The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-02-14
WINTER WHEAT.

Late Reports Concerning the Condition and
Prospects of the Winter Wheat Plant in
Various States-The Outlook Not En-
cOuraglng.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, February SIS. w.
Talmadge is in receipt of the following
late information as regards the area, con-
dition and prospects of tae winter wheat
crop:
Virginia Randolph Harrison, Commits
sioner of Agriculture, says: 81 have Of
fetal figures from all sections OF the
State, and the acreage is short fully thir-
ty per cent from last year. AS regards
the condition since my last report to you,
l have adyices from the southwest por-
ton of the State reporting that wheat Is
being almost destroyed, winter-killed,
and from advices and what have seen in
the last few days, the prospect for wheat
| is worse than it has been since 1866. AL
| ternate freezing and thaws, with no snow
to protect it, is the principal cause."a(
Maryland-The area sown to wheat is
| fully twenty-five per cent. short as COM
pared with last year. Hear of no serious
damages the condition, however, is not
flattering, owing to haste in sowing and
the soil not being fully prepared to re-
! ceive the seed. ..+ g.
Missouri. W. Sanbon, Secretary of
the State Board of Agriculture, says the
area sown to wheat is ten per cent. short
| 7 80 Hut do, n
the plant as yet. .tsE %.
I Illnois-The acreage sown to wheat Is
| about fifteen per cent. short of last year.
I Some damage, but nothing serious, was
reported in the southern part OF the State.
| The ground is now covered with snow,
and will not be able to tell much about
the condition of plant until the snow goes
off. 49,
Tennessee-A. j. McWhirter, Commits
sioner of Agriculture, says that the crop
of Tennessee is fully twenty per cent. less
in acreage than last year and the damage
by frost is all of ten per cent. r,
KanSas-The area Sown to wheat IN
this State is about thirty per cent, as
compared with last year. Some OF the
largest wheat-growing counties in the
State have reduced their wheat area from
twenty-five TO fifty per cent, owing pri;i'
cipally to the ruling low price of wheat
during the past season. The condition
/ of the growing wheat is not up to the
standard. Some sections report damage
by insects in the fall, and owing to the
severity of the winter many predict in
jury by winter killing. However, 1t Il
too early to tell much about the latter.
Kentucky-A. J. Bowen, Commissioner
of Agriculture, says the acreage sown to
wheat in this State is from ten to fifteen
per cent less than that of the previous
| year. The winter has been very nnfavor.
able. Alternate freezing and thaws have
lifted the plant to the surface, and 1t ID
in badly crippled condition.
North Carolina-The area sown to
wheat is very much less than last year
and the condition Is not very encourage
ing on account of the long continued
drouth of last fall The winter has been
unfavorable, and much complaint of win
ter-killing Is heard.
! New York-GThe area sown to wheat Ii
j somewhat less than last season. The
condition is favorable. No damage by
winter-killing or other causes is heard of
West Virginia H. Strider, Stats
tical agent, under date of February 4th
says: "The acreage of West Virginia il
short fully twenty per cent. as compared
with last year. The condition is very un
promising. With our worst weather
March winds, freezing and thawing, ye
to pass, the present outlook will not war
rant a half crop" ,..,. .-........ -, 81.
Georgia-The extreme drought Of thu
fall extended almost to December, anC
has caused a large falling off in the are;
sown 10 wheat The condition is yer,
unfavorable owing to the unseasonabl'
weather during the fore part OF the win
ter. .-s3r4te,.- t,d'f vrr % ,si'r,a'>
Minnesota-H. III. Young, statistical
agent of Mihnesota,~ says in regard to thu
spring wheat seeding, the area sown Il
wheat will probably be fully ten per cent
short oflast year, or not more. than TIVE
million five hundred, thousand. acres. w.,
: Dakota--James H. Bains, statistical
agent of Dakota, says: Not more thai
ne-eighth of the crop in Northern Da
kota, and threeHlghtlis I'M SOU thern. Da
! .kota relhainsiin farne ts hands, Sand tn
Z eleyators are kept well cleaned out.
prices remain, low.the area TO wheat Wi
tnot be Increased any this spring, o. d,
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