Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-30
CROP REPORTS.
What Vet weather HsS Dsss For
ii Michigan. : -, :, r
The Wheat Product Rsdsesd iron 3s,Oo0,.
600 to $4,000; 900 ousAels-Pros.
- peets for Com fxeeHeat- -0an -
90 The Finest Crop Ever . > 81
. . Grown. 'u' .-nl..b yEi
1lltrHfREls ENOUGH AND rospARr.

DErRorr, August 29-This morning. tho
Post and Tribune publishes returns from
every wheat producing county In the State.
forwarded by we'll informed parties est.
mating from the best information obtaina-
bic the amount Of damage sustained BY the
wheat crop during the harvest period. Two
points were named upon which especially
centaee Of the wheat crop is % injured -
to reduce its quality and grade, and slso
what proportion vas 50 damaged a. 10 b
practically ruined except for feedf ...
In nearly every return careful estimstes
are furnished in reply 10 these suggestions
Before the vet season set in, there vero
two weeks of ss fine, brilliant weather for
harvesting as ever favored our State. Dur.
ing that time the crop In the southern tiers
of counties was supposed to be pretty gen.
orally housed or stacked, and yet In some
localities considerable damage 20 the crop
10 estimated. Even In those districts %
not but think II oyer-estimated, and thrssh-
ing machines will show such Q result
The most serious loss 10 reported from
Cass and Vanburen counties, and In the
vicinity Of Jonesviils, Hillsdsls county.
The damage resulted, very largely, from
imperfect stacking. Fsrmen expected
soon 70 thresh, and did not anticipate such
q succession OF rains and continuance OF
unfavorable weather. Wheat, Therefore,
In not few instances. which was supposed
TO be secured, was found materially injur-
ed In the stack by being vet.
North Of these counties, including the
central and northern wheat producin. NO.
tiOns Of the State, a large amount OF wheat
was out in the shock, and considerable II
still uncut. While no small portion OF
that which was stocked was hurt in some II
the more northern counties, nearly tho
whole crop was exposed 10 . ten days
storms. r.
In the central part OF the State, Ingam,
Ionia and Eaton counties suffered most
severely, nearly, II not quite half the
crop being seriously damaged, aud no small
percentage ruined, while the products ot
Grstiot, Genessee, Huron, Laperc and Ma.
comb counties were even more hardly
dealt with.
From the tone OF these returns Il Is evi.
dent that the crop has suffered severely,
and that an ayersge Of at 'ea>t ~ TO ~ per
cent OF the produce OF the whole was 70.
duced at least one or two grades, or 80
much hurt ms to be III only for feed
Upon the basis Of 8, 100000 bushels for
the crop, at least 9,OO0O 900 TO ii,0o00O0'
bushels would be moderate estimste OF
the extent OF the injury, while the outside
amount would probably more nearly repre-
sent the measure OF damage.
The outlook for corn is st least fair one.
and should frost be late In September .
very much better yield will be assured
than was thought possible earlier In tho
season.
The oats crop is the largest ever harvest
ed in the State, and is very generally In eK-
cellent condition.
The apple crop will be very light one.
home consumption, importations even
may be necessary.