Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-27
THE CROPS.

the department of agriculture makes |
the area in winter wheat, as compared |
with the breadth harvested last year,
111.5; spring wheat, 103. 4; barley, 1911; |
rye, 101.5 oats, 97.9. Condition: winter |
wheat, 96.e; spring wheat, 92.6; barley,
eO!3; rye, 95. 4; oats, s5.1.
In comparison with 1889 the increase
in wheat acreage is quite moderate.
The reduction last year of more than
two million acres suggests the reason
for most of the present increase. This
advance is therefore both replacement
and development, the former notably
In Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Cali
fornia; the latter in less degree in
Washington, Oregon, the Dakotas and
In several territories. These violent
fluctuations make the investigation
difficult, and in some districts will rem
der necessary supplementary work. To
this extent present estimates may be
considered preliminary. The extension
of acreage, according to our corre-
spondents, depends on price of wheat
and not on available land. A large in
crement of wheat breadth is reported in
Washington, "a large amount of new
land is being broken for next years
crop" and the local opinion is ex-
pressed that not more than one-fifth of
the wheat land of that new state is un-
der cultivation.
The winter wheat crop is encroach-
ing upon the southern and eastern
borders of the spring wheat dis
tricts, notably in Iowa and Wisconsin
under the protection of crop diversified
ton and new methods of cultivation,
while spring wheat extension responds
moderately to stimulus of higher prices.
The condition of winter wheat has de-
clined only one point. The average of
New York is %; Pennsylvania, 97;
Georgia, 9S; Texas, 9S; Ohio, 90; Michi-
gan, 30; Indiana, 80; Illinois, 9S: Mis-
souri,, 80; Kansas, 95; California, 81.
The first monthly statement of aver
ages of spring wheat makes Wisconsin
II; Minnesota, SO; Iowa, 95; Nebraska,
81; the DalIotas, 96 Early sown wheat
was injured by frost in Wisconsin and
Minnesota. termination was arrested
by drought in the same region. In
South Dakota drought has retarded
growth. Conditions have beer more
favorable generally in North Dakota.
Recent rains in Nebraska and Iowa
have greatly benefited wheat and en-
couraged the growers.
Drought in May has greatly injured
oats on the entire Atlantic coast Win
ter oats in the southern states are far
better than the spring crop, which has
been partially destroyed by drought
and insects. Not only was the acreage
reduced in the Ohio valley, but condi-
ton is low in consequence of dry
weather In Minnesota the injuries of
drought were supplemented by those of
cutworms Condition is highest on the
northern Atlantic coast and on the Pa
citic where areas are very limited.
The returns of acreage of barley
show very decided enlargement of the
breadth devoted to this crop, the in
crease being general in almost every
section where grown, but especially
marked in the States of the Ohio valley,
in Wisconsin and California. The rec
ord of production and farm values for a
series of recent years shows that the
actual money value per acre for this
crop has been larger than for any other,
but its cultivation has been de-
pressed by the competition with the
Canadian product. The home product
has not been sufficient to supply the de-
mand for consumption, the importation
averaging more than 10,000,0 900 bushels
per annum. Recent customs legislation
has repressed these imports, the first
nine monthsof the present fiscal year
showing a falling off of one-half The
condition of the crop is uniformly high,
except in portions of the northwest
where drought in cool weather lowered
it. California produces one-quarter OF
the crop, and there the condition is al
most up to the standard adopted for
comparison.
The extension in the breadth de-
voted to rye is small, the considerable
increase in some portions of the Ohio
valley and Missouri valley being Offset
by small reductions in other sections oi
where extensive, no state reporting less
than ninety-tive per cent. of last years
area. The condition of western rye re
mains high, the decline during the
month having amounted to less thar
two points. Condition of spring rye i.
not so good, the weather for planting
and termination having been unfavor
able in many districts.
Clover shows practically the sam,
area as last year, the acreage as com
pared with that of 1890 being 1908 pc
cent Inere mas been decided enlarge
ment in the states west of the Missis
sippi river in the Rocky Mountain region
and on the Pacific coast. In the mountain
} region the rapid extension of the use o
alfalfa as forage plant appears il
these returns, correspondents referrin,
to it when they speak of clover In tn
eastern Atlantic and portion of tn
southern states the acreage is returne,
as smaller than last year, the new seed
ing hardly equaling the old sod turne,
l over, while some of the spring planting
, did not develop properly on account o
drought and cool weather The genera
average of this crop is 81.
The first return of fruit shows re
markably high condition and brillian
, prospect for apples in many sections
A gratifying feature of the return is tn
fact that, as rule, the figures are high
est for those states which by geograph
cal location are furthest advanced i
: their seasons, indicating that there
, but small likelihood of misjudgment o
, the part of correspondents.
t The prospect for peaches is very goo
, in the states of largest production, tn