New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25
REPORTS FROM THE TBEAT FIELDS.
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS NOT so FAVORABLE
As THEY WERE AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS NOT so FAVORABLE
As THEY WERE AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
Chicago. oct "a (speciaD.-Gencfal crop reports
are encouraging. In Northern Texas farmers are not
though seeding They have been sre4tly retarded In
their work by drouth Much or the wheat already sown
is yet under the ground. They have not had sufi-
Gent moisture to bring it up and conditions not as
favorable at this time Last year In the southern
part az the state rains have fallen and the ground is In
better condition for seeding. In Cuhern Kansas the
conditions for Seeding favorable than at last
reports. Only about oue-haf IF the ground IS seeded
The early planted wheat is up The dTouth has cut
down the acreage materially. IN Northern Kansas 1t
will require al of tits month to finish seeding. The
early sown wheat i just coming up. Mlers are tax
ing AL the wheat they get and grinding IL % fast as
II Is received In Southern Missouri the winter wheat
crop Is all seeded. The stand 80 far I ret good.
M.lers well stocked with wheat, farmers re
Gently have been more inclined to sell.
In Northern Missouri the wheat seeding is prac-
tcaly finished. The acreage shows decided de-
last year. ana the crop IS not in as
good condition as It then. The milling trade
seems TO be sctlve and there is good demand for
hour. Kentucky reports that the winter wheat crop
has not all been seeded, and tnat which has been
sOwn Is in poor condition account Of lack Of moist
ure In the ground. Stocks Of -four large in COM
parisOa with last year, and mlners are carrying small
stocks OF wheat. Reports from southern Illinois show
That there Is little wheat to be seeded yet. The
condition Of the wheat sown is poor, coming up ir
regularly. In Central Illinois the conditions OF the
winter wheat are better The crop is all seeded and
light showers recently have helped II wonderfully.
About 90 per cent Of the winter wheat crop has been
seeded now in Southern Indiana Little Of II out Of
the ground yet. General conditions not as good as
they were this time year ago. While the crop has
far sustained damage from drouth it stands very
much In Of rain. Stocks OF flour ere generally
light and millers are also carrying Light stocks Of
wheat In Northern Indiana the winter wheat crop
has all been more or less damaged BY Insects With
few weeks Of good weather and rain the wheat might
get fair start but the general prospects are not as
fattering as year ago owing 10 the weather
In Ohio the wheat is all seeded. The stand is I'M
even. Ohe early sown wheat Is spotted, owing TO
dry weather and insects. southern Michigan reports
show that, on account Of the droutE, the wheat
has come up poorly. good eeal CT the seed IN the
ground has dry-rotted so that It Will never come up
NiIers are carrying small stocks Of both wheat and
four. Oregon reports that farmers are making favor
able progress with seeding their summer fallow; but
little stubble land pl9ughed yet on account Of lack Of
moisture The earliest seeding is up. The province
~ Ontario reports winter wheat all seeded and looking
fine. Deliveries from farmers are ught MIleIS as a
rule carrying heavy stOcEs OF wheat or HOUR
These farmers in North Dakota who were fortunate
enough 10 get their grain thPehed before the recent
rains have been free sellers, but there mas not been
five DAYS thrcsnlng In the last thirty days drop ID
prices would Check the movement seriously. L ndeF
anv the movement from this part OK the
sping wheat belt will not b. free for the reason that
the wheat that mas been beached by the rain viii be
ored in granaries the farms in hopes that II VIII
irove In color or grade Upess those threshers who
have ished up in Sodth D~Gota and Minnesota ship
their machines north thec VIII undoubtedly De great
deal of unthreshed wheat on January /. The damage
10 the grain estimated al the way from 80 70 30 PEI
Is Threshcd and with good weather tnreshins will be
completed about Christina