The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-06

MissOuri-The state presents the
same conditions spoken of with ref
erence to Illinois and Kansas. The
winter-kilIed fields having been
plowed under leaves the total acreage
remaining So per cent of 1884, and
the average condition is 50. The
state will not produce more than
one-third of its last years yield,
Ohio-The northern tier ofcounties
are making a better showing than
the average of the states already
given, bnt in all the southern coun.
ties 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 80 per cent Of 1881.
Indiana-In portions of Northern
Indiana there is a promise of an av
erage yield, but in the southern por-
! ton 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
poet in this state has been running
down steadily for 80 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 returns by counties
indicate that the crop will not exceed
90 per cent Of last year:
CALIFORNIA; Oregon and Washing
ton Territory-The prolonged drouth
in California has very greatly injur-
ed the prospects for the growing
crop in that state. Edwin F, Smith,
secretary of the State Agricultural
Society of California, has computed
the yield of that state for the Associ-
ated Press at $4,000. 900 bushels while
Oregon and Washington Territory,
under improved conditions, will
turn out II, 100000 bushels, an aggre-
gate Of II 2GO, 900 against tn u aggre-
gate Of 500, 900 for the Pacific c1as
in 1854, or shortage Of 26,5O000t
bushels for the Pacific coast region.
Michigan-This state is the ont
one in the winter wheat belt to-day
which gives the promise of an aver
age yield. While the ~ inter- wheat
in the other states was bare Of snow,
the wheat in Michigan was we'll pro-
tected and covered, to which cause is
to he ascribed the present promising
condition of the crop. The STATE
promises to turn out fully So per
cent of an average yield.
From close compilation, and tax.
ing the most cheerful view Of the sit
uation, the winter wheat yield for
the present year will not exceed 200.
600, 600 bushels, and the absolute per-
centages from the most trustworthy
! 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 prom
ising. Full returns from Nebraska
show slightly enlarged acreage as
compared to last year, while in Iowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota the de-
crease in acreage will be about 10 per
cent, while the condition is about 81
per cent. The acreage of Dakota is
about 8 per cent less than last year.
and the condition fully equal, though
the season is from 10 to y days later.
The probable spring yield,
based upon continuing favorable
weather, will be 1876, 600 900 bushels.
The total wheat crop Of the country,
therefore, from the present outlook
will be from 32O, 000. 600 to $50 coo, 00C
bushels. against an average yield for
the past five years of 100000 .00O
bushels.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31.-The
wheat crops Of California this season
will be the smallest for many years.
There are two reasons for this
First, the large yield Of hast year and
the low prices received caused a great
shortage in tine acreage: sect nd, the
late sOWn grain on winter pl0wed