The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-25
The Wheat Crop.
SYNOPSIS OF THE JULY REPORT OF THE Ma
.TroNAT. uIIIFRs' ASSOCIATION.

| SYNOPSIS OF THE JULY REPORT OF The NA-
.TIoyAL MLLERs' ASSOCIATION.
The following is synopsis OF the July
report Of the National Millers' Association
made public in Rochester. n. Y, Monday !:
In Minnesota the wheat acreage now Is
AZ. OOO. 600. against 1882, 900 last year.
since Nav 10Th, the date OF the last MIL
lers' report, there has been decrease in
the favorable outlook OF 3 or per cent.
in that State, and the output OF wheat Is
now estimated Mt 3j,000,000. In Illinois
there is decrease in acreage Of 20 per cent,
by reason OF damage and ploughing up.
The report puts the yield at - per cent. OF
1882, or 23,5SG bushels. In Indiana there Is
a slight increase in acreage seeded to wheat,
but with more than this ploughed up and the
creaflv-incTeased damage by unreasonable
weather not more than % per cent. OF last
years crop is predicted, or 2j,OOO,OOO
bushels. From Iowa come reports Of the
same acreage as on May 1jth-viz.: Sixty
per cent. OF 1882, which indicates crop
of II. $50, 900 bushels. Kansas shows de-
crease OF 10 per cent. in the acreage, ow-
ing to ploughing up. Since the last report
prospects have greatly improved, and a
Weld of 23,0O0,000 bushels can be safely
IItNltltu. III 4lltul-dsl liiNit y &" i'''"N-
tion in acreage, with the general outlook
the same Us at the last report in equality
and Weld Estimates then made still hold
good indicating crop OF 10 per cent. as
compared with 1882, equal to 23,3O0,O 600
bushels. In Ohio, per cent. OF the acre
age has been ploughed up, and the csti-
mated yield Of 80 per cent. Of that OF 1857
would indicate a yield in this State OF
1920, 600 bushels.
In Missouri per cent. Of the acreage
has been ploughed up. The yield will not
exceed 20 per cent. Of 1882, or 1862, 200
bushels. In Wisconsin the condition and
outlook OF the crop are equally favorable
with the May report, which indicated a
crop Of 1S,j00,000 bushels for 1888. With
an increase in acreage Of 30 per cent, re-
ported May 18th. and reduced prospect
as compared with that date, by reason OF
hot, dry winds, California is likely to pro-
ducc 2,7j0.000 bushels. or > per cent. less
than Indicated by the previous report. In
West Virginia the yield is slightly def
cient. I'm Maryland the quality OF winter
wheat Is not so good, but the yield Is equal
to the former estimate OF 100000 bush
els. In Texas wheat is being threshed
too damn. The WELD is about - bushels
to the acre, making crop OF 100000
bushels. ThIeshing will be finished by
August, and one third will be sold before
September. In Dakota the prospects for
the crop OF spring wheat have not been
better in five years, and an output OF
1000. 900 bushels is predicted. Complaints
come from the Northern Pacific country Of
drought. which will decrease the yield
there. In Virginia thre,hng has com
menced, and proves Disappointing. lndi-
cations point 10 crop of S,300.000 bushels,
equal to that OF 1882. In Nebraska there
is the same acreage rs last year, with 4
prospective improvement OF at least 10 per
cent. over last year, which would indicate
a Weld Of 10000, 600 bushels, mostly spring
wheat.
In Kentucky the acreage Is about the
same as last year, with the yield averaging,
according to present reports. 90 per cent,
which indicates q crop for 1883 OF II ,200,-
600 bushels. In Tennessee there is re-
duced acreage, some being ploughed, and
there being damage OF at least 10 per cent.
since the last report, which would indicate
a crop for 1883 OF not to exceed 20 per
cent. OF 1882, or G,2SO,OO0 bushels. In
PENNSYLVANIA there has been no change
since the last report, and indications are
good for a crop Of 22,300,000 bushels. In
Georgia wheat is injured considerably by
rust, and crop OF only 100000 bushels
is expected. In New York there has been
since May reduction OF 6 per cent. in
acreage, that much being ploughed The
condition is such a. to warrant prospect
not to exceed the former estimate OF
10,S00,000 bushels.
The report concludes with the following
words: "Tne shortage indicated by the
May report was 93,000,000 bushels, COM
pared with the crop Of 1882, as estimated
by the United States Agricultural Depart
ment in the states mentioned. The pres
ent outlook III the same States indicates q
shortage OF 10, 100, 700 bushels"