The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-31
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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL--TUEsDAY. AUGUST 81. 1885
WAKLY CROP REVIEW.
A MARKED IMPROVEMENT In
THE OUTLOOK FOR
Tho Corn Belt Indicated, ands Some
what Increased Yield-The Con-
dillon OF the Wheat Crop.

CHICAGO, August 29.-The Farmers
Review win print the following crop
summary in this weeks edition: The
detailed reports from the corn belt in
dictate an improvement in the outlook
for the corn crop in Ohio, Indiana and
Minnisota, in all q which Ststes there
is the present promise Of full average
crop. This is in accordance with the
tenor Of the reports from the last three
weeks, but in s1me instances, in the
three States named, the outlook is de-
clsred to be unusually promising. In
Belmont, Durkee, Logan, Lucas and
Montgomery couunee in Ohio the yield
promises to equal that Of any former
year, while the remaining counties in
dictate yield ranging from so TO 95 per
cent. In Fsyette, Hen y, Jay, Lagrange,
Morgan, Montgomery and Pike coun-
ties CT Indiana more than usually
large yield is indicated. The remain
ing counties reporting this week
indicate an average yield from
55 TO 90 per cent. In
Carver, Meeker, Ramsey, St. Louis,
SheIburpe and Wsdens counties OF
Minnesota an average yield is indi-
Gated. The remaining counties re-
porting this week promise so to
80 per cent. OF an average. Barry
and Saginaw counties Of Michigan
promise full yield. MontcaIm coun-
~ has the promise OF only 40
per cent. of an average, and the
other counties range from 40 to
50 per cent. of an averaye. In
Hamilton county. Nebraska, the out
look is favorable for a full yield, while
Butler, Harlan and Webster counties
Indicate a full yield. In Douglass,
Cage, 0leo and Richardson counties
Of Nebraska the outlook is for less than
one-h half the usual yield. Ellis county
in Kansas, shows full average, while
Cherokee, Butler and Lyons promise
only 40 to 80 per cent. OF an average
yield. In Osaque county the average
falls to 30 PER cent. In Vernon and
Kenosha counties the average is So
per cent, while Dunn, Lafayette and
Sank counties give the promise OF less
than half the usual yield. Ia Illinois
general improvement OF 3 10 10 per
cent. is noted, but the general average
for the State remains low, In Dupage,
Green, Henry. Madison, Stephenson
snd Whiteside counties averages range
from 40 to 80 per cent la Bond, Cass,
Coles, Crawford, Christian, Dupage,
Fulton, Kankakee, Lake, Mscupin,
Pulaski, Shelby, Stark and Wabash
counties the average ranges from 20 to
80 per cent. In Washington county the
yield will be less than 20 per cent. OF
an averge. The general sverage 10 low
for all the Iowa counties, running
from 40 to 90 per cent. IT Rnggold
and Wayne counties the average is 40
per cent. In Fayet'e, Jasper, Iows,
Crawford, Mitchell and Winneskek
counties the average is 60 to 20 per
cent. In Cedar, Davis and Linn coun-
ties the average is so to 90 per cent.
The average in Missouri ranges from
80 65 per cent. The average for the
State does not promise one-half OF an
average yield. In Dakota the yield OF
wheat is averaging from II 10 Is
bushels, and the grain is grading well.
la Minnesota the yield OF wheat ranges
from 8 to "a bushels, rating very irreg-
ulsr. In many counties in Iowa
Indiana, Illinois aud Wisconsin the
ground is reported too dry to permit
OF fall blowing, and the effects of the
drouth are also still seriously felt,
owing to the dryingup of the pastures.
Unless relief by rain comes shortly
stock will 20 into the winter in poor
condition. Fruits are reported ssabun-
dant in all the Western States, with
the exception of Wisconsin. Hog
cholera is reported in st. Francis coun-
ty, Mo; Ringgold county, Ia, and in
Christian, Green, Pulaski and Shelby
counties, LII. As a rule, however.
hogs are reported as unususllyh ealtby.