The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-28
Crnn Prngnecis.

CHICAGO. July S5.-Correspondents of
the Times have canvassed the condition
of wheat and other crops and find all
cereals, but particularly wheat. are now
in critical condition where changes of
weather will have marked effect on
them. There have been several storms
so recently that farmers have had hardly
chance TO yet estimate the amount of
| damage done by them, and it is noted
that there has been in the region one
severe storm since the observation upon
which the correspondents based their
| reports. Estimates of injury by storms
in the dispatches are therefore more apt
| to be below than above the truth. The
general view of the wheat growing
shows that the crop will be far below
that of last year Heavy losses that are
| inevitable in states that may be called
| those of the central western, where "a
| great part of wheat of the country is
raised, cannot be made good by the ex-
| ceptional production in other regions.
| In Illinois nearly every coun
| ty reports a decrease IN the area since
last year, and in many localities the un-
| favorable weather and other cereal evils
have made the ciops nearly failure,
On fair average the crop will he from
one to twothirds as much as in average
years. In Iowa the acreage has greatly
fallen off. This state complains of every,
thing that effects the wheat crop. Fifty
one counties report an acreage of one
third less than last season, In many ol
these the crop will not be over eight
bushels to the acre. In the northern
districts the chinch bugs and the ex
tremc heat have caused great damage Il
the growing crops. Two-thiris of &
crop is the expected prospects. In thG
middle and in the southern districts the
prospects are better. The acreage
throughout the state is much less thar
last year. In Minnesota wheat is very
unequal in different parts of the state
but the majority of the reports are fail
TO first class. Twenty bushels 10 tho
acre is the highest estimate on yield
These figures are given on abou
ten per cent. of the crop. The shortage
on acreage over last year is placed a
10000 acres. The millers are looking u
Dakota Territory for their chief supply
their prospects are more reassuring; ths
yield is placed at fifteen bushels to thu
acre. Red River Valley alone will pro
ducc five million bushels. In Nebraska
the yield - less than an average, but thu
increased acreage in the western part Of
the State will raise the total yield TO one
third more than the crop OF last year
The grasshOppers are reported as doing
great damage in Minnesota, and Tho
army worms in Iowa and parts of Ill
inois.
Il The indications from Indiana are O
a two-third yield of winter wheat. II
Michigan it promises rather bettei
yield than it did a few months ago
The yield per acre will be below the
average, and though the average is in
creased in some parts, this will not brinl
the total up 10 last years crop. TIT
loss is mainly in Spring wheat, Winter
wheat being pretty fair.
Reports from Wisconsin vary widely
The Spring wheat acreage, taking I'll.
State through, IS much less than las
year. Most of the counties report ligh
yields or one-half to two-ihirds acreage