The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12
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CHICAGO, June 1.-The growing wheat
crop having reached critical stage and
winter wheat having approached condi--
ton sufficiently near maturity to approx
mate the acreage and probable yield, the
Fa7mesS Review has followed up il usual
weekly summary by complete survey Of
oil the Western aud Southern wheat grow
ing States. Over s, 900 correspondents cover
every wheat producing county in Ohio,
Michigan. Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa,
Wisconsin. Minnesota and Dakota, together
with an accurate summary from the Pacific
Coast region. In summing up Its detailed
reports the Rcuic,e says:
The gloomiest views which have been adj
vanced concerning the winter wheat out
look for 1885 must now BE- accepted As the
most accurate. The promising conditions
Of 1884 have this season been completely
reversed. The absolute uniformity OF
the returns indicate that the outlook for
the winter sown wheat this year IL the
worst in ten years, and 1t may now be set
down as positive that under tho most favor
able conditions the total winter and spring
wheat yield Is to fall considerably under the
short crop of 1851, when the total product
was $50, 600, 900 bushels. With the excep-
ton of Michigan, Oregon and Washington
Territory the causes leading to decreased
output of winter wheat are almost idsnti--
cal. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas and
Missouri, the ground was tare Of snow dur
ing the severely cold weather at the close
of the winter, which was followed by cold
dry winds later on. There was also a de-
creased acreage, owing to the low prices
which prevailed for the crop of 1884.
In Illinois fifty-three per cent of the
entire wheat crop Of the State has been.
plowed up, and more would have been,
plowed had not the ground been sown to.
clover and grass. A large proportion Of
the wheat that is heading out proves to be
cheat and there Is no probability that
bread and seed will be made in Southern
Illinois this year. Four entire counties in
the southern and central tier have been
plowed up, and in eight other counties the
crop is reported As an entire failure. The,
State does not exceed forty-six per cent. Of
the yield or 1884, based upon the fields not
yet plowed up.
In Kansas the same conditions which
exist in Illinois are to be found, with the,
exception that the Hessian fly has been
more largely at work In the one State than
the other. The acreage Of the State not
plowed under is fifty-two per cent of 1884
and the average condition Of the plant is
fifty-three.
Missouri presents the same conditions
spoken of with reference to Kansas and
Illinois. The winter killed fields having
been plowed under leaves The total acreage
remaining So per cent. of 1884, and the
average condition So. The State will not
produce more than one third of its yield last
year.
The northern tier of counties in Ohio are
making better showing than the average
of the States already given, but in all the
southern counties the plant has been badly
winter killed. The growing acreage has
been reduced to rs per cent. Of last year and
the average condition does not exceed IS
per cent. Of 1884.
In portions of Northern Indiana there is
a promise Of IN average yield, but in the
southern portion Of the State the outlook is<
no more promising than in Ohio and Hi
nois. The yield Of the State will be about
forty-five per cent Of last year.
The winter wheat prospects in Tennessee
have been running down steadily for thirty
days. and the latest advices indicate that
the State will not harvest q quarter of the
crop of 1884.
In few counties of Kentucky the wheat
crop promises to be fair. but the returns by
indicate that the crop will not ex-
ceed five per cent. of last year.
The prolonged drouth i'm California has
greatly injured the prospects for the grow
mr. in hot Stafa 7
of the State Agricultural Society
Of California, has computed the yield Of
hat State at o, 600, 900 bushels, while Ore
ron and Washington Territory, under i'm
proved conditions, will turn 1I,20O.000
bushels. an aggregate of H. 200 900 against
he aggregate Of IS, 100000 for the Pacific
'oast in 1884, or shortage OF 26, SOC, 600
bushels for the Pacific coast region.
Michigan is the only State i'm the winter
wheat belt to-day which gives the promise
Vt an average yield. While the winter
wheat In the other States was bare of snow.
he wheat in Michigan was well protected.
The State promises to turn out fully ninety
TX 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
'ot exceed zoe, 900, 600 bushels. and the alb
olute percentages from the most rust
worthy sources indicate that the yield will
all somewhat under than over the figures
iven.
Turning to the spring wheat belt the out
oOk is altogether more promising. Full re-
lirns from Nebraska show a slightly en-
arged acreage, as compared with last year,
fhile in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota the,
ecrease in acreage will be about 10 per
ent., while the condition is about 95 per
ent. The acreage of Dakota Is about s per
ent. les. than last year and the condition
ully equal, though the season is from ten
D twelve days later. The probable spring
rheat yield, based upon continuing faver--
BILE weather, will be 10000, 900 bushels
he total wheat crop Of the country, thers--
Ore, from the present outlook will be from
20, SOC, 900 to $50, 600, 900, against an aver
&c yield for the last Eve years Of 464, 0o0.-
90 bushels.
rssbyter1sn General Assembly Adj,urns~..
CINCINNATI, O., June 2.-The Freshly