Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-22
CROP REVIEW.
Summary Presented By the Fsrmsrs'
Review Of Tnls Wask-A Warning
frem LESS Years Shortage.
Iucreared Acreage Devoted TO tho Oul:ivn-
ton /. f ElsnaHe and Fodder Coru-The
potato aud FAX Urops

CHICAGO, Ill, June 1.-THE farmers
Review this week prints the following
crop summary:
Oar crop correspondence for wef k
past enables US 70 cf3r some fresh p@s
ticula-s from the IuIsl districts. For in
STAGE, an ef1rt has been Md. 10 oh.aia
some reli,Ole tata rels!iYe 20 the average
CT f compared with last year, and Ike
Information about The smoun. CT LAID
parted with potstoes. As the severe
drcuth Of last year caused serious ahnrE-
age Of fodder fer the winter feeuIlg, i
wss naturally to be supposed tce. lie
farmers would take lessen fTgm the
drCulh sid provide sgs!nst SEy possla!e
shortage from The sans csuse this scar J
setting apart "a iIcr, h-ed ;cTsSGe OF tae.r
lands for TIE cultivation CT fodder corn
The following summary OF the reports OF
cur cores poEderts on this So ct give
tae average by STATE o.
land planted with e1sllSse
and fodder corn "a com2aye0
g7i.h issv year: ni!noie, ISL per cent;
Wiscorsip, 1853; Mlch'gia, III; Oaio,
Ito; Missouri, l2S; Iwn, i55; Min7e-
rpts, III; ksasas, llO; Nebraska, leo.
These fi-ufes sic mos important, SHOW
-, as ,Ee7 do, thSt the lesson lrom LAST
years drought has beeE mote or les
AIKEN IS warning, resulting in ~ EVER
0ge Increase Of sag per cent. Of the sore
ge planted to ensilsg5 and fodder ana
cJrn II e!g1t ststes.
TIE POTATO CRoI
Bat there YVES n0g only 8 shortsae il
tocder last year. The potsto
ctcp wss also seriously snc7t
II production; hsnCe The prices rule h!-n
aad rs consequence it might be eX-
pccted thst this VeAI'5 acreage il pot1-
toss would &c considerably gcettsr tran
.ast TIE following eummzry If cur re-
ports in regard to the acreage planted in
potatoes gives the average Per cent. by
st:Lrs Of the acreage as c9mpsted VIII
last year: Illinois, 1lS Der cent; Wise on
sir, 1l6; IGdisEp, ll5; NJ ChiGap, l22 I;
OI I2l; Missouri, ll2; Iowa, III; Min
Iesota, Ill; Kinsss, lCS; N1oIs:ks, 1872.
These figures indicate an increase vi
acreage oI &c s per cent. for ten stStes.
The FLAX CROP.
The acreage seeded 10 fax Is not very
extensive except in some western
states, but our summary gives good
Idea OF the acreage OF seed
this ye1r IN the stes men
toned as compared with last year
Illinois, 90 per cent; Indiana, 50; Oaio,
100; Missouri, 100; lows, 30; Minnesota,
50; KANSAS, EOS; Nebraska, 80.
The CORN CROP.
That the acreage planted to cCrn this
yesr is more extensive than last Is agsin
demonstrated by the sutjoined summary
OF reports from our cores pondents. The
average CT scresge oy states compared
with last year: Iilincis, 1o4 per cent;
Wisconsin, lol; Iadiara, Ill; Michigan,
ITO; Ohio, ITO; Missouri, 1c3: Inws, lOs;
Minnesota, as; K.ngas, 1O6; Nebraska,
1875.
CONDITION OF GROWING CROPS,
The recent wsrm weather has quick 3ned
the groWta q corn but most otner crops
are sgsiu needing ram. Reports OF in
Jury oY insects are more common with
the advent OF warm weather. The fruit
pros Gects are generally improved but the
meadows and pastures remsin uncL Hanged.