The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-24
WEEKLY CROP REVIEW
Reported to j. s. Gilmore from N. K Fairhsn,
Co., Chicagol

lAtSPoitcu W d. o. fillmore from N X Fairhspl- .,
Co.. Chicagol ~
General conditions for the week ending
September 22nd, 1888. Corn east of the
Missouri sending poorest reports Of The
season showing reduction in Weld from
drouth and damage by frost. Sprine
wheat seeding still very backward. small
percentage of the ground plowed, Snrino
wheat threshlng progressing finely, but
crop not moving as freely at interior
points as at harvest,
General situation for the week end;no
September Goth, 1884. Corn outlook anS
fali seeding. Corn crop matnred every
where. No frost in the corn belt. Wealth.
er generally dry and excellent for corn +,
cure. In areas east of the .4lississippi bur
little blowing or seeding of winter whea,
SO tar with prospects of decidedly dc
creased acreage. Farmers fall blowing
In spring wheat belt Threshing for The
present practically suspended Move,
ment light.
Inc corn crop of the country fully
matured on the 18th of Septempe.. This
was ten days earlier than reports in Au-
gust indicated. This favorable result was
FASTENED by the unprecedented heat of lhe
frst twelve days of September. Since
That date the weather has been dry and
warm. Conditions highly favorable for
the curing of the corn. Absence of rain
IN the corn belt at the present time is
preparing the corn for very early gathers
ING, and with a few hard frosts, which
are about due, generally will be fit to 90
into It's little crib by the second week of
October.
The weather is dry but by no means as
dry over rs large an area as it was at this
date in 1888, and while the winter wheat
seeding is late, the prospects are now chat
the crop Will be seeded earlier than it was
IN the fall Of 1888. What progress has
been made with blowing and the feeling
as to increasing embarrassing the acreage
OF winter wheat for the coming crop
makes this showing and has not beer
sent in the regular consolidated winter
wheat report for the present week.
Question-What progress has been
made with the blowing for the crop OF
lSS4>S5? Answer-5G5 report good; 2e3
report fair; 444 report poor; total, ,93e,
Question-ls the feeling now to in
crease or decrease the acreage Of wheat
the coming season? Answer-215 report
increase; 712 report decrease; 202 report
same; total, 1,1S9
Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Indiana
showing large decrease. Information
from Tennessee and Kentucky is that
farmers at present are marketing very lit
tie wheat, but what little is coming in
inspects much better than it did two or
three weeks ago.
Spring wheat-From Central Dakota
or as it is generally known, the Jim river
country-there has been quite free
movement of spring wheat since harvest
from that section, amounting to one thou
sand cars. This, however, has been read,
lily absorbed by the mills at Minneapolis
Receipts from there are now somewhat
lighter, owing to decline in prices; also
from the fact that farmers arc giving their
attention to blowing, Northern Dakota
wheat has been forwarded freely to Du>
luth. No movement as yet from Mime
sofa points. Recent rains in Minnesota
and Dakota have caused suspension of
threshing, and much wheat in stack is
wet and farmers are restocking
Financial condition Of farmers. As
bearing upon the movement of grain the
present fall, asked the following question
and received seventeen hundred and nine.
ty seven replies from points in the states
of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minneso-
ia, Wisconsin. Tennessee and Dakota:
Question-Is the financial condition of
farmers such as they are obliged to sell
their grain irrespective of prices?
Answer-724 report yes. 1913 report
no. Total 1897.