New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08
THE DkOUIH IN The WEST
IT'S BAD EFFECT on WINTER WHEAT.
,,rrH OF THE LATE.sowN GRAIN NOT YET UP
GATHERING THE CORN CROP

GATHERING THE CORN CROP.
,BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBusEI
r,,eso Nov 7.-General crop reports from all sec
...s ,otay are not encouraging. Texas reports that
. q, ,xo months since IL has had any rain to put the
-rs IN condition for ploughing seeding. and the
s ~, show that there will not be half The wheat
W. .h.. would have been IL the conditions had been
.Ah Considerable wheat sown has not sproutcd
-, Tsnnessee reports that II has had no rain for
::-ssve days to amount to anything. The Oldest in
,,.,, has no recollection OF such a severe drouth
:. .s, lime in the year. With good rains now not
=. ,hree-fourths Of average crop will be sown
Wv al The crop now promises TO go into winter
...r< small and in poor condition. II is true that
s,1 favorable weather through November and the first
,.ws December there will naturally be improve
-, Kentucky reports the condition of the wheat
- ,oday as poorer than for years. The ground Is
Az .s powder. Owing TO the lack of moisture the
,,at which is mp is thin and the stand bad. With
49,. winter lots Of the grain will be frozen out. Mills
- MT carving large stocks, and the -four trade is
vey dull.
:, southern Kansas the condition of the winter wheat
on as compared with year ago. Is much worse. In
80 localities there is considerable late-sown wheat
~. an yet some OF the sprouted wheat has died out
,La 4, is virtually dead There is considerable wheat
- .Aa cround as dry rs when sown, and 1t Is now so
,.,e that the chances are against its doing any
800 In Northern Kansas the condition of wheat is
mn nearly as good year ago. 1t is hard to say any
hing about the stand as 50 much of the crop is not
yei up.
., The crop sown is up to-day. There has not been
"a rain for nearly two months, and considerable
tec. Hes in the ground dry when it was put
A. II was Impossible to get the ground in good con
di,lop for seeding, consequently the stand is poor
IN southern Missouri wheat is all seeded.
I'M, the stand is poor. general rain
oDd n few warm days would help the
srOn greatly. The danger is that wheat will 60 into
,n,er with not enough root TO stand the cold months
wers do not carry argestocs OF wheat and the flour
demand is only fair.
The reports from Southern Illinois show that the
owng condition Of wheat p that section OF the State
Is ANYTHING but Aatsrng. 1t is simply no comparison
n last year some of the latesown wheat is not up yet
The weather this week has been very unfavoITt0e,
cold winds and no moisture. Central Illinois reports
that unless rain the damage TO the CROP OF
winter wheat Will be serious. Wheat is very late and
some not up yet If the ground freezes up before rain
the prospects for the coming crop will be poor.
In Northern Indiana the stand of winter wheat is
ihn and irregular; there has not been such poor out
look In many years for the coming crop there is to-
day. II weather conditions are favorable from now
until the ground freezes up there may be improve
ment in the prospects, but it will take warm moist
November to make such improvements. There has
drouth as yet Much Of the early wheat did not
terminate and the wheat looks spndling and weak and
Is in bad shape TO Withstand the winter. southern
Indiana reports that it has not had any rain TO amount
10 anything for six weeks few showers have fallen
which have given temporary relief. great deal OF
wheat not until late and this portion of the
crop going into the winter in poor condition in fact
is not all up yet. Mllers have good stocks of wheat,
but are generally running on short time on account
OF the clOSeDcsS Of the -four trade.
In Ohio the condition of the winter crop is not
nearly good rs last year. yet there are good many
fields equal to last seasons growth. This is owing TO
rain which fell early in This portion of the state,
while in other portions there was none.
Central Michigan reports ahe condition OF wheat de.
iidedly below that OF last year. tbs sdesiy fair and
rains have sllen TO amount 10 much for six weeks.
Southern Michigan reports that The general condition
Of the winter wheat is not equal 70 last year. Copious
rains needed, as the soil is dryer than for many
years.
The winter wheat condition may be summed up in
tbs way: The drouth has not yet been broken and
Tie prospects OF going into winter quarters in good
stgong healthy condition not all fatterIng. The
general prospects of The crop not as good they
were ten days ago. The of the crop of 1892
depends now very largely upon copious rams and d
mid November.
While there have been discouragng and trying con-
tOns for the winter wheat crop, the conditions for
he gathering OF corn have been simply perfect. There
have been no rains the length and breadth of the
tntie belt during the present month TO put stop
70 gathering single day. The grain so far gathered
dcstes that the crop Is not going 10 turn out either
u quantity or qualiy large has been reported
Farmers will not stop gathering corn for the pur
pose OF selling and hauling market. Should the
present. dry weather cOntine in the belt ten DAYS
longer would see the bulk of the crop all safely
secured.
For the last three weeks in the spring wheat areas
North Dakota the weather has been dry, and
telent progress has been made with threShng. The
cop has been so large that farmers have been selling
unusually freely and paving up old scores. Lower
prices nov would have The tendency to lessen wheat
iscepb In South Dakota the largest proportion OF
,ne threShing is done. In Minnesota from - TO 90
ltt cent Of the crop is YET TO be threshed Farmers
ago wy 'D