The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-19
CEOP REPORT.
Reported to J. 5. Gilmore from y. X. Farbank "
Co, Chicago

Reported 70 }. s. Gilmore from n. X. Fairbank u
Co. Chicago
General conditions for the week ending
November 18th 1888. Six days Of clear,
cold hard freezing weather Growth of
winter wheat checked; pastures dead;
country roads good; corn damaged by
FROST in very uncertain condition; its val
ue for feed and keeping qualities reduced.
General conditions for the week eadng
November 18th, 1884. A phenomenal
situation; no frost in the ground; fall
blowing in progress; excellent headwty
with gathering corn east OF the Mississip-
pi; winter wheat still growing; pastures
and meadows are giving good feed f"I
stock; seven days of uninterrupted tr:l
liant weather all over the northwest
Monday morning, November 10lh, Ire
farmers commenced with 4 viii To g9tHyr
their corn There has not been " 90
Saturday night, a single break in ln.
weather; no hard frost; country rJ,H
nave been excellent aud fall plowiug 't,ii
the order Of the day These are the mna
favorable conditions possible in the a,ri-
cultural world and good effects nne' n.
the result. With this splendid weather
50 rarely enjoyed at this season ot thl
year, farmers have not, in the corn belt
particularly, spent any time IN marketing
their corn, but have on the other hHnG,
devoted their energies exclusively to in,
gathering and securing of the crop
With the exception of the state oi
81 3,
to be in excellent condition for gathering
Fourteen days more of weather like the
present would see over two thirds Of tho
corn crop secured.
Special report Of the corn. oat, spring
wheat and hog situation in Nebraska.
The quality of the corn that was raised
IN Nebraska this season cannot be sur
passed. The season has been remarkably
favorable for gathering and also for the
curing of the corn so that we shall be able
to ship large quantity of number two
corn in December.
The price in the country is very low
and farmers are holding back 50 that re,
Ceipts at the present time are very light.
If corn should advance SO that two OF
three cents more could be paid for corn
than is now being paid, receips in Omaha
would be quite heavy. At the same time
unless the price in Chicago is above forty
cents, we do not expect very great rusl
Of corn.
The quantity fed this winter viii be
larger than usual A great many cattlC
have been driven to the state this fall for
feeding.
The Old corn has been all shipped out
and there is nothing to work on except
the new crop. The wheat crop (spring)
is unusually poor this season throughout
the state on account of smutty, bleached
and damaged grain.
Oats are of medium quality and not
quite as large a crop as last year.
The hog cholera-which in many pOr
tons of the state has been so fatal-ha!
not vet spent its force, and while in the
general aggregate the receipts Of hog
from other states will run from fair tC
good. The loss of hogs in Nebraska from
disease this present fall has for the time
being reduced the normal supply.
Winter whcat-The reports received
the present week as to reduced acreage
do not change the table as sent Monday
and the reduction still standing at thir'
teen per cent below the acreage of thC
crop of 1888 and 1884. While the wealth
or has been so extremely fine and favor
able for gathering corn, on the othe
hand, the high degree of temperature o
the past ten days has had the effect tC
develop very largely.
Insect lifc-Reports from Kansas an(
Missouri Of fly and also worms have beer
decidedly on the increase. The result o
course cannot he known until spring.