Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-07
The Grain Crop.

The Cincinnati Price Current says latest re-
turns from Western winter wheat districts indl-
cate that as threshing operations advance there
is a continuance of disappointment in res ults,
such as have been noted previously, SO that iats
calculations in regard to the probable extent OF
this portion of the crop are not hkeIy 10 give
way to enlargement of figures.
'fOur detailed information this week from the
Northwest in regard to spring wneaC Is ln is
able impairment in the condition OF the crop IN
Minnesota and the Dakotas. some estimates
which have been given suggest 70 per cent. or
more reduction in comparison with recent cal
7culations for this region, but the extreme
views taken may be received with some allow
ance for over-calculation of ex tent OF damage. .
There has been rather more than usual OF
humidity of atmosphere for the time of year in
many places n the Northwest, ana IN some as
tricts especially high temperature this week, 10
in the shade being reported to us from North
Dakota on Monday. Under such conditions
the wheat crop has suffered.to what degree
cannot be reliably indicated until later and more
comprehensive Informa ion is available
.'Our information this week from the western
corn belt is quite full and interesting, and lndl-
Gates that the situation now IS even more serious
tn an shown a week ago. There was consider
able rainfall about a week ago in many parts OF
the West, but these rains were not general nor
copious, and while in many instances tney
served to arrest the tendency to impairment OF
the crop they have failed to furnish the needed
relief where such relief would have been assured
with ample rains at this 1uncture, anu where
further delay in such rains means very de-
ficient production.
The seven surplus corn states of the west pro-
duced last year l. Alb, 600, 900 bushels, and lib
eral Interpretation of the evidence now available
does not suggest chances favorable to more than
approximately l.l6j 900, 600 bushels for these
states this season. All other portions OF the
country produced 700, OOO, 900 bushels last ye lr
against which $50 zoo, 900 l. now probably full
calculation. These approximations imply that
so far as the present status of tine crop may De
represented IN a promise in bushels II means a
probable reduction of about 25O 700, 900 bushels,
or about IS per cent. for the seven surplus
states and a reduction of about 1l5, 100000 IN
other states or deficiency of about 365, 900 O0O
bushels in the entire crop or about II per cent.
compared with the exceptionally large crop last
year-say 300, 600, 600 bushels below the average
OF the last two crops. $50
'If the unfavorableness OF condition now
existing over a large part of the West continues
little longer there will be decided further
widening in the comparison.
Sin the North ali leading crops this season,
with the exception of hay, will be deficient, in
Guiding corn, wheat, oats, potatoes and to-
bacco Apples and peaches all deficient There
is a serious curtailment in usual supplies OF
garden vegetables. At the same tine there has
been and still is promise OF liberal supplies OF
flesh food material especially cattle and hogs.
In the South the staple crop, cotton, is IN ex-
cellent promise. ~