Telegram-herald., 1891-09-12
YIILD or 1HI fields
Esvorabls Report Of the Agrtcul-
turA Department
STATE ivERlCES cEyERiLLY HIGH
0sastfyinG Dsssrns vre1 ne wheat
Gro swtsg psssss-Cera 1artsG Wsti
bat stiii Far FROM Being sale
YSem Hrssss Prospects Coed.


tician Of the depzr.ment Of agriculture
reports the Septsnbey general average
OF cereal crops ss follows: Corn, sl.i;
wheat, ed.S, rye, o. l; oats. 9o-7; bar-
ley. sks; buckwheat. 900 A small ad-
vance 10 noted In all. buckwh heat alone
excepted. The average Of potatoes u
CAS-; Tor tobacco, s7.A
Condition Of corn Is twenty-one pointa
higher than In September Of last year
and has been exceeded only three times
In the last ten yearA State averages
are generally high, the lowest are those
Of MiehiGan and wisconsin. Minnesota
and North Dakota coming next. while
South Dakota. Ncbrsaks and Kan
sss make figures under the general
average. In the eastern and middle
ststes the crop 10 we'll grown, is gen.
orally caring well. but . little late. and
recent cool nights prevent rapid sd-
vaneement yet frost has as yet done
no damage. In the Ohio valley corn
Is heavy IN stalk. somewhat late In
caring from cool nights. IN some places
has been blown down by heavy winds,
yet 10 generally very promising.
In Indiana and Illinois there was
more injury from drought in July and
early in AuEast, which has been par
italy repaired by recent rains. II
frosts holds of ten days nothing but
the latest planting can be injured.
Absolute immunity from loss would
require exemption through September,
yet most Of the breadth is already safe.
In Michigan there has been consider
able Injury from frost in late-planted
fields Wisconsin reports damage
from frosts Of August - to % and in
some cases still earlier. Some areas
have been cut up for fodder in this
latitude. Many Minnesota correspond
ents promise good crop II
frost holds off, while in valley lands
and the more northern sections it has
already done considerable damage.
There are also returns of injury from
frost In the Dakotas- In Iowa and Ne
brasks the crop il late and would be
injured by frcst prior to September 20.
snd needs the entire month for ripen.
ing Of lste-planted areas
In Missouri heavy rains in June,
drought in July and heavy rain and
wiudstorms recently have been On.
favorable to the highest con :ition. On
well cultivated and drained areas corn
is very heavy. Condition is variable in
Kansas, the western district suffering
from drought, while eastern counties
have abundant moisture and heavy
crop.
The condition of wheat is very high,
considering both winter and spring va
rieties. The general average has only
been exceeded slightly twice since 1915
lin 1882 and 1854. State averages are
quite uniform, but ten falling below
96 and three below 90, the lowest be-
ing SS for South Carolina and "a fol
North Carolina
The figures for the principal wheat
growing states are as follows: Ohio, 9s;
Michigan, 9S; Indiana 100; Illinois
100; Wisconsin, 90, Minnesota, 100
Iowa. 90; Missouri. "a; Kaneas, 50; Ne
braska. es; North Dakota. o.; South
Dakota, 90; California. %; Oregon, S7
Washington, 90.
With variable returns In Ohio and
Michigan the tenor Of remark as To
quality, quantity and condition Is very
favorable. In Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Kansas thrashing gave yields
better than was expected.
The remarks concerning quantity
ana quality of spring wheat in Mime
sofa are extremely favorable, with
very slight drawbacks from frost and
wet. azd nearly as favorable in Iowa
Eebraska and the Dakotas. Extreme
yields Of so to 20 bushels are reported
in all these stateA . The spring wheat
Of the Pacific coast has been somewhat
In s,,,eoa hsr hot and bliohfin0 ueafher