New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
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WHEAT YIELD BELOW THE AVERAGE
OTHER STABLES LOOKING WE'LL
,rroa 4 -rlcru. cunEL-toNprNr or HE rHlHrNr'
Ir,yI >worIu Kan. MAY ll.-l'rom many por-
tiou, oi tine state complaint, hlyc ",cn heard OF dry
weather. bu, within tin past tcw days rams have
,puc.f,d 10 the part. where 10 was most r'cdcd
winch vlll lavca beneficial effect upon the sprout-
mo and growing crops. notwithstanding local
droutA, the reports upon the corn crop are, ON the
whole, most sItisil-ror. while wheat II undenlaby
ir better shape and holding forth much finer
rrorul,e tIun WIS the case when the previous re
r.it sal, made IN luE TElBD 81. SiAtt-cight points
ln K.u-a. send reports oi tuc condition, acreage
aud pIo-prcts of their corn CROP ol the condition OF
Their winter wheat crop. and OF the condition ana
,.r,.-.,.f. nf their important staples OF these,
seven report ,hr condition ana ploapcc' oi corn as
,,.. o,,J. lorty-tvo report them as good, and six
report them ae poor and backward. Almost all the
r.po.i. indicate an increase oi acreage. Two OF
tbcu report AN increase Of 100 per cent one OF %
,.r cent three OF J per cent, iour OF 30 per cent,
of 30 ncr cent sIX Of 20 per cent, three of ID per
cent. Ak of 10 ger cent one of per cent. Twenty
,.,ori iu. acreage simply as larger, ana seven as
the .aIuc "A, liti yrar
Aloi thc.n touching upon the question of acreage
IN rrprrtlrg upon wheat. quote dlmlnutlon Of
acrcg,; 81, go condition and prospect their reports
show q dcciIcd improvement upun the last report.
T,bt points alotc the condition and prospects as
,..,v GOOD. thirteen rs good three as better, ten
q. ,air and twenty as bad and poor There is no
DAMMIT that. with favorable weather the wheat crop
Wal - a great extent survive the Sct-bachS OF
,,lufcr and carly ,pring and, though not pretend
inc ,o compare with the magnificent yield OF last
,,ar. will come within 10 or ID per cent OF an
average crop.
Other impora ant staples which are grown IN Kan
,.,,lrr on the whole looking well. or ~ reports
uyon he condition and prospects ol oats 20 char-
octcrizc them a. good and very good, four AS far
and two a. poor The acreage il reported as M
creased FROM 10 to 30 per cent IN a large majority
OF instances and as smaller III only one. Oh IL re-
norris on rNc nine are good and the remainder not
rufeyoYablr Rye ~ reported as IN good condition
~ eight cases ont OF ten. Fruits, mlllct, castor
bcans and spring wheat are reported as showing a
very favorable prospect while the hog crop IS prom
islns well.
AnIIENE-The condition of the corn crop Is good ;
acreage 20 TO 20 per cent greater than last year.
Winter wheat is in very good condition, but Will
not compare with last year. The acreage oi oats Is
| large and condition good. Mllot-sowng IS going
| ON lively, and there will be large acreage.
! BRUNswIG.-The acreage Of corn is about the
same last year. The outlook Is not very iaVOra-
| BILE Some of tho planting has r0tted, the spring
being cold and backward II weather gets warmer
| the late planting will be all night what little
winter wheat 10 sOwn here looks ialr; the yleiu VIII
| be light as 1t was somewhat wlnter-Ahled hye
| and oats look well.
BURIINoToN.- Is looking well acreage ~
kUA1 2ARt more than last year. W heat LOOKING