Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-10-25
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

sssAo@Aea from the October Report OF the
department of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s-
Inmates Reduced by the Ravages of Frost.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct L.
3 x1Ahe Octobercorn report Of the Depart
nent of Agriculture fully sustains the tele-
graphic summary of the 10th Of September
relative to injuries by frosts of the Sth, 18th
and 10Th. There were light frosts later, the
most noticeable being the 10th, in the
Northwest. State averages of the conii-
ton show the extent of the injury, which
was greatest in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio
and New York. There was also severe loss
In Minnesota and Dakota, and some dam
age in elevated portions of Pennsylvania
and West Virginia, in the northern counties.
of Indiana and Illinois, and in least ed
vanced fields of Iowa, but scarcely any in
Nebraska and none in Kansas is reported.
Except from few places In Northern Ken
lucky and Missouri, there Is no mention of
frosts in any States south of Pennsylvania.
The reduction of State averages is: Michi-
gan, from 60 to As; Wisconsin, from IS to
80: Ohio, from 50 to s.; New York, from q
to 81. The reduction is points in Illinois
and in Indiana. The high September fig
ures have been materially reduced by frosts.
The loss in condition from drought has be-
come more apparent, causing slight reduc-
tions in September estimates for MANY
Southern States. The general averag GO con-
dltlon forthe entire field is IS, 6 points less
than the 1st of September from frosts in
the North and from drought on the Attain
tic Seaboard and south of frost areas 1t is
6points below the October average of 1882,
while there is per cent. increase in area
1t is u points lower than the October aver.
age OF the census CROP. The product of the
year will be. close to /, SOC, 900 900 bushels
with more soft than 1aSt
in regions that consume their entire crop.
The returns of the yield of wheat per acre
indicate production of about, two and
quarter bushels per acre less than the crop
of last year. 1t is but nine and half BUSH
els per acre in Ohio, ten in Illinois and but
fraction above ten in Indiana. 1t is above
twelve in Michigan and thirteen in Minne-
sofa, Iowa and California. The Missouri
average is twelve bushels: Dakota and Ne
braska exceed sixteen, and the Kansas
average is about seventeen. These aver
ages are in several States based on sys.
tematically recounted results of threshing
While a revision of the records for the sea-
son may cause slight local changes, it j.,
certain that the final average yield will not
differ much from 11.3 bushels per acre; the
aggregate will exceed 100000 bushels,
and may reach 420 100000. The quality is
not up to the average.
The yield of oats is full average of
series of years, or about 2S bushels for the
whole country. The range of State aver
ages in the West is from 80 in Missouri to
Al in Kansas, about 33 in the Ohio Valley
and Sc in the Northwest. Nebraska and
Kansas have the largest yields. The crop
will aggregate about SOD, 900 900 bushels.
The quality is high, averaging 9S, and 100 is
the standard. ?
The barley crop will average between l
and bushels per acre more than last year;
approximation, $4,000, 900 bushels. Califor-
mia, New York, Minnesota and Wisconsin
contribute thrse-fOurthss of, the whole CROP
The total crop is in better condition than in
any year since 1879: the average is 33,
while the October averages in 1882 and 1873
were each 80. The prospect is favorable for
a crop above medium.
The tobacco crop will be below an aver.
age in yield: the average condition in
Kentucky is -, in Virginia g. The Mary
land crop will be good. The average III the
seed-leaf States is below the general aver.
age condition of 1880.