The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-11
CROP PROSPECTS,.
Reports as to the Condition of Wheat from
Various States.

Various States.
The Farmers Reriem for this week says:
Outside of Kansas, the reports from our
correspondents relative to the condition
of winter wheat are very discouraging.
Particularly is this true of Illinois and In
diana, where the average for the state will
fall almost as low as that of Wisconsin.
But six counties in Illinois out of the en-
tire report of the 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 l to 60
per cent: two counties, Edgar and Ran
dolph, placing the injury at the latter high
figure. Five counties, Christian Clark,
De Kalb, Fayette, 10 Daviess and Vermlll-
ion, report that their fields lave been in
jured SO per cent. 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. be-
low the usual average at this season.
The same state of affairs prevails in In
diana, but. seven counties, viz: Martin,
Washington. Brown, Erkhart, Greene,
Jasper and LaGrange, reporting condition
good" The per cent. of damage is the
same, the correspondents estimating the
injury at 60 per cent, many others report.
ing 40 and so per cent. The bottom
lands in Floyd county have been twice
overfiown, and are at this time under
water.
Our Ohio reports make a better average
but show q great decline in the
past few weeks. Adams, Ashtabula,
Athens, Butler, Clinton, Columbi-
ana, Erie, Guernsey, Huron, Jack
son, Noble, Portage, Ross, Trum-
bull and Tuscawaras counties report condi-
ton 100 per cent. or 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 40 per
cent.
Kentucky reports show q falling off of
about ~ per cent. in the general average
for the state since our last report. Wheat
fields in many counties are still uniniured
and in promising condition, but the loss in
other counties has been severe. In Met
calf county it is said that so per cent. of
the winter wheat is killed; in Warren 40
per cent, and Hancock county has been
damaged by floods to the extent # 80 per
cent.
The average for Missouri falls about 81
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, Hickory. Holt, Howard,
Howell, Linn, Livingston, Nodaway, Pet
It's, Schuyler, Sullivan and Worth estimate
the condition Of their wheat fields 100 per
cent. In Warren county, which has suf-
fered most from the recent. freeze, the
damage will reach SO per cent.
Kansas continues to hold her own
bravely, the reports showing only a slight
decline from the average last reported.
Fifteen counties report injury from frost
and dry cold winds ranging from 10 to 20
per cent, but in the majority of counties
heard from condition is reported 100 per
cent. or over.
In Michigan and Wisconsin the condi-
ton of wheat has continued to decline.
But two counties in the last named state,
Dane and Eau Claire, report condition 100
per cent; other counties have suffered 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. Harry is
the only county in Michigan i'll which the
wheat is said to be in good condition. EN-
NETT and Grand Traverse counties are as
yet snow covered.
We summarize the reports of correspon-
dents relative to condition as follows: I'LL.
nois, 76; Indiana, rs; Ohio, SS; Missouri,
81; Kentucky, 81; Kansas, 49,; Wisconsin,
y. and Michigan, CT per cent.