The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12
A VERY FINE OUTLOOK.
From All Over the Country EncOur-
aging Reports Come Regard.
ing Crops.
CORN WILL SOON Be OUT OF DANGER.
The Yield of Grain Pronounced the
Finest in Years Through Wheat
Growing States.
CORN WILL SOON Be OUT OF DANGER.
Official Report Of the Agricultural De-
partment-Uncle Sam Can Feed
His Russian Cousins.
ABOUT CROPS.
Their Averages and CONDITION Through
out the Country.

Their Averages ana Condition Through
out the Country.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O-The statist-
clans of the agricultural department re-
port September general averages of
cereal crops as follows: Corn, Oil;
wheat, 96.S; oats, 9O7; rye. 95l; barley,
94.3; buckwheat. 96.6. A small advance
is noted in all, buckwheat alone ex-
cepted. The average Of potatoes is 91.S:
tobacco, S74. The condition of corn is
twenty-one points higher than in Sep
tember of last year, and has been ex-
cceded only three times in the past ten
years. State averages are generally
higher. The lowest are those of Wiscon-
sin. Michigan. Minnesota and North Da
kota coming next. while South Dakota,
Nebraska and Kansas make the figures
under the general average. In the
eastern and the middle states the
crop is well grown. is generally doing well.
but is little late, and the recent cool
nights prevent rapid advancement, yet
frost has done no damage. The crop is
in fine condition in the southern states
1t is not so much injured by heavy rains
as cotton. In some bottom lands water
caused material injury. while on uplands
the crop is remarkably good. 1t was
somewhat late, but is now generally be
yond the reach of frost.
A fine yield has been made west of the
Mississippi, though in western Texas
it is little reduced by drought It's
crop is decidedly above the medium
| throughout the south as whole. Many
correspondents refer to it as the best in
years In the Ohio valley corn is heavy
in stock, somewhat late in caring from
cool nights, and in some places has
been blown down by heavy
winds. yet it is generally
very promising. Local drouths are men,
| toned at a few points as cause of de-
teroration without producing very ser
ious loss. A correspondent III Franklin
county, Ohio, claims the heaviest crop in
forty years. In Indiana and Illinois
there was more injury from drouth in
July and early in August, which has
been partially repaired by recent rains.
| If frost holds off ten days nothing but
the latest planting can be injured. Alb
solute immunity from loss would require
exemption through September, yet most
of the breadth is already safe. In Mich
| igan there has been considerable injury
from frost in late planted fields. Wis
consn reports damage from frost in late
planted fields. Wisconsin reports dam
age from frosts Of August % to % and
in some cases still earlier. Some areas
have been cut up for fodder in this lati-
! tude.
Many Minnesota correspondents
promise good crops if frost holds of
while in valley lands and more northern
sections it has already done considerable
damage There are also returns of in
qui,y from frost in the Dakotas. In
Iowa and Nebraska the crop is late and
would be injured by frost prior to Sep
tember 20 and needs the entire month
for ripening of late planting areas. In
Missouri heavy rains in June, drought
in July and heavy rain and wind storm
recently have been unfavorable to the
highest conditions. On well cultivated
and drained areas corn is very heavy.
The condition is variable in Kansas, the
western district suffering from drought
while the eastern counties have abund-
ant moisture and a heavy crop.
The condition of wheat is very high
considering both winter and spring va
rieties in soils, latitude and elevations
sown widely differing. The general av-
erage has only been exceeded slightly
twice since 1S79-in 1882 and 1854. The
state averages are quite uniform, but ten
falling below 95 and three below 90, the
lowest being S3 for South Carolina and
Si for North Carolina. The figures for
the principal wheat growing states are as
follows
Ohio, 9S: Michigan, 90; Indiana. 100
Illinois, 100; Wisconsin, 80; Minnesota
100; Iowa, 80: Missouri, 81; Kansas, So
Nebraska. %; North Dokota, 94
South Dakota. 80; California, 9S
Oregon, 81; Washington, 93 East OF
the mountains: New York, 80; Penn
sylvania, 80; Maryland, 81; Virginia, 90
In the southwest: Texas, 81. in the
middle states wheat was generally well
filled and harvested in good condition