Telegram-herald., 1890-02-12
The COMING CROP.
The Condition Of Wheat Through
out the Country.
The Oatleok fuF blE Crop - herg
Saod al severe frosts Does Not
~uperstne- IA E2rly Harvest

Wlll >.0H only 4.fll, three 1Ays uur.lg
the entire wluteg, cut the weather hss
been 50 warm t.lat & las made a growth
beyond expectation. The present look-
oat IS "a good crop.
Ia Northern Indiana tie wheat has
been ly.ag 1tIe aA winter and "a poor
condition 10 combat WITH hard Irosls
III Central Indiana the wheat Is not
looking 80 Wei a. Il did several weeks
a-O. recent fr0sts have injured Il
Southern Indiana reports narnl weather
~ t.l wheat growing tendency and re-
ports have Il a, b NJ remarkably hue.
Northern Illinois fears that hand
fT0sts VIII damage the wheat through
tlat portion Oi tie state.
Central Illinois reports that contln-
uOus heavy rams and late heavy trOsls
have injured the growing wheat, 10
what extent can not be stated al tie
present tlme.
IL the northern portion of southern
Illinois the crop is reported tender, but
IN growing condition. The ground IL
wet, winch IS considered favorable IA
that part OF the country. The wheat
than three days.
In Southern Illinois winter wheat has
bee, lying bare, exposed 10 occasional
irOsts. Ia several counties the early
sOWn wheat mas been seriously injured,
II not klllcd. The late-sown is reported
10 have stronger root, apparently
vigorous and healthy.
Tennessee reports a wet, open winter
- q 4
the Hosslan tiy IN the wheat are very
numerous from that state, and It's from
this direction that trouble IN the future
Is looked Tor. With a cool, dry spring,
a good crop may be looked for, but
with a hot April or May the winter
wheat VIII be seriously damaged 10y the
hy
=. Kentucky reports show that the wheat
l. much farther advanced at tins sea-
son of the year than was ever known
by the oldest inhabitants. 1t j. iu no
condition To withstand any extremes OF.
weather during February, March and
April.
Northern and central Ohio reports
say that on the opening of the present
month the ground was covered with
snow 10 the depth OF several inches
the snow, however, melted oil soon and
the wheat now lies bare again.
Southern ONO says No snow this
winter; the wheat has been uncovered
but is growing, and reported to be doing
wei. Nevertheless, owing to lts for
ward condition Il hard freeze would
injure the crop.
Southern Kansas reports variety Of
weather. Heavy rams, light SHOWS,
zero mornings and DAYS OF sunshine.
No snow al present, and the country
roads as bad as they can be. The fields
are beginning 10 dry up, and with a
continuance of warm and dry weather,
farmers VIII begin TO plow very soon.
.dissOuu reports that the wheat Is
now bare; that for two weeks i was
more or less covered with slcet. THIS
has injured the crop, bat ID what extent
il IS difficult TO say. The general con-
ditOns are not a. good q, they were a
year ago.
IN Southern Nebraska some counties
report general conditions OF wheat not
a. good as one ycaragO. In southern Iowa
the wheat plants are generally reported
u far TOO much in an advanced state ID
withstand a hard frost. Middle Iowa
reports the past week mad but little
frost in the ground, and very damp
weather. At present the wheat plants
are in good healthy shape, and seem to
be IN condition 10 stand some hard
weather.
In Northern Virginia tie ground IS
bare, no frost ln it, 10 All appearances
the crop is all right. 4 hard frost, how
eve, would damage u easily.
Oregon reports tuat they have Lad