, 1881-05-06


C0LbwArstt, Mich, May 5.-ln1uiry and ob-
hcrvHtttn nao'iK farmers IN nFanuh County Inns
led 10 conclusion that In tha county thcro will
no n1tlt 'iye-eEvhths nf crop ut wt,cnt. IN Bo1o
1lNcus not 10 nxuccll = ,cr cont Ut cr,s will 10
hnrvrsted, while In 0thors mora. evon tu gotHl
nscruYc. Tho prntrfps aru badty acorchotf.
while tho pr>tcctcd ticlds arc looking we'll and
putting forwArd BtroHg gruwth. Tho slight
rans ut tho pllst week htlve dune much to
forwRrd tho crop. In some cases wheat
fields hnyu buun powod up far onts
atd corI. Tho prospect Is that
wo shatl hnyu q larxer acrcnGe Of spring crops
than for tsiahy years. Fulder and thu Coarscr
grains Of last ycar hnvo been pretty vol ex-
haustcsl by the onH wlntcr.
Special UHpatth to Ths Chicago Tribune.
DArTl.R CHEEK, Mlch.. May 5.-fIlio wheat crop
in this cu,luty will not turn out ono.thlrd tho
amount that 1t lid last year. tiatiy farmers
have plowetl MP thotr i'c!'!a to plant corn In ia
placo. Thc 4yeraRG yieid. ~ y now looks. %
Gate at fr 9nt 1e se nsnSs ~ per aare
rlGs arc holdlng OFT to tt Tor II big pstec next
''* Special f,t,pa,ta TO The Chicago Tribune.
.KALAMAxt,u, Mtth.. May b.-As tho scnson nj"
vntices. i seens eattnli that tho nhn,lhl com.
plaInt u tho FARMERS ~ to tItct,l,raHtK wheat
whcat sewn in this Stais laat, fiji Will yiel not
Sa .ns. tS I asr cp* h sGep
proabls that H. Yield Wa ,,ot average IL M ih!s
s?s y asrs a:s sS 4S q ssxss
!inc 'ir1w1l @ % Gst ana we wost t through lr9na .i
tio upper hnlf. rhe uuitur Of thu Oranvers
ttta0r. published 1T this county, nude tour OF
the ciosu md accurMto observation was that
tho l0wur half of tho Btate would pr.'tiuce onr-
thlld OF Ii urur'. Tha northor1l huff IL aE,ont "
attAIf
inaka tho asorasv III tho state abont 0nc.haif
II crop. stu,ly tMrnaors hsve hnrcd thht rafna
Sna St Vt ts ttn It s bs saoy ii he1s
nnw Ii, opn fOr most OF tho tlelds stuuy lclls
III wnlol, wheat was sown ara buln9 rlowet' up
Sti spetsi + SSf 40 s rsses .sn ssnF aSas
JAcNsoN. Mich: Sfny 6.-lseports from d!f.
forpnt portions u jackson County ns to thu
prospects Ut tho Whcut DEup Nre somewhat tl!s-
tourIRlux. III tho enBtarti portion or thu cotin.
Is many zelda are b4inx plowad up: uoud hclds
winsor win @ dt II cvidsmt. 81" 4 c"mparison sr roports
fr0tu ul pnrts af Janka0n County in,lloates thnt
nut ilurs thnn hRir tho 9voraKo crop will te
reSpsa Ths genera! vor'ltot Of tho farmers is
s*stal p1s.tt" f. Ths esttsss ,ys 1rt's'ns .,,
Ant@S Mish 1y 6Me'as ~ scci.1,I, tns
sxeep,loaa.'s ,iine s4ryss!: desslts .hs * =
jiist st il, havo tieae n,uch to forxarl i:
III tho southern part Of the county 1t Is doing very
VOL, Iii tho lHFtlerfi Allu inNFG C4l}osGu pre-
Gnaea tho rcnE1rts nro nut 80 favorable. a
xrcater brsAlh thn,. cvor has becn sow.l, anu
pr9aas sasss1 Is Fl. seass % ws
DETROIT. Mich. May t--Up to three days ago
thu prospecta Tor what IN this etnto were un'
| favorable Tho oru, wAA soWa!l hits In lnary
pArtA Ut ttn Ssnt1 fnst full. Wfnter catnn u.l
| tho wheat hid obtalAed sufficient r,os
| us,nliy severn. l,uforo snnw entno .tllo
gxposed t!eItla were fr1tzBn bAdIy. Thu heavy
sturnls Of tho sprinx. f.,lluwed by treezn.
| wcnthor. have cnused the wfleHt to htslnuthered
| III innliy platGs. It bus bocu cntttnAteA thnt ~
most paris pt tho statY thorc would only he hull
| low. The good weather nnd rains Of tbs lAsl
| wpok hay0 nlado prnsracts somewhat Oottcr
Indications now lro that therc will bo two-third:
| tn threg.tlt1nrters ut Il crop.
HpeelA Daih.eh 70 Tia Chicago Tribune.
| ANN AHHoH, Mich, May 5.-Tho whcHt crop tr
| The yo1l lii Inuny fields will not 10 nUre thai
70 p0r cent Ut ust ycar'y. These arc tlt,slly I'll
| low lands which wore frUzan aver. suine feM
| iclt1s will by up to hist ycNrS Average, but Ihit
is fnr from Da!ug tho GENERAL rule.
| Spf:tat lA1Iiatch to 1As CAt<uuo 1Ffbtns.
tcr-kiIled III lnNlIy paccs. LatO rhihs and cool
oluuuy weuther hayo tottero1 the oorfllttnI
! Hcn,uWhat.. With tuyDrnble conditions fr0a, th
tin,1 TIL hnryest f,rolmbty. throe.0uArturs nr I
t.lt! crop will 10 harvested. No t'y ts reported
tug nros.a ssx ~ Esoatsr ,aan 5fsn sal
| Miles. Mich. May b.-The whoat prospect
which tookad sery ti!scournEtnE n short tin,
| AxO IL ploru hopeful tuw. blHny fields proGntst
woI1, but In IUnAtitics 1t 10 wlntor. klled. Thl
| additional lCrelgo spwn Will help to hrlug up tll
Yield to ubout thrcc- fotirtha an nvorago crop.