New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-21
GRAIN CROP PROSPECTS.
A GOOD HARVEST IN THE IVES

A GOOD HARVEST IN THE WEST.
MILLIONS FOR FypORT-THF LoCUsT-PIAGUED BIT
TER OFF THAN sUPPOsED-DAMAGED CROPS
EXIST IN LIMITED AREAS ONLY.
ST. LOUIS, July 20-Advices from all parts
OF the West concerning the wheat harvest and the grow"
ing crops, are OF a most encouraging nature. hahsaS
and Nebraska where keen apprehension was felt IN the
earlier mart of the season. will not only find themselves
amply provided for by a bonntfu harvest within their
own borders but will have millions OF bushels OF whea'
for export to Europe The adverse reports OF the pros
pect for cereals in Europe and the consequent stimulus
which it is expected will be given to transatlantic eN
portatiJn Of grain has excited hopeful feeling among
Western producers.
Affairs IN all portions of the grasshoppcr district OF
Kansas are decidedly cheering The crop of small grain
is almost total failure, but the farmers have planted an
increased acreage Of potatoes, buckwheat ana NH
let, which, owing the very favorable weather. mas
sprung up IL by magic The farmers in the stricken
district will raise enough to carry them through the WI"
ter comfortably. The harvest In Kansas outside the
grasshopper country has ended The wheat is all cut
and some of it already thrcshed ard in market The
wheat Is OF most excellent quality The !led Is
even larger than was expected. 1t will average over 20
bushels 70 the acre and many fields will from 30 10 -
bushels Kansas will have from 100000 10 0ooo."oo
bushels of surplus wheat. Corn looks very prohis-
INK, and owing to late a Is aimo,, O1 oi danger from
dispatch from Springfield Mo, states; - he con
~ s ran and ,rass in trf section of The state aud
in some localities. where they are attended win wind 90
serious damage the growing corn by blowing u down
and breaking il off There is hut "a small proportion of
the wheat stacked, and serious c1Ihiaih mas 9l.th
with reference the UDstdckrd wheat growing III the
stacks II the weather does clear MP AT once the loss
from that cause VIII be very great" Az regards Other
nciics visitors to this city from Texas, Arkansas, and
Inc Indian Territory are Almost unanimous IN reporting
an abundant harvest Of wheat and other small eis,
with a flpc prospect tor corn and vegetable.
In Indian Territory the largest aggregate yield OF
wheat for years has been gdInercd and the export
will he very Urge Texas ~ little behind. but Arkansas
il not caSScd among the vlsatrOwing Statcs corn and
cotton monOpOzinS the attention of her gricii IstS
Missouri has harvested about her usual ayt..c yield OF
the smaller cereals. The yield OF will perhaps be
greater All danger Of further by ertsShCPpes
tins year DOW over, and the damage done Is round 10
hr much less than at first aplrellcnlcd. few
cuutics il Western Missouri AMI Eastern kans2s were
pretty thoroughly devastated 10y TIE rcsth but, happily,
their early flight the far Northwest aNcrted wide
snrend desitution. and those fortunately escaped
their visitation slow their uii-
fortunate neighbours.
The Mississippi Valley proper viii give the usual yield
Of All kinds Of produce. aud altogether TIE We tern pro-
ducers may be said to enjoy prosperous season.