The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-16
HAY AND GRAIN CROPS.
GOOD PROSPECTS THE RULE IN
THE NORTHWEST.
Michigan aud Wisconsin Only Will BE
Short on Hay-Grain Damaged In Loo
caltties, but Heavy Crop Assured

Michigan and Wisconsin Only Will BE |
Short on iiay-Grain Damaged In Lo- |
calities, but Heavy Crop Assured '
Causes of Dec ,sfonal Failure.
The following appears in the Farmers !!
Rcricm:
The reports of our correspondents in !
twelve States show that in some the hay
crop VIII be enormous, and in two or
three an almost complete failure.
Ia Illinois iifty-nine correspondents
say that the pr, SpcctS for a large crop
are good Thrty-iivr torres pondentS
say that in their counties the crop will
be light, owing TO the spring drought.
The outlook for the State, as who:e, is
good.
In Indiana the condition does not vary
greatly from that in Illinois.
In Ohio the condition is the same as in
the two above mcntioncd States.
The condition OF the hay crop in Ken
lucky is iust 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
a back-s"t from which it was not able 10
recover. In some counties the clover is
good. but timothy, in the same counties,
viii not make half a crop
Michigan is very much worse off than
Kentucky. Forty-siX correspondents re-
polt the outlook as bad, and only ten
report the crop as average in condition.
Missouri is re oicjng 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 Missouri, the hay crop be-
ing uniform y large, and in good con-
| ditjOn. The reports from every corre-
sppndcnt in Nebraska, and from all but
| one in Kansas. are to the same effect,
In Visions II the drought has blasted
| the hopes of even Il fair hay crop, and
| only ten correspondents report the con-
dition as good, while. on the other hand,
| iifty-thrr" report the crop as in a very
| bad condition.
| In Iowa the early drought was not
| able TO retard the grass beyond rccuFcra-
ton. and the copiouS rains have brought
| it forward in fine shape. FiftY-eight
| CORES pondcnts report that the crop is
first class, while only a few report il a.
| from one-half to threc-fourths of an
| average.
The condition in the Dakotas is even
| better than in Iowa, eight out Of every
| nine correspondents giving an encour
aging report.
"ooI in two-thirds of tho counties; poor
| in til" others.
The annual crop report of the j. |.
| Case ThreSh ny Machine Company. Ra-
| cine, Wis. which Is made from careful
| reports sent by their agents thr0ngh ru ut
the country, states that should no ad
| verse cor dition set in during the next
two weeks the Northwest will have Sc
cured the largest grain crop ever known.
| The dangers to be unprecedented are from
too much ra II and hot winds Except in
| { cniral Wisconsin and some parts of
South Dakota there is an excess of
| moisture already. seriously Interfering
with the cultivation Of corn and causing
an excessive growth of straw in wheat
and oats Harvest is progressing in
Southern Iowa and N"hra ka The fol-
lowing table gives the results. in sum-
mary form, as reported from the states
mentioned:
Iowa-onc hundred and one reports
! small grain: 50 good, Il fair. > poor;
corn, 4. good, - fair, poor
Minnesota Fifty-cight reports small
gra n: II good. fair: corn. 70 good,
- fair, u poor
NcbraS ka-SiXty reports small grain
- good, fair: corn, 30 good, % fair,
lo.r
! North Dakota-Fourtcen reports small
grain: II good,
South nakota-1 hirty-cght report!
small grain: 3. good. & fair; corn, J.
good, II fair, II poor.
/ Nisconsin-Fifty six reports small
grain: Ii good. - far, Is poor: corn
, -, good. 20 fair. 10 poor
$ Iowa complains of too much rain, rs-
, pcriaIiy in the north and northwest, ant
, damage ly hail and food in northws 81
| 60 mites. In MinncSpta the conditions
| are very favorable throughout the State
Nebraska reports excessive rain in tn
Q eastern part Harvest is now undc
A way and we'll over in tie southern por
. liun>. North Dakota present prospec
l is for crop in excess Of any ever raised
Q >outh Dakota conditio are favorab
: for wheat. Cold and lat" spring and cut
d worms injured corn. Wisconsin -Thi
@ State, except in the northwest and alon
T. the south line. is below average, OWN
D To dry weather in April and Nav h
h last storm appears TO have been quit
t general, and Il nbtlc>s did more or les
: damage 10 the heavy stands of sma
n grain, besides further delaying attentio
Y to the corni fields where the weeds ar
:, struggling for the mastery.