Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-07
BIG WHEAT YIELD SURE
GREAT ADVANCEMENT IN THE
CONDITION OF THE PLANT.

improvement In Illinois ~ Per Cent, and
in Other States 12 Fer Cent. = Losses
Only I'm Few Counties from Hessian
Fly and Winter Kiliing-GIad Tidings.
The Farmers RcvielD says:
"The recent rains have materially ad-
vanced the prospects Of the crop. This
improvement has averaged ~ per cent
in Ill the States, Kansas showing the
least gain and Illinois the greatest.
"In Illinois the warm rains have Inn
proved the prospects II per cent, esti-
mating on an average crop Out OF the
eiRhty-fve correspondents reporting
only twenty-one report any damage
from any cause, and in those counties
the loss amounts to only o per cent on
an average. In many sections no spring
wheat is sown, but in those counties
where 1t is grown seeding is we'll along,
except I'm some of the more northern
counties.
"Reports from fifty correspondents in
Indiana show gain OF 3 per cent. in
the State. Eleven counties report a
damage OF per cent. from late freezing
and other causes. Seeding of spring
gheat is we'll advanced
"Ohio shows gain OF per cent on
condition, reports being received from
sixty-one CORES spondcnts. Only twenty
two report any loss from freezing and
thawing and wet weather, and these
losses average 10 per cent for the sea-
son. cry little spring wheat Is sown
In the State, and that little is nearly all
seeded.
michigan nearly keeps pace with
Ohio, showing gain of per cent Twen.
ty-eight counties show the prospects to
be good. From eight counties come re-
ports Of an average damage of 8 per
cent. from insects, scarcity of snow and
from frost. The work of seeding spring
wheat not yet begun at the time of this
report
"Kentucky shows gain of 10 per cent.
T%o I e9gnties sRQw &SSaiEeerna raGe eN6 t6pSssp Sssppfng
wheat OF consequence is sown I'm the
State.
"The improvement in Wisconsin in the
last thirty days amounts to per cent.
From twelve counties come reports Of
damage during the season, averaging 12
per cent caused by winter killing and
freezing in the fall. The sowing Of
spring wheat is not yet begun, except in
q few localities.
"A gain of 10 per cent is reported
from Iowa, three counties only reporting
any loss from winter killing In these
damage amounts to IL per cent. The
seeding OF spring wheat in its various
stages, in some counties being all In, in
others just commenced, and In others
not yet begun.
missouri has gained per cent. in
condition. From fifty-two counties came
flattering reports of the prospects Of an
immense crop. Nine counties report a
loss during the season of per cent. on
an average, most of this being due to
the Hessian fly. Very little spring wheat
is grown I'm the, State, bat where IL is
grown the seeding is advanced.
"From fifty-one correspondents in Kan
sas gratifying reports are received.
Seven counties report loss of z per cent.
from the fly, from the dirt blowing of
and leaving the seed bare, and from
other causes. The seeding of spring
wheat is progressing finely, but very lit
tie is sown.
"From the reports of our correspond
ents we summarize by States the per-
centage of condition as compared with
an average as follows: Illinois 103 per
cent Indiana los, Ohio 1O1, Michigan
9s, Kentucky 90, Wisconsin "a, Iowa 9s,
Missouri 103, Kansas 105."