The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-16


and replies we're received between the Sth
and 11th. Slammed up briefly the reports
show the outlook for spring wheat 10 be
favorable, more so than for q number OF
years, with a material increase in the acre
ege sown. From representative Counties in
different States, that is, Counties each of
which fairly represents the condition of
several of its neighbors, the following sum-
mary is taken: 01t of forty-one Counties
in Wisconsin sixteen report an increase In
the acreage of spring wheat ranging from
10 10 100 per cert, fourteen report a de-
crease in acreage of from to 80 per cent,
and the remaining eleven give the
acreage the same as last year. Three re-
port tie general condition and outlook more
favorable than previously known; one re
ports them as less favorable, while the re-
naming ones give them as equal to last
year. The soil Was IN splendid condition
when it received the grain and the weather
has been very favorable.
In reports from twenty-five Counties in
Minnesota given, five report decrease in
the acreage'of spring wheat ranging from
to so per cent; thirteen report an increase
in acreage of from to 100 per cent and
the remainder give the same acreage as lsst
year. Nine Counties report the appearance
and general outlook more favorable than ~
this time last year, three report less favor
able and the remainder report them IS equal
TO last year Out of reports froRn twenty
one Counties in Dakota only one gives
an unfaV0nble report This one, Trail
County, complains of foods and cold
All others report an increase in acreage of
from 25 to 1000 ger cent, and speak in
glowing terms OF the outlook. II should be
remem oered, however, that some of these
Counties giving SO large a percentage of
increase, raised little or nothing last year.
Due allowance should be made, Of course,
for enthusiasm common to the inhabitants
IF oil new countries, bat after making
such allowance. there still re
mains basis enough upon which to
build the hope of a yield OF wheat at least
double that OF last year.
Out of reports from q Counties in Ne
brsska, ten report e decrease in acreage of
spring wheat and six an increase. All give
the outlook for q good crop as very fine. In
some of ten Counties where the spring wheat
acreage is given as less. the winter wheat
acreage is increased, but most OF the de-
crease comes from encrOachments of corn,
the acreage of which is largely increased
From Iowa are given reports from four
teen Counties. Six of these report de-
creased acreage of spring wheat and five an
increase. All report an increase in corn
acreage. Six give the condition and general
outlook as superior to those of the previous
year, and the remainder as equally good as
last year.
OF five Illinois Counties given, three re-
port decrease in acreage, but all favora-
bic outlook.
TalImage's Report from California.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 13.-Edwin F.
Smith, Secretary of the State Board Of Ag-
ricultuIe of California, writes 8. w. Tall
mage of this city, under date of May 7: "In
answer to your favor of the 2lst ult., where
in you make inquiry as to the general out
look OF our crop of wheat for 1888, would
say that our prospects are only fair. Sum-
mer frllowed grain is doing well. Winter
sOwn in a majority of places was severely
injured by the dry weather we had the
latter part of February aud up to
March 70 In Colusao County, one OF
the largest wheat growing Counties in
the State, there will not be half crop. We
have had, as is somewhat of an unusual oc-
curIence at this time of the year, about Two
and half inches of rain since May /. This
Will not benefit Us to any great extent, as it
comes too late. Had we received that
amount Of rain in March the yield would
nave exceeded that of 1880, which was
| 45, ,000, 600 bushels. Although the rain will
help very late s0wn grain in some parts OF
| the State, it will work an injury 10 the grow
ing grain in the low lands in the way of
rUst. Our export for this year is estimated
all the way from 15,000000 10 20,00009O
bushels. Our increase in wheat is about
1000, ,000 acres. This of course does not in
clude fallowed land that is for next year.
We fallow our land here early in the
spring and SOW it early in the fall.
In taking the acreage find that
this hes been included in the report
of lends cultivated for wheat As there is
about % per cent. recovered each year for
the summer fallow, it makes considerable
decrease in the estimates heretofore given.
| Our total yield this year can not exceed So
0OO, 900 bushels, and to get that we must
have most favorable weather and no upfor-
| seen draw backs from now until harvest"
| San FRANCISCO May 13.-Wheat crop au-
thorities now state that the harvest will be
the greatest California has ever had. The
present indications will possibly make it the
banner State. Opinions are based on the in
creased acreage aud unusually propitious
weather this month-steady light rains, al
ternated with warm, sunny days. Wheat is
ripening slowly. The kernels are heavy. A
strong sun, such as we frequently have IN
Nay, makes the grain ripen too early. shriv-
cling il. 1t is closely calculated that We will
have H. SOC. 600 tons to export next year.