The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-24
The GROWING CROPS.
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF THE
"FARMERS' REVIEW"
But Little General Improvement In
the Corn SituatiOn-A De-
tailed Statement.

CHICAGO, August 22.-The following
crop summary will appear IN this
weeks issue OF the Fdrmsrs Rerielc;
The tenor Of the rep r,s from the
corn belt, while indicating 4 slight
Improvement in some sections, does
moi show any particular charge for
the better. The crop rs a whole has
baeu b dly injured, and recent show
ere in IlinCi', while staying the IN
idTv to the low lands, have not re-
yiyrd the general { op CONDITIONS, in.
diCst ny that la"ge proportion OF the
corn area has been burned, dried up
and ruined The general tituaiion ia
Ilnois and Iowa hes also been gCraya-
ted bv the pr, S nee ofcnincn bus. The
Weld in Illino docs not promise to
exceed onc.hali that of last year,
while that of Ohio will be about go
pey cent. of,lest YEARS. crop. In Min
nescta. Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio and
Indiana the condition OF the gcowing
corn is still reported averaging larry
we'll. In Wisconsin, Missouri and
Kansas The general outlook is poor,
but suflicieut data is not at hand to
make any close computation as to the
probable yi,ld.
10 Clinton, Fayette, Henry, Putnam
and Harding counties, limos, the
corn croo is regarded as pTsCiCal
failure. la Carroll, Macon, Mac1upin,
Mern ard, Scott, VIII La ale, Frank
lin, jersey and johnson cCucties, the
arop will range f,om A. to 60 per cent,
Of sn average. In D)ugla0 aud Lee
counties t.efe isplomlse OF an average
yield
In Dlbuq e, Floyd, Van Buren, and
Wapsllo counties o. Iowa, lher9 is
he promise OF so to so per Ieat OF an
average cop. In Bufna Nitta,
Buchanan. Heuton, iank in, Guhre,
Grunder, Hami ton and Carroll cauu-
ties, the outlook is from 5O TO 50 per
cert OF an average.
Ia Clinton, Girard, Livingston
Miller, Newton, Randolph and Saline
COUNTIES, ia Miss uri, The crop vi
aver, ge IS to so per cent. Of The
usual We'd, In Mercer a,d Benton
counties the crop is failure. la New
Marshall and Gentry count es the out
look is good for full crop.
In Manistee Snd Newa'gN counties,
of Michigan, the cora crop IL fi.uie
In the other counties there is lht
promise OF sn average crop,
Ia Chimp IVA Columbia, Deane
Fond du Lar, Ma quette Pepin, She
bovean and St. Gro Couute 70, If Wis
cousin, the average ranges from 80 u
G5 psr cant. -.
In Hardin ard Cuyah' ga counties
OF Ohio, the crop will OF exceed one
half Of the usual yield. The othe
Ohio coul ties repcr ing this week III
dictate u full average crop.
Ia Dekalb county, Indiana, the crol
is failure. HarI son, Madison ant
Randolph counties report full aver
age. o
In Dodge, Winona srd Scott coun
ties, in Minnesota, full average vel
is indicated. Washington count
pro usss only half an ordinary yield
The counties in Kansas reportln
this week indicate an average rangir
from 50 to IS per cent
, Thers has been nothing in the n
ported threshing OF whea, to indie Il
any srecial change in the estimate
heretofore made regarding tho outpr
for tn entire country, namely, irnl
4l6 GOO coo to A20,C J0,lC) bushels. III
, Weld of Dakota, Washing or TerritoI
and Oiegon will fall shot OF toe esl
mate heretofore published.