Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-13
SCANT CROPS.
a Summary of the Wheat and Corn
fieEd Eor 1851, Compared with Pre-

Weld sor 1851, Compared with Pre-
viOus Years.
Reports to B,GdStreerS (of New York; num-
tcf ns 5000, in response toinquiries sent to all
wheat and corn growing counties in the United
States, enables that journal 10 summarize the
wheat and corn crops Of tho United States for
ss3i While Tie returns al hand, as might be
snlposed, do not contradict the gloomy ac-
counts OF total ruin to farmers of the West, it
nnut lie said that the situation and outlook are
SO fo, bidding as some operators would have the
wo Ia believe. As regards wheat and the yieldin
Illinois, slight lcrease in acreage is reported,
hut the yield per acre has declined from 1873
bushels. the figure of the census for 1879 to
rs bushels per acre in 1881. The total yield of
Whist fur the season in Illinois is estimated st
a, T6t00 bushels, as compared with 81, ll0,5 02
bushels in 1879 these beng the census figures,
and 81, 5no 600 bushels last year. The story OF
this decline in the yield Of illinois is OF So
yere winter, ehinch bugs and drought. The
falling eli from last year is about SO per cent.
Tho returns from OHIO indicate q total yield
of wheat for the season of 35, SIS, geo bushels,
as compared with the census figures of 46, 019,-
0GO hus hels for the crop of 1879, and As, &c.,
0iA bushels for 1880. these latter being our
own estimate. corrected in the light of the
reyelatloRs Of the census falling of of % per
cent The two influences which have affected
the OHIO wheat vie i are the severe winter and
drought The average per acre in Ohio is esti-
mated at l2S bushels as compared with Is
bushels In 1879
The wheat crop of Michigan. this year, we
place at iS.6ia,00 bushels, against the census
return OF 81, 81. 600 bushels for 1879, and our
own estimate Of SS,375,000 bushels fer 1880.
The average yielG per acre in Michigan this
wear is pat al TO- bushels The census return
indicates Yield of 10 bushels per scre in 1879.
Tho falling II against last year Is 17 per cent.
Minnesota promises a Weld fully equal 10
that Of last year, but the late aud severe rains
have caused falling of. The average yield
per acre this year is given at l0.l7 per acre. the
average for 1879 having been ll.3 per acre.
The total yield for this year Is placed al 80 lf0,
600 bushels, a falling off O S,3SO,0o0 bushels
since last wear.
The Weld of wheat in Missouri this wear is
estimated at 1880, coo against "A. OCT 900 in
1879 and -, 000 in 1850. Insects have been
the Gauss of great damage in Missouri. The
falling off in yield, compared with last year, is
80 per cent.
Tue Yield in Iowa for this year is a, 800, COO
bushels. The census reported the yicldcs 1879
Of 3t15L000. TIE crop of 1880 Is put down at
81, 7bu. coo. IN the light of the census return.
Mob aska has been fortunate this season.
Never great wheat State, its yield is always
comparatively normal. The census gives the
average Weld per acre IN NtDfaSha Tor 1879 az
O. bushels while the yield in Michigan was 10
bushels per acre. The outturn Of wheat IN
Nebraska this year is IA, 6S6 Goo bushels against
II 900 last year, thus showing slight in
crea-e.
Kentucky is included in the Western States,
and its yield for this season is pnt down nj &
Gs7 600 bushels, against 1856, coo bushels
In 1873
Indiana reports total wheat yield for 1881
of Y, 756 900 bushels against 47,2s4, 000 IA 1879
and 81. 400, 600 in 1880. falling off Of s. per
cent.
The reports from Wisconsin are comparative
y favorable end show gain IN Weld over
laat year, but falling OF compared " It
1879.
The wheat yield OF Kansas for this year is es-
timated at 19,949,00e bushels. A substantial
increase in acreage keeps the total out-lurn
about up TO that Of last year, nutwitlst ,ndlnX
q decline IA the yield per acre owing to the bad
season. The census report gives II, S24,t % IS
the yield for 1879.
Summarizing the above gives the following
yield Of wheat in the Western Statesin bushels: