The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-03
TYE WHEAT REPORT.
Condition and Prospect of the Crop
Throughout the Country.
ILLINOIS.

| ILLINOIS.
Winter wheat In Henderson County is in
bad shape Until past two weeks it has looked
| fairly we'll. but last two weeks has been hard
ON IL. Many fields at short distance look
black, and nothing can DO seen. IL Spring
should be wei u may come out all right. but if
| dry and windy hundreds Of acres will be
plowed up.-A. III, SILsBEE, Str0nghurst. III.
| While II may DO somewhat early TO predict
the outcome of the wheat crop at present
the outlook IN this vicinity is not at all oncOur
| aging for next Summers harvesting OF Fall or
Winter wheat. IL is very poor at present.
| y. PATTERSON. Mansfield. Piatt Co., III.
The wheat in this locality is all right. If no
Unforeseen conditions arise we will have good
CROP. w. WHITcoMB, Farmingdale, Sanga-
mon Co. III.
Wheat compared with last year will average
about % per cent. We are having fine growing
weather.-ZACH. GROSER, Deugola, Union Co..
Ill
| INDIANA.
The ground is bare at present and has thawed
| out, which makes it bad Tor the wheat, espe-
cially If il freezes without snow. The weather
| was favorable for wheat until a week or so ago.
! The oary-piowed ground, or the Summer fall
| lowed wheat ground, looks quite well, but not
| as good as il did last year at this time The
| wheat that was sown on ground which had
been powed just before sowing looks very bad
/
! prevented the wheat from getting a good start
Taken on an average. wheat lacks considerably
| OF being rs good rs last year.-JAMEs NJ. linn
/ NIGER, PlymO nth, Marshall Co. Ind
The worst time for wheat has not come yet
Last Fall tho early-sown wheat was hurt very
| much by dT0uth, and the late did not get a
good start We had good snow in January
but II quickly disappeared. Then we had a
very wet snow and rain, and fOr some time now
| we have had freezing and thawing. which has
damaged the wheat considerably. | sowed so
acres last year and the same this, aud 10 don't
look near as well, though on better land.-ToM
;. Day, Adjutant, Post 9s, Correct, Ripley Co.,
Ind.
Wheat is thin on ground and of small growth,
on account Of drouth last Fall. Ii is now un-
protected, and is being injured by alternate
| freezing and thawing. The prospect is not
good. Would suggest that we have a report in
April as March is usually the hardest month
on wheat.-A. ). WILEY, Greensburg, Deca.
\ tur Co, Ind.
Wheat is looking fairly we'll in this section,
! but would say that the average is about 20
/ per cent below that OF last year at this time
owing 10 the dry Fall. Some complaint Of fly.
W. X Davis, Bourbon, Marshall Co., Ind.
IOWA.
Owing to the dry weather last Fall the wheat
| sowing was lato and did not come up good.
| What did come up is alive yet, but the weather
/ is hard on il At present aud the prospect is not
very good.-JoHN J. SMITH, Mark, Davis Co.,
Iowa.
The wheat crop so far this year is about 30
/ per cent better than last year.-W. w. SAYREs,
/ LittetOn, Buchanan Co. Iowa.
KANSAS
The prospect for wheat in this County is said
/ to bo very good and for rye splendid.-JOHS
/ HUNTER, Box POI. Norton. Norton Co, Kans
The condition Of Winter wheat is good The
! prospects are the best that we have ever had
here.-OERA WiKoFF, Halcyon. Wichita Co.,
! Kan.
The wheat prospect in this locality never
was better. The ground has not been as wet
| as IL now is for the last six years. r. PACK
ARD, Gasco. Cloud Co., Kan
| The wheat crop here looks bad ; not near the
amount sown as there was last year.-B. +.
| SMITH, Garden Plain. Sedgwick Co. Kan
| IL IS the poorest wheat prospect VIC have had
since the settlement Of this country, in 1870. /
! speak for this locality. With all tho time on
4 till harvest, il we have favorable weather. half
! crop Is high estinate.-JAMEs S. WHITMAS,
| Whitman, Sumner Co, Kan.
KENTUCKY.
The wheat looks very poor. In fact, it is
worse than We have had for 10 years. II was
! badly Winter-kIiled in November On account
4 Of the dry Fall We had very late seeding
A. s. CALDWELL, Butler. Pendleton Co, Ky
| The wheat crop in this part Of the State is
looking very bad, on account OF the unfavorable
! weather. Much Of is already dead, aud what
remains IS getting worse every week However,
II Is hard 10 tell what the result will be- at this
date.-H. q. WALLACE, Osceola, Green Co..
Ky.
The wheat in sections Of Harrison and Scott
Counties is not looking we'll IL looks az
though one-half OF wheat was sown failed to
come up, and that which did come up is very
bad. Tho prospect is not very promising
Francis REYNOLDS, Davis Ky.
The wheat prospect in Carter County, 50 far
1 as can learn, is very bad at this time.-WM
! ID. BOWLING, Whit Ky.
MICHIGAN.
Wheat was injured very much through Octo-
| Der by the fly and came up very uneven on ac-
count OF dry weather, and went into Winter
/ quarters in poor condition It Is of small
! growth, thin on ground and full of fly. Janu-
airy was favorable. part of this month the
4 ground has been bare, but is now we'll covered
/ with snow. We cannot expect moro than
! two thirds OF a crop. under the most favor
able circumstances.-Yours etc. J. w. BUR-
LINGTOS. Lawton, Van Buren, Co.. Mich
The wheat crop Of this vicinity is in a very
/ prosperous condition, aud protected by snow at
| presont-HoHER PICK. Lansing, Ingham Co.,
/ Mich.
/ Wheat Il doing fairly we'll up 10 date.-R. n.
| BUTRICK, Upton. Lenawee Co, Mich
Wheat Is, on the average, in better condition
| than last year At this date-in fact, better than
/ in the last eight years at this time of year.
! he acreage is about the same as last year
| ii. LYON, ST. Johns, Clinton Co., Mich.
MISSOURI
The average Of wheat soWn is far below last
year on account Of dry FALL and the condition
/ is about p TO 10 per cent. poorer than last
7 year at this time Although we have had plenty
\ OF moisture. snow and rain there still cOntin-
/ ues 10 be hard freezes Of nights and thaws at
4 day. The month Of March is the tryins month
/ in this part Of the State FRANKLIN County, ON
| wheat. The prospects for crop are the poorest
/ for years. There remains about p per cent Of
last years crop in the farmers hands-JACoB
| FISHER, Co. X, Yah NO, Past Commander
George Gamble Post 293. Hemker, No.
The prospect for Winter wheat here i'm north
cast Missouri is all favorable ut this date. The
\ latest sown will be delayed, but on an average
1 the indications are good for an abundant crop.
| A deep snow during the cold weather OF Janu-
airy afforded much-needed protection TO the
I lato and tender wheat.-JAsPEE BLISEs, Alex
\ andra, Clark Co., No.
am located on the dividing line of Morgan
/ and Monitcau Committee The Winter was very
favorable for wheat until February. Snow had
covered the ground for 81 days, but at the be-
| ginning Of this month We had three or four
heavy rains alter which came tho freezing and
| thawing. However, do not say that the wheat
| isinjured. We have n better prospect than last
] year, when my crop averaged Is bushels IN the