Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-04-18
WHEAT.
An Aggregate Shortage Of Three Million
Acres.

An Aggregate Shortage of Three Million
Acres.
| WASHINGTON. April 1O.-The crop
report issued by the Commissioner of
Agriculture to-day says: The returns
OF april to the Department of Agricul-
ture indicates reduction OF over 10
per cent. of last years area i'll winter
wheat. The aggregate shortage
amounts 10 3,000,0U0 acres. 4 decrease
| is reported in every State except Ore
gon. There is - per cent in Kansas
and Virginia; 20 in Mississippi; Is in
California; IA i'll Alabama; u in Ten
neSsee, Illinois and Missouri; IL in
New York and North Carolina 10 in
Maryland and Texas; s i'll New Jersey,
West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana;
Z in Georgia and Ohio; 6 in Pennsyl-
vania and Delaware; in Michigan; 8
IN Arkansas, and 2 in South Carolina.
The present condition of wheat as
reported is worse than in 1883. 1t is II
per cent, against SO last year and so
in 1888.
In 1881, the year of the lowest point
of rate of yield, the condition on April
], WAS IS, and serious loss was sustain
ed afterwards. The real status of the
crop will be better shown month
hence, whence the vitality of the roots
have been demonstrated and the char
alcter of the spring determined. On
the present showing the reduction of
the yield on the basis of last years
production promises to be nearly 40 |
oO0,WO bushels on account of the re-
duced area, and more than 100000 |
no H. l..
vitality.
Whether the crop wilt exceed four
hundred million bushels or fall short |
OF 1t, depends upon the reliability OF |
the resentappearances, and on future
conditions affecting the growth and
The soil was III bad condi-
ton at the time of seeding on the At
lantlc Coast, from New Jersey to Geor-
gia, and IN West Virginia and Tenn
essee. 1t was better in the Southwest
and Missouri, Illinois and Michigan
In the Ohio Valley it is scarcely in
medium condition.
The damage done by the Hessian
fly was not severe II was worse in
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas,
where injuries have occurred in three
tenths of the reported territory.
The acreage of rye has been decreas-
ed IN about the same proportion as
wheat, but the condition Of the crop
IS decidedly better, the average being
81 per cent.
IN ILLINOIS
SPRINGFIELD, April 10 The late
'eports to the Illinois Department of
Agriculture, leave no room for doubt
ng that the growing crop has been Z
erlously damaged by the protracted
old, dry weather in March. In some l
the reports assert that wheat c
vas damaged in january, when the
round was bare OF snow, and the G
liant was exposed to the extreme low :
that prevailed. The ia
lies published to-day show that the
Iprll condition OF winter wheat in
illinois has not been more unfavor
bic for years than this season. The a
ables have been compiled from the g
eports of nearly 600 experienced cor \
of the Illinois Depart n
tent OF Agriculture, who are so dis o.
'lbuted throughout the State as to N
nable them to examine the condition is
the growing crop in each locality. s
he wheat area of the State during n
Re past ten years averaged 1857 434 r
res, which has returned an average
ED of 34,76961S bushels, The area
eded to winter wheat last fall in this =
ate was 2,337 ,291 acres, a decrease of
5,472 acres as compared with the
'eceding year. The season is back +
ard as compared with the average
airs, and the damage to wheat by
inter killing cannot be definitely de- Il
rmlned until the plant has had some
arm rains and growing weather. In
me counties the extent of wheat that
5 been winter-killed can be deter |
med with some degree of accuracy,
d In not few instances one-half or
ore of the area is reported winter !
lied. The average condition of the |
owing crop April l, is estimated to I
about 81 per cent. of an average =
Up.
THE MICHIGAN CROP. Is
LANSING, Mich, April 10.--For the y
Iril crop reports the Secretary of +
tie has received reports represent
! Gas townships. The reports show
1t the condition OF wheat in the
ltheren four tiers of counties is los,
1 IN the northern counties 102 per !
II. OF the condition one year ago.
e present acreage as estimated in
vember is ,454,059, or about per 7
1t. less than was harvested in 1884. =.
TENNEssEE. ir
iALLATIN, April 10.-A letter from r
rthage says: The wheat crop in
section is thought to be almost
ure, and much of the ground SOW
last fall has been piowed up and o;
red in oats. One farmer near this 8
ce has In eighty acres OF oats that HI
had intended for wheat crop. Jill
Up in arms-The squalling infant
midnight