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 OATS. 



Eeturns make the entire product 5 per cent, greater than last year. 

 Between the thirty-fourth and the forty-first parallels, as previously re- 

 ported, an unprecedented crop, as reported July 1, was very largely dimin- 

 ished in the product saved, and universally danuiged in quality by the 

 long-continued and iloodiiig rains. Early drought pinched the crop in 

 Delaware, Maryland, and parts of Virginia, and ravages of the army- 

 worm, extensive in Ohio, had some effect in adjoining States also in 

 diminishing the product gathered. Yet in that section, as a whole, the 

 vast quantities destroyed scarcely reduced the product below that of the 

 previous year. The comparative figures are : Delaware, C3 ; Maryland, 

 91; Virginia, 81; North Carolina, 101; West Virginia, 94; Ohio, 100 ; 

 Kentucky, 98 ; Tennessee, 102; Indiana, 77 ; Illinois, lOG ; Iowa, 107 ; 

 Missouri, 109 ; Kansas, 81; Nebraska, 73. In all these States the quality 

 is below that of last year, averaging about 83. Outside the rainy sec- 

 tion, with few exceptions, snperior crops in quantity and quality have 

 been produced. The New England States return a quality averaging 

 about 2 per cent, above, and an increase of about 7 per cent, in product, 

 except in Ehode Island, where, owing chiefly to extraordinary havoc by 

 the army-worm, it was reduced to 18 per cent, below. In five States 

 which produce about two-thirds of the entire crop the figures represent- 

 ing the comparative product and quality are : New York, 106 and 96 ; 

 Pennsylvania, 110 and 98 ; Ohio, 100 and 83; Illinois, 106 and 84; Wis- 

 consin, 133 and 102. Michigan reports for average product, 121 ; quality, 

 105 ; Calhoun County reports that a yield of 60 bushels per acre is com- 

 mon ; Mecosta, that a field of 10 acres yielded 84 bushels per acre ; Al- 

 pena, that the crop will weigh 35 to 50 pounds per bushel; and Wayne, 

 that it was never better. The averages in Minnesota are 101 for- prod- 

 uct and 97 for quality. The latter was injured in some localities by 

 rains in harvest. On the Pacific Coast the crop about equals the pre- 

 ceding one in both yield and quality. In the South Atlantic and Gulf 

 States the product equals last year's in Georgia; is less 9 per cent, in 

 Florida, and 4 per cent, in Alabama, but is much greater in the remain- 

 ing States; South Carolina, 20 per cent ; Mississippi, 28; Louisiana, 6 ; 

 Texas, 44 ; Arkansas, 74. The reported yield per acre last year in 

 Texas was 27.2 bushels ; in Arkansas, 15. In Texas, Titus reports that 

 the crop exceeds all previous ones in acreage and quality ; also that the 

 Bed Kust-proof is coming into general use, and giving universal satisfac- 

 tion. Williamson reports an acreage fivefold greater than ever before, 

 producing the same variety, which weighs 35 to 38 pounds per bushel. 

 But Uvalde reports that the White Schonen is taking the lead of all 

 other kinds. The quality throughout the State averages about 7 per 

 cent, better than last year. In Arkansas, where the improvement in 

 quality is 9 per cent., Fulton, Marion, and Baxter return better crops 

 than were ever before produced. In Baxter, our reporter states that 

 from the product of 65 dozen large plump grains of Norway oats he 

 thrashed out 65 bushels ; that is an average of 2§ quarts per single 

 grain. Extracts are made as follows : 



M.A1HE.— Androscoggin : Good. Waldo : First rate yield ; quality excellent. 



Vermont. — Eutland : A good crop. Orleans : Kusted, and are light in weight. 



New York. — Genesee: Yield well, and of fair quality. SalUvan: Product light, but 

 good quality. Onondaga : Very good in yield and quality. 



Pennsylvania. — Bucks : Much of the crop blackened by the rains in harvest. Mif- 

 flin : Four times the product of last year, and much better in quality. Sullivan: The 

 best crop for many years. Elk: Weighed last year 28 pounds per bushel; this [year 

 35. North U7nhei-land : An extra large crop, but much injured by the rains. ^!^ 



Delaware. — £'e«<; lujured by drought in June. ^^^ 



