The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-04-09
BAD FOR THE FARMERS.
DIsCOURA GING CROP REPORTS FROM
THE NORTHWEST.


Condition Low I'm Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Kentucky and Missouri-kansas Holds
Her Own.
The following will appear In the next
issue OF the Farmers Review OF Chicago:
"Outside OF Kansas the reports from
our crop correspondents relative to the
condition OF winter wheat are very dis
couragfng. Particularly is this true OF
Illinois and 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-viZ., 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 go
per cent. two counties, Edgar and Ran
dolph. placing the injury at the latter
high figure. 1t 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.
1.-THE same state of affairs prevails in
Indiana, but seven counties-viz.. Mar
tin, Washington. Brown, Elkhart,
Greene, Jasper and La Grange-report-
ing condition good The per cent OF
damage is the same, three corrcspon-
dents estimating the injury at 60 per
cent, many others reporting 40 and 50
per cent. The bottom lands in Floyd
county have been twice overflowed and
are now under water.
"Our Ohio reports make better
average, but show great decline in the
last few weeks. Adams, AShtabula,
Athens, Butler. Coumbiana, Erie,
Guernsey, Huron, Jackson. Noble, Por-
tage, Ross, Trumbull, and Tascarawas
counties report condition 100 per cent or
over. I'm 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 a falling of
OF about IL per cent on the general
average for the 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
6k 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.
I'm 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 80 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.
1--WE summarize the reports of cores
pondentS relative so condition as fol-
lows: Illinois, 76 per cent; Indiana, &c
per cent; Ohio. SIS per cent; Missouri,
81 per cent; Kentucky, 81 per cent;
Kansas. ~ per cent; Wisconsin, 20 per
cent; Michigan, 81 per cent"