Huntsville gazette., 1888-05-26
THE CROPS.
The Farmers Review" Weekly Summary
Of the Condition and Prospects of the
throwing Crops In tile West and North


The "Farmers' Review" Weekly Summary
af the Condition and Prospects of the
throwing Crops In tile West and North
west.
CHICAGO, May 21.-The Farmers Rerieoc
prints the following crop summary:
The reports from our correspondents do not
as yet indicate any material improvement in
the condition Of the winter wheat crop in the
different States, although in few instances
mention is made of Improvement as the result
Of recentrains.
Insects are becoming plentiful in Illinois and
bther Sta'es bit the damage from this cause
has not up To date been yert serious. Wis
constr IS, according to our rep rtS; remarkably
free from injurious insects. Indiana. too, makes
no complaint, which is almost equally true of
Michigan and Ohio, although there are outside
reports OF injhry III the latter State from army
worms
Missouri reports chinch bugs plentiful, but
probability that recent heavy rains have tended
70 hill Them They have done serious injury
to the winter wheat In Bates County while
Charles County reports cut worms very bad:
Iowa and Minnesota do not complain of in
sect injury, but Kansas complains good
DEAL While Nebraska is not troubled. Insects
are more generally reported in Illinois than any
other State, the varieties being chinch-bugs,
Hessian flies, Gtt-worns and army worms. The
have retarded insects from Matching ott, hence
the reports Of injury by them are not common
MS get
Considering the amount of rain thathas fallen
throughout the West, as good progress has
been made with the corn planting as could be
expected under the circumstances. The fol-
lowing summary of the reports of our CORE
spondents give idea Of the acreage of land
being planted to corn as cofdpaFed with thai Of
last year!
Illinois-Eighteen counties report the per
teh Of acreage being planted to corn compared
with last year 81 100 per cent.
Wisconsin-Fiyc counties report at 101 per
cent.
tudana-F'ive cohnties report 107 per cent.
Wichigan-Seyen counties report 105 ST per
cent.
Ohio-Ten counties report 109 per cent
Iowa-Fourteen counties report 103 AZ per
cent
Kansas-Ten counties report 1917 per cent.
Nebraska-Fye counties report 10 3-5 per
cent.
The following is the summary of the reports
from our correspondents on the acreage seeded
10 sprihg wheat compared with last year and
per cent. Of condition Of the crops
Ilinois-Nne counties report acreage as % 40
per cent, and eight counties report condition
0? per cent.
VlScOHStH-l4IchcH CouullSo iCPoiI aciteBC
as 7i1s per cent; and six counties report con
dition as 81 per cent
Michigan-Seven counties report acreage 95
per cent, and four counties report condition as
86l4 per cent
Iowa-Thirtecn counties report acreage as
S. 1l-13 per cent, and condition as % BIB per
cent.
Minnesota Seven counties, report acreage
S2 ~ per cent, and iour counties report condi-
tion as S34 per cent
Kansas-Four counties report acreage 874
per cent, and condition as Ola per cent
Nebraska-Four counties report acreage as 80
per cent and condition rs g per cent
Pastures and meadows have been helped BY
the rains. but grass is growing but slowly from
lack of warmth; The prospects for good fruit
crop are very fair,