The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-21

The wheat crop in this Township looks 10 per
cent. hrifter than it did at this time last year.
| About two thirds the usual acreage was seeded,
and that late, on account of dry weather. 1t is
now growing fast, spreading, and bids fair to
be full CROP. z. OWEN, Gather, Boone
Co., Ark.
| CALIFORNIA.
Beginning with the last of December, we
have had timely rains up to this time for the
| different grains grown here-wheat cats and
| barley. The acreage is above the average.
Crop and fruit prospects generally good-W. f.
JAMES Valley Center, San Diego Co.. Cal.
We have had plenty Of rain, and crops are In
| fine condition. There is scarcely ever failure
here.-J. d. COATES Elk River, Humboldt Co.,
| Cal.
| DELAWARE.
The wheat of Kent County looks tolerably
fair j think there will be an average crop
Ii. c. DEAN, Harrington, Del.
ILLINOIS.
Wheat looked thin and light on the ground
at the beginning of Winter, but has been pro-
| tected from cold by snow; has had no freezing
and thawing in March to bring it out of the
| ground. The warm weather and rains have
had good effect on it, and | don't think l ever
| saw the fields look greener or prettier at this
| time.-A. w. PAUL, Coulterville, Randol PHI Co..
| Iii.
The late rains have brought the wheat out
wonderfully, the average being equal with last
years crop. The acreage is also about equal to
last years.. II. MCDoUGAL, Athens, Me-
nard Co., Ill.
The prospects for large wheat crop in this
the banner wheat County in this State are very
good. The acreage sown is fully up to last
years.-W. S. HALL, Fruit, Madison Co., III.
The wheat crop in this vicinity was injured
very much by the drouth, but we have pros
poets of half crop.-GEo. WILSON, GAINESVILLE,
Coles Co., H.
INDIANA.
The late rains have saved the wheat crops In
central Indiana, and now unless rust or come
nntoward circumstance sets in fine crop will
be harvested. Tho acreage is large-JACoB
A. COIN, Co. B, 9Th Ind. Cav, Omega, Hamil-
ton Co., Ind.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
In the northern part of the Indian Territory
adjoining Cherokee County, Kan. (aso Chero-
kee County, Kan.) wheat is doing fine. Pros
pect of a good wheat crop. Oats pretty well.
All sown.-T. II. MCCONNELL, Me!rose, Kan.
KANSAS
Wheat In this section southeastern Ford
County, is coming right to the front, recent
reports TO the contrary Notwithstanding. Much
OF it did not come up till this Spring That
which was "hogged in don't look quite so
well. 1t bids fair, judging from present indi-
cations, to make gooi crop. a large acreage
of oats and barley is being put out. Corn will
not be planted this season to q very large ex
tent. The bad weather during the greater part
CT March put teamwork back considerably
w. Y. CULVER, Buckln, Kan.
Wheat looks fine in this County. Best pros
pect for crop that ever was known at this
time of the Year,. c. GARNEs. Coronado,
Wichita Co., Kan.
MICHIGAN.
Wheat In this section Is looking we'll on
sandy and gravelly land but on clay it Is
badly damaged, especially late-sown wheat.
The weather has been good for 1t for the last
week, as we are having plenty of rain. If it
should come off dry good many pieces would
have hard scramble to make a half CROP
w. g. PORTER, Weston, Lenawee Co., Mich.
MISSOURI.
Wheat looks bad very bad I think our
wheat cannot make two bushels to the acre,
because of dry Fall and freezing-out in the
Winter. We have had five good wheat crops
in succession, but this one seems to be failure.
Wheat is 20 cents per bushel The peach buds
seem to be killed by the cold Winter; 241 de-
grees below zero was too much for them. We
saved the buds on % trees by leveling them
down last Fall and covering well with straw.
/ have been farmer "a years in Missouri
JOHN T. WADE, Corporal, Co. III, 1l7th Ohio,
and Co. Ii, lat Ohio II. A., Gettysburg, Davess
Co., DO.
The wheat prospect In this part of the
County is poor. The drouth in the Fall re-
ia rded the sowing till late and good portion
of the seed persisted. Wheat that did come up
looked very bad, and will not make the seed
sown. Since my IL years residence in this
section have never seen the prospect 80 poor,
with but one exception, when the wheat failed
II, In At fTr,r-s ~
I'D H., Norton Saline Co., DO.
Wheat does not look as well as last years
Owing to the dry Fall and the late tillage 1t
was sown late and badly put In. We have an
average acreage sown which Is now coming out
and looks very well at this time l think we
will make an average crop if nothing befals it
from this one. w. HOPKINS, Co. &, Sd 81. S.
H., Brussels, Lincoln Co., Mo.
The wheat crop in this part OF the County,
and just north of the County line, In Monroe
County, is almost total failure, and from pres
ent prospects will not make one third Of crop;
the late sowing being especially poor.-SAM-
UEL WARD Rowena, Audrain Co, Mo-
Wheat in this County Howell, south Mis-
souri is extra good.-E. ]. BLANoHARD, ID
Ohio l. A., Peace Valley, Howell Co., Mo.
NEW YORK.
Wheat never looked better all through the
County. ! have not written, before because
February ana March are the months that try
the wheat here, but the freezing time is over
now, and the promises are for fair crop-GEo.
GREENWOOD, 7. 0. Box rs, Ransomville, Mag
ara Co., n. 7.
Tho prospect for wheat In this locality has
improved wonderfully the past week. Field
that looked almost bare during our March
freezing, look quite green now. We had a
large yield last year, and the present crop will
not be less than 10 per cent short of last years
CROP. THOMAS, Center, Montgomery Co., o.
Wheat Is not az promising as one year ago.
Some early-sown fields are good but late wheat
clay land is poor. We have had good deal
of rain lately, which has helped the ate-sown
wheat very much. fear the young clover Is
injured.-J B. A, West Leipsc, Putnam Co.. 0.
In this part of the County wheat looks very
unfavorable, on account Of dry weather in the
Fall, and too much freezing and thawing in
March, From present indications the crop
will be short from 80 TO 10 per cent. of that of
last year's.-JAcoB SULsER, Nartel, Marion
Co., o.
WEST VIRGINIA.
The wheat so far as have seen looks well.
very well. The frosts of the past few days
have injured the fruit good deal, but still we
have good bit left.-RoB'r p. McRAE, st.
Adams, Kanawha Co., w. Va.