The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-11
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Improvement Noted in All Fields for
the Week, Except Buckwheat.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 10-The different
figures for the principal wheat growing states
are as follows: Ohio IS, Illinois 100, Iowa 90,
Nebraska 9s California 9S, New York %, Vir-
rinia %, Michigan Is, Wisconsin 90, Missouri "a,
North Dakota 90, Oregon 81, Pennsylvania 9S
Texas 81. Indiana 100, Minnesota l00 Kansas So
South Dakota 30, Washington 90, Maryland 81
per cent In the middle states the wheat was
generally well filed and harvested in good
condition, yielding welon spring, with variable
returns ia Ohio and Michigan. The tenor OF
remarks to quality, quantity and condition
is very favorable. In Indiana, Illinois. Mis-
souri, ami Kansas threshing gave yields better
than expected, with some exceptions 1.-THE
largest ever harvested" in one instance thirty
eight bushels per acre. In another and estf-
mated average there were weights OF sixty to
sixty-two pounds per bushel in the most favored
localities. Some shriveled grain is reported and
some damage in stock. Remarks concerning
the quantity and quality OF spring wheat in
Minnesota are extremely favorable. with very
slight drawback from frost and wet and nearly
as favorable in Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas
Extreme yields OF from thirty 10 forty bushels
per acre are reported in ali these states Spring
wheat on the Pacific coast has been somewhat
injured by hot and blightng weather.
small advance has been noted in all crops
huckwheat alone excepted. The average of
potatoes is 96, for tobacco S7.4 per cent The
Condition OF corn is u points higher than in
September OF last year. The state averages are
generally high. fine yield has been made
west Of the Mississippi, though in Western
Texas there is n little reduction by drouth
Crops are decidedly above the medium
throughout the south as whole. Many core.
sPondents refer to il as the best in years In the
Ohio valley corn is heavy in the stalk, but
somewhat late in caring from the cool nights
In some places corn has been blown down by
heavy winds, yet generally il is very promising
Local drouth is mentioned at few points ~ a
deterioration, bat without producing very seri-
Gus loss.
In Indiana aud Illinois there was more
injury from drouth IN July and carly in August.
which has been partially repaired by recent
rains Ii the frost holds of ten days nothing
but the latest planting can he injured
In Michigan there has been considerable
injury from Irost in the late planted fields.
wisconsin reports damage rom frosts of
Angus - n - aid IN some eases st!Il earlier
Many Minnesota cores oudents promise good
crops. j, the frost holds of, while in the valley
lands and tae more northern sections it already
has dome considerable damage
There are also returns oi injury from frost in
the pakotas
In Iowa and Nebraska the crop IS late and
wound he injured by frost occurring prior to
september -, Is Il needs the entire month for
thS gineulpS III late planted areaS.
In Missouri there were heavy rains in Jrlue
The drouth in JUly and the heavy rain and
Wind Storm recently were ualayorable to the
highest condition on well cultivated areas
the corn is very heavy.
The condition Is variable in Kansas. The
western district Is suffering from drouth,
while the eastern counties have abundant
moisture snd heavy crop. The condition o.
wheat i very high, considering that il i both
"'n'eT aud spring, snd the varieties in soil. laJi
tUdts and oleystiouS.