The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
11,OOO,OOO.
A Decrease of a Bushel and a
Half Of Wheat Per Capita
This Year.
The May Bulletin of the National Ag-
ricultural Bureau

The May returns OF wheat TO the Depart
ment OF Agriculture ut Wa h'ngton make the
condition, compared with the April av-
erages, materially lower in New York, Mich
igan, Ohio and II inols Further in 'ury was
wrought by frost early in April, and In the
Northern districts the real damage by the
March freezing was more fully disclosed as
the covering of snow and ice disappeared
The average Is n for New York; Michigan 50,
Ohio 52, Illinois6 So. Further loss is suffered by
blowing up large areas in Ohio and Illinois
A reduction in Missouri from 81 to 80 is also
reported In Indiana the average is 75, and
New Jersey rerorts l0l, both the same as in
AIriL ALI the remaining Northern States
show an Improvement since the Anr1l re-
port, as well as the Pacific coast, and nearly
all the Southern States These averages
were:
Connecticut ......... .96 Mississippi. ..-.......2
Pennsylvania. ...... .95 Tex s.................G
DelaWare,. 90 arkansas ....'.---...oo
Maryland. .......... 80 Tennessee. .SS
Virginia .97 West Virginia $3.50
North Carolina. 90 Kentucky. ....-.......H
south Carolina. 1913 kansas. .............gl
Georgia. .97 California ...........T
'bama. .9S Oregon ...............12
This is an Improvement of Is points in
California and IL IN Oregon. The average
condition OF winter wheat is S3l5, against 80
in April. The loss in area from replant!ng
prospect to that of April |. In 1879 and 1880
the general average was 30; in 1881 it was So;
In 1857, lO;22, and in May, of last year, 100. In
former years there were no May returns.
Two years ago the ave age declined to ~ in
July Last year il increa ed TO 14 at the
time of cutting It should be understood
that in the department. reports OF the con
dition, 100 mems a medium growt h with full
standard healthy plant. The Ohio and Lii
nois State reports compare with last years
crop thus: Ohio renorts IS for May compared
with last year and d! compared with aver
age crop.
The spring wheat area will not be com,
plete till May IL, and will be repor ed June
l. The statistical agent for Dakota makes
the probable increase 80 per cent The
agent for NJ nne -ota reported 81 per cent. OF
last years area already planted An increase
of 10 per cent rs reported in Washington
Territory 1t is not probable that the in
crease in the spring wheat area will more
that make good the loss OF the winter wheat
acreage. Without regard TO the spring
wheat breadth, the present prospect for the
winter wheat area, in consideration of the
reduced condition and acreage, is 20 per
oen, less than in May last, representing
loss Of about i7,0Oo, 900 bushals.
THE CROP ABROAD.
A dispqtch from the London statistical
agent under da of April -, reports an i'm
provement in European wheat prospects
during the last month. The severity OF
March was followed by three weeks of dry
weather, which was succeeded by one week
Of invigorating rain The season is still
backward, and higher temp erature is need
ed. The small area of spring-sown wheat in
England is thin and much of it will be dis
placed by barley In France and Germany
rain is needed, and high temperature neces-
sary. With a reduced acreage in Western
Europe, and some injury from freezing in
March, reduced crop appears inevitable.
In Austria Hunga y the prospect is favora-
bic for at least a medium crop.
COTTON
Returns of the progress of cotton-p planting
show the work is later than usual in every
State, and indicate that, on May |, "a per
cent of the proposed area was planted,
when the usual proportion is said Co be -
per cent. In Virginia and North Carolina it
was very late. The percentages were: