New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
GOOD REPORTS FROM ALL OVER THE CORN BELT
Spring WHEAT INJURED BY RAIN

GOOD REPORTS FROM ALL OVER THE CORN BELT
Spring WHEAT INJURED BY RAIN
Chicago Aug 4 (speciaD.-Crop reports from all
over the show that the corn crop OF the country
is all in tassel to-day. The rains which have gone
over tho country the present week have Oh course
put back harvesting Of oats. Tho compensation 10
the crop has been simply immense. Iowa re-
ports the crop booming and they look for genuine
old-fashlohed crop Of this season. In Nebraska
there good deal Of late corn, ana ~ IS coming OUT
finely but an early frost would be calamity The corn
crop Of Missouri where 1t has been moderately well
cultivated has made radical Improvement III mas
kept on improving during the last twenty days beyond
all expectation. In Kansas they have had SIX days.
up to August @ OF excessive heat and hot winds, and
corn has already been injured some, and this is the
only portion of the belt whore rains seem 20 be
at the present time absolutely essential to the crop
The condition Of the corn in Illinois could hardly De
better than It is to-day. peculiar feature OF this
crop is that the late planted corn Is now fully mp In
all respects to the early planted. Ohio and Indiana
both send encouraging reports about tho general
situation.
The question now Is how long VIII It be before corn
will be out OF danger OF frostf The conditions to-day
are all that could be asked for the crop as whole
1t is caring and filing rapidly. NO one need De sur
pised the early planted corn safe by the last
week Of August report from Central Iowa says
that new corn with continuance Of present conditions
The great and all absorbing work Of the week. how
ever has been the securing OF the oatcrop and to-day
in Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, ana
Indiana -fourhs OF the crop are In shook FROM
Iowa to Southern Illinois the crop has boon tangled
and expensive to harvest. few new oats have been
received already at Peoria but the samples are not
satisfactory. being light In weight and damp and
stained The general opinion seems TO be that In
central Illinois the quality will not be by any means
as fine as last season In the northern portion OF The
State, where oats in acreage are nearly As large
corn harvest has progressed Satisfactorily
notwithstanding that there has been good zeal Oh
rain during the past few days In Nebraska the oats
crop ia fully half chit Early In June 1t bid fair TO be
an immense one but the complaint about rust IN potn
black and red Is general
Incidentally II ought to be stated that the spring
wheat crop was seriously damaged by the cnnch oues
SO far be seen, owing 10 the conhictns reports
about the spring wheat situation, there has pecn no
general improvement for the past twenty days Never
in the history Of the present crop has the outlook oeen
as critical as It is now One of the largest wheat
firms IN Cas- County Dakota, gives, under Date OF
July 81 this the situation;
Not report made from car windows but from the
fields direct spring wheat situation has not I'M
proved in the last weeks The hot sun ana ury ho'
winds have done a great deal OF damage. Examined
number Of heads Of wheat found the tops OF every
head three mashes down had no grain ana ior
three or four bottom the mashes were undeVei
oped counted the grains in number OF heaos plcAeu
at random out wheat at hand and found the
average to be grains. where they usually have
TWENTY-FIVE or thirty caused by the hot suns Just
after shower Of heavy dew when the wheat was hrs'
headed out We having good deal Of wet weather
which no good wheat and oats We look now ior
a poorer crop IN this vicinity than last year.
Another report from tho southern portion OF the
Red River Valley Is that the opinion now Is gaining
ground daily in the Valley countes-fve counties In
Minnesota and five counties In Dahota,-that tho crop
of spring wheat Is going 20 be light Much OF the
wheat stands thin on the ground ana straw snort
The weather s too hot I'm the middle of the day to
give a full plump berry. harvesting VIII Desin "
a limited extent next week