Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03
WINTER WHEAT.
Discouraging Report of the Chica-
go Farmers Review.
GRAVE DAMAGES TO THE CROP.
Kansas the Only State With Full Aver,
age-FairIy Well in Missouri-Se-
rious Losses in Other
States.

CHICAGO, April 2.-The Farmers Re-
view says: Outside of Kansas the re-
ports from our correspondents relative
to 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
Wisconsin.
But six counties in Illinois out of the
report of that State-Carroll, Gray,
Henderson, Kankakee, Lee and Peoria
estimate the present condition of
wheat at 100 per cent In all other
counties the reports of damages range
| from 10 to 60 per cent, two counties,
Edgar and Randolph, placing the
injury at the latter high figure. Five
counties-Christian, Clark, DeKalb, 10
Davis and Vermillion-report that their
fields have been injured so per cent 1t
is safe to'say that the average condition
| of wheat in this State, outside the
favored counties mentioned above, Is
from 80 to 40 per cent below the usual
average at this season.
The same state of affairs prevails in
Indiana, but seven counties-Martin,
Washington, Brown, Elkhart, Greene,
Jasper and LaGrange-reporting ICON
ditiOn good" The per cent. of damage
is the same, three correspondents esti-
mating the injury at 60 per cent, many
others reporting 40 and so per cent The
bottom lands in Floyd County have been
twice overf1owed and are now under
water.
Our Ohio reports make a better aver
| age, but show a great decline in the past
few weeks, Adams, Ashtabula, Athens,
Butler, Clinton, Columbiana, Erie,
Guernsey, Huron, Jackson, Noble, Port
age, Ross, Trumbull and Tuscarawas
Counties report the condition 100 per
cent. or over. In all the other counties
from which we have reports the damage
will range from 10 to 40 per cent, the
average injury being about 20 per cent
Kentucky reports show falling off of
about 12 per cent in the general aver
age for the State since our last report
! Wheat in many counties is still unin-
| jured and in promising condition, but
the loss in many counties has been Sc
we're. In Metcalf County it is said that
so per cent of the wheat (winter) has
been killed, in Warren County 40 per
cent and in Hancock County, it has been
damaged by floods to the extent of 40
| per cent.
The average for Missouri falls about
61l per cent. lower than at the date of
our last report, although there are many
counties in which the condition is said
to be good Thus Clark, Franklin, Hick-
ory, Holt. Howard, Howell, Linn, Liv-
| ingstCn, Ncdaway, Pettis, Schuyler,
Sullivan and Worth Counties estimate
the present condition of their wheat
| fields at 100 per cent. Warren County,
which has suffered most from the recent
| freeze, the damage will reach so per
| cent
| Kansas continues to hold her own
bravely, the reports showing 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 the
counties heard from the condition is re-
ported-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 EuClaire-report the condi-
| ton 100 per cent; other counties have
suffered from 10 to 80 per cent Chippewa,
Portage and Sheboygan Counties are
covered with snow and Waushara Coun-
ty is said to be mostly under ice and
water. Barely is there a county in
Michigan in which wheat is said to be
in condition. Emmett and Grand
Traverse Counties are as yet snow COW
cred.
We summarize the reports of corre-
spondents relative to condition as fol-
lows: Illinois 76, Indiana 76, Ohio SS,
Missouri 81, Kentucky 81, Kansas 90,
Wisconsin y and Michigan 61