Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
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THE WHEAT PROSPECT.
AdvIces From over Three Hundred
CenIers Promise at Least
am Average Crop.

NEW York, April, 1SS3.-The
Tribune publishes two pages of de-
tailed reports from the entire wheat
growing districts of the entire West
and Southwest, representing the
opinions Of observers in thirteen
grain producing centers in Dacota,
thirty-five in Illinois, twenty-siX in
Iowa, seventy-seven in Kansas, IF
teen in Kentucky, seventeen In
Minnesota, fifty in Missouri, twen-
ty-six in Ohio, and from various
points in Wisconsin, Nebraska and
California. Ohio alone shows poor
prospects, and the decision from
the whole OF nearly 300 localities is
that the crop will be quite up to,
even if it does not exceed, the aver
age, although it will probably not
reach the great yield of last year OF
400, 900, 900 bushels, which was,
with the exception of the wonderful
yield of SOC, ,000, 600 bushels in 1850,
the largest the country has ever.
seen. The following is the outline
of the verdict from the several dis
tricts, condensed as briefly as ii can
| possibly be done and give an idea
of the crop as il. stands. ......F.. -,
Observation-Disclosures promise OF a
great yield. ..
IIlinois-The condition fair and
improving. .. ..t
Indiana-The prospects, which
during the winter was not good, ore
growing brighter. ..
Iowa-A good crop in prospect.
Prospects of a better than the av-
erage crop.
Kentucky-A hopeful outlook.
Minnesota-A decreased acreage
but a bright outlook.
Missuuri-Prospects encouraging.
Nebraska A late season but an
increased acreage, with n prospect
of better than last years crop.
New York-The largest crop ever
produced.
Ohio-A bad winter and poor
crop.
Pennsylvania-F Flattering pros
poets and an increased acreage.
Wisconsin-A fair prospect. The
report of damage from severe win
ter, it seems, have not been well
founded, in most cases, and the
warm and genial weather has made
a great change in the situation.
From ten states and territories the
estimates are for an average or
greater than an average crop. Min
nesota will fall off on account OF the
increased attention given to rye
farming, but the decrease here will
be more than counter. balanced by
the increase elsewhere, as in Dacota
for instance where the acreage will
be nearly double Wisconsin, where
il will be increased twenty-five per
cent, and Missouri and Kentucky,
with an increase of ten or fifteen
per cent. Even in Ohio, where a
lack of snow blighted the crop, the
prospects are brighter.
The ground throughout the cOun-
try is in fine condition for sowing
spring wheat, and much ofthe work
is already done. The prophets OF a
short crop have been revising their
estimates within a mouth, and in
stead of q shortage OF thirty per
cent, they do not now claim more
than five to fifteen per cent, which
would even. were it true, be wiped
out by fine weather. The Pennsyl-
vania crop Is estimated at 3O,OOO,OOO
bushels summed up. While there
are many drawbacks which may
come to the crop, including unia-
vorable weather i'm the immediate
future, and chinch bugs and drought
further on, the prospect to-day IN
good for an average yield and prob
ably something more.