Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-22
G CONDITION OF CROPS.
EFFECT OF THE WEATHER OF
THE PAST MONTH.

Hero and There Slightly Covers the
Crops-Considerablo Ere eezing and Thaw-
ing Weathsr-LittIe wheat Moving Rnd
the Flour Trade DulI-The sItuatloR In
Illinois, Indiana, and Other States.
[Chicago dispatch.
Two years ago the present week the
ground was full of moisture, frozen hard
and solid, and all the reports as to the
general condition of the winter wheat at
that time were OF an encouraging
character. The conditions of the corre-
spending week year ago were, In the
main, similar, with the difference that
up to Jan. 20, 1890, the winter had been
exceedingly mi d, and even at that early
date we were hearing good deal OF the
development of insect life and an un-
natural midwinter growth OF winter
wheat.
With the exceptions Of some acres
through Kansas and Missouri the winter
wheat crop has been entirely bare OF
snow all winter. Then came our first
widespread snow OF the season, extend
ing largely over the southern area OF the
winter wheat belt Az that time the
reports as to the general condition OF the
winter wheat crop were conflicting,
some areas reporting that the winter
wheat never looked better, others stating
that the mIdwinter had developed consid-
cradle insect growth, and that the VIII at
was rank and tender.
AS the season advanced both OF these
reports proved to be correct, and these
were the causes no doubt which had so
much to do with the partial failure OF
the winter wheat crop OF 1890.
Northern Texas reports that the gen.
eral condition of the growing wheat is
good. That there has been very little IL
any snow this winter. Central Texas re-
ports it is drawing it's supplies of wheat
from Kansas, and that the acreage this
season Of wheat in that section is small.
In Southern Texas, owing to the good
prices that farmers have obtained for
| their wheat, the acrea ge sown is trifie
larger than last year. There has been
| plenty OF moisture and the crop Is doing
well.
Up to a week ago the condition of
winter wheat in Kentucky was fairly
good, but now that the snow has all
| gone and the weather has been cold at
night, the earth full of water, with more
or less freezing or thawing, there is quite
| a change In the general condition OF the
| crop.
| Tennessee reports that it has had no
snow this winter and plenty OF rain.
| The wheat is generally In good condi-
| tion. Mills hold but little IL any wheat,
and are drawing mainly on the North
now for supplies.
| In Northern Kansas the winter wheat
| has for the last week been covered with
| about two inches of snow. In Southern
and Central Kansas until recently there
has not been any snow on the ground
excepr for two or three days since Dec.
| /, and the crop al over the State was
needing moisture badly. Little wheat Is
moving. Mills arc generally well sup
| piled with wheat. In Northern Missouri
the wheat looks fair, but needs more
moisture.
In Central Missouri wheat Is in better
shape than a year ago at this time
Farmers are not holding much wheat
| In Southern Missouri, since Dec. i, the
ground has been covered with snow fol
about three days. The winter has beer
mild and favorable for growing wheat
Flour trade has been better for the last
two weeks than for some time. The gen
eral opinion seems to be, in this part oi
the State, that the reserves OF wheatnov
in farmers hands will all be needed by
the mills at home.
In Central Illinois winter wheat haC
its first covering of snow Jan. 1. The
general conditions of the crop in thi
area as compared with year ago are
not as good. The plants are smaller ant
the stand not as heavy The ravages o
the fiY are much more apparent
In Southern Illinois the wheat is bare
There is more compl1int of fly than
year ago. The early wheat has suffered
considerably from fly. Freezing at nigh
and thawing through the day is also hav
ing bad effect upon the wheat.
In Northern Indiana wheat has beel
bare nearly all winter. The plants, how
ever, seem perfectly strong and healthy
and the present prospects are good
Farmers are generally holding thei
wheat, and only sell when they ar
obliged to- Considerable wheat is bein
shipped in. In Central Indiana whea
has not teen covered with snow NOR
than seven days since Dec 1. Farmers ar
marketing practically no wheat in thi
section, and it becomes more apparen
that the shortage of the crop was full
, as great as estimated. A great many G
tlso country mills in this portion OF th
State are shipping In wheat from Mich
gan to supply their home trade. j
Southern Indiana they have had no sno'
since Dec 25. The wheat is lookin
: brown, and is not as promising as las
, | year at this date.
! The reports from Southern Indian
are generally of favorable characte
with regard to the condition OF th
growing winter wheat. Farmers al
7 still disposed to hold their wheat, an
receipts for the last six weeks have bee
extremely light.
Up to the opening OF the present wee
the winter In Michigan has been mil
and the winter wheat has been pract
( cally bare of snow. The wheat gene
] ally looks better than 1t did last year |
this time. Since De-. 1 In NortheI
Ohio the wheat has been covered wit
: snow about half the time. The crop
I about holding its own. The gener
conditions are hardly as good as la
y year at this time.
WHEN business pursuits fill Il
whole horizon of life, and are separat,
! from their higher connections, the
pleasure and profit soon fade out. Tn
. which is material is but the lower hs
a of an idoal life. As subordinated M
held merely as the lower half. il mi
a be we'll; otherwise it ends in failur
Grasp spiritual forces and they resu
s in physical vigor. or.--Henrv Wood,
"EdtOdrd Burton"
3 NINETY years ago the seven princip
: languages Of Europe, English, Frenc
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