The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-22
CROP REPnRT

CROP REPORT.
Reported to j. 5. Gilmore from N. X. Fairbank IL
Co, Chicago.l
General condition for the week ending
October Goth, 1888 A fine week for
newly soWn winter wheat A poor week
for corn; too hot and wet for the corn to
dry out; gathering later than 1888; Yields
east Of the Mississippi disappointing in
quality and quantity; crowding the soft
corn into hogs and cattle rs fast as posi-
bic
General situation for the week ending
October 18th, 1884. Corn outlook and
winter wheat Seeding-No more frosts;
lower degree of temperature very disa>
grecable at present, Winter wheat not
all seeded; where sOwn growing rank.
Spring wheat not all lhrcShed; selling
only under compulsion. Corn is still very
green and not fit to crib; very little if any
new corn has been contracted for Every
one who can will feed this winter.
The weather continues more like sums
mcr than the last half Of October. Pas
lures were probably never at this season
of the year in such luXuriant state as
they are today, aud farmers everywhere
are enabled 10 bring their live stock into
high condition for the winters campaign.
The acreage of fall blowing is very large
and now nearly completed. Corn gather
ing however, for feeding purposes, is
active, but for Cribbing. nothing as vet
has been done.
Winter wheat Farmers still continue
to seed; in Ohio the weather has DELAYED
them. in Missouri the weather has been a
great drawback; in Southern Illinois and
Indiana wheat is very rank, in Michigan
the crop has made an excellent stand;
Kansas also shows very fine growth of
the newly seeded grain. In the states of
Pennsylvania aud New York the crop is
looking remarkably well. In West Vir-
ginia the weather still confines very dry:
ground too hard to pillow and only small
quantity Of wheat seeded, and that seed
cd likely to fail for want of moisture
| The crop of winter wheat in this state will
necessarily be small on account of these
conditions. A similar situation exists in
many portions Of Tennessee and Ken
lucky, and reports so far indicate that on
kaccount of The drouth one third less
wheat has been sOwn than usual, and the
clover lands conld not be turned over at
all on account of the dry weather. Fally
SO TO 90 per cent Of the new crop has
| been sold already.
a report of an area of one hundred
miles in circumference in Southern In
diana shows that a great deal of the
wheat is up, looking well, and in fact too
well, as the growth is becoming rank and
| needs cold weather to check it, The de
crease in acreage in this area is 10 per
cent
| Corn situation-Taking Northern aud
Southern Illinois rs a basis, the situation.
| prospects and movement of the new corn
| is substantially this; Have this week
Travelled over considerable of this very
| important corn area, not only By
rail hut on foot y and in wagon;
have been out on the farms, ex>
amincd the corn and convcrsed very free
ly with farmers, and think the following
statement is correct:
First-Thc absence of wind storms
leaves the corn today standing up very
well. The percentage Of corn which has
grown since it maturcd is insignificant
and the amount today which has been
gathered IS hardly worth reporting. The
quality of the corn probably is the best
which was ever grown in Central Illinois.
As TO the yield the reports so far are
unanimous that the crop is not coming
up to the estimate made thirty days ago.
| Very little, in fact Is heard; no corn as
yet being contracted for. Those who are
| feeding stock are offering about from q
to 80 cents for immediate wants. as the
| old corn is completely exhausted. Grain
dealers are making no offers whatever.
and the country towns are yet free of
| farmers offering the new crop No
weather yet to put corn in safe condition
10 buy and hold in Southern Illinois the
situation so far as the corn is concerned is
not as good as it was in 1888, as neither
the yield nor the quality of the corn are
up to that crop.
| Southern lndiana-Thc crop is well
matured and while the yield is not up to
last year, the quality is much better.
Frost is needed to help dry out the corn
and farmers so far have not cribbed any
and are also unwilling to contract their
corr on the basis of present markets.
1owa-Remarkably fine weather also
| prevails. Not as much rain as in Illinois.
Pastures reported as never better. Con-
siderable corn being offered according to
locality at from go to 25 cents per bushel.
Mostly going into the hands of feeders
and very latest reports are that the
weather is warm and the grass growing
like spring
Nebraska-Com is in splendid condi>
ton. Dryer than in any other state in
the corn belt, but as yet, no inclination to
move.
Southeastern Kansas Warm, wet
weather is keeping corn soft. Neither
shell nor ship for several days. The opin~
ion in that locality now seems to befthat
no corn will grade No. in Chicago dur
ing November. Farmers cannot crib corn
for some time yet, as in its present condi>
ton it would sour in the crib Consider
able hog cholera has been reported in
southeastern Kansas The run will be
| good, but late, and hogs are expected TO
be heavy and fat
Spring wheat and general situation in
southern Minnesota-Farmers are econ@
omizing in trade buying only absolute
necessaries. Merchants complain of dull
times. Farmers are able to carry crop one
year if need be. Fall blowing further
along than for many years. Much grain
was badly damaged in September by rain.
Oats and corn will be held mostly at
home. Hogs will begin to move in Mo-