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

Done by the Fest.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL. The September
returns to the department of agriculture
indicate a 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 is
indicated. Minnesota stands as in Au-
gust, Arkansas makes gain of one point,
and Georgia and Alabama as In August,
but all other cotton states show heavy
decline. The figures ale also much re-
duced for each of the Middle states. The
corn supply of the states show changes as
follovs: OH, reduction from 80 to 80;
Michigan GO 60 60; indiana, IS to 80; Il
linois, sc to 80; Iowa, 80 to so. The in
crease in Missouri is from
83 to 81; Kansas, 80 to 101;
Nebraska SAC to SIC. The decline in New
York is from SOC to 77c, and in Pennsylva-
mia from 99c to 89o. The general average
condition the irsto of September was SIC, a
decrease of five points during the last
month. The cause of this reduction SO
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 the
divide between that river and the Missouri.
Between the Ohio river and the lakes the
distribution of rain has been unequal, in
few places in excess, while deficiency is
generally reported. The crop is nearly
everywhere late, requiring 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
Telegraphlc 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
ern section and five in the middle belt
The loss is heavyin Wisconsin and Mime
sofa. There is also some injury in New York
l.
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 three,
which indicates product of seventeen
per cent. less than the yield of last year, or
a loss of 100000 bushels. The crop of
oats will be large, the general average be-
ing ninety nine. Promise for potatoes is
good, represented by ninety five, 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.
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.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS clear, pleasant;
harvest completed.
Albany-Weether partly cloudy, dry; no
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 Lake-Threshing is nearly over;
corn will not be over half crop, clear and
mild.
THE FROST.
CHrAAGo, Sept. 1.-THE Farmers Re-
view, from extended advices, will publish
tomorrow the following comment on the
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 and
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 SO fully matured as to experience no
injury. 1t will be safe, we think,
to estimate the injury in terri
tory named at % per cent. 1t may ex-
coed 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.
BosTsN, Sept. 11.-Crop returns from
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
show q fair condition. The probable
yield in Maine of wheat is 1883 bushels;
oats 661,673; barley 294,377; rye 10000
bushels. In Vermont grain of all kinds is
looking well. The yield of the principal
crops is estimated potatoes, 100000
bushels; buckwheat, 1000; 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, n, 1887; wheat, 174,-
$50; rye, 35,9O7.
PORTAGE, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE frost was
more severe than at first supposed and
corn, cranberries and grapes have suf-
fered greatly. The apple crop will be very
light.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Sept. 11,-Reports of