The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-15
MEyACED BY The DROUTH
RAIN BADLY NEEDED IN THE
WHEAT REGIONS.
The Growing Crop Already Seriously
Injured-The Harvest In
Tennessee.

CHICAGO, ILL June 1.-THE follow
ing crop summary will appear in this
weeks Farmers ReuietD:
The great fear of drouth, which has
been threatening the wheat sections,
still continues, and has become in
some respects a serious menace to the
growing grain. Dry, hot winds have
prevailed in Dakota and Minnesota,
adding TO the already serious outlook
in many portions of that State and
territory. The effects OF the dIouth
have begun to be seriously felt in Wis
cousin, Iowa and Nebrasks, and very
few Ct the reports received down to
SATURDAY. night dwell upon much but
this subject. Many feds of oats are
reported turning y-llow, and injury
to that cereal threatens newto be more
severe than ever to wheat itself. The
rains which have prevailed in the sec
tions named, while saving many fields
from ruin, have not given the relief
which, according ia, nine-tenths.of the
reports from correspondents, would
appear to be imminently needed. The
reports from Faribsult, Goodhue,
Meeker and Mower counties
in Minnesota, all indicate
serious need of rain. Toe
present prospect in Meeker county is
for not to exceed one half OF the
av r ga crop.
In Damn, Barrow, Monroe and Sank
count es in Wisconsin, the fields are
dry and parched, and all grains are
looking badly. the reports ( ON Iowa,
particularly from Adsir, Cherokee,
Mahaska, Po tawattamie, Winnie
sheik and Normsn, indica'e that many
OF the advanced fields OF grain already
show signs OF turning yellow, and are
badly ia need of moisture.
In Otoe and Platte counties in Ne
braska the wheat crop will be % per
cent. below at average, while rer orts
of serious diouths come from Douglas,
Hamilton and Webster counties.
Good rains rains would insure a full
average yield in the larger portion OF
the entire spring wheat belt. But
without them, and the continuance OF
the p esent hot and dry weather would
undoubtedly prove fatal to the out
look for the entire crop, as the situa-
ton has already become critical.
The reports of damage continue to
come from portions of Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Kansas and Michigan,
but none indicate that any general
injury is to result either to the winter
or spring wheat crops, aud that it is
to be confined in the main to isolated
! localities.
The section mos seriously threat
ened is Southern Illinois, where the
early prospects of a large crop yield
has been lesssned very cOnsid 'rably
from the ravages of the Chinch bugs.
Grssshopper+ are reported in large
numbers in Hamilton county, Ind.
Fayet;e and Logan counties, Ohio,
and in Wapells county, Iowa.
The reports from Indiana indicate
that the yield of winter wheat will fall
slightly below the average. In some
of the counties the wheat has gone
back during the past thres or four
weeks. Ia Gibson county The fields
do not promise as much as one month
ago, owing TO dry weather and rust
In Lagrange couoty wheat that prom
Used twenty bushels to the acre vii
not produce to exceed fivs. The gen
eral prospects in Ohio continue goot
and the State has promise Of a ful
average yield.
In Kansas and Michigan the pros
pect has not changed, the official re
port indicating that Kansas will no
produce to exec ed an II 900, coo bushe
yield on the report of the widespread
injury inflicted on the crops early il
tie season. Harvesting is prcgr ssjDt
in Mis- our, Kentucky and Tenness ee
and the general tenor of the reports
continues very favorable.
In Southern Minnesota and Dakota
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