Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-10
CROP CONDITIONS.
One of the Best Wheat Crops Ever
Harvested.
Less Favorable Reports from the Corn
Growing States of the Northwest
An Excess of Rain and
Cold Weather.

CHICAGO, July S.-The Times this morn
ing publishes seven columns of crop reports.
1t says in general summary that corn is
a very poor crop this year, wheat is better
than last year, but not up to the crop OF
1880, and rye, oats, potatoes, and hay are
exceptionally good. This is the briefest
summary of the crop reports published
this morning from large number OF points
scattered all over the Northwestern States.
Six weeks ago, when the Times
published its last general crop
reports, fair weather was just be-
ginning to set in after most discouraging-
ly wet and cold spring, and farmers were
tempted to make the most Of their improS-
ed prospects, and il was estimated that the
corn crop, II the weather changed for the
better and renlst6sd so, would be from one
fifth to ne-foufth better than ii was last
year. when it was none too good, being on.
" four-fifths as large as 1t was in each OF
the two preceding years. But the promises
of fine weather were not kept, and the dis.
patches now presented show that corn will
not be an average crop anywhere, and in
considerable districts the
Farmers do not Now Expect
to get more than half OF an average crop,
though warm weather even at this late day
would materially reduce the loss: In the
southern part of the corn and wheat belt
the loss is less severe than in the northern
part, and in the latter the corn in do
ing tolerably well on uplands, or where
the ground happens to be well drained.
In a few localities the reports are
quite favorable, but these are the rare ex.
ceptions. The corn crop Of the United
States in 1880 was ! ,537 ,535,9i0 bushels,
which was slight reduction from the crop
of the previous year. In 1881 the crop fell
to i,I94, $4,000 bushels. A reduction OF
one.fourth-and the dispatches indicate
that il may be as serious as that-would
cut it down to about 800, ,090 bushels.
But it may not be 80 bad as that. In all
localities the corn is very backward, but in
many Of them il is promising fairly. after
all, and with fine weather will not show
great reduction from last year. Still the
fact remains that last years crop was
large reduction from those OF the two pre-
vious years, and il is certain that
This Years Crop
will not come up to that Of last year. The
wheat prospects are much moro encourag-
ing. though they are not all thai was hoped
for early in the season. There has been
a considerable reduction in the acreage OF
wheat in Iowa. Wisconsin, and in
some parts OF Minnesota, bot in other
parts of the last State and in Dak0ss
and Nebraska there have been large addi.
tions to the area, and the same is true OF
some other localities In Iowa and Wis
cousin what wheat there IS is promising
well. In Wisconsin the crop will be
larger than it was last year, but in Iowa ii
will not te so large-the gain in one State
being an Offset to the loss in the othor.
Last year the wheat crop OF Iowa was oSer
$4,000, 90 bushels, or about half what II
was j.. 1880: this year ii will probably be
somewhat less than last year. In Wizcon
sin the wheat crop was nearly 1s,0O,00I
las year, a small gain over 1880, and thii
year it may go up above 29,0oo, 900 bushels
In Iffinsis fhe wheat Greg
isst yssr was 26. SO, 900 bushels, or barely
] one half what il was the year before; hi
| wear the indications are that the crop viii
ex ceed that of last year, and may aneun
| to SC, eco 900, but a good deal dapends OF
| the luck the farmers have in harvesting
| for the wetness Of the ground delay
| the work and compels The cradle TO b
! used instead Of the machine in many cases
/ Nebraska last year produced n little les
I than I4,oG0, COO bushels Of wheat, and thi
year promises to go two or three million
I above that; the acreage he's increased an
/ thegrain is looking well. The finest re
ports Of wheat come from Michigan. Th
/ crop sn that State two years ago was 30
| cC0.cC0 bushdls ard last year Il was cnly
! little over q, COO. coo bushels; tins year th
| crop promises TO be nearly or quite equs
10 that CT 1880 In Indiana the crop tv
| resrs egc Yas syeS $500 900 and iaat yes