New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-26
WARM WEATHER MAY SPOIL IBE WHEA 4,
SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER THE PLANT Be
GINNING TO JOINT-DANGER FROM LACK
OF SNOW IN THE NORTH.


Chicago, Jan. % (SpcclaD.-Reports from the wheat
hearing regions Of the United States show that until
thc present week the winter wheat has been entirely
hare Of snow with the exception Of some places IN
Kansas and Missouri. The night OF January % the
first widespread of the season fell, extending
over the southern Of the winter wheat belt Inc
reports as TO the general condition OF the winter "he
crOp are conflicting reporting tlat te heus
never looked better, others stating that the milo
winter has stimulated insect growth ana tDat INC
wheat is rank and tender. in Kansas tho wheat neus
at present are we'll covered with snow. The CROWN
is vigorous and the general outlook Oh INC crop q,
encouraging. For the last ten days Ill -'i'' =
,ho cround has been covered with snow seven or
eight inches deep. Before the present si'o"i"ii
wheat had been bare all winter Inc weather wa"
also mild and wheat was tender Hence the present
conditions arc considered favorable Untll IHursu"s
night the wheat had been bare III Cehual anu
southern Illinois The ground was more or less
frozen and wheat had been growing so freely al
winter that the roots were tender ana any suuuci
sharp freeze was certainly dangerous 10 H. III
Northern Indiana the wheat plant had late s'arV
because of drouh Many thou shn pan,s cover the
ground well. The crop has been sro~hs oa HtntTai
rndi,na the wheat is considered too tender 10 stu
hard frcezjnc In ONO the wheat has been growing
and perfectly green all winter. Inc sLcGNT win con-
tinuous freezing thcre Will be many brown neIGs
in he In Michigan Tue crop t'HO''i'',
rcrarded As i'm good condition. In the IrONH,c W
H'tao the weather has not far nlurouSN operated
AGAINST the winter wheat. south OF the ONO lNc
ali conditions are found that have existed horlh 81
the ONO even in a moro intensified degree III
Ccptnckv wheat was never during TINS season ot
he wear in as forward state as AT present. ana many
,anort that their wheat today i almost a lar
advanced as il was last May. Wheat has been 80
rank that farmers have been pasturlnE IL y icpoI.
from southern Kentucky sys that wheat mas per.
iointiug for four weeks and the late cola mas Guy
II down Reports from Tennessee say tlat ule
carly wheat in Middle Tennessee Is J0iniinE ana
| j.. thoncht 10 be in critical condition. Tie late
wheat Is not far enough advanced to sustain any
damage Texas reports an unusually mia ana open
winter MANY farmers predict "A poor wheat harvest
as the consequence.
signal Office, Washington, Jan. 25.-An eAamina ION
Of the dates Of the occurrence of three 10 five day
periods Of lowest mean temperature at number OF
representative stations the Middle and south Atlantic
States from Ncw-York City SOUTH leads to the pro3a
. conclusion that this the period OF lowest
tcu,peraturc for this section has already occurred
The chances are seven 10 one that inc IoWc''
monthly mean temperature Will not occur latcF tnal
January and as i've that the three u hNe uaS
pcrjod of lowest mean temperature VIII not occur
later than January -. The chances against TINS oc'
az inc region referred to than for the southern In
1--5 this period about the middle vi February
which the latest on record