Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-31

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report of the Department of Agriculture
| contains the following intelligence respect
ing the crops of West Virginia, Ohio and
Pennsy lyania:
West Nirginia-Average yie.d per acre.
l2.2 bushels; average quality, 100 represent.
ing high medium grade, 9l. Ohio-Aver-
age yield, I67; quality, 96 Pennsylvania
Average yield, l5.5; quality, %. The total
yield will slightly exceed $4,000 900 bus,
with an average per acre OF 1875.
Rye.
West Virginia-Average yield, 127
bushels; quality, 30. Ohiu-Average yield,
l5.S bushels quality, 50. PennSy lyania-
Average yield, 1873 bushels; quality, 10I.
The yield of rye for the entire country is
l4.7 bushels, making a crop Of 2O,OJO0J(.
The average quality is 81.
Oats.
West Virginia-Ayerage yield, 1S.5
bushels; quality, 50. Ohio-Aversgey yield
IS bushels; quality, SO. Pennsylvania
Average yield, rs bushels; quality, So
The average yield of oats will be higher
than for the two previous years, and the
total product will approximate 4O0,UO,OOO
bushels.
".
West Nirginia-Ayerage yield. % bush
els: average quality, l03. the highest OF any
State or Territory. OhiO-Average yield, !
299 bushels; quality, 93. Pennsylyania-
Average yield, 23j bushels; quality, 96.
The average for the whole country is 235 |
bushels, making an aggregate OF 45,OOO,DOO |
bushels, of which California New York |
and Wisconsin produce more than One-half. |
Corn.
The yield per acre cannot yet he ascer-
tanned, but the condition of the crop is as |
follows: West Virginia, S9; OHIO, 81; |
Pennsylvania 20. The CunSItiUn for the |
whole country averages ST. being very high |
in the SuutL and comparatively low in the |
States Of largest production. In Illinois, |
with per cent. decrease Of area, condition |
is only -; il is 70 in Iowa and 81 in Ohio. |
These States produced 10 per cent. of the |
crop in 1879. West Yirginia's crop made |
little or no improvement during the |
past month, several counties suffering |
from too much rain. September aud OcIo. |
ber's cOnsiderate weather did all that could |
be done for corn In Ohio, and "out of dan |
ger is the report from all parts of the |
State. Cutting is in progress, and frost |
did not inlure even the latest fields. The |
total production will be about 1850, 100000 |
bushels, of which New England grew |
S.OOO,OUO the middle States 81, 900 900, the |
Southern States 3+OOOOOOO, and those |
north of Tenne>se and west of Pennsylva. |
MIA and West Virginia |, 80, 900 900 bushels. |
The |. 500 100000 product predicted by the |
corn buyers is myth, which has been so |
persistently assumed that the public may |
be miSled. The increase in the South, |
where ten to fifteen bushels may be consid- |
cred large yield, cannot make good the |
reduction in Illinois alone 1t is gratify- |
ing to know that the product is more than
four hundred millions greater than last !
year, and ample for a liberal supply for |
domestic wants and expectation; supply |
never exceeded. with two exceptions, 1879 |
and 1850 notwithstanding a later and more
unrropiJiOUS planting season than lac.
occurred in many years.
Potatoes.
The average condition of the potato crop |
is 81, indicating yield of about 80 bushels |
per acre on an area approaching 2,OOOOOO |
acres In West Virginia the condition Is |
100, 10 points above the average OF the |
country In New York the average is 10. |
foreshadowing a short crop in State OF |
large production. In Maine. 81; Vermont, |
- and less in other parts oil New England. |
In Michigan the prospect is very hattering, |
and throughout the Ohio Valley, Missouri, |
and Kansas, and in the Southern States the |
condition is unusually high. In the North
west it is somewhat reduced.
The Treasury Department has decided to |
make an investigation into United states
Marshall LOngstreets accounts, and Special |
Examiner J. W. Bowman has been detailed |
to go over the books, and see how much the
Government is out.
The Congregational Library building. |
The selection OF the northern half OF |
Judiciary square Is the site OF the new |
Pension building, the cost Ot which Is not |
10 exceed 500. go, will have some effect |
upon the long contest concerning the loca- |
tiOn OF the new building for the Congress
siOnal library. The advocates OF Judiciary |
Suuare rs a central site and one that would |
cost nothing, will now find no room there
for lhe library building and the owners OF |
the land east of the Capitol, for which the |
Government must pay $l,5OO,OOO, will feel |
encouraged.
AtIt Again.
News from Richmond states that John |
\, Smith and Geo. ID. Wise, the Republi-
can and Democratic Congressional candi-
dates in the Richmond district, have
further INDUCED their belligercnt propen-
sites by getting into a disgracetul row IN
Caroline county. The two candidates met
at CroSs-ro roads grocery, and became m
yulved in a discussion which, rs usual,
ended up in quarrel. Wise threw
whisky tumblcr at Smith, and the latter
drew = revolver and snapped IL az MS an
taguuiSt. who beat a hasty retreat Smith
was arrested but was soon released.
Tariff Commission Repsrt.
The government printer has thus far
printed about !. 800 pages of the proceed
tugs and testimony taken before the Tariff
Commission. The work is being pushed
forward very rapidly in order that it NAV
he completed in season To be lad before the
Ways and Means Committee, which meets
in November.
Naval Matters.
/ The Naval Advisory BOARD meets at
| Chester Pa on Wednesday. The President
/ uf the Board, Commodore Shuteidt, says ne
/ hopes to be able To build at least one first
| class man .of-war out of the funds at the
J disposal of the Board.
The PUBLIC MONEY.
/ A,,,nnna EnnUrasa Has (nl ARRY