Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19
WHEAT SUMMARY,
The Cause of the Shortage in tae Great
Wheat Growing States

The Chicago Farmers ReuieW gives
the following crop summary
The shortage in the wheat crop of ISIS
is due not only to decreased acreage, but
alse to damage from various causes. In
Ohio. from winter-kllling ard rust in
Indiana, from winter killing, chinch bugs
and lightly from rust; in Illinois, princi-
pally from winter-killing and chinch bugs,
although some counties report loss from
drouth and rust in Iowa, from chinch
hugs two counties reporting total loss
from this cause also considerable dam
a. from rust in Michigan, considera-
bic portion winterkilled, but nutwith-
standing this the crop will be about equal
70 that of last year the Wisconsin crop
suffered considerably from chinch bugs
and some from rust and not weather in
Missouri, chuCh bugs and wet weather at
the time and after harvest caused consid
cradle loss lin Minnesota the chief loss was
from chinch bugs 1.-TWO counties REPORTING
a total lOssl, and in some counties much
injury was caused by hot winds in July ;
in Dakota, the greatest loss was caused by
these hot winds although early frost cut
off a portion of the crop in Kansas, little
damage was sustained from any cause
and the crop is therefore very much larger
than that of last year. Nebraska, Ken
lucky and Iowa also show an increase.
The following estimate of the crop in
The principal wheat growing States is
based on the acreage planted in those
states "a estimated by the department of
agriculture and the average yield as re-
ported by the Farmers RcUiGU cores
pondents:
Kentucky-Acreage, l,035,0l5 average
yield, IA bushels total, l4,490, 252 bushels
against II, l13,O0O bushels in 1887, as re-
ported by the department of aaricul-
ture.
Ohio-Acreage, 2, s56, 49, average yield,
u bushels total, p, Pa 40 bushels against
35, S95 900 bushels in 1887.
Indiana-Acreage, , $40 s95: average
yield, Is bushels total, 80, l4S 635 bushels
against 81 S2s 900 Ia 1887.
Illinois-Acreage. los 575; average
yield, 10 bushels; total, ~, 62S,6 25 bushels
against 81, Sol 900 in 1881.
Iowa-Acreage, :, 46s, 961 average yield,
| o bushels total, 2S,393,2S bushels
against 20 ,S37, 900 in 1857.
Missouri-Acreage, 1,54l ,342 average
yield, 10 bushels total. %, 10, 100 bushels
against q, IA 900 in 1887.
Kansas-Acreage, 752 744 average yield,
- bushels total, Is $40 932 against 1901, :
600 il 1887.
MISUNDERSTANDING, l,56O020 average
yield, - bushels total ~, 2SO, 26O bushels
against l6, 5S5 600 in 1887.
Observation-Disclosures, l,466,520 average
yield, 10 bushels total, 2l,997 500 bushels
against 2l ,672 900 in 1881
Wlsconsin-Acreage LA, 1887 average
yield, II bushels total, Il, 500, 257 bushels
against 1868, 600 in 1887.
Minnesota-Acreage, 3,035, 1891 ; average
Yield, bushels total, 2l,A7,3l7 against
80, 299, UU0 in 1887.
Dakota-Acreage, 1894 563 average
yield, bushels total, 1891 ,067 against
~, 400, 900 bushels in 1887. Total for the II
States and Dakota, 2o2 $40, 1852 bushels.
Allowing for the decrease in the area
planted in southern States and eastern
States reported by the department of ag
| riculture, and for an increase in acreage
| IN the Western States and Territories,
not mentioned above, and assuming that
the yield per acre will be equal to that of
last year, we estimate the crop in the said
states and Territories to be 1856, 1853, 020
| bushels, which, added to the total In the
above IL States and Dakota, would make
a total of AIS S3s, 1873 bushels against 49,
329, OO0 bushels, The total wheat crop of
1857, MS reported BY the department OF
agriculture.