The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-01
THE NEWS.
coNDIrIoN or CROPS
The Outlook for Grain ia he Northwest


CHICAGO, May ga local commits
sion firm have cViidruse-l line Reports OF
crops in the northwest received from
twenty correspondents. Their points
are as follows: iexas-Fuiiy 90 per
cent. more wheat acreage than last
year. None killed no bugs; hirvest
| progressing; large yield expected Corn
and oats. fifty per cent. larger acreage
than in 1891. and il looks well.
KenIucky-25 per cent more wheat
planted than in 1881; none killed no
bugs; "a little frost did srm damage
MissOurI-AbOut The same acreage as
last year; great quantity al hugs in some
localities; no material damage; pros
ptcIs very fine and corn planted. ID tn
70 per cent greater acreage. No old
corn ON hand. Oats, same acreage and
only ordinary Yield.
Maryland.-Slight increase in winter
wbeai acreage; crops lnnk promising; ;
some little winter whrat killed; bugs
none; 10 per cent of the old WHEAT on
hand; corn acreage unchanged !;
oats 10 per cent, less and looks poorly.
Ohio Wheat acreage the same or a
| trifie 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
creased; little winter killed; few bugs;
| plant looks we'll; little wac;,t on hand;
| corn about all planted; acreage I'M
changed, and none left.
Michigan-AcTeage increased 10 per
cent. none killed and no bugs; 10 per
cent of old wheat on hand; corn same
acreage us in 1881; none for shipment;
oats look we'll.
Illinois-WintC wheat, the same
acreage or a irillc larger; bugs appeared,
but are harmlt S.; got army worms, hut
they have only stripped the leaves; the
stand looks we'll and PROMISES seventeen
| To twenty bushels per acre; corn mostly
planted except in the north; acreage The
same or little larger in the south; cen
| trail Illinois has about DO per cent. for
shipment; Oats, acreage 10 tn 20 per
| cent; increase fair; amount for ship
| ment Looks we'll.
Kansas-Winter wheat, acreage about
| the same; spring wheat less; both
look we'll; harvest will begin about
June 10; corn all planted; acreage 20
per cent. largr; acreag' at Oats in
erased; 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; little must be replantcd;
acreage increased % per cent; oats,
| acreage, large, and crops planted
IOwa-15 per cent less acreage OF
wheat; looks we'll; little on hand; corn.
IS per larger; not all planted about %
per cent. on hand; oats, acreage 10 per
cent. increase. looks well, little on hand.
Minnesota-Int the southern and south
western part there is fully thirty per
cent. less acreage, central and
eastern portion no larger. and possibly
less acreage than in 1891; northern
section % per cent more, mostly on new
land, but looks well though somewha.
backward. Corn, % per cent more will
be planted oats, the acreage will proba-
bly, be larger, both however depends on
the weather
Dakota-Acreage of wheat % per cent.
greater; about one-half the crop was IN
ten days ahead of the usual time; rains
destroyed The balance, but all will he in
by the 25th. in good condition; the pros
poets are more promising than last year
at this time.
Wisconsin-15 per cent larger acreage
winter wheat, none killed, no bugs;
promises well; spring wheat little
smaller acreage; looks healthy. Corn
and oats. acreage 10 per cent larger. The
cold frOsts in the northwest part II few
days will not materially affect the stu
alton.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 2G-Latest
crop reports from over the state indicate.
an improved cknditioh. Most Of the
complaints were caused by the late
freshcts which compelled the replarIing
of considerable cotton, AID the cold
nights which damaged cotton. No
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wheat is turning out we'll. The last few
days the weather has been bright and the
nights warm and the good effects are al
ready being seen ON cotton which is
now growing rapidly wherever left un-
damaged by the floods.
La CROssE, WIS, May 26.-Spccial
kilograms TO the Republican and Leader
from forty of The principal points rang
ing through the grain producing belt
from the Mississippi river ut this point
through Minnesota IN the grain fields of
Dakota, are TAI the effect that the acre
age of wheat is thirty per CENT. less than
in 1881. The plant is looking healthy
and although somewhat backward gives
promise OF large yield. Farmers are
doing much seeding preparatory 10
stock raising, principally of hogs.
Late frosts have dnne no damage to
wheat, and bugs are only reported at
one point. COfn-the acreage has in
creased from two to ten fold, The latter
being reported at Grand Meadow. The
crop is very backward. and at many
points planting is not finished the frost
is cuitiGg off fields of growing plants
With favorable Weather, the corn yield
in Minnesota will he the largest in the
history of the stale.
Barley was injured by the frost; the
"a il ahnnf the and il inniy
ing fair. Oats are in a splendid con-
ditiOn; promising large but backward
yield, and the acreage Is about the same
| as last year. From the encouraging
Unaminity in all reports the farmers
are in excellent spirits over the pros
poets. Vegetables and fruits were
damaged by the frost. The potato
crop. although not generally reported,
is said to promise we'll, with a tribe in