The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-28
THE CROP OUTLOOK, WEST,
MORE FAVORABLE THAN 1T WAS
A MONTH AGO.
Heavy aud Continuous Rains, Aided
by the Worm, Do Considerable
Damage to Cotton In Texas.

CHICAGO, September 26.-The fol-
lowing crop report will appear in this
weeks issue of the Farmers Review:
The weather has continued un-
usually favorable for the growing
crops Of corn, and the bulletins from
some of the Iowa, Wisconsin and
Illinois counties indicate a slight y
more favorable outlook than was
deemed 10 be possible one month ago.
The crop has certainly not gone back
ward as q whole during the past four
weeks, but the reports as to the yield
continue TO show the yield per acre
will be considerably below the aver
age. The reports OF correspondents
from twenty counties in Illinois est
mate the yield by bushels per acre
and show range OF IL to 40 bushels.
The lowest averages are reported from
Williams, Wayne, Stephenson, Madi-
son, Christian and Boone lies,
where the yield IL placed at from IL t.
20 bushels. In Wabash, Stark.
Pulaski, Daviess, Johnson, Greene,
Fulton and Coles, tIe yield is sti-
mated at from 25 to 30 bushels. In
C'awford, Effinghsm, Kankskee,
Macon, McDonough and Woodfold,
the yield is placed at So
to 40 bushels. In the State OF
Iowa the averages follow very closely
those of Illinois In twenty-one coun-
ties reporting this week the lowest es-
innate is l2 bushels for Fayette coun-
ty aud the highest, 40 bushels fer
Grundy, PJttowatamiP, Winnesheik
and Jackson counties. Ia Davis, Ring
gold, Wayne, Warren and Washing
ton counties the yie'd is estimated to
be IS to 20 bushels in Gsge ard Tama
counties, % bushes; in Buchanan,
Greene and Winnebago counties, so
bushels; ia Adair, Cherokee, Cedar,
Emmett, OiCeola and Palo Alto couu-
es, 80 bushels. In Nebraska the low
est estimate is % bushelsi in Butler and
Otto counties; for Bone, Cass, Gage
aud Hamilton counties the average is
placed at 30 bushels; in Richardson
county, 40 bushsis; in Buffalo county,
45 bushels; in Thayer county, so bush.
els; while the average in Red Willow
county is placed at from 50to 80 bush
els. In the State OF Missouri the low.
est average is indicated 10 Shelby
county, where the prospective outputs
8 bushels; ia Harrison, Putnam and
st. FIaucis counties, Is 70 IS bushels;
Cole, Hickory and Webster counties,
20 bushels; in Butler and Pettis coun-
ties, 25 bushels; in Howard and Yer
non counties, 80 bushels, and in Gen
try county, So bushels.
Ia the State of Kansas the lowest
average is 10 bushels reported from
Jefferson county, anent the highest,
45 bushels, in Ellis county. In Wis
consin the average ranges very low in
some OF the counties, with a majority |
OF the returns, however, indicating 20 |
to 25 bushels. In Dakota the returns
range from 25 to 40 bushels, though in |
Clarke county the yield is placed at 4
to 10 bushels. In Minnesota the av-
ersge ranges from 20 to 40 bushels.
Indians, Ohio and Michigan report
the highest averages. In Indiana re-
ports from eighteen counties show a
general average Of 3S to 40 bushels to
the acre, Pike, Morgan, Montgomery,
Henry, Clay and Carroll counties r.
porting 40 to 80 busbels. The lowest
average reported this week ia L khsrt |
county, placed at q bushels. In
Vermillion, Martin ard Lagrange
counties tie average is 80 10 81 bush.
els. In Ohio the general average OF
the counties reporting this week is
from 80 to SO bushels. None OF the
report less average than 2j
bushels In Michigan the smallest is
% bushels, reported from Emmett
and Huron Counties. In Bsrrien, Bar
ry aud Dryden counties the average is
placed at 40 bushels; in Ingham
county it is placed at 20 bushels. The
recent rains have saved vast extent
of pastursge, and frightened meadows
over a wide area