The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
THE WHEAT OUTLOOK.
Reports From Number OF States Show
Little If any Improvement In the COndi-
ton of Winter Wheat.

| Reports From a Number OF States Show
Little if any Improvement In the CondI-
ton of Winter Wheat
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Missouri-J. ".
janborn, Secretary of the State Board OF
Agriculture, writes: There is no i'm
| provement to note as to the condition Of
| the Missouri wheat crop. Much of the
wheat sown has been piowed up, and l am
satisfied that this years crop will not eN-
| coed 30 or 60 eLcent of an average yield. "
/ Dakota-James Bayes. Statistical Agent
of Dakota, writes: 1.-THE outlook from the
winter wheat districts and the war excite
ment have tended to stimulate farmersstO
| increase their intended wheat acreage.
| The indications are that the acreage
in the whole territory will not now
show any decrease. The rains that came
soon after the middle of April were quite
general and they greatly enhanced the
outlook. The present outlook may be said
to be COOL"
acknowledgements Heron, Secretary of
the Indiana State Board of A griculture, re-
ports no improvement in the condition of the
winter wheat; it is rather worse than here
tofOre estimated, and thousands of acres
throughout the State have been plOwed up;
the prospects for wheat are poorer than
ever known before in this State.
IllnOiS-The area sOwn 10 winter
wheat in Illinois is short fully Is
per cent as compared with last year.
I The condition has improved some
what in general appearance but there is
hot hl.1f n
that shown by the April report The warm
weather has developed many fields entirely
I killed out, and large area has been plcwed
up and will be planted to other crops.
KanSaS-The condition OF the wheat crop
of Kansas has shown no particular i'm
prOvement since last report. The outlook
is the most favorable, and with a good sea-
son until harvest the State will not produce
to exceed One-half as much as last year.
CalifOrnia-The wheat crop of California
has shown some improvement since the
recent rains, but at the best il is now esti-
mated tho product of the State can not eX-
coed 40,000,0 900 bushels this year.
Wisconsin-The area sown TO winter and
spring wheat in Wisconsin this season is
about 20 Ger cent less than that of last
season. The proportion of the crop in the
State is 40 per cent OF winter wheat and 60
per cent. Of sprir-. The winter wheat has
been badly damaged by winter-killing, and
the best judges estimate that from 40 TO 30
per cent of it has been plowed up Spring
seeding is badly delayed on account of
cold. wet weather, and it will be fully ten
days yet before the work is completed. The
acreage will be considerably below that of
last year. 1t is generally believed that the
yield of the State will not exceed 10000
900 or 15,OOO,O0O bushels this year. Last
year the product was 2O,000.000.
Iowa-COld weather and rain has greatly
retarded the work of spring seeding in
Iowa, and the work viii not be completed
for some days yet. Am not able to say.
from present data, what the acreage will
be, but from what can be learned it is about
the same as last year. The season is very
backward, and it will take favorable sum-
mer and TALL to yield Us good average
crop.
Nebraska-The spring seeding in Nebras-
ka is about completed, and the area SOwn is
slightly increased over last year. The seed
ing is backward. and the outlook is that
good weather from now till harvest will
bring an aVprapa crOn