Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-06

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average condition does not exceed SO
per cent. of 1884.
Indiana-In portions Of Northern In
diana there is promise of an average
yield, but in the southern portion of the
State the outlook is no more promising
than in Ohio and Illinois. The yield of
the State will be about As per cent. of
last year.
Tennessee-The winter wheat pros
poets in this State have been running
down steadily for thirty days, and the
latest advices indicate that the State
will not harvest one. fourth the crop of
1884.
Kentucky-Ina few counties of Ken
lucky the wheat crop promises to be
fair, but the returns by counties indi-
cate that the crop will not exceed so
per cent. of last year.
California, Oregon and Washington
Territory-The prolonged drouth in
California has very greatly injured the
prospects for the growing crop in that
State, and Edwin F. Smith, secretary
of the State Agricultural Society of
California, has computed that the
yield of that State for the Associated
Press at 25,000,000 bushels, while
Oregon and Washington Territory un-
der improved conditions, will turn out
100000 bushels, an aggregate of
100000 against the aggregate of 6S,-
100000 for the Pacific Coast in 1884,
or shortage of 26, 100000 bushels for
the Pacific Coast region.
Michigan-This State is the only one
in the winter wheat belt to cay which
gives the promise of an average yield.
While the winter wheat in the other
states was bare of snow, the wheat in
Michigan was well protected and COW
cred, to which causes is to be ascribed
the present proming condition of the
crop. The State promises to turn out
fully So per cent. of an average yield.
From close compilation, and taking
the most cheerful view of the situation,
the winter wheat yield for the present
year will not exceed 200,000,00O
bushels, and the absolute percentages
from the most trustworthy sources in
dictate that yield will fall somewhat
under than over the figures given.
Turning TO the spring wheat belt the
outlook is altogether more promis'
ing. Full returns from Nebraska show
slightly enlarged acreage as compared
to last year, while in Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota the decrease in acreage
will be about 10 per cent, while the
condition is about 95 per cent. Tht
acreage of Dakota is about 8 per cent
less than last year, and the conditions
fully equal, though the season is from
{ ten to twelve days later. The proba
BILE spring wheat yield, based upor
continuing favorable weather, will b
100000 bushels. The total whea
crop of the country, therefore, from
the present outlook, will be from 800,
100000 to 33O,OOO,OOO bushels
againstan average yield for the last fv'
years of $4,000, 900 bushels.
THE PACIFIC COST.
, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, May 31st.-
! The wheat crops OF California this sea
son will be the smallest for many years
! There are two reasons for this. First
: the large yield of last year and tn
: low prices received caused grea
D shortage in the acreage; second, tn
e late snow-grown grain on winter pillow
. ed lands will, from lack of rain, b
1 nearly all cut for hay. The acreag
4 of wheat in 1884 was in round nun
: bers three and one half million acres
: yielding ffty>seven million bushels
e Edwin F. Smith, secretary of the Stat
# Agricultural Society of California
S estimates the acreage for the preseu
year at 100000 acres, with a tots
h yield of 25,OOO,O0O bushels, or les
n than half crop as compared with las
e year. There is still on hand in tn
e State $1,000, 900 bushels of last year
:. crop. By deducting 10000, 1000 bushe
d for home consumption, there will re