The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-05-22
The WHEAT OUTLOOK.
Reports From Number OF States SHOW
Iittiei II any Improvement I'm the condl-
Air.r, M N inter Wheat.

Reports From a Number OF States SHOW
Little IL any Improvement I'm the condl-
tfon of Winter Wheat.
WASHINGTON, May I1.--Missouri--J. W.
eanborn, Secretary Of the State Board OF
Agriculture, writes: 'There is no i'm
movement to note as to the condition OF
the Missouri wheat crop Much of the
wheat sown has been piowed up, and I am
satisfied that this years crop will not ex-
coed IS or 60 per cent 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 farmers to
increase their intended wheat acreage.
The indications are that the acreage
I'm 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 saay be said
to be good" - tt@
Indiana-ATexander Heron, Secretary of
the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, re
ports no Improvement in the condition of the
winter wheat; it is rather worse than here
xfSre estimated, and thousands of acres
tMShghout the State have been plowed up:
the prospects for wheat are poorer than
ever known before in this State.
Elinois-The area sown 10 winter
wheat in Illinois is short fully Is
per cent as compared with last year.
The condition has improved some
what in general appearance but there is
nothing that indicates a better result than
that shown by the Aprilreport The WARM
weather has developed many fields entirely
killed out and large area has been plowed
up and will be planted to other crops.
Kansas-The condition of the wheat crop
of Kansas has shown no particular ian
proyement since last report The outlook
is the most favorable, and with 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 it is now esti-
mated the product of the State can net ex-
coed 40,00o, 900 bushels this year.
Wisconsin-The area spwn to winter and
spring wheat in Wisconsin this season is
about 90 per cent. less than that of last
season. The proportion of the crop in the
State is 80 per cent OF winter wheat and GO
per cent OF SiuDE. lne WlllteT Whedt Has
been badly damaged by winter-killing, and
the best judges estimate that from 40 to 80
per cent of Il 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 A,000,-
600 or $4,000. 600 bushels this year. Last
year the product was 20,000,000.
Iowa-Cold weather and rain ha. greatly
retarded the work of spring seeding in
Iowa, and the work will not be completed
for some days yet. Am not able to say,
from present data, what the acreage vii!
be. but from what can be learned it is abou;
the same as last year. The season is very
backward, and it will take favorable sum-
mer and Sall to yield US a good average
crop.
Nebraska-The spring seeding in Nebras-
ks 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 average crop.