Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-01

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Carolina 8, Georgia 8, Florida S.5,
Alabama 1l.5, Mississippi 1876, Louisi.
ana 15.2, Texas 17.5 bushels, Tennessee
20 bushels.
The quality of the crop in the frost
ed belt is very poor. The quantity re-
ported is 20.8 bushels in Minnesota,
21.5 in Wisconsin, 1915 in Michigan.
The damage is far more extensive and
sweeping than that caused by the late
ness of the crop of 1882.
The injury to corn by early frost
was greater than in any other of the
Eastern States. 1t was all the worse
for having been previously dwarfed on
dry lands by drought. InNew Hamp-
shire, the principal area of maize is in
the southern part of the State, and the
September frosts were less severe in
their effects. There is considerable
soft corn in mountain Valleys of Yer
mont. The southern part of New
England did not altogether escape the
blasting effect Of the low temperature
of the Second week in September.
The yield of corn is therefore reduced
appreciably.
The crop was even worse in New
York than on the more eastern coast
lands. In Yates county, as reported,
"not one ear in ten matured." Some
fields in Montgomery chad not bushel
of Sound corn to the acre." In Cayu-
ga "there is scarcely field of sound
corn in the county," The crop in
Genesee is "nearly total failure, and
will not more than pay for harvesting"
1t is "pretty we'll ruined by early frost"
in Tioga, and "about one.half killed by
frost" in Cattaraugus. 1t is thought
that the Allegany product "May keep
hogs alive, but will not fatten Them
1t is "only fit for fodder" in Niagara,
and very little of is husked." "Many
farmers will not make peck of hard
corn" declares the Washington corr
respondent. Every little is fit for
seed" in Onondaga. The damage in
Essex is attributed to "untimely frost
both in spring and fall" The Chan
tauqua correspondent reports a disas-
trous failure, saying that "many fields
are not harvested, some are cut for
fodder, and few have been husked."
The crop in Erie is so near a failure
that it is not worth mentioning"
There is no silver lining to the clouds
of gloom.
Coming to New Jersey the scene
brightens. All through the season the
reports have been quite favorable, and
the resulting yield now reported is in
accordance with former returns. THE
early corn is heavy, and the late is
light" not only in Middlesex, but in
other sections. 1t was the late plant
ing only that was nipped by the early
frost.
Reports from Pennsylvania are vari-
able, owing to difference in soils and
elevation. The crop in York, in the
Cumberland Valley, is probably "the
best ever grown in the county" Other
counties in the southern and eastern
part of the State, where good culture
and soil improvement are general, re-
port good yields, while in the noun
tain districts of the western part of
the State returns are gloomy enough.
In Beaver 'much of the crop is un>
sound and unfit for use." 1t is ''most. |
ly soft and light" in Northumberland. |
In Crawford it is generally soft and |
almost worthless" "There is no sound |
corn" in Mexican. 1t "has been tfusk. |
ed and cribbed in damp, unripe con.
dition" in Adams. Similar reports
come from many other counties.
The crop in Delaware and Maryland
is not large. Western Maryland felt
the effects Of frost, yet the area in.
iured is not extensive.
From Virginia southwark the effects
of the lOug.continued dry weather after
a cold and vet spring are reported
with disagreeable frequency. Only
the moiSter soils or more elevated areas
pscaped measurablv tho y;s;tot;o,,