New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
OHIO.
A SMALL WHEAT CROP-CORN ACREAGE
INCREASED-FRUlTS PROMISING

nm 70 May = The cndeavOr was made 10 OBTAIN d
comparison with the condition of the wheat crop Oh
Aprjl 10 the date of the last special crop reports ~
! THE TRIBUNE. and also with the CONDITION III INC
a,,,, srr,no when the outlook was especially gloomy
| for tbc farmer The season has been backward ana
| in thc northern section of the state fne growing
weather has set in so late that its effects are YET
only barely pcrccpiiblc. From that part OF inc
Stote tbe rcports are little improved over those
made April -. few are even worse ADoht ~
,cr cent Of the fields have been ploughed up and
plontcd to corn or sowcd to oats The worst reports
| come from the northwc stern counties. The NORM
western corner of the State shows better but stll
! vary unfavorabe From the southern nall OF the
state there i, only one exception 10 the rule oi a
| decided improvement i'm the condition over Two
months and month ago, dating mostly SINCE ApHi
| 20 The County Of Washin gton, IN the S3u'heaSi-
ern corner OF the state. was placed IN the H'a'
agricultural repor. for April showing next 10 Inc
prorrst condition OF wheat Of all counties III Inc
state The report below from gentleman WIN
unsurpassed fac ties for knowing the condition al
the crops says wheat has decidedly improved ana
ne estimates the Weld 10 be 30 per cent larger
than was likely two months ago. lhcrrason ol the
| difference in condition between the northern ana
hcrn sections OF the State is almost wholly one
of lati nd aud earlier warmth IA the season. |. -
not impossible for the northern section to improve
somewhat in con 'ition between now aud harvest
| ..li,L ,ho,t tom day, later than along the
| OHIO RIVER on the soutL. IHE tribune estimates
| last published gave the probable yield As likely I"
| reach with ordinarily favorable conditl0ns
! 30 600 900 b. 33 OOp0 coo bushels, and th'rc hd'
! thus fer been no reason 10 change those Hgul' =
The state COMM .ioucr of Agriculture, ln h.s May
| report advanced h;, figures from 2ilOO 600 TO
$4,000. Gao Last year the crop WIS l3oO0V"
ouSh'i'' No., ....,, ,o.
iH' 'Np''''" leu, NV" 81
caused an increased acrrag" to Toe plant ." III corn
nrobably 10 10 II per cent Tor the whole state
| -, - r. 49,, i l.,-o,i and ,l,nt;ug has
| ,.t.. ......-,. 90, ,,..I
been late y To t"' d"'' % 'n' i,''i', .,',s
none "l inc c"'' ""' "P' N''F " ~
exceptionally favored I'D the ""u'H ;" h"'"I"9 -"
bee SAID ~ 70 condition. save that experiments had
sLov,n that = loro,r rroporton than usual of seci
,o,-, g.. .l IN ,er,,,pa,r
corn i".'' ~ R'' ",'"N -, ...u
oats have b'"n i'l'i man u'u" al ''' ~" '''-
Grass a' tuic - cd, particularly Il 'Hc .""''''"
counties Inquiry Was made as to the condition oil
| the frllt and the reports show that little injury
| go ,.,,, j., tl,e ,y,rrg,te Peaches have -unrre!
,,.,., ,,, ,,, ,,,,,lc c,o, ii. ,rno,, wholly unn-
the most "", ''' "'''' '''' ra1..',aI
J"i'''' anna ID ''''' VI J. -
fruits
a., , tl ..;,l H. ...,
AIHfH-.-l Is ih'N I uv "t.I' i f,'' ,ti ,
! i"uI'h I1't,I ',"" - ,r,o t,rrI bv frn,t bnf
''Un ~, w. q a., ,uIl cram "a of al Other fr,ljt
eh'"g" ''' ~, ava '"'. ,,. ,t,.. 49,
BJcN4rS.-! b" Wu,u ,'''nS r,'n "i1r .'u" Oh
All. - in :, -, ,,',rtifyi. ~ Legfuuirr
W P1Es i TO- ra I late ,1pg aht cfop OF 6at. was
'nne j,,I .ar, iii Killed but other ilult pro4l-
| ~"
F VIII i ,.....,..,,J on nor cont yi,.,
! 'ApZ' " u, 81 i,,,,,f 49,, ti,iiIs nm n,.,f,o,.
r cam 49, 80"
| crop 49, , :,
CAYniuhGEM neat ~ ,,',, I,rts NJ ,h ,'"
! fuliv 20 per cent nor OF cc,n will bc planted
Han laIi yer. Larry cherries and peaches we've
| sliahflv injured.
,u,rnn< Two months ago il was thought
| .,..,t yol,ld not uodurr - hall crop. II has I'M
moved in many localities fully % per cent. large
crop of OATS wl> -oTn.
(tprIrNlIIT-Wh elt look, II. and will give
abont an ordinary yrid. the corn acreage 10 being
lncfea .cd. Fun; Is not hurt.
F.,n<-Wheat has cousidcrahly improved in
tie last month. More corn IS being planted than
| Iasi wear.
| ..,,,r.tts- Vb,ot which IN April was thought
! N'''.. ,,.,l, q half croo L1. iluDrpycd 10 urr
cent or more Ir most calltIrs
r-,,,,,,.,,,c, The wheat crop i conceded to h,
~ ",,'. .,.rnr.,sd a few week. AGO. Frost
! ials'I II -, -, 90, ,, ,,t'I. "
hHr' VIZ q" .l 81 ,,l.,, o.,,,. t.....
"Rtr,' II .n,cuIat Since April H.. Frost, did
I I,,n.' da,n,rr 10 the lruit
t,,rrrsnx Only a few think the wheat pros
-, ti.r ihon IN ApriI Fun promises wcl but
! iLo .on IL yrrv backward 50 tar.
E,>rnN There has been no improvement in
| wheat PROSPECTS, the dry, windy weather rciardlng
| growth Very few fields viii make more than hall
The average yield. More corn viii nc painted imam
| usual.
| IIEANON.-Whclt prospects have been much IN
proved wlihin six weeks by good weather most OF
| the time. Everything looks we'll
Io~pnN-Wh.at did not improve with the fine
weather. "a was expected ana WIZ hHfdy give
| half crop Fifty Der cent more corn VIII ne pltHeu
| liam last year one third the cht,r'S peaches ana
near, were killed, but apples ar" All liSht HrasS Is
| huc.
Ioc,x.-Whcat has improved. In many fields
,l,',i., IL ycry good Tor a fair average crop
Transferable injury WIS done lruIt by .r'si grapes
ar. all right. and apples also.
,,...,,,,n-Ibc opring ha, been cold and back
Mn j .n.of shows no Improvement Ten per
,.ut more corn viii be planted h1u last year trut
| was considerably injured.
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