The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-19
THE WHEAT CROP.
Valuable Reports from Various
Sections of the Country.
Insect Depredations Resulting in
an Estimated Shortage,

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 same time in 1884, compiled from replies
to 5000 circular inquiries sent to the milling
fraternity and others. The report makes the
probable aggregate yield of wheat in the
United States this year $50, 164, 800 bushels,
or 20, so, 206 less than the estimate promul-
gated by the statistician of the United
States bureau of agriculture, and 1885,
500 less than last year. The report is
by all odds the most important crop
statistics of the year, and is always anxious
ly awaited all over the country. The follow
ing is the summary of the reports from all
the wheat belt States:
Minnesota-Acreage, 9S per cent, as COM
pared with 1884; average condition, 96 per
cent, indicating prospective crop of IS
SOL 900 bushels; amount still in farmers
hands, II per cent
Vlrginia-Crop will be late on account of
drought prospect very poor; estimates of
crop, 40 per cent. of 1854, viz, 100000
bushels
West Virginia-will not raise more than
seed sown estimated crop 80 per cent. of
1884, viz, l, 16l, 300 bushels
Maryland-The outlook is for crop of IS
per cent. of 1884, viz, $50, 900 bushels.
Michigan-Wheat crop rarely more salts
factory prospects never better; estimated
crop, 21,5UO, 900 bushels.
Iowa-Acreage about the same as 1884,
spring wheat very promising; outlook favor
able for an average crop, VIZ, q, 1000
bushels
New York-Acreage compared with 1884
about 81 per cent condition below an aver
age; outlook for crop So per cent; of an
average 9, 1901 900 bushels.
Winter wheat, central and
western part of State, good; acreage about
% per cent. of last year; condition very back
ward outlook % per cent of 1884, viz, ID,
1900 bushels winter and spring.
Colorado-An increase i'll acreage of fifteen
per cent, with prospects equal to 1854, would
indicate a crop OF 300, 900 bushels
Dakota-Slight increase of acreage over
last year. condition of crop first class in every
respect, indicating an outlook for a crop of at
least 81, 900, 900 bushels.
Ohio-Acreage compared with 1884 is 90
per cent; plowed up, - per cent; present
condition, except in northern part of the
State very poor; the outlook for crop indi-
Gates not to exceed 49, per cent of 1884,
equivalent to 1898, 00J bushels.
Missourl-The crop is nearly failure; acre
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Win ISL II per cent enuivaient to III roo
ooo bushels ''
uIinois| Acreope sown. 90 ner cent of 1894
Moved IN 70 net cent indicating n nrosnec'
ttiva cro, 'i 81 o. nor can't aouai 70 ! a00 ono
bnsbeIs ater reniies hoI,yeyer renort mich
tbnt was snInoseI 70 he wheat il hahn ont
cbaat Ifndir tbe most favorahie crenm'
stances tbn above estimate NAV ba considerad
n varv liheraI one
KansasNIike Missouri the Kansas cron
mav ba caIinJ failure Acreace sown 70
,ybeot ne comnared with 1884 81 nor cent
moved m n her cent outlook for cron. "a
her cant eonoI To IA 400 0D0 bushels ~
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nloyad nm 96 mar cont outlook for IRON eouoi
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IN ~ nar cent onti51k for cron a ne r cent