Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-16
CHEERING PROSPECTS.
HAY AND GRAIN CROPS IN THIS
SECTION.


II No Disaster Happens the Crop VIII He
Immense-RaIn, Drought and St. rms
Have Affected Different Localities
Michigan and Wisconsin Hay IL Poor
The following appears in the Formers
RerteO:
The reports of our correspondents In
twelve States show that In some the hay
crop will be enormous, and In two or
three an almost complete failure
In Illinois fifty-nine correspondents
say that the prospects Tor a large crop
arc good Thirty-fve correspondents
say that In their counties the crop will
be light, owing TO the spring drought.
The outlook for the State, as whole. 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 mentioned States
The condition OF the hay crop in Ken
lucky is inst 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 1t
a back-set from which II was not able to
recover. In some counties the clover Is
good, but timothy, in the same counties,
will not make half crop.
.dichigan is very much worse of than
Kentucky. Forty-six correspondents re-
port the outlook as bad, and only ten
report the crop as average In condition.
Missouri is rejoicing 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 uniformly large, and In good con-
dition. The reports from every corre-
spondent in Nebi aska, and from all but
one in Kansas, ate to the same effect.
In Visions the drought has blasted
the hopes OF even fair hay crop, and
only ten correspondents report the con-
ditias so @s-o@~i.-.-hki---on the other hand,
fifty-throe report tho crop as Tn Yer, very
bad condition.
In Iowa the early drought was not
able to retard the grass beyond recupera-
tion, and the copious rains have brought
it forward in fine shape. Fifty eight
orrespondents report that the crop is
first class, while only few report IL as
from one-half to three-fourths of an
average.
The condition in tho Dakotas is even
better than in Iowa, eight out of every
nine correspondents giving an encour-
aging report
In Minnesota the hay prospects are
good in two-thirds of the counties; poor
in the others.
The annual crop report OF the j. ].
Coco ThrOsiIins -MaohinO- Company. Ftu-
cine, Wis, which is made from careful
reports sent by their agents throughout
the country, states that should no ad-
verse condition set in during the next
fun xuanlfc tha Nnrfhxuaof xKrill hav
cured the largest grain crop ever known.
The dangers to be apprehended are from
too much rain and hot winds Except in
Central Wisconsin aud 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 Nebraska The fol-
lowing table gives the results. in sum-
mary form, as reported from the States
mentioned:
Iowa-One hundred and one reports
small grain: 81 good, IL fair, 9 poor;
corn, AZ good, As fair, poor
Minnesota a-Fifty-eight reports small
grain: 81 good, fair; corn, 10 good,
~ fair, - poor
Nebraska-Sixty reports small grain:
SO good, z fair; corn, 80 good, % fair, z
poor
North Dakota-Fourteen reports small
grain: IA good.
S9utb ar,Ucfi!' >s--i>'---- -
Misconsin-Fifty-six reports small
grain: l6 good, 22 fair, is poor; corn,
26 good, 90 fair, 10 poor.
Iowa complains OF too much rain, es-
pecially in the north and northwest, and
damage by hail and food In northwest
counties. In Minnesota the conditions
are very favorable throughout the State.
Nebraska reports excessive rain In the
eastern part Harvest is now under
way and we'll over In the southern por-
tions North Dakota's present prospect
is for q crop in excess of any ever raised
south Dakota conditions are favorable
for wheat. Cold and late spring and cut
worms injured corn. Wisconsin--This
State, except in the northwest and along
the south line, is below average, owing
to dry weather in April and Nav. The
last storm appears to have been quite
general, and doubtless did more or less
damage to the heavy stands of small
grain, besides further delaying attention
TO the corn fields where the weeds are
struggling for the mastery.