The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-03
THE CONDITION OF CROPS
IN THE GREAT CEREAL STATES or
THE MORT INVEST,

Prospects Reported Not as Favorable as
Weeh Ago - The Country Becomlng
Parohed and Dry, aud the Chinoh Hug
Playing Havoc with tho Crops,
MINNEAPoLs, MINI, June 9, Crop pros
pects In tho northwest are not quite az favor
able as a week ago With the exception OF
the April rains which came when seeding
was about half completed, the weather has
been quito dry, and complaints are becoming
numerous that grain Is suffering for want OF
moisture, In Dakota no rain OF any eonse,
queace foil f.om July, 1885, until April OF
thh year, while the snow was very light and
not sufficient 10 Import any great moisture
to the ground, The April rains were timely,
but the showers were generally short down
pours and the water ran of the surface
qulcdy, aud did not soak Into the ground.
With an ordinary amount OF rain since
then tho crop would have been all right, but
the weather during the last fow weeks has
been extremely dry and hot, and tho high
winds which prevail In Dakota at this season
OF the year seem 10 have absorbed what little
moisture there was While no permanent or
widespread damage has been done yet tho
outlook is not near rs promising as II was ton
days ago.
The wheat plant Is net shooting out as II
should, aud Is thin In pany places, Reports
from points along the Northern Paclllc rail
road say that on the Highlands aud also on
sandy lands west of Jamestown wheat h bo-
ginning 10 show the effect OF dry weather,
though no serious effect " felt yet Along
the Manitoba road crops are looking very
well, although complaints are quito numer-
Gus that rain Is needod, except In Polk and
Norman counties, where they have had lit
tlo too much,
A letter from Fargo the writer Of which
has exceptional facilities for obtaining infor-
nation IN regard 10 the condition OF tho
crops, says "With very dry weather for tho
last three weeks and without rain In ono
week, you can put II down that considerable
damage win result"
gentleman who has Just returned from
tip over the Minneapolis a. 81 Louis says
wheat In many places is beginning 10 show
the want Of rain although oats are suffering
the most In Lac Qui Parlo county MINI,
the frost nippod tho wheat and oats rather
severely, and the hot, dry weather immodi-
atclJ following has caused tho plant 10 turn
yellow
Along the Iowa a. Dakota and Iowa q
Minnesota divisions OF the 81 Paul road,
crops are looking quito we'll except In Dakota
between Chamberlain and Canton whore
there has been some complaint on account OF
drouth The last rcports however, say that
thero have boon oopiuus showers IN that dlroo-
ton and that everything n now looking well.
A letter from tho l.. q. Porter Milling COM
pany at N.u0na snysl "Our reports ~ all
points west on tho Winona & st. Potor rail.
road show very dry weather, aud the damage
10 crops although small II any will surely
be great soon Az Courtland our agent 10.
ports wheat as no bettor than last year when
thoro was only throo.fourths Of q crop, West
OF Watcrtown, Dak,, our agent reports crops
a. looking bottor than last year The jim
River valley reports need Of rain and dry
weather, Other reports from parties NJ
Claromont and Now Ulma on the Wnona u
st. Potter road sOy late sown grain will DO 10.
rlously damaged unless rain comes soon,
A zumbrata report saysi "Tho extreme
dry and hot weather Of the last two weeks
has dried the ground NO suddenly that tho
grain and grass are suffering seriously Tho
ground on all fold " cakod 40 that u roller
will hardly leave IL mark. Corn has all
grown and Is looking well. The chinch bug
arc numerous, and ns fully advanced as tho
goason. Around Rochester continued drouth
Ia telling seriously on tho small fruit crop,
Small grain s suffering likewise"
q. w, Van Du2on a. Co., writO that al
though chinch bugs arc numerous In some
places they think thoy have done no harm
yot, az their experience Is that they do worry
little damage until tho grain h hoadmg out,
aud beginning 10 illl Luyorno was visited
by welcome aud much needed rain, Tho
crops in that vicinity though In excollont
condition, have shown the serious nO0d OF
rain for some time past Chinch bugs aro
appearing IN Goodhuo, Freoborn and Losoyor
counties, The dry weather ia caused the
pest 10 hatch out In groot nunboS. Consid'
erablo damage resulted from this cause last
year and II Is feared that unless cool wet
woathcr comes great harm viii result from
their royagos
Reports received by General Traffic Mana.
eor Hannaford, Of tho Northcrn Pacific rail
road, from points on tho main line aud
branches In Minnesota show, as u rule, an In
crease In acreage varying from 10 10 % por
cont On the main line and branches In Du-
kota an Increase varying from ~ " 30 por
cont. IL shown, tho greatest increase being
west of tho Missouri river, Tho universal
report OF condition Is good, and tho crop
more forward than usual Tho rain foil In
tho last week, aud the want Of soulo IL bogln-