Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-12
The Crops.
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The July report of the Department
of Agriculture estimates the increase
in the acreage of corn at about l.
500, 900 acres, and the total breadth
of the crop 100000 acres. The
per cent. of the increase is nearly
the same as that of the increase in
population. The condition of the
crop is reported lower than usual at
this season. Though starting early,
it has been retarded by the low tenn
perature and excessive rains. Its
general average condition is ranked
at 90.
Cool, wet weather through the
month of July has not improved the
prospect for corn in this state, but
there is plenty Of time to make
good crop if the remainder of the
season is favorable.
The harvest of winter wheat was
we'll advanced at the date of the re-
port. At this time it is, of course,
finished. A fair crop has been Sc
cured. Spring wheat is reported
rather poor. From Dakota and 9th
er sections of the Northwest, where
the spring wheat is mostly grown,
the reports are unfavorable. In some
parts of Dakota it headed out, as
was reported to the Department,
with straw only about six inches
high. Possibly these reports may
prove to be exaggerated for effect
on the market. But little spring
wheat is grown in New England, but
that is fine condition.
Oats are reported better than the
average for serious of years. There
is an increased acreage, and the in
dications point to very large pro-
duct. The acreage of barley has
been largely increased, the crop will
be above the average. Potatoes
promised a good crop in July; but
the final result can only be known
when the crop is harvested.
During the month of June there
is usually decline in the condition
of apples, insect damage being COM
mon, and injury resulting from late
frosts or unreasonable weather ear
lier becoming apparent during the
month The returns of last month
indicated very poor prospects in
most of the states of large produc-
tions, though in the more northern
districts it was too early to give more
: than an approximate statement OF
condition, the season not being then
1 sufficiently advanced to show def
nitely the damage resulting from cold
and frost. Returns for July show
2 that this damage was more serious
4 than was expected, and the decline
+, during the month has been general
: and unusually heavy. This decline
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e England and New York, where the
:; young fruit has dropped badly ant
), caterpillars have been active locally
: In this group of states Rhode Islano
: and Connecticut alone give promis
e of fair crop, to be attributed, per
e haps, to the fact that last year, whel
: the crop was of medium size else
:, where, these states had but smal
/ yield. In Connecticut, especially
8 during the past few seasons, th
bearing habit seems to have been re
versed, the most abundant crop
r. coming in odd rather than eve
Is Is years.
he The best condition is reported i
~ ~ the state west of the Mississippi riS
1t, er and on the Pacific coast, rangin
MS from IS in Missouri to 95 in Califol
ed MIA. In some portions of he Sontt
hi- also, present condition indicates
by medium crop, but the product of th
"a section is of local interest only.
= The unfayorable nature of th