The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-14

CROP REPORTS.

Judging from present appearances, the crops
-lAbbevlle Meridonal
The weather has not been favorable for the
growing. crops for several days. The second
night of summer was cool enough for fires. go.
Monroe Telegraph.
LINCOLN, NEB,, June l....Rcports show fine
weather IN all parts Of the state. Crops are
growing timely. Grain was never better. Corn
will soon catch up, if the season continues favor
able,
The Fast Feliclana corn and cotton crops are
reported us very promising. The recent warm
weather and with gentle showers have inaugu
rated growing boom, which is very flattering
Il Clinton Waterman.
The corn crop is about all lnid by, and prom
ises good Yield, If one or two more good rains
at the proper time can be had. Cotton does not
look 10 we'll II is small and siCkly In appear.
sncc, aud was considerably damaged by the
recent cold weather. Vienna Sentinel.
lie san Francisco Commercial Herald says
We still adhere to the opinion that the wheat
crop of the state Will equal that of 1851, though
not equal 10 that Of 1880 while the barley crop
will be much larger than last year, and of supe.
rior quality. On the plains. harvesting has
already commenced and the ripeuing barley Is
going. before the headers. by the dine this Is
cut the wheat viii he ready for the sickle, and
then i VIII be easier TO Judge Of The seasons
yield"
Special dispatches to the Post from Chicago on
the crops were rs follows
"a
In many instances representing n slight i'm.
provement ip condition, are far from assuring
There is still n considerable area implanted In
Iowa, Illinois aud Nebraska, Cultivation is also
retarded by the excessive rains Spring wheat
in the high and rolling lands Is reported prom
ising but excessive rains have greatly lcSsened
the prospects of even fair crops In the bottoms
and flat prairics Adylccs from northern Dgkosa
say that wheat in the bottoms Of the Rcd ana
Goose rivers Is not promising and the crop will
be light, while from Cnsstlon westward 10 the
Missouri river On the line Of the Northern Pa
chc, wheat looks splendid. Winter wheat In
most sections looks well, hut close examination
juSlinCs the conclusion that The WELD of sirn,r
will be much larger than OF grain,
The New York Commercial Bulletin publishes
an exhaustive report on the wheat Crop frnm
which very encouraging conclusions can he
drawn Reports from 20 counties In the states
Of Illinois. Missouri Ohio, Indiana, Michigan.
Iowa Wisconsin, Kentucky and Kansas are to
the effect that In but 10 Is the winter crop likely
10 fall below the average while In the other 2.2
II Is likely 10 bc better than the average The
acreage OF winter wheat + considerably above
that OF former years, bu, that OF spring wheat
which Is small crop NJ all times, shows rather
falling oil In acreage, while the yield h likely
IN be equally rs good ns that planted In the win.
ter months The smallncss Of the acreage of
spring wheat seems 10 he due entirely to n larrc
increase IN the planting Of Indian corn the hirh
price Of that article and tue corn fed animals
having induced the farmers to devote unusual
attention TO that crop, out of $40 counties max.
Ing reports about the corn crop only SO rrpoftrl'
q decrease OF aciengc,N reported the same MS In
lSsl while IS reported large Increase.
The New York Bulletin says II Is quite safe
TO say that The reports to-day presented afford,
ON the whole, very encouraging grounds for an
lcipa,ing an abundant harvest providing that
the weather proves reasonably favorable until
the end Of the hnfvCst-au anticipation which
appears the more reasonable, considering that
the run of unlavotablc weather has been 80 OK.
ceptionally protractod
Asa rule, none of the crops, except corn have
been unfayorably Infected by tho Icing exposure
10 cold and wet on the contrary, though tho
growth has been retarded to the average extent
q abou, two weeks ye, the plant las been
moro abundant yield with favorable weather
for rlpenlng winter killinn," witch niayed
such havoc with the winter wheat Of last year,
Is scarcely mentioned The chinch bug appears
70 have been very numerous, 10 much az TO have
threatened very serious consequences to al the
crops, but the cold andcnrlous rains have put
qulctus on that pest and the injury from II win
prpye 10 be less than In ordinary years
AS y most welcome compensation for the dc.
sltuctivc dfouth " last fnlls-thc consequences
ofwhich arc apparent Ia the present hieh prices
OF animal food. the hay crop will prove large
beyond all precedent that bclng the testimony
nom every state. The oat crop also promises 10
he an unusually heavy one; aud Kentucky fe.
ports an unusually largu ctup Of tobacco.
Respecting corn, little eau be nj present said
and that little not favorable. The cold and we,
have delayed the planting Of perhaps 70 per
cent OF that crop and much OF what hiss been
heen plowed under 10 be fcplanted. Hut while
THIS Important crop Is In this discouraging con.
dihon, II Is by no means hopeless, II the
weather should prove more favorable from this
, ,na,, quite possible tina, GOOD crop may be
Iehnsel. Inc nigh price ~ which corn and
hogs are selling afford nn inducement strong
enough 70 lsai iarmets 10 plant all they possibly
can and the late rains have supplied an abun.
dance OF moisture TO the soil. which. with fine
weather. would soon cpmpensa,e nor The barl'
wsrdness Of the season by promoting vigorous
Kansas and Kentucky appear to have escaped
the tai ELECTS OF the weather. The former
any former year, and the reports irvm Ken.
suchy are encouraging as 70 all crops, and espe.