the crop may snlfer are Of much less
account than formerly. Less than
average returns of wheat are expect
ed 10 Pennsy vsuia, despite an iu-
creased acreage, but corn, oats, pot a.
oes, and tobacco tave been more
extensively planted t1sn last wear.
10 the grain States Of the NJ ssis-
,'ppi, bow-ver, greatly increased
Weld OF wheat is expected, and this
RdterIng q promisa Tar more than off
sets auy falling off Indicated IN the
State We h4ye jnst named. 4
much larger acreage OF winter wheat
than last year Will soon be harvested
IN Arkansas. There is one third
more land 10 wheat in Colorado, with
promise ol yield correspondingly
large. A gs'u OF quarter in both
wheat aud oats 70 expected 10 Dakota.
In Kansas, a State which 10 kes
great strides every year, an increas-
ed acreage Of from thirty TO one
hundred per cent y wheat and the
other gr uns is reported Fifteen per
cent. more land In wheat il the sto-
ry from M anesots: winter wheat
unusually advanced and acreage much
increased, from Missouri; larger acre.
age and better average than last year,
from Oregon; 3 greater yield, from
Texas; ten Ter cent. more acreage
and crop in prime condition, from
Utah; more land sown and a large
WELD expected, from Washington
Territory; snd the same report il
sent from Wyoming.
Everywhere better crops Of corn
ale expected. An average crop OF
cotton is promised. Generally the
sugar cane is in the most bealthlul
condition. More potatoes than usual
have been planted, the drought Of
asst year having put up their prices
so hat the farmers who had them to
sell we're great gamers, and small
importation took place.
The worst outlook is for fruit.
The frost has done much damage Ia
the peach trees throughout the
peach regions Of the East, and the
small fruits generally have Suffered
cerresPondinRly. This, however, a
tbe sppiebesriog year, and there il
cothing 10 indicate that W. shall not
have our customary plenty. Ard ~
TO the other frulte, especially pesc bee
it may be said that unlsvorable re-
ports usually come to os AZ the open
ing Of Spring. But the season Ger.
tainlv h snot been favorable TO them
-eyere frosls have occurred too lat,
for their welfare.
AZ whole, IT will be seen thal
we are likely 70 have great crop,
Gus year, exceeding even those IN
parslieled ones gathered during th,
Two years previous 10 1881, when
drought sdch a. occurs Only once OF
twice in Il generation psrched th,
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