The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-06-01
CONDI ZION OF CROPS.
The Outlook for Grain in the Northwest.

CHICAGO, May IA local commission
firm have condensed the reports of crops in
the northwest. received from twenty cor
respondents. Their points are as follows
Texas-Fully 30 per cent more wheat acre.
age than last year. None killed; no bugs
harvest progressing; large yield expected
Corn and oats 30 per cent larger acreage than
in 1881, and it looks well.
kentucky-25 per cent more wheat planted
than in 1881; none killed; no bugs; little
| frost did some damage.
MssOuri-About the same acreage as last
year; great quantities of bugs in some To-
calities; no material damage; prospects
very fine, and corn planted Is to 20 per cent.
| greater acreage. No old corn on hand. Oats,
same acreage and only ordinary yield,
Maryland-Slight increase in winter wheat
acreage; crops look promising; some little
| winter wheat killed; bugs none; 10 per
| cent. Of the old wheat on hand corn acre.
age unchanged; oats 16 per cent. less, and
looks poorly.
OhiO-Wheat acreage the same or trhe
higher; 10 per cent OF winter wheat killed !;
no bugs; looks well except where flooded ;
acreage of corn and oats unchanged; little
old grain on hand.
Indiana-Acreaae the same; wheat in
creased little winter killed; few bugs !;
plant looks well; little wheat on hand corn
about all planted; acreage unchanged, aud
none left.
Mchigan-Aereage increased ten per
cent; none killed and no bugs; 10 per cent.
Of old wheat on hand; corn same acreage ms
in 1881 none for shipment; oats look well.
lllinois-Winter wheat, the same acreage
or trifie larger; bugs appeared, but are
harmless; got army worms, but they have
only stripped the leaves; the stand looks
well, aud promises seventeen TO twenty
bushels per acre; corn mostly planted ex-
cept in the north; acreage the same or Il lit
tie larger in the south central Illinois has
about 40 per cent. for shipment; oats, 10 TO
20 per cent. acreage increase; fair amount
for shipment looks well.
KaAsas-Winter wheat, acreage about the
same spring wheat less; both look well
harvest will begin about June 10; corn all
planted acreage 20 per cent. larger acre
age of oats increased; little grain Of any
kind on hand.
Nebraska-Not much winter wheat raised
none killed; acreage larger than in 1881
bugs harmless; spring wheat about the same
as last year; the plants look well little
wheat here; corn all planted a little must
be replanted; acreage increased % per cent;
oats, acreage large, and crop planted.
Iowa-l5 per cent. less acreage of wheat
looks well little on hand; corn, ID per cent.
larger not all planted; about 25 per cent. |
on hand oats, 10 per cent. inerease look |
well; little on hand
Minnesota-ln the southern aud south |
western part OF Minnesota there is fully 30 |
per cent less acreage; central aud eastern |
portion no larger, and possibly less acre
age than in 1881; northern section % per
cent. more, mostly on new land. but looks
well, though somewhat backward ; corn, %
per cent more will be planted; oats, the
acreage will probably be larger; both, how
ever, depends on the weather.
Dakota-Acreage of wheat % per cent.
greater: about one-haif The crop was in ten
lays ahead of the usual time; rains destroy
I'd the balance, but all will be in by the 18th.
IN good condition: the prospects are more
promising than last year Ut this time.
Wisconsin--15 per cent. larger aeIease
If winter wheat; none killed 10 bugs:
promises we'll; spring wheat u little smaller
creage looks healthy corn and oats acre I
ge 10 per cent. larger. The cold frosts in
he north west for the past few days will not
materially affect the situation.