The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-01
THE REPORT I'm DETAIL.
Condition of the Crop in All Wheat-Produc-
ing Sections, East and West.

Condition of the Crop in All Wheat-PrOduc-
ing Sections, East and West.
CHICAGO, May 3l-Reports to the Farmers
Review show the condition Of the growing wheat
to be as follows:
1llinois--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 very
large proportion of the wheat that is heading
out proves to be chess, and there is no proba-
bility that bread and seed will be made in south
ern Illinois this year. Four entire counties in
the central and northern tier have been plowed
up, and in eight other counties the crop is re-
ported as an entire failure. The average condi-
ton OF all the counties in the State does not ex-
coed 46 per cent of the yield of 1884, based upon
| the fields not yet plowed up.
Kansas-The same conditions which exist in
Illinois are to be found in Kansas, with this ex,
ception, that the Hessian fly has been at work
more largely in the State than the other
The acreage of The State not plowed under is so
per cent. OF 1884, and the average condition of
the plant is SO.
Missouri-The State presents the same con-
ditions spoken Of with reference to Kansas and
illinois. The winter-killed fields having been
plowed under leaves the total acreage remain
ing 90 per cent of 1884, and the average cond-
ton is 81. The State will not produce more
than one-third of its yield last year.
Ohlo-The northern tier of counties are max
ing 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 76 per
cent OF last year, and the average condition does
not exceed So per cent of 1884.
lndiana-In portions of northern Indiana
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 45 per cent of
last year.
Tennessee-The winter wheat prospects in
this State have been running down steadily for
thirty days and the latest advices indicate that
the State will not harvest one fourth of the crop
of 1884
Kentucky-In a few counties of Kentucky
the wheat crop promises to be fair, but the re-
turns by counties indicate that the crop will not
exceed 90 per cent. of last year.
Mlchlgan-This State is the only one in the
winter wheat belt to-day which gives 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 covered, to
which cause is to be ascribed the present prom
ising condition of the crop. The State promises
TO turn out fully 96 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
zoo 600 600 bushels, and the absolute percentages
from the most trustworth sources, indicate that
the yield will fall somewhat under than over
the figures given.
Turning to the spring wheat belt, the outlook
is altogether more promising Full returns
from Nebraska show slightly enlarged acreage
as compared to last year, while in iowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota the decrease in acre
age will be about 10 per cent, while the condi-
ton is about 90 per cent The acreage of Dakota
is about per cent less than last year, and the
conditions fully equal though the season is from
ten to twelve days later The probable spring
wheat yield, based upon continuing favorable
weather, will be $780, 000 900 bushels The total
wheat crop Of the country, therefore, from the
present outlook will be from 800 600 600 to $780,
600, 900 bushels, against an average yield for the
last FIVE years of AGA, 000, 600 bushels.