National Republican., 1885-11-14
AMERICA AND THE WORLDS TRANSPORTATION.
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THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK

Ihs monthly report OF the agricultural
department for the month ending Nov. 10
shows the following facts
The buckwheat crop will be large-tho
average yield exceeding fourteen bushels
per acre, Notwithstanding the fact that In a
number Of western and northwestern states
this grain has suffered considerably from
the August and September frosts. In
many counties OF Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota the injury is serious. The same
obtains also In several sections of Ohio, In
diana, Kansas, and Dakota. In sections OF
West Virginia this crop has suffered from
grasshoppers
SWEET POTATOES.
In some localities in the states, along the
Atlantic and gulf coasts from Maryland to
Alabama, inclusive, this crop has recently
suffered from an excess OF rain. From
Georgia, especially, complaints are numer-
Gus upon this point, stating that heavy
rains have rotted the crops and that the
quality is poor. Florida also reports some
loss from the same cause. In Tennessee
the crop has suffered from the effect Of fall
drought. In Texas the crop will be smaller
than usual, owing TO scarcity Of plants in
the spring, Reports indicate that the crop
will throughout the United States be COM
paratively small and Of poor quality.
TOBACCO.
The tobacco yield is generally an average
one. The Connecticut valley yields exceed
1,400 pounds per acre; New York averages
1880, and Pennsylvania 1000 pounds per
acre. The heavy tobacco OF the middle
belt always makes a much lower average
than the cigar varieties. The Kentucky
average is 80 pounds; Virginia, 655 pounds;
Maryland, G63 pounds.
POTATOES.
The damage from rot continues TO be a
subject OF complaint In all the noted potato
utnt NitnTr on az wi fal, nj
from situation, want Of drainage, or char
acter OF soil were not adapted to withstand
the effects OF excessive rainfall, the crop has
universally suffered. Upon light sandy
soils the damage has not been appreciable.
In some sections early potatoes matured
and were saved before tho. excessive
rains Of fall sat in. Some varieties
sessing greater capacity for resisting
the disease than others. The variety known
as the "Beauties of Hebron" are mentioned
| by correspondents with especial favor in this
| respetc. The disease is universally prevai
| lent In the northern states. Reports from
New York are extremely unfavorable; those
| from Wisconsin and Iowa are equally so,
and from northern New England southwark
to Pennsylvania, and from Pennsylvania
westward to Dakota, inclusive, the reports
indicate the most serious damage to the
crop. In the main the crop will be an un-
usually small one, and potatoes will neces-
sarily command high price In all sections
| Of the country at an early day.
| HAY.
Reports indicate the average yield per
acre of hay to be II tons. The crop will
fall short OF that Of last year. The drought
In the spring and early autumn affected the
crop materially in many localities. Espe-
cially was this the case In New England,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Mime
| Missouri Nahraola N nf
Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois the Sc
verify Of the last winter is reported as
having reduced to an unusually low average
the yield of this crop. The principal
cause Of loss to the crop generally
was the prevalence of rain during the pc
riod Of cutting and curing Complaints In
this regard are numerous from New Eng
land and New York; also throughout the
western and southern states. Correspond
ence from Colorado indicates wonderful
success with ''alfalfa,n or ''lucerne,n in
stances being cited of three good cuttings
having been made from the same fields, aud
the extraordinary yield Of four and even
six tons per acre obtained. In the main the
hay crop Throughout. the country will be
moderate in yield.
CORN.
The present crop of corn is the first full
average in rate OF yield since 1850, which
was the last Of n series of six full crops OF
20 to 2S bushels per acre. The present crop
grown on an area OF 78 TO "A million acres,
is slightly above an average, for period OF
ten years, or 264 bushels per acre. The
highest rate Of yield is 36i bushels, In Ne.
braska and Ohio. The three corn growing
states which produce four-tenths of the
entire crops Illinois, Iowa, and Mis-
eouri, each average several bushels
per acre less than in the census year; Iii
nois, 81; Iowa, SO; Missouri, 30. Utah aver
ages SO; Massachusetts, Connecticut, AMI
Colorado, 35; New Hampshire and Rhode
Kansas, 81. The southern states make al AZ
average yield. The quality Of corn is yer,
good In the east and south, medium In thI
central parts Of the west, and somewha
deprecated on the northern border, fron
Michigan to Dakota.