Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-12
THE CROPS.

The Report of the Agricultural Bureau
for September-A Reduction of the Per-
centage from Lust Ionth-The Damage
Done by the Frost
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE September
returns to the department of agriculture
Indicate lower condition of corn than in
August in every section of the country,
and in nearly every state. The only gains
in the west are in Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska, where slight improvement ia
indicated. Minnesota stands as in Au-
gust, Arkansas makes a gain of one point,
and Georgia and Alabama as in August,
but all other cotton states show heavy
decline. The figures are also much re-
duced for each of the Middle states. The
corn supply of the states show changes as
follows: Ohio. reduction from 80 10 80:
Michigan 68 to 90; IndiAna, 80 TO So; Il
linois, sc to 80; Iowa, So to 80. The in
crease in Missouri is from
SO to 81; Kansas, SO to 101;
Nebraska SAC to SIC. The decline in New
York is from soc to TIC, and in Pennsylva-
MIA from 99c to 500. The general average
condition the first of September was SIC, a
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month. The cause of this reduction go
nearly universal is the drought, which is
reported from every state of the Atlantic
coast, Gulf coast and Ohio valley, and be-
yond the Mississippi to the crest of tie
divide between that river and the Missouri.
Between the Ohio river and the lakes the
distribution of rain has been unequal, in a
few places in excess, while deficiency is
generally reported. The crop is nearly
everywhere late, requiring a one to two
weeks longer season than usual to mature.
Where Kansas and Missouri seed
was planted in more north
ern territory the crop is
still later causing much apprehension as
to its ripening, while planting was late and
the early season too wet with drouth follow
ing. The average temperature of the
summer has been low, making full yield
impossible.
Telegraphic communication with state
agents up to o'clock this afternoon shows
that recent frosts have damaged
corn north of the 10th paral-
lei. The Ohio agent places the injury in
that state at 20 per cent. the Indiana agent
estimates the loss at 10 to 20 IN the north
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The loss is heavy.in Wisconsin and Mime
sofa. There is also some injury in New York
and Pennsylvania. While the damage
cannot yet be clearly determined, it is
certain that frosts have already reduced
the general average to below eighty.
though much of the heaviest corn of the
west is beyond serious injury. The con-
dition of wheat where harvested as reported
in these returns averages eighty-thre
which indicates product of seventeen
per cent. less than the yield of last year,oI
a loss of 86,000,000 bushels. The crop OF
oats will be large, the general average be-
ing ninety nine. Promise for potatoes is
good, represented by ninety-fve, three
points higher than the reported average
for September, 1882.
MINNESOTA CROPS.
Anoka-No change from last report
clear and cool.
Sank Centre-Threshing under full head
way, yield good, past 2 hours dry, clear and
pleasant.
Clear Water-During past "a hours
mild, cloudy, no rain last night.
Evansville-Past "a hours clear and
mild, grain is stacked and threshing has
commenced, wheat yielding 20 bushels, oats
so bushels. ZEE.
Monticello-Clear and cool, no rain.
Osseo-Past "a hours pleasant, no rain
corn will not mature, farmers cutting it up
for fodder as fast as possible.
Observation-Disclosures clear, pleasant
harvest com pleted.
Albany-Weather partly cloudy, dry; nc
change IN crops.
st. Jee-Crops all done with good re.
suits; corn killed by frost, weather clear and
mild.
Cedar Lake-Two weeks more will fin.
nish threshing; wheat will average 10 bush.
els per acre; corn will be about half crop
clear cool.
Big e-Threshing is nearly over
corn will not be over half crop, clear and
mild.
THE FROST.
CHIAAGo, Sept. 1.-THE Farmers Re
view, from extended advices, will publish
tomorrow the following comment on tht
injury to the corn crop by the recent frosts
"Frosts of greater or less severity have
been experienced throughout Wisconsin
Minnesota, northern Iowa and Illinois anG
the entire state of Michigan, causing Sc.
rious damage to corn. The extent of the
injury to the crop it is at this writing
impossible to estimate. In some of the
territory visited by the frost the crops
were 80 fully matured as to experience nc
injury. 1t will be safe, we think
to estimate the injury in terri
tory named at % per cent. 1t may ex-
ceed this estimate. Throughout the ter
ritory other crops, such as tobacco, hops
tomatoes, ETC., as we'll as grapes, were
greatly injured OR utterly ruined. In
Kansas, Nebraska, southern and western
Iowa, southern Illinois and Indiana, and
all other portions of the corn producing
country, no material injury is reported.
BosrsN, Sept. 11.-Crop returns from
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
show fair condition. The probable
yield in Maine of wheat is 1928 bushels
oats 661, 673; barley 294,377; rye 10000
bushels. In Vermont grain of all kinds is
looking we'll. The yield of the principal
crops is stimated-potatoes, 100000
bushels; buckwheat, $1,000; wheat. $780,
600. The season has been favorable for
butter and wool. Following is the esti-
mate for New Hampshire: Corn, 125, 121;
oats, 1,021 ,421; barley, 1927; wheat, 174,-
$50; rye, 35,9O7.
PORTAGE, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE frost was