The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-07-01
The WHEAT CROP.
Valuable Reports from Various Sccs
tiOnS of the Country.

tions of the Country.
S. H. Seamans, of Milwaukee, secretary Of
the Millers' National association, has
completed and issued to the members OF
the association an exhaustive report
of the present condition and out
look of the wheat crop as compared With
the sams time in 1881, compiled from replies
to 5000 circular inquiries seat to the milling
fraternity and others The report makes the
probable aggregate yield Of wheat IN the
United States this year $50, 800 bushels,
or 20, s335 ,206 less tnun the estimate promui-
gated by the statistician Of the United
States bureau Of agriculture, and 49,
500 less than last year. The report IS
by all odds the most important crop
statistics of the year, aud is always anxious
L. awaited all over the country. The follow
ing is the summary of the reports from all
the wheat belt States:
Minncsota-Acreage, o3 per cent, as COM
pared with 1884; average condition, 20 per
cent indicating prospective crop OF o.
SG! ,UjJ bushels; amount still IN farmers
hands, II per cent. -.
V1rsinia-Crop will be late on account OF
drou hit; prospect very poor; estimates o 06
crop, 40 per cent. Of lss4' viz 9'ooo'"o
bushels. 49,,
West vircinia-Will not raise more than
seed sown: estimated crop IS per cent. or
1884, viz, ,16l 300 bushels: o.
MARYLAND outlook is for crop OF %
Der cent. of 1894, viz, $40, ,OU bushels. !.
Michigan-Wbeat crop rarely more satls,
factory: prospects never better; estlmateo
crop, 57,50O,000 bushels. ,e,,.
Iowa-Acreagc about the same rs leot'
spring wheat very promising; outlooS IA iavor, or
able for al average crop, VIZ, =','a''oVo
bushels ..,, ,oe =,
shn,1t ~ Der cent. condition below an aver
nre: outlook for crop So per cent. OF IN
average, 400, 900 bushels.
Observation-Disclosures wheat, central ana
western part of State, COOL; acreage npo,'
30 per cent of last year; condition yer! pacA'
ward: outlook - per cent of 1854, VIZ, d.
ZOO, OO0 bushels winter and spring. ,,..
Colorado-An increase i'll acreage OF hlteen !,
per cent, with prospects equal TO lse4' "ouiu
! Indicate q crop OF 100, 600 bushels.
Dnkota-Siigh5 increase OF acreage over
| last vcar: condition of crop first class i'll every
! respect, indicating an outlook 1or crop ~ ~
I least 2j,U0l0OJ bushels ,, . n,
| Ohio-Acrcage compared with 1874 IS q.
per cent; plowed up, u per cent Pieseihs
condition, except i'll northern part OF tno
! state very pcor: tho outlook for crop indl'
Gates not to exceed 4Si2 per cent. OF 1881,
equivalent to 1887, O0J bushels.
Missouri-The crop is nearly a failure; acre
are sown compared with last year, ~ per
; cent; powel up, IS per cent; OUTLOOK Aoi
! CROP ln,4O5, Ono bushels.
| Indiaua-Acrcagc seeded, 81 per cehI.
!
: with lSSi, 5l Der cent, equivalent 10 @l,'Vo'
0uO bushels o.,ce,
/ Ilinois-Acrpage sown, 30 per cent. OF 100 :
/ Moved I'D, 20 per cent, indicating prospec
five crop Of - per cent, equal to ',,o",uV,
bushels ater replies however. report hutt
4 thnt was supposed TO be wheat is heading ou'
chnot Cndlr the most favorable circum
stances the above estimate may te considered
n very liberal one.
NAV be called failure. Acreage sowh u
wheat us compared with 1881. 81 per ce'i. y,
plowcd up 81 per cent. outlook 1or crop F
rrr cent. coual to l3.3000JO bushels.
Tennessee-Acreage seeded, SS per cent
plowed I'D 36 per cent. outlook forcrop equa
TO 40 pcr cent. Of 1854, viz, 3, '2A,W bushels
Kentucky-Acreage, % per cent; plowe'
up, - per cent. outlook for crop, II per coh0'
equal TO 5,504,W bushels :o.o
Ppnusylvania-Out for crop indicate
60 per cent. of lSS4, viz, 900 bushels
California-The wheat crop Of CaIltorm
for the year 1855 lis estimated by good author
tiles |, ltN, 900 tons of 2,0Ol pounds cach' e1lia
to IS, i3 33 IS; IS; bushels The secretary OF IN
State agricultural department places the Gre,
even higher than this, viz. 5i,Nr.uo bushels
while the United States agricultural depart
ment's estimate is only 4t, ,OU bushels.
(;eorgia-The outlook indicates yield 0
! ISIS, 0OJ bushels.
Tcxas-Dccrcase in acreage OF 81 per cent
The crop will amount to 4,3E},G ,GD bushels
Montana-Crop 10 per cent better than la'
wear. Estimate l,4i0.000 bushels.
Orecon-lncrease of 20 per cent, or GRO
of 10, 321 300 bushes. ,,-
Secretary Seumans in a foot note au'is
This report carefully compiled from replie
received to the :i.MD inquiries :clt t" prom
npnt millcrs and Others in the different state
I is submitted with the assurance that SO Ia
rs it is possible to Judge Of the prohaoliltle
of tie growing crop at this time ITS concll'
sions are approximately correct. Replies re
crivei since the body Sf the report was p''
into the hands OF tho printer are to the etiec
that insect dcprc;lations are on the increase
and that many fields of winter wheat whirl
were CONSIDERED promising arc heading ont
large percentage of cheat Ihere Is ever.
rrobabi!i that the estimated shorta -e llla1
be largely increased by the contingencies pe
tween now and harvesting.