New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-11
CROPS ~ ANLRICA And EUROPE.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.-The August crop
returns Of the Department of Agriculture, the work Of
5000 correspondents give estimates covering tho
entire producing 100 Of the principal ag
cultural counties OF the United States upon the cond
ton of most Of the crops growing.
The condition cotton has improved during the past
month. Tae general average has advanced from % 70
o. This Is higher by three points than IN August, 1879,
aud lower by eight than the August average Of 1880 1t
also points lower than at hi, date in 1879 and
one lower 1873 but il higher than in the hVe
other years since 1872 There Is no injury from drouth
except in slight degree in few districts I'm Texas In
the entire cotton belt reported OF moist
ure injurious in proportion to retentyeness OF soils
Rust begins to appear the districts where rains have
been in excess but without damage as yet The cater
pillar has made its appearance IN all the states oi the
Gulf coast though injury has resulted many ap-
prehensions of future loss expressed The bowom
is also mentioned in several States.
The wheat returns OF August relate to the spring va
rety It's condition is higher than for several years 1t
vas ~ in $50 and 81 in 1879 and 1881 Il is o.
against 100 last month II Is somewhat late, but was
nearly ready harvest at date OF return IL IA proOa
bic that the product of winter and spring wheat WITH
500 900 900 bushels. but the extravagsnt estimates
which assume fifteen TO twenty per cent more are wiz
wheat the hands of farmers -
The condition OF the crop Is represented by So
against u OF last year Inc Seher tSeraS, u
ditiOn crops follows oats, lVZ; spfing
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special Agent Mofat Of the Department Of Ag-cu-
ture cables from London that wheat IN England prom
ises average crop OF good quality ID trlhce,
crop slightly damaged BY rain in the bl omng peron;
in Germany recent heavy rains have deerorated Tue
quality OF fair abundant product; IN Russia ana Aus
tria, average crop and IN hungary niieeh per c's
above average. The European outlook Is iaVOrapie
for a me um product. with some reduction IN qItuty
The Department OF state Is IN receipt OF aiYceS irph
Consul Tanner OF Liege showing tnal cue crops gu irs
land and Belgium haye suffered severely through t1c
protracted weather. Farmers IN Il gum ohy nope
at best 10 secure halI yeld OF the "ueat 9rVP
Marketgarens nave sustained heavy Iaints" al '
potatoes taken out OF soil so WEI tldt .ney
rot week after they gathered Large IN
must necessarily follow, ana American % p
strongly urged to devise means for pleing th'I IL 81
Dol aes markets OF Brussels aud Antwerp whero
they will meet wth ready sales nus coming Mlhtsr h
The Consul reports IN regard To the English hop
crop as follows:
The rnorInons value of this crop little known even
in England Zoe acreage Ia the Kingdom II close hio
10000 and the difference between 200 crop, say "a
10 ewt Del acre. and blighed crop OF only cw per
acre is represented by Millions a large, SoOu crop
would realize average OF 40 me cwt whe crop %
the acre OF ~ s0ol quy as nG ",, =,
tne production OF youHg ffest vines ~ouiH PVD'.J
comuleely prices thai certainty as 70 hsues ~
only be- reached "Aeh tue iiant.7 o siu ,nlpUS
Do Is,Z, the ecJs OF tho op yled Ia EhSth" "a
oner European states werr gloomy IN the eAIch tu'
persistent wet weather hayins produced pau 'i'"s'
leaving only hopes that Dare Dali crop i"'! W
cured - i.
| EAUCLARE Wis, Aug. lO.-The harvest has begun IN
earnest and reports all favorable barring some dam
aye done by chinch bugs to the late spring "he' ''
outs Corn is "A vaHcng wonderfully, and the prospect
il the best for years. loss by Last weeks s"rS -
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MONTREAL. Aug lO-Tho Grand Trunk crop reports
gathered from about 100 places IN Ontario ana e"0''
SHOW that the fall wheat is proving 20 be one oil u" D
crops on record and that the spring "heal plo' -,
rather moru than average yeid Hay j. 1"i, 49,,
az. harley rather over than uuGcr an aNeia-o 80
ana oats are heavy crops and roots are proinS"s WI"
wArERrowS, Wis., Aug. l0.-fhe winter"hea' ''y'
inst harvested ia the raised mere auu NV"
damage was aone to that in shock Inc o-i''' S'Op
,o,,d ~ to quality but rye escaped INJURY Altno"s
- e bIdly lodged, The bes yield ever hDYN 49,, - =,
,. snr1nt wheat Will turn out well anu .n' = 49,
o, ~ an he rain will than cOuhtet W
go t,e by the rain TO other crops hepol. ti '
sJ3r, Illinois ate that coru has Deen siestS tn
s'Do"sd i'm condition by the rams anu 'hs' 'N' "'
| rrrous are comparatively unDured'