Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-14
OHIO CROPS,
Interesting Report of the stats Board Of
agriculture.

Interesting Report Of the State Board o!
! Agriculture.
| The following official crop and stock re
port Of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture
is based on returns received from the rsgu.
lar township correspondents, and repre-.
sents their estimates for March 1st:
Wheat-Con lition Of plant, compared
with full average, 70 per cent; Causes Of
injury, drouth and freezing.
| Fruit buds-ConditiOn compared with
full sverage, 95per cent; reported damage,
none.
Pure breeds OF sheep-average number
in per cent. for the State-Merines, pure
blood, IL per cent: Merinos, grades "a per
cent; Shropshiredowns, pure bloods 2 per
cent; ;Shropshiredowns, grades, per cent /;
Oxforddowns, pure bloods, 1 per cent /;
Oxforddowns, grades, per cent; Cotwolds,
pure bloOds, 4 per cent; COtwalds, grades,
5 per cent; mixed blood, "a per cent
| The present condition of the wheat olant
would indicate only about three-fourth. OF
an average crop for the coming harvest,
with the uncertainties OF March and A prii,
still to hear from
Owing TO the long-continued drouth. be-
fore and after seeding, the great majority OF
the wheat is abnormally short, and without
exceedingly favorable weather. will not
make more than IS per cent. of full crop,
since both the acreage and the condition
are low
The estimated per cent II Merino sheep
and their grades is / per cent lower than
that of last year. while that OF other breeds
and grades remain about the same. Sheep
have wintered we'll, and are generally in
good condition.
The condition OF wheat and fruit buds BY
counties Is as follows, the first figure in
each county representing wheat and the
second fruit buds: Adams, rs. 100; Allen,
50, 81; Ashland. 70. 80; Ashtabula, 80, So;
Athens, 80, 100; Auglaize, TO- So; Belmont
Brown, IS, 95; Butler. rs. %, Carroll, IS,
100; Champaign, 76, 100; Clarke, 90, 100;
Clermont 80. 30; Clinton, 81, 81; Colum-
biana, 70, 100; Coshocton, 60 100; Cr.w.
ford, r. 92: Cuynhogs, 7S, 90; Dsrks, SO,
100; De6nance, 75. 81; Delaware, So, SO;
Erie, 6s, 81; Fairfield. 70, a5;
Fayette, 72, 90; Franklin, II, 9i;
Fulton, 81, 100; Gallia 81, 81; Geauga 81,
81 Greene So, IS; Guernsey "A, O3: Hamil.
ton 80, 80: Hancock SO, 9S; Hardin IA, a5;
Harrison, 62, 90; Henry rs. sS; Highland
81, IS; Hooking 30, 100; Holmes IS, 90;
Huron Sc. So: Jackson 80. 90; Jefferson 6s.
95; Knox 81, 81; Lake 10, 30: Lawrence 80,
100; Licking 81, 81; Logan 50. 100: Lorain
62, 50; Lucas So, 81; Madison %. 90; Ma
houing so, 81; Marion 45, 100; Me-
dina 70, 90: Meigs IS. IS;
Mercer. 50, 100; Miami; So 100; Monro. 81
95: Montgomery, 50, 9S: Morgan. 50, 100:
Morrow, q, 81; Muskingum, % 100: Noble.
81, 100; Ottawa, IS. 100; Paulding, s5, 100;
Perry, IS, 100; Pickaxay, SO. SIS; Pike, II
100; Portage. 81. loo; Pre5le So, s.; Put.
nam, 90, 100: Richland, 20. 100; Ross, 81,
100; Sandnsky. 70, 81; Scioto 81, 400:
Seneca, so, 100; Shelby. IS, 80, Stark, 70,
100; Summit, 81, SS; Trumbull, rs, 50;
Tuscsrawas, Il, 81; Union, So, 95; Van
Vert, II, 100; Vinton, so, 100; Warren 10,
81; Washington, Y, 81; Wayne, rs, SO;
Williams, IS, 100; Wood, II, 81; wyandot,
80. IL