Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-17
CEREAL CROP BULLETIN.

Facts and Figures from the september Re-
port of the Department of Agriculture In
Relation to the Cereal Crops of the Coun-
try, Etc, for the Season Just Closing.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The statis-
tician OF the department of agriculture
reports the September general AVERAGES
of the cereal crops as follows:
Corn, Gil; wheat, 96.s; rye, % l; oats.
so.7; barley, 943; buckwheat, $3.50. A
small advance is noted in all, Duckwheat
alone excepted. The average of potatoes is
81 .0S; for tobacco, SI4. The condition OF
corn is 81 points higher than in September
of last year, and has been exceeded only
three times in the past ten years. state
averages are generally high The lowest are
those of Michigan and Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and North Dakota coming next, while
South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas make
figures under the general average In the
eastern and middle states the crop Is well
grow and generally caring well, but is
little late, and recent cool nights have pre-
vented rapid advancement, yet frost has as
yet done no damage. The crop is in firm
cOndit ion in the southern states. 1t is not
SO much injured by heavy rain as cotton. In
some bottom lands water has caused mate
rial injury, while in uplands the crop is re.
markably good. 1t is somewhat late, but it
is now generally beyond the reach of frost
A fine yield has been made west of the Mis-
sissippi, though in western Texas a little
reduced by drought. 1t is crop decidedly
above medium throughout the south as a
whole Many correspondents refer to it as
the best in years. In the Ohio valley corn is
heavy in stalk. somewhat late in caring
from cool nights, and in some places has
been blown down by heavy winds. yet is
generally very promising. Local droughts
are mentioned at few points cause OF
deterioration without producing very Sc
rious loss.
The correspondent in Franklin county, O..
claims the heaviest crop in forty years. In
Indiana and Illinois there was more injury
from drought in July and early in August.
which has been partially repaired by recent
rains. If frost holds off ten days nothing
but the latest planting can be injured. Abb
solute immunity from loss would require
exemption through September, yet most Of
the breadth is already safe. In Michigan
there has been considerable injury from
frost in late planted fields. Wisconsin re-
ports damage from frosts of August % to %,
and In some cases still earlier. Some areas
have been cut up for fodder in this latitude.
Many Minnesota correspondents promise a
good crop "if frost holds off," while in
valley lands and the northern
sections it has already done considerable
damage. There are also returns Of injury
from frost in the Dakotas. In Iowa and Ne
braska the crop is late, and would be in
iured by frost prior to September 20, and
needs the entire month for ripening of late
planted areas. In Missouri heavy rains in
June, drought in July and heavy rain and
wind storms recently have been unfavora-
bic to the highest condition. On well cult
waited and drained areas corn Is very heavy.
Condition is variable in Kansas, the western
district suffering from drought while the
eastern counties have abundant moisture
and heavy crop.
The condition of wheat is very high con-
sderng both winter and spring varieties,
in soils, ATTITUDES and elevations so widely
differing
The general average has only been ex-
ceeded slightly twice since 1S79-in 1882 and
1854 State averages are quite uniform, but
ten falling below 8, and three below 80, the
lowest being e3 for South Carolina and 81 for
North Carolina. The figures for the princi
pal wheat growing states are as follows:
Ohio, 9S; Michigan, ?S; Indiana, 100. Illinois,
100; Wisconsin, 90; Minnesota, 100; Iowa. SO;
Missouri, 81 Kansas, 50; Nebraska, 50; North
Dakota, "a; South Dakota, SO; California, SO;
Oregon, 81, Washington, 90; New York, SO;
Pennsylvania, SO; Maryland, 81; Virginia,
80. In the southwest, Texas, 81
In the middle states wheat was generally
well filled, harvested in good condition,
yielding well in the spring In few coun
ties in Pennsylvania and in parts of Mary
land and Virginia there has been some in
jury in the shock. In Texas the crop was
unusually fine, harvested i'll May and June,
and is now mostly marketed. In one county
yield of 20 to % bushels per ac1e is report
ed, and in another IS bushels A reporter in
Kentucky claims for wheat zone of those ex
ceptionally fine crops that occur only at long
Intervals
Others make less sanguine statements.
With variable returns in Ohio and Michigan,
the tenor of remark as TO quality, quantity
and condition is very favorable. In Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri and Kansas threshing gave
yields better than was expected, with some
exceptions; ''the largest ever harvested" in
one instance; thirty eight bushels per
acre" in another, and estimated average
weights of 60 to 81 pounds in most favored
localities. Some shriveled grain is reported
and some damage in the stock.
The remarks concerning quantity and
quality of spring wheat in Minnesota are ex-
tremely favorable, with very slight draw
backs from frost and wet, and nearly ia
vorable in Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas
Extreme yields of thirty to forty bushels are
reported in all these states. The spring
wheat of the Pacific has been somewhat in.
iured by hot and blighting weather.
Enormous Breadstuf Exports.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE exports OF
breadstuffs from this country for August
have been compiled. 1t was known that the
increase would be great, but such showing
as the figure, make is surprise even to the
bureau of statistics. Here is the official
statement as completed:
August, 1891 S2S S53, $40
August 1890 ....... .................. I0,712,2IO
In other words, the aggregate of grain and
of flour shipped out of this country last
month was nearly three times what it was
during the same month last year. This is
an unprecedented showing. An examina-
ton of the figures for the two months makes
it appear that the tremendous increase in
exports had it's beginning in July, but re-
ceived most of its swell in August, when the
shortage in other countries came to be fully
realized. The official report is as follows:
July and August, 1S9I............. SIS 232, Sol
Jnly and August, 1890 ............... Il, 454,S79
Reference to the report in detail for Au-
gust reveals the fact that wheat is the item