The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-09
WHEAT PROsPECrs.
Favorable Reports from All over the
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CHICAGO, May 1.-The Times has two
pages ofreportS offspring wheat prospects.
It's analysis sayb the situation oi affairs is
satisfactory indeed, 1t may be said to be
highly encouraging, for the best reports
come from localities where the most spring
wheat Is raised, and or the most part the
least encouraging reports are from sections
where winter wheat has been found the
more profitable. In Minnesota, Nebraska
and Dakota, which are almost wholly
given up to spring wheat, there is large.
" increased acreage, and the prospect is
thoroughly good. In Minnesota, which
raised over 100000 bushels Of wheat
last year, reports are uniformly OF the
most tlattefing character. 10 some of the
lower counties the acreage has doubled,
and the average increase for the State iB
20 or 80 per cent. At the same time the
condition is usually stated to have never
been better, and sometimes to have never
been 80 good, and the prospects, for an Ia.
creased yield per acre isgood.
From Nebraska, which produced about
fourth as much wheat last year as Min.
nesota, but whoee prRlries are rapidly be.
Ing broken up by the great army Of emil.
grants who are constantly pouring into
the State, reports are very similar. The
aCreage Ia increased, and planting has been
accomplished under the most favorable
conditions. Farmers take cheerful view
OF things, and the probabilities are In favor
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In Dakota, also, the area oil spring wheat
Is also much increased, and the indiCa.
tons are all favorable for general yield.
From Kansas reports are not quite so
favorable as TO quality, though prospects,
are generally fair TO good, and the acreage
Is reduced. This however, 10 mainly due
to the fact that winter wheat 10, In that
State, supplantlng spring sowing.
In Missouri, also, fall sowing prevails.
Not more than ont.tenth OF tho wheat that
will be raised this year will BIZ spriug sown.
The condition Of bpring grain ls not alto
Rether SatiBfactoTy, and In some localities
Il 10 poor, but thiB1s not true oil all, and
the small amount Of spring wheat raised
makes lie quality Of subordinate import
auce.
In Illinois, WiscOnsin and lows the
condition OF spring wheat ranges oil the
way from good 10 very poor. II is 10 be
believed, however, that In some portions
OF Northern Illinois the prospects are
good, and that III the central and southern
parts OF the H.ats winter wheat is rapidly
Gro Wding out spring wheat whero 1t has
not already dohn II. Where the acreage
oi spring wheat Il largely reduced II ia
generally beCauee farmers have found fall
Il better than spring sowing. In Iowa
there is substantial reduction 10 the acre
age OF spring wheat, In aDmost every conn.
" butin tile vicinity q Storm Lake, the
increased acreage Rmounls TO twenty per
cent and the condition was never better.
Throughout the State there has been con-
siderable diminution In spring wheat acre
age, the result In some localities Of pre-
ference for winter wheat. Taking the
Northwest as q whole, therefore, the pros.
poets for spring wheat ID Minnesota
Nebraska and Dakota, where spring wheat
is almost exClusivsly raised, are all that
could be desired. Id KAnsAs and llllnoia
spring wheat forms but small part Of The
total crop. ID Wisconsin and Iowa the
decreased acreage Of spring wheat II
caused in greater or Ices degree by The
preferences Of farmers Tor winter gtain, anC
this, II should be remembered, is from
sixty eight TO Bevehly.twn per cent Il the
tots wheat crop Of the United States.