The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-05-03

ten days age. All over Southern love the acre.
year. The small grain Is ali III. Farmsrs have
sold but little corn or oats this winter, but with
the present crop p,r,ospects they are beginning
With good weather free deliveries Of both corn
and oats are looked for within the next thirty
d% Wisconsin reports good soaking rains. which
have changed the grain prospects, 90 per cont.
for the better over last week, and farmers are
ct least ten to fifteen days ahead OF last year
Farmers in the Red River Valley are well
along with their seeding, from fourteen to
larger area of wheat has been sown this season
than for the last two, owing to the fact that the
weather 3s. has ss, been ,.o fine for getting In The crop.
sown wheat fs coming up, while rain H. gener-
ally needed. Copious rains are not looked for
until the last of April.
In Southern Dakota ample rains fell last
is good. Prospects, fully Is per cent better than
a year ago at this date.
In Southern Minnesota the wheat. oats. and
barley seeding is completed. The last few days
this area has been visited by good rains, and
an early start, and the season is far ahead 81
what it was a year ago. The early sown wheat
is up and the stand is good.
Even the Province Of Ontario reports that
the present week will see seeding about all over
aud that the acreage of spring wheat sown 10
much larger than usual.
"AsOssS OAOp 90 . WuOlb1 IOIu
Michigan TO Texas, and from Texas to the Pa
e eff 'a and from the Il Pacific to the lakes, the gem
ssst soa than t 81 IS t sns crop IN so !rsIs not th be much much
wheat is now In the sboot," and will sveraas
twenty-four inches high. Oats are also as prom.
md little left in the country except that which
is IN tho hands of large millers. The early har.
vest will begin about the 18th of May, witch IL
about the same date as last year.
Northern Tennessee reports in some areas tina
early wheat as heading out. Reserves Of wheat
are almost most, entirely cleaned up. The milling SIT
West. sA0
Kentucky reports good rains. In some fields
wheat is eighteen inches high. Harvest viii BE-
q week or ten days earlier than last season,
Many Of the mills are not running because thev
cannot find sales for flour.
Southern Kansas reports the prosueeta for
wheat us never better. The early sown "a from
six to eight inches in height and the late sown
showers and rains, oats and iiaxseei hsve BEEN
seeded, some later than usut.l. southesstern
Kansas reports that there has never been 8
time. Peach trees that have not bIoomed for
six or eight. years are laden at the present
time with bloom, and the same condition ex.
trees. ~
In this connection it is proper to state that
reports from the largest fruit growing sections
time. Strawberry growers say the prosnects
now are that the crop will be SO large the
HhrhSG VIII D8 EkutLe1 an0 thaG nr1Ooo ur{1t hA
low for fruit.
Eastern Kansas reports wheat from four to
eight inches y 6 l,;sl high tga., Harvest from two to three
Kssks sa ranGr 5nan tbi Tor ., several : years. Central
from ten to twelve inches high. The early
harvest will begin about the sOth Of May.
wheat twelve inches high With the he' pre essny
weather. which is all that could be desired. har.
vest will begin early in June. The supply Of
Take all the reports from Central and Eonfh.
ern Illinois and they are quite uniform. Wheat
stands stands al ~ thew m way Y, from r. ~ six to ten inches high.
the last three years. Farmers receipts Of wheat
are fight. Flour trade dull; the whole country
e. Inc present I time SCENE soaked and buried In
except at a big cut in prices.
Southern Indiana reports an aveu
Of wheat from eight to ten inches. y
tons of harvest from a week to ten davs earIier
than usual. b season continues to Is an that
could be desired. Mills are doing practically
Southern Ohio reports wheat from ak Ia e,oht
inches high. Harvest from ten to fourteen dsvs
earlier than last year. The recent rains have
up the loss Occasioned by the dry ami freezinS
weather in March. s
Mi Michigan reports tho condition Of the wheat
the effect 81 insect life or future dry " We sssa@
that II seldom attatns 30 early. Merchant mill
i sIs e. 20 m ariadl m Claim lain that that there i Is little xhe.s.t
grain centers for considerable. grain, paTtfcn-
larly Ct the present prices. The whettt Il moi
more than four faches high.
The outlook of all the great grsin.rrowino
areas OF the country ia found iii as fevorabis
early 9 date tn the growing season. There IL no
present PR se It'd, danger from rdrouth; Corn "a up from
s SIX, 70 eight IN. INCHES In Texas. It is coming up in
been delayed In Kansas and Missouri owing "a
too much rain. Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois. O6io.
gin planting next week, Wy
The most favorable change which has taken
place IN the crop situation since the report ~
tho 18th inst. isl the great Improvement in the
and the weather Is Just mild enonRh and Ii tha
gfoana wei enough to give ample pasture fcrr
all practical purposes within ten da yys.
The flour trade seems to be staunant. H.r.
vest Of winter wheat promises to be from ten re
fourteen days earlier than last season. . w
Fruit prospects, are fine. Plenty Of stravber.
rtes at rutnous prices to the grower