The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-07-16
CHEERING PROSPECTS.
HAY AND GRAIN CROPS IN THIS
SECTION.


Immense-Ran. ID ought and st rms
Have Affected ~ ifferent localities
Michigan and Wise onsin Hay Is Poor.
The following appears in the Farmers
Retist0:
The reports Of our correspondents in
twelve States show that in some the hay
crop will be enormous, and in two or
| three an almost onlplete failure.
In Illinois fifty hine correspondents
say that the oSbects for large crop
| are good. Thirtytfve correspondents,
say that in their counties the crop will
be light, owing to the spring drought.
The outlook for the State, as a whole, is
good
In Indiana the CO ndition does not vary
greatly from that ih Illinois.
In Ohio the condition is the same as in
the two above-mend toned States.
The condition of the hay crop in Ken
lucky is Just the opposite of that Of the
three States previously referred to- In
two-thirds of the counties the crop is
very poor The drought in May gave it,
back-set from VIII ich it was not able to
recover. In some counties the clover is
good, but timothy, i'm the same counties,
will not make half a crop.
1hlchlgan is very much worse off than
Kentucky. Forty-Six correspondents re-
port the outlook hs bad, and only ten
report the crop as average in condition.
Missouri is re- oiding in an abundant
crop: the hay crop was never better.
Only one county reports the crop as be-
low expectations.
Kansas and Nebraska are in the same
condition as MiSSohr the hay crop be-
ing uniformly large, and in good con-
dition. The reports from every CORE
spondent in Nebraska, and from all but.
one in Kansas, al @ to the same effect
In Wisconsin the drought has blasted
the hopes of even a fair hay crop, and
only ten correspondents report the con-
dition as good, while on the other hand,
ffty-three report the crop as in very
bad condition.
In Iowa the ca rly drought was not
able to retard the grass beyond recupera-
ton, and the copiduS rains have brought
it forward in fin e shape. Fifty eight
respondents report that the crop is
first class, while ONLY a few report it as
from one-half to three-fourths of an
average.
The condition in the DakOtas is even
better than in Iowa, eight out of every
nine correspondent is giving an encOur-
aging report.
In Minnesota the hay prospects are
good in wo-thirds of the counties; poor
in the others
The annual crop report of the ]. /.
Case ThreShing Machine Company. Ra-
cine, Wis.,, which Is made from careful
reports sent by tn ir agents throughout
the country, states that should no ad-
verse condition set in during the next
two weeks the Northwest will have Sc
cured the largest grain crop ever known.
The dangers to be apprehended are from
too much rain and hot winds. Except in
Central Wisconsin, and some parts Of
South Dakota there is an excess Of
moisture already, seriously interfering
with the cultivated On of corn and causing
an excessive growth of straw in wheat
and oats. Harvest is progressing in
Southern Iowa and Nebra ka The fol-
lowing table gives the results. in sum-
mary form, as reported from the States
mentioned:
Iowa-One hun dred and one reports
small grain: 80 good, II fair, 2 poor;
corn, ~ good, As fair, 9 poor
Minnesota-Fifty-eig reports small
grain: 81 good, I fair; corn, 10 good,
81 fair, - poor
Nebraska-SixtE reports small grain:
So good, fair: dorm, 80 good, 20 fair, 7
poor.
North Dakota Fourteen reports small
grain: IA good.
South Dakota Thirty eight reports
small grain: 80 good, fair; corn, IA
good, 10 fair, II poor
Wisconsin-Fifty-si reports small
grain: 16 good, 2R fair, Is poor; corn,
rs good, 20 fair, 10 poor.
Iowa complains of too much rain, es-
pecially in the north and northwest, and
damage by hail and food in northwest
counties In Min nesota the conditions
are very favorable throughout the State.
Nebraska reports excessive rain in the
eastern part. Harvest is now under
way and we'll owe in the southern por-
tions. North Da zota's present prospect
is for crop in excess of any ever raised.
South Dakota conditions are favorable
for wheat. Cold and late spring and cut
worms injured corn. Wisconsin-This
State, except in the northwest and along
the south line, is below average, owing
to dry weather in April and MAY. The
last storm appears to have been quite
general and doubtless did more or less
damage to the heavy stands OF small
grain, besides fur ther delaying attention
to the corn fields where the weeds are
struggling for tho mastery.