The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-11
From Every Section Comes Reports
Of Big Crops Of Corn
and Wheat.
An Effort to Keep Those Able tc
Work Out Of the Vet
rams Home.
American Missionaries In China suner
from Riots-Timber Reserve In the
Park-Calling In the Cash.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The monthly crop
report Of the agricultural department was
issued to-day. 1t says: A small advance
is noted in all. buckwheat alone excepted.
The average of potatoes is 94.8; for to-
bacco 87.4. Tho condition of corn is
twenty -one points higher than in Septem-
bsr Of last year. State averages generally
are high. fine yield has been made west
of the Mississippi, though in western
Texas it is little reduced by the drouth.
1t is crop decidedly above the medium
throughout the south. Many correspond
snts refer to it as the best in years. In the
Ohio valley corn is heavy in the stalk,
somewhat late in caring from cool nights,
and in some places has been blown down
by heavy winds, yet generally very promis-
ing. Local drouths are mentioned at few
points AZ having caused deterioration with
out producing very serious loss. In Inti
ana and Illinois there was more injury
from drouth in July and carly in August,
which has been partially repaired by the
recent rains.
If tho frost holds off for ten DAYS nothing
but the latest planting can be injured. In
Michigan there has been considerable
injury from frost in late planted fields.
Wisconsin reports damage from frosts Of
August % to %, and in some cases still
earlier. Many Minnesota correspondents
promise good crops ''if the frosts hold
off" while in valley lands and more north
ern sections it already has done consider
able damage. There are also returns of
injury from frost in the Dakotas. In Iowa
and Nebraska the crop is late and would be
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needs an entire month for the ripening of
late planted areas. In Missouri heavy
rains in June, drought in July and heavy
rain and windstorms recently were un-
favorable to the highest condition. On
we'll cultivated and drained areas the loss
in Kansas, the western district suffering
from drought, while the eastern counties
have abundant moisture and heavy crops.
The condition of wheat is very high, con-
aidering both winter and spring varieties,
in soils, latitudes and elevations. The
figures for the principal wheat growing
9s; Indiana, 100; illinois, 100; Wisconsin
70; Mipnesota, 100: Iowa, 80; Missouri, "a
Kansas, SO; Nebraska, SO; North Dakota
80: South Dakota, 80; California, 98; Ore.
oon, 81; Washington, SO; New York, 80
Pennsylvania, 50; Maryland, 50; Virginia
95; Texas. 81.
we'll filled and harvested in good condition,
yielding we'll in spring. With variable re.
turns IN Ohio and Michigan the tenor OF
the remarks as to quality, quantity and
condition are very favorable. In Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri and 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 an estimated average
weight of sixty to sixty-two pounds in the
most favored localities. Some shriveled
grain is reported and some damage in stock.
The remarks concerning the quantity and
quality of spring wheat in Minnesota are
extremely favorable, with a very slight
drawback from frost and wet, and nearly
es favorable in Iowa, Nebraska and the Da-
are reported in all these states. Spring
wheat on the Pacific coast has beens some
what injured by hot and blightinR
weather.