The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-22
IMMENSE CROPS.
Official Reports of Earth's Products

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For America and Europe.
The official returns for August show that
the prospective fruit crop OF the country,
taken as whole, is much larger than 1or
several years. The report follows
Apples-The crop met with no serious obs
stacles to development during July: Ihe
influences upon which the proper maturity
OF the crop naturally depends have been so
favorable that a very general increase IN The
index figures has resulted. There are, how
ever, some very important States ID which
the crop promised is less than half the nor
NAL product. This is the case IN Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont. Michigan and
Wisconsin. the percentages ranging from 2S'
in Michigan to 40 in Vermont. Massaehu-
setts, New York, Pennsylvania and Iowa
show conditions between 50 and 60, or in
dicated products at or slightly above one
nalf the normal.
On the other hand, Is stares-New Jersey,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Arsan-
gas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, lp
diana, Missouri. Nebraska, Colorado ana
the Pacific Coast States, excluding staSes Eo1
commercially imoortalt-tave condltlon
OF 50 or over, and Of these s]N-NeW Jersey,
kentucky, Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri ana
Colorado-are above 80. Kentucky going to
l0!. Ohio and Illinois, with conditions Is
and u respectively, stand between the AlSh
and the low. The crop is reported general
ly short in the northern bat abundant In the
southern portions ofthese states. The gen
eral average ofcondition IS 71.2, against A
last year.
Peaches-rbe average condition Of peach
es August is S3.3 ;:gainst 223 in 1874. Inc
prospective yield has declined heavily IN
Delaware, where about ono third the normal
cropis now indicated. New jersey has also
suffered, the pereen age falling II points anu
resting now at 61 Conditions are high il
Connecticut and Georgia, respectively % and
104. Maryland hopes for two thirds crop;
Virginia something under that portion.
very short crop is indicated for Ohio, and
for Michigan about half the normal product
On the Pacific Coas: conditions approximate
the general average for the country. Much
complaint of dropping aud rotting is made.
the latter especially in the South.
The condition of the crops Of Europe is
reviewed in the report Of the European Agent
OF the Agricultural Department for August.
It shows fair crops in most OF the countries,
except Great Britain. The reports OF the
principal countries follow:
Great Britain-Tne persistent drought has
resulted to injury to all crops: injury wide
spread and very serious. The Agricultural
Gazette considers the report as indicating D
condition OF things worse than mas cXlSteo
in any year since the black year, 1879.
France-Tbe wheat area is known to be
somewhat reduced in France. and smaller
total output than that Of last year is to be
expected. J much larger than average
acreage is under barley.
; Germany--Crops generally in Prussia are
an average, though reports have come OF
violent ralnstorms and hailstorns extending
over large areas and badly laying the grain.
From Slyony. Hanover. B-andenburs, Po-
mernnia and Pos"I come similar reports.
Austria -HnnSa"y-rh wheat harvest IS
completed III the uthern and Central Hun
gariau Provinces. The color is deficient,
but the quality surpa-s"S estimates. There
is an average pariey crop. Wheat is report
ed ftOm Austria aS in better condition than
rye.
Italy-The wheat is al! gathered by this
time, and the AyrIcutu:ai Department re-
ports an abundant crop i'll ne north and &
bare average IL the southern and central
parts.
Roumania-An official report puts the
wheat harvest at 56.000.000 20 G0,00C,00
bushels of eycesle4t qualify.
Russa-An ave-ag. wheat crop is expect
ed. and rye is reported as Likely to turn oct
muco oclte- in quantity and quality than was
expected 4 month ago.