Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-05-26
GENERAL NEWS.
Omaha and Denver Connected
by the Completion of
the c. B. & Q.
Railroad.
Crop Reports From Various Western
States Show Large In
crease in Wheat
Acreage.
Crop Commissioners Report.

Crop Commissioners Report.
Chicago, May 28.-A local commission
firm have concluded their report Of
crops in the northwest, received from
trusty correspondents. Their points are
as follows:
Fully fifty per cent more wheat than
last year. None killed. No bugs. Har-
vest promising and large yield expect
ed. Corn and oats fifty per cent larger
acreage than in 1881. Looks we'll.
Winter wheat same acreage, or little
larger. Bugs appeared, but harmless.
Worm has only stripped leaves. Plant
looks we'll and promises II to 20 bushels
to the acre. Corn mostly planted, ex-
cept in the north. The acreage Same or |
little larger. South and central Illi-
nois has about forty per cent for ship
ment. Oats-acreage fifteen to twenty
per cent increase. Fair amount for ship
ment.
Fifteen per cent less acreage. Looks
we'll. Little on hand. Corn-acreage fif-
teen per cent larger. Not all planted.
About twenty-five per cent on hand.
Acreage ten per cent increase. Looks
we'll. Little on hand.
Twenty-Five per cent more wheat
planted than in 81. None killed and no
bugs. A little frost done some damage.
About the same acreage as last year.
Great quantities of chinch bugs in some
localities. No material damage. Pros-
poets very fine. Corn all planted and
from fifteen to twenty per cent greater
acreage. No old corn on hand. Oats
same acreage. Only an ordinary yield.
NEBRASKA.
Not much winter wheat raised. None
killed. Acreage larger than in 1881.
Bugs scarce. Spring wheat about the
same Us last year. The plant looks we'll.
Little wheat here. Corn ali planted. A
little must be replanted. Acreage in
creased twenty five per cent. Oats,
acreage larger and crop splendid.
MARYLAND.
Slight increase of winter wheat in av-
erage. Crop looks promising. Some lit
tie winter wheat killed. No bugs. Ten
per cent Of old wheat ON hand. Corn
acreage unchanged. Oats fifteen per
cent less; looks poorly.
OHIO.
Wheat-acreage same as last year; ten
per cent of the winter wheat killed. No
bugs. Wheat looks we'll except where
: flooded. Acreage of corn and oats un'
changed. Little grain on hand.
DAKOTA.
Acreage of wheat twenty-fi per cent
l. greater. About half the crop was in ten
!. days ahead Of tho usual time; rains de.
layed the balance. but all will be in by
: the 25th inst; in good condition; th.
: prospects are more favorable than las
year at this time.
INDIANA.
Acreage somewhAt increased. Little
winter killed. Few bugs. The plan
looks we'll, Little wheat on hand. Corr
about all planted. Acreage unchanged
None left.
Acreage increased ten per cent. Non
killed. No bugs. Ten per cent. OF ol.
!. wheat on hand. Corn same acreage a
: in 1881. None for shipment. Oats lool
= we'll.
e. Winter wheat about the same. Sprin
y less. Both look we'll. Harvest will bt
70 gin about June 10th. Corn all planted
y Acreage twenty per cent larger. Oats
. acreage increased. Little grain of an
% kind on hand.
10 MINNESOTA.
rs In the southern and southwester
g parts thirty per cent. less acreage tha
l881-in the northern portion twent,
five per cent. more-mostly on new Ian,
y Looks we'll, though the season is bncl
10 ward. Corn-twenty.five per cent mol
OF will be planted. Oats probably will
al larger. Both depend upon the weathe
10 WISCONSIN,.
ne Fifteen per cent larger acreage Of Wi
Is ter wheat. None killed. No bugs. Lool
'ts we'll. Spring, smaller acreage. Lool
III favorable. Corn and oats ten per cen
ae larger. The cold aud frosts in the mort
~ west for the past few days will not mat
co rally effect the situation.
To-Day's Fire Record.
70. ALuMBER MILL.
.st Chicago, May 8.-A Grand Have
NO Michigan, special says: Session .,
oi Lines mills at Spring Lake. burn
,.;. yesterday. and the lumber aud mill v
al nearly consumed. There were sew