Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-12
THE CROPS.
Monthly Report OF the Agricultural
Department.


WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE July returns
of the Department of Agriculture from all
States and Territories in the United States
indicate an increased area planted in corn
exceeding four per cent, or fully two and
half million acres.
In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois there has
been a loss Of acreage, but in all other
States of any prominence in corn growing
there is some increase.
In the Gulf States the advance has been
heavy, in obedience to the instinct OF self
preservation. The usual result OF high
priced crops and the immediate extension
of its breadth OF cultivation was prevented
in the Ohio Valley only by excessive rains
and temperature that made early plant
ing impossible.
States reporting decreased area are:
Maine, ] per cent; Ohio, CALIFORNIA and
Utah, .; Nevada, 8; Indiana, 3; Illinois, g.;
Washington, 9; Rhode Island, 8; New York
and Oregon report same area as last year.
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Della
ware make per cent. increase; Vermont,
New Jersey, Maryland, Wisconsin, Mis-
souri, and Colorado, 9; Massachusetts,,
North Carolina, West Virginia and
Iowa, 8: New Mexico. 4, Connecticut and
Virginia, s.. Louisiana and Tennessee, 6;
Mississippi, Z; South Carolina, Florida,
Arkansas and Kentucky, 8; Kansas, Ill
Nebraska, u; Georgia and Alabama, 13;
Texas, Il; Minnesota, 20; Dakota, 49,
Though the percentage of Minnesota seems
large, the corn area of that State has until
recentlyi been less than that of two counties
of Illinois. The condition of the corn is
low, from the late planting, cold and wet
weather and replanting after the floods,
but has been improving during June, and
is generally in fair vigor and active growth,
promising TO be in far better condition in
August, should the season contin ue
as favorable as at this date. The
general average is S5 per cent ,
against 80 per cent. in July last year
before the disastrous draught set in.
South Carolina to Texas. In Tennessee ana
Kentucky and Kansas, Oregon and Nevada
stand at 100; Arkansas at 81; New Hamp.
shire, Connecticut, New Mexico, So; North
Carolina, California, Utah, 50; Maryland,
Virginia, Colorado, 81; Massachusetts,, Mis-
souri,, Virginia, 81; Vermont, Dakota, 92;
New Jersey, Nebraska. Washington, 80;
Maine, New York, Michigan SO; Ken
lucky. "a; Minnesota, SO; Pennsylyania,S2; ;;
: Rhode Island and Wisconsin, 6; Indiana
and Iowa, 72; Illinois 6S. The State of the
largest acreage stands the lowest OF all in
condition upon this area and condition.
A medium yield producing 1,7O0,O0O,O0
bushels, is scarcely possible, with the yield
of last year the product would exceed
200, 100000. The range of possibilities
covers at least five hundred million bushels,
The result is dependent upon meteorological
conditions in the succeeding eighty days,
The condition OF winter wheat averages
higher than at any previous July return
One hundred and four against Seighty-three
last July. The spring wheat average stands
at 100 instead of 80 in 81. Unless propro
ton wheat to straw should be less thsR
usual or grain be damaged after tnreshing,
the crop must prove one of the largest ever
gathered in this country.
The average condition OF the principal
winter wheat States is as follows Ohio
1Ol; Kentcky, 104; Michigan, 1O6; Indiana
lO4; Illinois, 105; Missouri. Ill; Kansas
1l6; Pennsylvania and the Southern States
each stand at 100 or above; California, 80
Oregon, 105.
The spring wheat States averages are as
follows: Wisconsin, 81; Minnesota, 9S
Iowa, lO2; Nebraska, 105 Dakota, 9s; Colo
RADIO, 9S; Maine, 10l; New Hampshire, lO3
Vermont, 81.
The harvest of winter wheat on the frs
of July was completed in the South, and
was in active progress in Kentucky anC
commencing north of the Ohio river. A
this date it has reached the altitude o
400, and will soon be completed. The con
dition of oats is very high, averaging los
rye, 1Ol barley, 95. The cereals, corn alone
excepted, all promise yield per acre above
! the average.