Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-13

excelled. In Nebraska complaint of wet
weather still continues. The indications
are for slightly decreased acreage in Wis
consin and Minnesota and considerable
Z increase in Dakota. The reports from
the winter wheat states show little varia-
i ton from those of the last two weeks.
The Kansas bulletins do not indicate any
improvement. The outlook is that the
+ yield Will not exceed one-third to one
halt OF an average crop In Dickinson
and other counties the crop is almost total
loss and the fields have been plowed under
and devoted to oats and other grains. The
reports from Michigan also show little
or no improvement The prospects
are for from 90 to So per cent.
of an average crop. Reports of damages
from the Hessian fly como from three
Michigan counties and from Roanoke
county Ind, but the injury reported is
not serious The generality Of the re-
ports from INDIANA and Ohio are favor
able, while the reports from Missouri and
Tennessee continue to be tlattering. the
weather of the past two weeks proving ex-
tremely favorable. With the exception
of one county in Kentucky tJohnson),
where there's the promise of Motto ex-
coed half crop, the returns continue
favorable.
The spring has been favorable for
seeding operations all over the Northwest
coast, SO that now the work may measur-
ably be said to be done and conditions
We're never more propitious for a bounti-
full harvest. Reviewing the anticipated
haryests by sections we first come to the
vast inland empire east of the Cascade
mountains, locally known as the wheat
trade IS the Walia Walla country which
embraces a large area i'll Oregon, the en-
tirety of eastern Washington and a por-
tion of Idaho. In this wide scope of
country where the greater portion of
grain is sown in the fall, the reports uni
formly confirm extensive acreage, mild
winter and seasonable spring rains; so
that even the Spring sowing, which Is
generally regarded as more or less a de
parture from safe farming operations,
bears alike the impress of the most fav-
orable conditions. All sections outside
of Umatilla county in Oregon and Walla
Walla and Columbia counties in Washing
ton Territory will show gradual increase
of production over last year, while the
counties named will mark shortage, but
not sufficient to impair the general line ad-
fttAANC NtAANh ALlt hbttli HNNtAbiA VIII r.
Last years crop aggregated close to 300,-
600 tons of wheat and flour for export, of
which some 10000 tons yet remain in far
mers' hands. There were also $4,000 sur
plus tons of barley produced, about 1000
of which found market in the Mississip-
pi Valley. 1t is believed from the present
indications that this years crop OF wheat
will exceed that of last years by 10000
tons and the barley product for surplus
will exceed over 25,000 tons, as good
prices last year have greatly stimulated
its production.
The crop prospect of the Willamette
Valley divided, about half and half in
spring and winter wheat, could not be
better, and a fairly average surplus of
100000 tons of the two may be reasonably
anticipated as this is an ordinary surplus,
and it is rarely exceeded, sometimes fall
ing to 100000 tons. Rogue River Valley
which the Oregon & California Railroad
last year for the first time made accessible
will not probably contribute in excess of
10000 tons to the surplus, as the popula-
tion do a more diversified farming and
fruit raising. The farmers of Minnesota
and Dakota now making rapid progress in
their work of wheat sowing. the weather
favoring them. There Will be an increase |
of wheat acreage.