The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-25
WASHINGTON.
The Wheat Crop -EbcOuraging pros-
observation-disclosures News.

A"e Wneat SrOp.EbcOuragjngP Pros
observation-disclosures News.
Especial to the State Journal
| WASHINGTON, April 25.--The follow.
ing is summary of the condition of the
wheat crop, just issued from the agricultu-
raj department: On the first week Of
April aconsderable portion of the northern
belt OF the winter wheat area was covered
with snow. The condition of that which
was visible gave promise of general exemp-
ton from winter injury, leaving the
crop subject to the meteorological, yicissi-
tudes Of April. In the middle states
great Improvement upon the showing of
last spring is everywhere conceded, es-
peclally in New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
The prospect in the states south of Mary
land is less favorable than last year, and
there are indications of diminishing area
IN the cotton states, though acreage
is not intended to be given in
this report. Michigan, the only state of
the northern border in which winter wheat
IS manly grown, presents green and vigor-
Gus growth wherever snow has disap-
pered sufficiently to reveal 1t, and Ohio
makes far more favorable returns than
last year. In Kentucky more checkered
showing is made, giving the present ap-
pearance a decidedly unfavorable cast.
with indications of future improve
ment If the weather becomes settled. In
Indiana and Illinois the unfayorable re-
turns outnumber the rose-colored the |
dry autumn retarding seeding and germi- |
nation, and leaving the plants too weak |
and shallow-rooted to endure well the eff. |
1ects OF winter changes of temperature.
Similar causes affect the condition of wheat
IN Missouri, but great improvement over
last year is reported; and still
more favorable condition exists in Kan
sas. In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and
Nebraska, as is known, very little winter
wheat is produced, but full reports are
gwen OF such experiments. The indications
rom California all point to another wear
II great abundance, scarcely county re-
'ortlng an unfavorable condition. As a
Vhole the wheat prospect at the close of
ne winter is more favorable than at the
anne date in 1872. z5al al
To-day wire was extended from the Unit
ID States Observatory to new clock lust
'laced against the wall near the west en-
rance to the treasury department. By
his clock time the employees will COM
hence and stop work.
Major William E. Weitzell, of the United
'tates engineer corps, has been ordered by
he secretary of war to submit project for !
the Louisville and Portland
anal, under the appropriation of 500 900 {
lade by the last Congress-.
The encouragement to-day decided
nat where persons who have served the
nlted States faithfully as soldiers become
lsane, and are in INDECENT circumstances.
ley can be admitted and cared for free of '
1arge into the Insane Asylum of the Dis t
let of Columbia.
The commissioner of internal revenue !
as ordered gaugers' fees to be reduced t
ter the LIST of May, and establishes six r
ollars per diem as the maximum any /
'uger may receive. The daily maximum +
ow is nine dollars. Is
Of the fifty-six applications filed at the S
apartment of justice for the pardon of ku- a
lux prisoners, confined in Albany,
irty-one have been granted, and the re- Nj
alnder are pending. The attorney-gene- S
i has passed on some of these applica- 2
'ns, and will dispose of the others in a y,
ort time. n
President Grant has gone to Denver from Il
Louis. He spent last night in Kansas IL
ty, where he received many calls. Vice q -
resident Wilson arrived in New York YES b
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