The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-28
CROP PROSPECTS.
Spring Wheat in Danger ID Minnesota
and Dakota.
DRY WEATHER IN ILLINOIS.
Rain Needed in Northern Indians.
Michigan and Nebraska.
CREEKS DRY IN CALIFORNIA
The Best of Reports from Tennessee.
Kentucky and Washington.
DRY WEATHER IN ILLINOIS.
CREEKS DRY IN CALIFORNIA

CHICAGO, March GA local paper
prints to-day two columns of reports
from correspondents in the middle and
western states on the crop prospects.
From these reports it appears that
there has as yet been practically no
seeding of spring wheat. The ground
in Dakota aud Minnesota is in good
condition for seeding as soon as it
warns up, but there was so little snow
during the winter that unless rains
follow soon after seeding there is great
danger of the crop being injured. Neb-
raska reports little rain so far. The
farm ers are seeding spring wheat, but
but the acreage is growing less every
year. oats and corn taking its place.
Dry weather still prevails through
out Iowa and farmers are not sowing
spring wheat to any great extent. There
seems to be an unusually large amount
of corn back in the farmers hands in
Iowa, anu at present prices it is not
likely to cone forward. In Central Ill
inois the acreage sown to oats is almost
as great as that devoted to corn. The
seeding season in Illinois is earlier than
| usual, but little has been done yet. The
| ground is very dry and rains seem alb
| solutely essential to the success of the
seeding. The general conditions of the
| winter wheat crop up to this date are
backward. The distribution of the
rain has not been good. In Michigan,
| Northern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
the ground is dry.
In the southwestern portion of the
winter wheat belt there is plenty of
moisture and the crop is growing fast
and doing well. Reports from Michi-
gan say they want good warm rains to
start the wheat growing. The stocks
in farmers hands in that state are not
more than one-half the usual amount
at this date. Some of the mills are
importing largely from other states the
wheat they are now grinding. South
| ern Ohio reports fine growing weather,
and that all the wheatnow in the farm
ers' hands will be needed for home
consumption. Southern Indiana re-
ports warm and spring-like weather.
In northern Indiana plenty of rain for
the remainder of the month is needed
badly. In southern Illinois the wheat
is ali in good growing condition and
less good wheat in the farmers hands
than for many years at this time.
Tennessee and Kentucky both report
that the growing wheat crop was never
better. The plants are starting off
strong and healthy. Farmers supplies
have nearly all gone to market. The
condition of the wheat crop in Califor-
mia is changed for the better to some
extent by the rains of last week. Over
half an inch of rain fell. Although to
the observer the grain in Central Cali
fornia looks well. yet the rivers and
creeks are as dry as they were last Sep
TENDER and the grain lives on the sur
face moisture. If in the near future
only average spring rains fall the har-
vest will not exceed the comparative
yield of the two preceding years.
Reports from Washington Territory
are of a favorable character so far as
the growing crop of wheat is concerned.
There is quite large amount of wheat
in the country to be moved off yet
The milling situation is good, millerE
paying equal to eight-five cents fol
wheat in Tacoma.