The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-30
MICHIGAN CKOPH,
Much DaInnEe TO Wheat Reportcd-Tho
OIhcr CrOns.

other Crops.
DETROIT, August 20.-This morning the
Post. Tribune publishes returns from every
wheat producing county in the State, for.
wardcd by well informed parties, esti.
mating, from the best information OBJ.
tainablc, the amount Of damage sustained
blythe wheat crop during the harvest period.
Two points WIRE named upon which espe.
Glally the reports were solicited, viz: what
percenlagr"f the wheat crop WAS 80 mate.
rally injured as to reduce i,s quality and
grade, aud also what proportion was 80 dam.
aged US 10 be practically ruined except for
iced. in nearly every return careful csti.
mas the crops are furnished in reply 20
these suggestions. Before the wet season
set in there were two weeks Of as fine, bril-.
llant weather Tor harvesting as scver favored
our State. During that time the crop in
two tiers of Southern counties WIS sun.
posed 10 he pretty generally housed or
stocked, and yet in some localities copsid.
cradle damage 10 the crop IL estimated
even in those districts 50 material il tbr
reported injury that We canno, but think
it over.ts,imatcd, and the thrcshinp mn.
chincs will show such result. The mos,
serious loss is reported from Cass and Van
Bnren counties, and in the vicinity Of Jones.
vile, liillsdale county. The damage re.
suited very largely. from. imperfect stack.
ing. The farmers expected soon to thresh,
and did not anticipate such asnccession Of
rains and the continuance oil unfavoraLle
weather. Whent, therefore, in not few
instances, which was supposed 10 BE- sc.
cured, WAS found materially injured in the
stuck BY being wet. North Of these coun.
ties, including the central and northern
wheat producing sections Of The State,
a large amount OF wheat was out in
shock and considerable still uncut.
While no small portion OF that which
was stacked was hurt in some of the
more northern counties, nearly the whole
crop WIS exposed to the ten days storm,
In the central part Of the State, Inenlm,
lonia and Eaton counties suffered the
most severely, nearly, il not quite half OF
the crop being seriously damaged and no
small percentage ruined, while the products
OF Graliot, GeneSse", Huron, Lake and
Alacomb counties were even more hardly
dealt with. From ten Of these returns il il
evident that the crop suffered severely,
and that the average OF Mt least 25 to 30 per
cent. oil the product Of the whole was re.
duced al least ono or two grades, or so
much hurt as to be fit only for feed,
Upon basis OF 35,OOO,0O0 bushcls
for the crop, ut least 100000 10
| 100000 bushels would be a moderate
estimate OF the extent Of the injury, while
the outside amount would probably more
n. nearly represent the measure Of damage.
The outlook for, corn is at least fair one,
and should frost be late in September a
very much better yield will be assured
than was thought possible earlier in the
season. ~ M
The potato crop is the largest ever har.
vested in the State, and is very generally
in excellent condition. The apple crop
will be very light one in most parts Of
the State, There will be none TO shin, and
to give a fair supply Tor home consump.
ton importations even may DO necessary.