Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03

FuIi Reports from she principal
Corn Centers.

FULL Reports from she Principal
Corn Centera.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. q, 'sl.-The
Times gives full reports from the
principal corn centers in the Wes-
tern states concerning the prospects
of the corn crop OF the year. The
reports represent the condition Of
this grain throughout the great corn
region Of the United States, from
Ohio to Kansas, and Kentucky TO
Minnesota this season as so far adj
yanced that an estimate of the corn
crop can be made with accuracy
that cannot be greatly affected by
any future event; early frosts may
somewhat alter the present outlook,
but I'm many corn sections corn is
already beyond reach Of them, and
the regions that may be Injured Dy
frosts are not those ranked as the
heaviest corn producers. The drOuth
has already done its worst and the
rains that may come will arrive too
late to change the present situation.
The information below may be con-
sidered, therefore, as practically set
tling the question of the corn crop
of the season.
1t is clear that the present year Is
to see no such tremendous produc-
ton as was made in the year 1850,
remarkable in the history OF corn
cultivation. Encouraged by that
wear farmers in the heaviest corn
sections planted a much larger area
than at any period previous. On
account OF the very backward sea-
son, the planting was unusually
late, but the early appearance OF the
crop in most places promised well,
and favorable weather stimulated
an unusually rapid growth. AT IA
time when corn most needed rain,
the drOuth began, which extended
over the entire corn section. Ihe
earth dried up, crops parched ana
withered i'm the fields, and In many
localities farmers could barely iur-
uish water for live stock. Its worst
effects were seen in the southern
sections of Illinois, Iowa and other
Western States, where the yield OF
corn is heaviest. In these regions
the stalks which had grown tank
and lusty, dried and scorched IN the
sun and the ears were small and
stunted. AS weeks went wltnout
rain. the outlook for any sort OF
crop i'm some of the most aiiilcteu
sections became hopeless ana iar-
mers pIowed the drying corn under.
In Southern Illinois, the effects were
extremely disastrous. In the more
central localities early planting
promises well, but late ones VIII be
mostly converted into fodder. In
several sections the crop will not
average seven bushels to the acre.
In some localities the deficit has
heen offset by an increased acreage,
mIich of the damaged wheat haV,
ING been plowed up and the ground
nIanted with corn. In Northern To-
calities the drouth was at rare IN
teryals relieved by rainfalls, Wnlen
materially advanced the crop: Inc
fields at present stand well, anu
though not so far advanced aS tO DC
ont If the way of frOsts, the crop,
If M frosts come, will be large
enough to assist in ofsetung tle
great falling off in the southern part
OF the state. Three-tifths OIL CROP
as compared with last years appear
to be a fair estimate for the state
The crop Of lSS0it must be re-
membered, however, was a remark
ahlv large one. This fact tends 10
bring this year an average crop
close no to that of ordinary years Oh
nroducfion. Reports from Iowa,
the rival of Illinois as a corn pro-
ducing state, are not altogether nan,
nonious. In no section Is n tuli
oron exnected. The varying reports
annear due to the fact that many
SECTIONS were less severely Nlslteu
hv drouth than others. The acreage
reported is somewhat greater thah
last wear. and the deficit on the en-
fire crop caused by the drouth ls on
this account discounted to consiu-
erable extent. The yield, comimf-
ed with last year, Is in some LOCALE
} ties pIaced as low as per cent, anu
the average bushels per acre 20 To
25, instead of the usual 20 oi ~
bushels. The crop in this stale, las'
wear. was unprecedentedly GREAT
and the presumption perhaps ls W,
: titled that the crop VIII De hlucl
below an average one. In Mlssouli SOUL
the drouth was severe anu long,
: and the prospects in that state ART
; that the crop will be cut down rom
} a quarter to half a crop. Kansas
also appears likely to fall consider,
ably below the average OF usua
wears. In other states the droutl
, was more or less severely felt, and
the crop does not by any mean'
promise to be full one compared
with years of the greatest produc
tion. The only relief from a snort
a age will be the fact that the highl,
profitable crop Of last year enconr
r ages farmers to put in an increase
l acreage. 1t may not be far IRON
the truth to say that the gloomy re
ports from some sections are IN
h measure due to the hopes built uPol
the unusual products Of 1851. raI
0 mers expected to see that remarka
d BILE Weld duplicated this season am
the present certainty that their eS
pectations are not likely to pc reai
lied blinds them to the fact that ill
fer all the discouragements OF Da
a weather, the crop may not DE hucl
10 below an average one.