St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-21
THE CROP SUMMARY.
Winter Wheat Not Improving-In.
sects in Some Sections.

W inter " neat NOC IIlprOVInS-ln-
sects in Some Sections.
CHICAGO, May 20.-The Farmers Re-
view prints this week the following
crop summary: The reports from our
correspondents do not as yet indicate
any material improvement in the condi-
ton of the winter wheat crop in the diff
ferent states, although in a few in
stances mention is made Of improve
ment as the result of recent rains. In
SectS are becoming plentiful in Illinois
and other states, but the damage from
this cause has not up to date been very
serious. Wisconsin is, according to our
reports this week, remarkably free from
injurious insects. Indiana, too,
makes no complaint, which is al
most equally true of Michigan
and Ohio, although there are
state from army worms. Missouri re-
ports chinch bugs plentiful, but prob
ability that heavy rains have tended to
kill them. They have done serious i'll
jury to the winter wheat crop in Bates
county, while Charles county reports
cut worms very bad. Iowa and Mime
sofa do not complain of insect injuries,
but Kansas complainsa good deal, while
Nebraska is not troubled. Insects are
ulOIG Ill l1lllOlS IiIdll
any other state, varieties being chinch
bugs, Hessian flies, cut worms and army
worms. The extremely backward
spring and cold rains have retarded in
sectS from Matching, but the reports of
injury by them are not common as vet.
Considering the amount of rain that has
fallen throughout the West, as good
progress has been made with the corn
planting as could be expected under the
circumstances. The following
SUMMARY OF THE REPORTS.
of our correspondents gives an idea of
the acreage of land being planted to
corn as compared with that of last year:
IllinOis-lS counties report the per cent
OF acreage being planted to corn COM
pared with last year at 106 per cent.
Wisconsin, counties report 10l per
cent. Indiana counties report 107
per cent. Michigan-7 counties report
10 81 per cent. Ohio-l0 counties re-
port 100 per cent. Iowa-14 counties
report 1913 ~ per cent. Minnesota
counties report IS 81 per cent. Kan
Sas-1o counties report 1917 per cent.
ADMINISTRATIVE counties report 10 3-5
per cent. The following is the sum-
mary CT the reports from our cores
pOndentS on the acreage seeded to
spring wheat compared with last year,
and per cent of condition of the crop.
Illinois counties report acreage
as % 10 per cent, and eight counties re-
port condition % per cent. Wisconsin
Eleven counties report acreage as 7412
per cent. and six counties report condi-
ton as 81 per cent. Michigan-Seven
counties report acreage as 50
per cent, and four counties re-
port condition as S64 per cent
Iowa-thirteen counties report acreage
as 81 lib per cent and condition ne 50
BIB per cent. Minnesota-Seven coun-
ties report acreage 81 81 per cent and
four counties report condition as $3.50
per cent. Kansas-Four counties report
acreage So per cent and condition as
9l4 per cent. Nebraska-Four counties
report acreage as 90 per cent and condi-
ton as 81 per cent. Pastures and
meadows have been helped by the rains,
but grass is growing but slowly from
lack of warmth. The prospects for a
good fruit crop are very fair.