The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-18
OF SOME INTEREST.
Tho Winter Wheat Showing of the Count,
Foreign Relations.


WASHINGTON, April l2.-April returne
to the Department of Agriculture make n.
winter wheat area about 1900 900 acres
This is nearly the breadth of some of tho
previous crops, of which between five and
xix per cent was subsequently ploved a,
leaving 26, 400, 900 acres to be haryesf,J
Comparing with the area harvested The
present breadth is an increase Of five nor
cent. The present area is greater than that
Of the census year by more than 1000. 900
acres. The increase is about I.5O0.4 o1k
acres on the Pacific Coast and nearly 10000
acres in the Southern States. There is q
small increase i'll the Middle States andl,
slight decrease in the Ohio basin. The
condition of wheat averages % per cent
representing a full stand Of mimpairrd
vitality and a medium growth. In ApriI
1883, the average was 50 and -
the April average of the large crop In
1852 was 1.04. The State averages
are as follows: Connecticut. luo-
New York, 81; New jersey. %: Penu,yL
vania, 90; Delaware, %; Maryland. ~.
Virginia 1Ol; North Carolina. I0a: So9n
Carolina. %; Georgia, 81; Alabama. IS.
Mississippi, %; Texas. f0l: Arkansas. Il.
Tennessee, 9S; West Virginia, Is): Ken
lucky, 9S; Ohio, IS; Michigan, 81: inG aul.
81; Illinois, 50; Missouri. 81; Kansas. lot.
California, 10l; Oregon. 102. In MICHIGAN.
New York and Connecticut the fields We're
protected with SHOW on the iSt of April. in
some places Il foo in depth. The S;ih>,~
quent condition will depend on the weAlhcr
of April. No serious winter killing iJ r.
ported except in Alabama. ON low and Wet
areas. The same injury is reported through
out the entire breadth. The superior cun-
dition of drilled wheat is ~atteStetl almost
without cxpection. The area Of we :
nearly the same as last year, the average he
ing ninety-nine per cent. The condition
averages ninety-seven per ceIx. The report
also gives the statement of farm ani2llS.
estimated losses the past year and estimated
proportion of high grade animals, and the
money value of improvement by breeders
in the several States.
AMERICAN RELATIONS.
The Senate Committee on Foreign EtIa.
tons reported adversely and recommended
indefinite poStponement OF TIVE bills intro
duced by Senator Cockrell to- provide fol
the appointment of a commission 10 visit
the principal countries of Central and Ssu;h
hiAiNiNa wi tht DuiBoct VI NAiN 4fltti
nation looking To the extension of Amer
can trade and commerce in that direction.
and one bill introduced by Senator Sherman
authorizing the President Ia extend invita-
tons to the Governments of tine Republics |
of Mexico, Central America and South /
America. and of the Empire of Ora |
zil to send delegates To a cOnvNtoE |
at Washington To consider questions Re
lating to reciprocal commercial relations, |
etc. In the place of these bills they re-
ported an amendment To the consular amt
diplomatic bill, which provides that 500.
900 shall be appropriated TO enable the
President To compensate a commission t0 b,
appointed To examine AMI repOIs on the II
lationS of the United States with tht >cy-
eral countries of Central and South Amer
lea, and upon the best modes of securing in
innate national and commercial relations
them and the United States. ~ en-
able him to pay the expenses of such CONF
should it be deemed advisable icy
It, or any member of it, to visit any of san
countries, and also to enable him to com
the delegates of the United Sltes
a Congress of these States To be heH
Washington.