Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17


The observers OF the Illinois crop
service have made the following report
for the week ending April IA, to
the secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, concerning the condition of win
ter wheat, rye, pastures. live stock, etc.
The conditions of winter wheat as COM
pared to that reported April z, is as fol
lows: No changes reported by forty-four
per cent of the correspondents, a slight
improvement by twenty-five per cent of
the observers and less favorable pros
poets than heretofore are noted in thirty
one per cent of the reports. There is a
decrease in the prospective conditions of
wheat in the majority of the central
counties, from which reports have been
received. In the southeastern portion of
the state an improvement is noted in a
number of counties. The present cond!
ton of winter wheat in the majority Of
counties from which reports have been
received indicate april AZ that there
will be less than three-fourths of an aver
age yield per acre, The most discouraging
reports concerning the condition of winter
wheat come from the following counties.
on some Of which there will not be one
fourth Of an average yield per acre. viz:
Shelby, bingham, Clark, Fayette, Bond,
Clinton, Madison, Wayne, Hamilton,
Williamson and Union. A very consid>
cradle portion OF the winter wheat area
has been plowed up and the land seeded
to oats, and more will be plowed up and
planted with corn. The most favorable
reports concerning the condition of
wheat come from the following counties,
where the prospects are favorable for
three fourths of an average or better
yield per acre, viz: Mclean. Fulton
Logan, Cass. Sangamon, McDonough,
Crawford, Clay. Richland, Lawrence, st.
Clair Edwards, White, Randolph and
Saline.
the condition has been quite
favorable for seeding oats and in some
localities in the northern portion of the
state this crop has been seeded.
There has been little, if any, improves
ment in the condition of rye since the
last weekly report.
Forty per cent. of the reports indicate
no change; twenty per cent. show a
slight improvement and in the remaining
forty per cent. the prospects are not as
favorable as on April z. The condition
of rye in all portions of the state is better
than that of winter wheat.
There has been a slight improvement
10 the condition of grass during the past
week in the majority of the counties of
the state. In the following counties the
prospects are more encouraging for
meadows than heretofore reported, viz:
Iroquois, Bond, bingham and Wayne.
DiscOuraglng reports concerning mead
ows and pastures continue to come from
the counties of Woodford, Logan, Doug-
las, Shelby, Bond, Clay, st. Clair, White
and Pope.
Considerable land has been plowed for
corn during the past week and in some
of the southern counties few fields have
been planted. With favorable condi-
tions there will be large area planted
in corn during the coming week.
The reports concerning the prospe cts for
fruit are about the same as last week.
Nearly half the reports received indicate
that the condition of the fruit buds is
less favorable than heretofore reported,
while the remaining reports show
slight improvement in the fruit pros
pects
At best there will be limited fruit
crop. The most favorable outlook for
fruit is reported in the following coun-
ties, viz: Massac. Pope, Saline, st.
Clair, Marion, Clay, Richland, Lawrence,
FaYette, Bond. Hardin Wayne, Hamil>
ton. Jackson, Randolph, bingham and
Crawford.
Farm animals are generally healthy
and the condition is about tue same as
reported last week,