The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-09-18
CEREAL caoe BULLETIN.


Esees snd Figures fram the <epsenbcr ne.
1 p"vs - the Department. ~ Axricoisur~ \.
| h~iatson % the Cereal Crops 81 thu coun-
4 w. Hsc-' Tor the season Jass Closins.
| wAsniNcroN. Sept. l0.-The stats.
uc'nn ~ the department Of agriculture
reports the September general averages
o. the cereal crops ~ fellows:
Corn: n.i; wheat 9is; rye. mI: oats-
III. barley. sts: buckw Ieat Via a
s.nsi' advance 10 noted IN an. bucx xh..s
alone excepted. The average 81 POTATOES M
s'r' ~ tobacco. 50 The condition Of
corn y ~ points higher tnnn IN sspten,l.r
~ last yesr, ani has been exceeded onlv
tn'ec times 10 the past ten years STATE
averages are generally high. The lowest are
'no.c - Michigan aud Wisconsin. Mime.
s"ta ana North Dakota coming next. while
s az" ',a@.ss' Nebraska and Kansas make
Hku5es uhdrr the general average. In tie
eastern and middle states the cron y wei,
grow y and generally caring we'll Lut n
ltsie late, and recent cool nights have mr.
vented rapid advancement. yet frost ~. =.
,''...' 1870 no damage. The crop j. ~ frm
s"ndtion IN the southern sfatcx N n ,.s
20 much injured by heavy rain as cotton ~
some bottom lands water has can<ci u.te
f'"' injury. while In urinnds the crop n re
"'nfkap'y good IL y som what late. hut n
= 70" generally beyond the reach ~ frost
nne yield has been made west Of M. NJ
ri>sirpi. though Ia western Texas I. ,,,,,.
s.ouee' " drought II ~ a crop d.cldediv
"r".c medium throughout the soufi, ~ |.
""'s' Many correspondents refer 10 h -
=. "r pe~t ~ years. In the Ohio valley corn 4
y" rsa'A somewhat late IN caring
~" cool nights and Ia some plnc..s has
oee" Di"wn down by heavy winds. VI n
".'t very promising. Local drourhfs
.fe mentioned az a few points - c.n-. -
without producing very a.
rious loss. ''sy 80
The
'iA.ms the hsaviest crop il fortx v..r. =.
'"u'anh and Illinois there was more I,,,r-
..'H "f"uSht IN July ana early In Aurnss
nc" mas been Partially repaired bv r.r,.ns
'~,hs. u frost holds on ten days n.tbinv
,.,.,.a ."se-s planting can he injured. ABB
.'.se immunity from loss would reonIre
assumption through September yet mast ~
- D'c"otn ~ already safe. In Michigan
Ae'r mas Deen considerable injury from
'"ss W 'afe- planted fields. WISCONSIN re-
~ ~ damage from frosts OF August y 10 p.
ma ~ some cnsc~ still earlier some .r..s
ave been cut up for fodder IN thfs Iat.s,,s.
'n"y minnesota correspondents protnfsc =
"oa crop III frost holds on" Will. n,
alley lands and the more nortiern
eet'ohs y has already done consilrrnb,e
mere are also returns OF hilary
'on frost 10 the Dakofas. In Iowa an, ~
Fa~ka the crop Is late ana wouiI n. a.,
-. y frost prior 20 September o., md
800 thc entire month for ripcninx Of late
.A"sea areas In Missouri heavy rains in
.n.' drought In July ana heavy rain and
y, =, 49,. ~. recently have been unfsvora-
= - the highest condition. ON well c.,,tl
'tsu ana drained areas corn Is very h..xv
= variable In Kansas. the Western
slr'ef suffering from drought. while tbe
',se'n counties have abundant moisture
~ heavy crop.
The condition Of wheat n 49,. ,.,.
icring both winf.r ana spring vnri.rI.s
soii~. intituics and elevations - = t.l,lv
fefing
The general average has only been ex.
.ne' siight'y twice s'nce is-y-ln 1859 and
= state averages are quit. uniform, Int
p failing bellows and three brlov 4, ~.
west being 3 for south Carolina and "a FOR
'ftu carolina. The figures for tile prInci
!. ~hsat.srowing states are as follows:
-. ~ Michigan. -, Indiana. 100 Illinois.
{, - e"ns.n,s'. Minnesota. 10. Iowa. 20:
~Sonfi ~ Kansas. -. Nebraska ~: North
kofa. 81 south Dakota. -: California. IS
eZ"n. VI Washington. %. New York ~:
nnsyivanis. ~: MARYLAND. 81: Virginia.
IN the southwest. Texas. "
. tue middle states wheat was generally
y niied. harvested In good condition.
Hiding well la the spring In few conn.
'" frnnsyivanin and IN parts OF Mary.
~ ana virginia there has been some In
10 the shock. In r. xas the crop was
usually nne. harvested ia May and June.
Z = now mostly marketed In one countv
nhi ~ another N bushels A reporter In
ntucky claims Tor wheat zone or thoSecx-
hne crops that ccur only nt long
cfvais."
sn.rs Nuke less ssnrrinc statements.
"a variable returns In Oaio and Michigan
tenor ~ remark re- 20 quality. quantity
condition T. very favorable. In Indiana
no's. Missouri and Kansas thre-hing gave
'u- better than was expected. with some
options; the lar est ever harvested m
instance: thirty eight bushels per
III " another. and estimated average
gnt- 81 - % ~ pounds ia most favored
siticr some shrIveied gram i reported
some damage III the stock
ne remarks concerning quantity and
NY 81 srrinz wheat In Minnesota are ex-
nelly favorable. with very slight draw
X from frost and wet. aud nearly a. "a
able IN Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakutas
RENE Yields of thirty 70 forty bnshel~ are
'rten IN all these states. The spring
az ~ the Pacific has been somewhat in.
q by hot anc bighting Weather
EuOrmoua alrsnx .fur nr~-.-