St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-02
WINTER WHEAT LOOKS BAD.
The Frost Has Got I'm Its Deadly
Work.

CHICAGO, April 1.-The Farmers Re
view tomorrow will say: Outside of
Kansas the reports from our crop CORE
spondents relative to the condition of
winter wheat are very discouraging.
Particularly is this true of Illinois and
Indiana, where the average for the state
will fall almost as low as that of Wis
cOnsin. But six counties in Illinois,
out Of the entire report for
that state, viz: Carroll, Clay, Hen
derson. Kankakee, Lee and Peoria,
estimate the present condition of WIN
counties the reports of damage range
from 10 to 60 per cent: two counties,
Edgar and Randolph, placing the in
jury at the latter high figure. Five
counties, Christian, De Kalb, Fayette,
10 Davies and Vermillion, report their
fields have been injured 30 per cent. 1t
is safe to say that the average condition
of wheat in this state. outside the fa-
vOred counties mentioned above, is
from so to 40 per cent below
the usual average at this season.
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, through CORE
spondents estimating the injury at 60
per cent, many others reporting 40 and
so 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 past few weeks.
Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Butler,
infN G.xl, Iii E,sN
Huron, Jackson, Noble, Portage, Ross,
Trumbull and TuscaraWas counties re-
port condition 100 per cent OF over. In
all other counties from which we have
reports the damage will range from 10
to 40 per cent. the average of injury
being about 20 per cent. Kentucky re-
ports show falling off of about 10 per
cent in the general average for the
state since our last report. Wheat
fields in many counties are still unin-
jured and in promising condition, but
the loss in other counties has been
severe. In Metcalf county it is said
that so per cent of the wheat winter is
killed; in Warren county 40 per ceut,
and Hancock county has been damaged
by floods to the extent of 40 per cent.
The average for Missouri falls about
6l1a per cent lower than at the date of
our last report, although there are many
counties in which condition is said to-
be good; thus Clark, Franklin. Hick-
DRY, Holt, Howard, Howell, Linn, Llv-
ingston, Nodaway, Pettis, Schuyler,
Sullivan and Worth counties estimate
the present condition of their wheat
fields 100 per cent. In Warren
county, which has suffered most from
the recent freeze. the damage will reach
so per cent. Kansas continues to hold
her own brave!y. the reports showing 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
condition is reported 100 per cent or
over. In Michigan and Wisconsin the
condition of wheat has continued to de-
cline: but the most counties in
the last-named state, Dane and
Eau Claire, report the condition
100 per cent: other countries have suf-
fered from 10 to so per cent. Chippewa,
Portage and Sheboygan counties are
still covered with snow, and Waushara
county is said to be "mOstly under ice
and water" Barry is the county in
Michigan In which the wheat is said to
be III good condition, Emmett and
Grand Traverse counties are as yet
snow covered. We summarize the re-
ports of correspondents relative to con-
dition as follows: Illinois, rs; Indiana,
rs; Ohio, sS; Missouri. "a; Kentucky.
81: Kansas, 90; Wisconsin, ~, and
Michigan, 81 per cent.