The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17
OF SOME INTEkESf.
The Winter Wheat Showing of the Country
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Foreign Relations.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-April returns
20 the Department of Agriculture make the
winter wheat area about 81, SOC, 900 acres.
This is nearly the breadth of some of the
previous crops, of which between five and
| six per cent was subsequently plowed up,
leaving 26, 400, 900 acres to be harvested.
Comparing with the area harvested the
present breadth is an increase of five per
cent. The present area is greater than that
of the census year by more than 1000, 0O0
acres. The increase is about 1,50O, 900
acres on the Pacific Coast and nearly $4,000
acres in the Southern States. There is a
small increase in the Middle States and a
slight decrease in the Ohio basin. The
condition of wheat averages 95 per cent,
representing a full stand of unimpaired
vitality and a medium growth. In April,
1855, the average was so and IS;
the April average of the large crop in
1882 was 1.O4. The State averages
are as follows: Connecticut, 100;
New York, 81; New Jersey, %; Pennsyl-
vania, 80; Delaware, 90; Maryland. 1O2 i;
Virginia 1O1; North Carolina, 102; South
Carolina. 81; Georgia, 81; Alabama, IS :;
Mississippi, 90; Texas, 101; Arkansas, 81 !;
Tennessee, IS; West Virginia, 1C5; Ken
lucky, 9S; Ohio, IS; Michigan, "a; Indiana,
81; Illinois, 50: Missouri, 81; Kansas, 1Ol /;
California, 101; Oregon, 102. In Michigan,
New York and Connecticut the fields were
protected with snow on the 1St of April, in
some places a foot in depth. The SubSe-
quent condition will depend on the weather
of April. No serious winter killing is re-
ported except in Alabama, on low and wet
areas. The same injury is reported through
out the entire breadth. The superior con-
dition of drilled wheat is atteSted almost
without expectiOn. The area of rye is
nearly the same as last year, the average be
ing ninety-nine per cent The condition
averages ninety-Seven per cent The report
also gives the statement of farm animals;
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 Rela-
tons reported adversely and recommended
indefinite pOStpOnement of two bills intro
duced by Senator COckrell to provide for
the appointment of a commission to visit
the principal countries of Central and South
America for the purpose of collecting infor-
nation looking to the extension of Ameri-
can trade and commerce in that direction,
and one bill introduced by Senator Sherman
authorizing the President to extend invita-
tons to the Governments of the Republics
of Mexico, Central America and South
America, and of the Empire of Bra
zil to send delegates to a convention
at Washington to consider questions re-
lating to reciprocal commercial relations,
etc. In the place of these bHlS they re-
ported an amendment to the consular and
diplomatic bill, which provides that $780,
600 shall be appropriated to enable the
President to compensate commission to be
appointed to examine and report on the re-
lationS of the United States with the sew
eral countries of Central and South Amer
lea, and upon the best modes of securing in
innate national and commercial relations
between thsm and the United States, to en-
able him to pay the expenses of such ccm-
mission, should it be deemed advisable for
it, or any member of it, to visit any of said
countries, and also to enable him to COM
pensate the delegates of the United States
to a Congress of these States to be held at
Washington.