The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-13
THE CoUNTRY's CROPS.
Figures Showing the Yield of Wheat, Corn,
Oats and Barley.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-The October corn
report of the Department of Agriculture
fully sustains the telegraphic summary of
the 10th of September relative to injuries by
frost on the 9Th, 9th and 10TH There were
light frosts later, the most noticeable being
on the 10th in the Northwest. The State
averages of condition show the extent of in
jury, which was greatest in Michigan, Wis
consin, Ohio and New York. There was
also severe loss in Minnesota and Dakota,
and some damages in the elevated portions of
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and in the
northern counties of Indiana and Illinois, in
the least advanced fields; but scarcely any in
Nebraska, and none in Kansas Frost is re-
ported in few places in northern Kentucky
and Missouri. There is no mention of frosts
in any States south of Pennsylvania The
reduction in State averages is: Michigan,
from 60 to 45; Wisconsin, from 76 to 50 Ohio,
from 80 to 63; New York, from II to 81; the
reduction is seven points in Illinois and five in
Indiana The high September figures have
been materially reduced by the frosts,. and
drouth has become more apparent, causing
slight reductions in the September estimates
in many Southern States The general aver
age condition for the field is rs, six points
less than on the 1st of September; four from
frosts in the North, and two from drouth on
the Atlantic seaboard. South of the frost
areas it is five points below the October aver
age of 1882 While there is 4 per cent increase
in the area, it is twenty-one points lower
than the October average of the census crop.
The product of the year will be close to
1000, 100000 bushels, with more soft corn
than last year, mostly in regions that con-
sumo their entire crop.
The returns of yields of wheat per acre
indicate production of about 2M bushels
per acre less than the crop of last year. 1t
is but 9% bushels per acre in Ohio, and 10 in
Illinois, and but fraction above 10 in Indi-
ana. 1t is above IL in Michigan, and 13 in
Minnesota, Iowa and California. The Mis-
souri, average is II bushels; Dakota and Ne
braska exceed 16, and the Kansas average is
about IL. These averages are, in several
States, based on systematic counts of the re-
suits. While revision of the records of
the season may cause slight local changes, it
is certain that the final average yield will not
differ much from lib bushels per acre.
The aggregate will exceed 100000, 900 bushels,
and may reach 420,000,000. The quality is
not up to the average yield.
Tie yield of oats is a full average for a
series of years, or about % bushels for the
whole country. The range of State averages
in the West is from 80 in Missouri to Al in
Kansas and SO in the Northwest. Nebraska
and Kansas have the largest yields. The crop
will aggregate about 500 900 bushels. The
quality is high, averaging 80; 100 is standard,
The barley crop will average between one
and two bushels per acre more than last year,
and will approximate 100000 bushels.
California, New York, Minnesota and Wis
consin contribute three-fourths of the whole
crop. The total crop is in better condition
than in any year since 1875. The average is