The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-23
THE CORN CROP,
A Summary Showing a Slight Improvement,
but No Marked Change for the Better.

CHICAGO. Aug. 22-The following crop sum-
mary will appear in this weeks issue of the
Farmers, Review:
The tenor of the reports from the corn belt,
whiie indicating a slight Improvement in some
sections. does not show any particular change
for the better The crop as whole has been
badly injured, and recent showers in Illinois,
wnlie staying the injury on the low lands, have
not revived the general crop conditions, indi-
eating that a large proportion of the corn area
mas been burned dried up ard ruined. The gem
eral situation in Illinois and Iowa has also been
aggravated by the presence OF chinch bugs. The
yield IN Illinois does not promise to exceed one
half that of last year, while that OF Iowa will be
about 60 per cent. of last years crop In Min
nesota, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
the condition of the growing is still re-
ported as averaging fairly we'll. In Wisconsin,
MISSOURI and Kansas the general outlook is poor,
but sufficient data is not at hand to make any
close computation as to the probable yield. In
Clinton, Fayette, Henry, Putnam and Harding
counties. Illinois, the corn crop is regarded as q
practical failure. In Carroll Macon. Macoupin,
Menard, Scott, Will La Sale, Franklin, Jersey
and johnson counties the crop will range from
40 to go per cent of an average In Douglas
and Lee counties there is the promise of an -av-
erage.
In Dubuque, Floyd. Van Buren, and Wapello
counties, of Iowa there is the promise of 30 to
5O per cent of average crop. In Buena
vista, Buchanan, Benton, Franklin, Guthrie,
Grundy. Hamilton and Carroll counties the out
look is for from so to 80 per cent of an average
yield
In Clinton, Cape Girardeau. Livingston, Mill
er. Newton, Randolph and Saline counties, in
Missouri the crop will average IS to so per cent
OF the usual yield. In Mercer and Benton coun.
ties the crop is failure. In New, Marshall and
Gentry counties the outlook is good for a full
crop.
In Manistee and Newaygo counties, of Michi-
gan, the corn crop is failure. In the other
counties there is the promise of an average
crop.
In Chippewa Columbia, Dane Fond du Lac.
Marquette Pepin, Sheboygan and St Croix
counties, of Wisconsin, the average ranges from
80 to Go per cent
In Hardin and Cuyahoga counties, of Ohio,
the crop will not exceed onehalf the usual yield
The other Ohio counties reporting this week in
dictate full average yield.
In DeKalb county, Indiana, the crop is a fall
ure. Harrison, Madison and Randolph counties
report a full average.
In Dodge, Winona and Scott counties, in Min
nesota, full average yield is indicated. Wash
ington county promises only half an ordinary
yield.
The counties in Kansas reporting this week in
dlcate an average ranging from so to 70 per cent
There has been nothing in the reported thrash
ing of wheat to indicate any special change in
the estimates heretofore made regarding the out
put for the entire country, namely, from 49,
100000 to 420, 900, 900 bushels The yield of
Dakota Washington Territory and Oregon will
fall short of the estimates heretofore published