The daily gazette., 1883-09-12
THE DAMAGED CROPS.
HEAVY LOSSES TO THE FARM
ERS CT THE WEST.
THE CORN CROP MUCH INJURED.
The Crops In Northern New England an
q Fair COnditiOD-A Large Yield of
Cereals.

WAsHINaToN, Sept. 11-September re-
turns to the Department of Agriculture in
dictate lower condition Of corn that In Au-
gust 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 August; Arkansas
makes gain of one point, and Georgia and
Alabama remain as in August, but all the
other cotton States show heavy decrease.
The figures are also much reduced for each
of the Middle States.
The corn surplus States show changes as
follows Ohio, a reduction from SO TO SO;
Michigan, 68 TO 60; Indiana, 95 TO So; Illinois,
SO to 80; Iowa, IS to 80. The increase in
Missouri is from 63 to "a; Kansas, 90 to 1O1;
Nebraska, "a to 81. The decline In New
York is from 90 to n, and in Pennsylvania
from 90 to 80. The general average of con-
dition on the 1st of September was 81, de-
crease of S points during the last month
The cause of this reduction, so nearly uni
versal, Is drought, which is reported from
every State on the Atlantic coast, the Calf
coast, and the Ohio valley, and beyond 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 ex-
cess, while deficiency isgenerally reported.
THE CORN CROP LATE.
The crop Ia nearly everywhere late, re-
quiring one or two weeks longer season
than usual to mature. Where Kansas and
Missouri seed was plan ed in more Northern
territory the crop is still later, causing much
apprehension rs to ripening. White plant
ing was late and the early season, too, wrF.
with drought following, thu average tom
RsEatT Rnr G q }ttsd sd III MsahHSE hHi yen low max
Teegraphic communication with State
agents, up to 3 O'Clock this Afternoon, shows
that the recent trOsts have damaged con-
north of the tortieth parallel. The Ohl'
agent places the injdry IN that State AT -
per cent. The Indiana agent estimates the
loss at 10 to 20 in tine northern section AID
in the middle belt. The loss is heavy in
Wisconsin and Minnesota. There is also
some injury in New York and Pennsylvania.
While the damage cannot yet be clearly de-
| termined 1t is certain thal frosts have al
ready reduced the general average below 30,
though much of the heaviest corn of the
West is beyond serious injury.
"The condition of wheat when harvested" )"
as reported in these returns, averages So,
which indicates product of IL per cent.
less than the yield of last year, or loss of
86, ,000, 600 bushels.
The crop of oats will be large, the general
| average being 80.
The promise for potatoes is good, repre-
sented by 95, three points higher than the
reported average of September. 1882.
THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY By THE FROST.
| CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE Formers Re
VielD, from very extended advices, will pub
lish In to-morrow's issue the following COM
| ment on the injury to the crops by the re-
cent frosts: "Frosts OF greater of less
severity have been experienced throughout
Minnesota, WISCONSIN, Northern and North
eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois and In
diana and the entire State of Michigan,
causing serious injury to late corn. The ex-
tent of this injury 1t is impossible at this
writing to accurately determine. In all
the territory visited by the frost
some fields we're so fully matured
as to receive no camage. In many parts
corn on high grounds escaped injury,
while that on low ground was severely cut.
1t will be safe we think, to estimate the in
jury in the territory named at 25 per cent.
of the estimated crop. 1t may exceed this
estimate throught the same territory.
Other minor crops, such as tobatto, hops, to-
matoes and other tender garden vegetables,
as well as grapes, were greatly injured or
utterly ruined. In Kansas, Nebraska,
| Southern and Western Iowa, Southern Illi-
nois and Indiana and all other portions of
The corn-producing country no material
| injury is reported"
The boom which the corn market expert
enced yesterday suffered reaction to-day,
and the heavy speculation INDUCED In by
outside customers in anticipation OF a sharp
rise in prices has apparently resulted disas-
trously for them. The market displayed
signs of weakness from the opening, and
outside buying orders having fallen off prices
fell back very nearly where they stood Sat-
urday. Oats were steadier as compared
with corn, though they were shaded oSE'
slightly. Wheat also showed decline from
Yesterdays quotation.
| c. EvELAND, Sept. 11.-Reports from dill
ferenL pc'nts in Ohio received here to-day
show that the loss to farmers by the heavy
| frosts of the pas few nights will be heavy.
| The eorI crop generally is either damaged
or destroyed. At Findley the loss to farmers
will be heavy, as they paid big price for
Missouri seed corn and Il proved too slow
for the climate. The failure of the corn is
serious blow.
In Crawford county corn was badly dam
aged and considerable damage was also
done to the grapes and other fruits and vege-
tation. In Richland county garden vege-
tables were greatly injured. No damage
resulted to apples and pears, OF which the
yield under any circumstances will be small.
The peach crop is total failure.
In Holmes county the frost literally swept
up everything in the nature OF vegetation.
The corn blades were as black as charcoal.
A number of farmers said the corn crop was
ruined, and that all they could expect was
soft corn, which would be unfit 20 crib and
would have to be fed.
Ice was seen as thick as window glass.
Garden truck and valuable plants fell an
easy prey to the frost, but the corn is the
greatest loss.
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