Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-10
BAD FOR THE FARMERS.
DacOURA GING CROP REPORTS FROM
THE NORTHWEST.

Correspondents IN Many Places Report
Widespread Damags-Tho Percentage OF
Condition Low I'm Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Kentucky and hIissouri-Kansas Holds
Her own.
The following will appear I'm the next
issue OF the Farmers Review OF Chicago:
"0utside OF Kansas the reports from
our crop correspondents relative TO tha
condition Of winter wheat are very dis
Couraging. Particularly is this true OF
Illinois aud Indiana, where the average
for the State Will fall almost as low as
that OF Wisconsin. But six counties In
Illinois out Of the entire report for that
State-yiz., Carroll, Clay, Henderson,
Kankakee, Lee, and Peoria-estimate
the present condition of winter wheat
100 per cent In all other counties the
reports of damage range from 10 to 60
per cent, two counties, Edgar and Ran
dolpb, placing the injury at the latter
high figure. IL is safe to say that the
average condition of wheat in this
State outside the favored counties men,
toned above is from 30 to 40 per cent
below the usual average at this season.
"The same state OF affairs prevails in
Indiana, but seven counties-Yiz., Mar
tin, Washington. Brown, ElkhaFt,
Greene, Jasper and La Grange-report.
ing condition good The per cent of
damage Is the same, three correspon-
dents estimating the injury at 60 per
cent, many others reporting 40 and so
per cent. The bottom lands in Floyd
county have been twice overHowed and
are now under water.
"Our Ohio reports make better
average, but show great decline In the
last few weeks. Adams, Ashtabula,
Athens, Butler, Columbiana, Erie,
Guernsey, Huron, Jackson. Noble, Por-
tage, Ross, Trumbull, and Tascarawas
counties report condition 100 per cent or
over. In all other counties from which
we have reports the damage will range
from 10 to 40 per cent, the average of in
Jury being about 20 per cent.
"Kentucky reports show falling of
OF about 12 per cent on the genera!
average for tho State since our last re-
port. Wheat fields in many counties
are still uninjured and In promising con-
dition, but the loss in other counties
has been severe.
"The average for Missouri runs about
OF per cent lower than at the date OF
our last report, although there are
many counties in which the condition Is
said to be good.
"Kansas continues to hold her own
bravely, the reports showing only a
slight decline from the average last re.
ported. Fifteen counties report injury
from frost and dry cold winds ranging
from 10 to 20 per cent, but in the
majority OF the counties heard from con-
dition is reported 100 per cent or over.
"In Michigan and Wisconsin the con-
dition OF wheat has continued to de-
cline. But two counties in the last
named State. Dane and Eau Claire, re-
port condition 100 per cent. Other
counties have suffered from 10 to 50 per
cent Chippewa, Portage, and Sheboy-
gan counties are still covered with snow
and Waushara county is said to be
mostly under ice and water Barry is
the only county in Michigan in which
the wheat is said to be in good condition.
Emmett and Grand Traverse counties are
as yet snow-covered.
''We summarize tho reports OF CORES
pondents relative to condition as fol-
lows: Illinois, 76 per cent; Indiana, 76
per cent; Ohio, SO per cent; Missouri,
s4 per cent; Kentucky, 81 per cent;
Kansas, ~ per cent; Wisconsin, 70 per
cent; Michigan, 67 per cent"