The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-05-22
CONDITION OF CROPS.

The continued dry weather through
out the country has had depressing
effect on small grain.
In Central Kansas rains are wanted
badly; while there have been some To-
cal showers there have been no rains
of general character and the dry
weather has within the last ten days
reduced crop prospects considerably
from what they were ten days ago.
In some counties in Southeastern
Kansas, owing to the fly, not more
than half a crop is now looked for.
The prospects until very recently
could not have been better, but with
in the last few days these prospects
have been very materially cut down.
| Investigation shows that most all Of
the wheat in the localities referred to
is badly infected with the Hessian fly.
| Very dry weather for the last four
teen days.
The general conditions of the wheat
crop of Missouri are not quite as fiat
tering as they were thirty days ago:
for the last week or ten days the wheat
has been at standstill. There is fly
in the wheat, but so far it has done
no damage to amount to anything.
Millers have small stocks, not sutfic-
lent to carry them through.
In Southern Illinois wheat has
grown very rapidly the past week
and stands very thick on the ground.
1t would fall down under a hailstorm
or very heavy wind. Very few if any
reports of fly or insects in this portion
of the state.
Thrashing is looked for between the
25th and 3Oth of June. While this
area is not suffering for rain, yet a
good rain would do great deal of
good at the present time. In Central
Illinois some wheat which promised
fine crop fifteen days ago, is now look
ing very poorly and stands sadly in
need of rain.
Southern Ohio reports that they
have had no rain to amount to any
thing for two weeks, everything being
dry. The cool weather has been very
favorable to the growing wheat and
and general prospects continue good.
The frost last week in Northern Ohio
turned the tops of the wheat more or
loco va11oyv op6 o1co tho h1o6oc n wound
the roots. In many fields which up
to that time promised a splendid
yield the extent of damage cannot
now be determined. Some wheat may
be cut in July, but it will depend up
on the weather. Stocks of wheat in
millers' hands, elevators and in farm
ers' hands smallest for years. Prac-
tically all gone. The ground is dry.
What little rain falls seems to be
quickly absorbed. The frost did great
damage to fruit, particularly grapes
and cherries.
The dry weather in Central and
Southern Indiana has had the tend
ency to check the growth of the win
ter wheat, which of course has had a
beneficial effect upon the crop. The
earliest wheat will do to cut by June
18th.
Reports from Southern Michigan
show that up to the first of May the
outlook for the wheat crop was most
fiattering. During the last ten days,
however, it has gone back on all light
soil, while on the clay soil it has held
it's own. The whole State needs rain
now badly. There is very little, if
any, wheat moving from farmers, and
mills are getting short and seeking for
supplies from abroad.
Fruit is reported not to have been
hurt, although some will fall off from
the effects of the frost. Reports from
Southern California show that the
early sown wheat is headed out, and
bids fair to make a good crop. The
late rains have not damaged the crop
to any extent. Harvest of the early
sown wheat will commence by the
| 18th of June.
The dry weather, Hessian fly, and
chinch bug have all more or less re-
duced the very fiattering winter wheat
crop prospects in the State of Kansas.
In the nothern portion of the State
the crop Of winter wheat does not
seem to have been affected very much
yet by insect life or the dry weather,
although plenty of chinch bugs in
some counties are already reported.
1t will be six weeks yet-before harvest.
The wheat is rank and is likely to
lodge or rust.
The oat crop of the country at the