Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-31
GOVERNMENT STATISTICS.
Heport of the Chief of the Bureau OF
Statistics-Crop Estimates-Land ONCE

Statistics-Crop Estimates-Land Once
Report.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Inhis annual re-
port MI. Nimmo, of the Bureau of Statistics,
speaks of the enormous magnitude OF
Americas internal commerce. 1t is shown
that the value of the products OF the various
industries of the United States is seven
times the total value of the foreign com
melce. nearly three times the total value OF
the foreign commerce OF Great Britain
and Ireland, and five times the
total value of the foreign commerce OIL
France. including in each case both the I'M
ports and the exports. The total value OF
the products of industry in the United
States is also shown to be a little more than
twice the total value of the exports Oh mer-
clandisc from all the countries OF Europe.
The United States is 10Y the largest manu-
featuring country on the globe. The value
Of the products of American manutact-
ure consumed at home is five times the
value of the manufactured products OF
Great Britain and Ireland exported to all
other countries, and more than fourteen
times the value of the exports OF mant1act.
ured products from France to all other coun-
tries. The relative value of the internal, as
comparcd will, the foreign, commerce OF the
country is also illustrated by statements
showing that n%inety-nine per cent. OF the
coal mined in this country, ninety
five per cent. of the iron and steel
products, nincty-ive per cent. of the
products of the leather industry, more than
ninety-nine per cent. of the manufactures
in wool. ninety-tive per cent of the products
of tie cotton manufactures, more than nine
tv-nine per cent. Of the manufactures in
silk, and nincty-scven per cent. OF the manu-
features in glass, glassware. earthenWare
and stoneware, are consumed in the
United States.
GOOD CROPS ASSURED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE October re-
turns for corn average higher for condition
than in the past five years, but not SO high
as in any of the remarkable corn years from
1876 to ls19 inclusive. The general aver
age is ninety-three, which is very nearly an
average, and indicates about twenty-siX
bushels per acre on a breadth approNimating
5000. 900 acres. The region between the
Mississippi River and Rocky Mountain slope
again presents the highest figures, which
in every State: rise a little above the nor
nal standard Of full condition. No State
east of the Mississippi returns condition as
high as 100. Tho lowest figures ae West
Virginia, 70: Ohio, "A; Louisiana, "a; Tex
as, so; South Carolina, So. The reduction
was caused by drought. The early planted
is everywhere matured. The late plant
ings in the Southern States suffered for
not well filled. Very little injury has
been done by frosts. The damage
by %chinch-bugs and other insects has been
slight. The wheat crop will exceed that of
last year by about one hundred million
bushels. The threshing is slow and late,
with the results thus far confirming the in
dications of former reports. The yield per
acre will average about Is 1-3 bushels. The
quality of the p~resentwheat crop is generally
very good, especially in the Eastern and Mid
die States. Some depreciation in quality is
noted in Indiana, Illinois, iowa, Missouri and
Kansas. The average forthe entire breadth is
SO. Indicated yield of rye is about IL bushels
per acre. Tie quality is superior. The
yield of oats is a little above
the average, being about twenty-seven
bushels per acre, and making a crop
approximating $40, 900, 900 bushels, Of
good quality. The barley crop makes a
yield Of nearly twenty-three bushels per
acre, and a product exceeding 50,O0O,O 900
bushels, of average quality. The condition
Of the buckwheat averages cigllty-seven,
indicating a crop Slightly under the aver
age. The condition of the potato crop is
represented by lightweight, five points low
er than i'll October OF last year, two points
lower than in 1879 and in 1882, and the
same as in 1880.
II PUBIIC DOMAIN.
"AcJyyNTnN Oct 11-Tha Commits.
sioner OF the General Land Office has sub
mitted his report for the fiscal year ended
June so, 1854. Receipts from the dis
posal of public lands were S11,s 1903;
from Indian lands, S93S, 1871; total, $12, 49,
$50; all increase over 1888 of S1,073,-
1854, and over 1882 of So, 3922, $50, to
which is tcbc added $1O,275 received for
certified copies of record, making the total
receipts for the year S12, 7s9, 4O5. The re-
ceipts from cash sales were S10,302, 5S2, an
average of a fraction over S1.33 per acre.
There were 3,11S tracts of land, embracing
20O,0 O2 acres, sold at public sale at an av-
erage of ST. "a per acre.
The Commissioner renews his recommen-
dation that the Presumption law be repealed,
and deems it important that the Homestead
law be amended so as to require proof of
actual residence and improvement for two
years DclOiC homestead euury may DC COM
muted to a cash payment. He recommends
the repeal Of the Timber-C Culture act,
the act providing that lands covered by
accomplishments shall be subject to entry
Immediately upon cancellation at local Of
flee, the Desert-lana law, and the Timber
and Stone Land acts.
There were 1,076 miles of railroad con-
structed during the year under the various
| grants.
The Commissioner suggests that a com
mission be appointed to examine and decide
upon the unsettled private land claims in
New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona, and
recommends the reestablishment of the
boundary line between Colorado and Utah,
and the survey of the boundary line be-
tween Dakota and Montana, and of the Vel
lowstone Park.
In conclusion the Commissioner points
out the necessity for the immediate adop-
ton of some measure by which the natural
forests may be preserved at the head-waters
of important rivers and their tributaries and
in such other situations where their preser-
walton is eXpcdicnt for climatic effect and
other reasons Of utility. He says there is
no good reason why the lands worth
from $25 to $500 per acre for timber should
be sold for $1.25 and So. so per acre as
at present, and he favors the withdrawal
from sale, or entry under the existing laws,