The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-27
The Coming Wheat Crop.

A Chicago dispatch of the 18th inst, says that
reports from every point in the wheat-growing
region in the West and North west show the con-
dition and prospects of the growing crop in Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Hill
nois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio. Kentuckya and Mis-
souri, in detail, by counties and districts. With
regard to the Winter wheat crop the reports al
m ost without exception favorable the pres
ent fine condition OF the crop being largely attrib
uted to the heavy SHOWS of the past winter. which
afforded complete protection. From OHIO q
somewhat increased acreage is reported, with
ly few counties nipping OF the plant by the late
cold snap is reported, and some .apprehenSions
are expressed as to the erect Of the March irosts
about 10 per cent is promised. The yield for the
year is estimated at 30,000000 bushels, against
27Or0,0O0 bushels last year. The prospect in Ken
lucky is generally reported encouraging. and q
fair increase in the yield last year is confidently
expected: All reports from Indiana go to show
The acreage seems somewhat increased, on the
whole, while the expected increase in yield is es-
year, although some apprehension are expressed
as to tile effect OF the present cold snap.
The reports from Michigan that the pros
poets are better than last year, and an immense
yield is expected. Missouri reports are to the
effect that the prospect is better than year ago,
and that the coming crop promises to exceed that
Of last year. The estimate as to Nevada is that
the acreage OF Winter wheat is fully rs per cent.
greater than that of last year. and that2u per cent
OF the winter crop generally is reported favora-
BILE. In Kansas the acreage Is reported TO pc
about equal to that Of last year, while the cond1-
ton OF the crop is far more promising. the pros
pect being above the average Minnesota reports
show the crop to be in good condition generally
throughout the State. with slightly reduced
acreage in some localities, estimated as high as
20 or 25per cent. From other districts, in the
Winter wheat region the prospects are also gen
orally reported above the average. The CHIEF
question, and one which has been considerably
agitated in its relation to the Spring wheat crop
has been as to the seed supply. There has been
division of opinion both as to whether the light
er wheat of last year, the berry OF which was
shriveled, will terminate, and whether, il 1t ger
inmates, it will yield good crop. Concerning
the question of termination tn ere seems to b
small room for doubt, In view OF the results OF the
experiments made in this city. These show thai
in some instances SO per cent. OF the blightet
berries germinated, while in no instancewas thu
percentage less than IS. The prevailing opinion
among wheat men of this city is that not more
than per cent. of the blghted berries will fail t.
terminate, and with that much increase in tn
sowing, there need be NO apprehension OF an!
failure on account of the seed. In Iowa ther,
seems to be slight apprehensions as to sees
wheat, but it is reported that. by screenings sui
fcient supply of good seed grain can be obtained