The National tribune., 1892-03-31
and insects are in it badly and the weather un-
favorable for it.-M. l.. BLACKMAN, Howell,
Livingstone Co., Mich.

MISSOURI.
In the northern part of Hickory and the
southern part Of Benton Counties. Mo-, the
condition is not good; about 20 per cent. Of
last year. The quantity sown will not average
moro than 60 per cent. The year 1891 was a
good average year.-JoHN CosGRoyE, Gross
| Timbers, Mo.
With the exception of about FIVE weeks, we
have had mild. open Winter, favorable to the
wheat plant which now presents fattering
prospect. Owing to the increased acreage the
wheat will aggregate last years crop.-JoHN
W. DUFFIE1D. Wall, Newton Co. Mo.
We had open weather, freezing and thaw-
ing, which has heaved the wheat out of the
ground some, but we have had abundance
of rain lately, and wheat is growing. This
month is generally a rough month on wheat.
Some few farmers have their last crop'on hand
yet, holding for better prices.-SYLvANUs
MAsEL, Co. A, Goth Mo-, Harriston, Cooper Co.,
Mo.
Wheat in tho sections of Henry. Cass. and
Johnson Counties is not looking we'll. 1t looks
as though one-half of wheat sown failed to
como up. b. WEHMEYER, Blairstown,
Henry Co., Mo.
The prospect for wheat crop in this County
is very poor Owing to the Fall drouth the
acreage was curtailed-the wheat did not
terminate well and made but little growth.
Will perhaps have 20 per cent. of crop.-LEE
| EMRIcK, Goth Ohio Lone Tree, Cass Co., Mo.
The prospect for wheat crop is very bad.
Iowa, northwest Missouri and east Kansas
suffered alike from drouth.-J. A. SUTHER-
| LAND, Amity, Dekalb Co., Mo.
Wheat in Henry County one month ago
| looked very bad, but now as the frost is out of
| the ground, the heavy rains have settled 1t
| down. think we can count on 70 per cent. of
n crop-W. G. CONDOR, Clinton, Henry Co.,
Mo.
[ Wheat in this County is very poor and good
portion will be plowed up and put into oats or
corn. The prospect is the poorest for many
years.-CHRIsTrAN STUcKI, Union Star, De
| Kalb Co., No.
Owing to dry weather, it was late before
wheat was sown: therefore the growth is small.
| but it looks we'll and is coming out in good
shape. The indications are for good CROP
JAMES A. BRYANT. Maple Grove, Jasper Co.,
| Mo.
Wheat is looking hard, on account of late
sowing and being too dry in the FALL. c.
| HUFFMAN, Calhoun, Henry Co., Mo.
| The present outlook is very poor. / do not
think there will be more than half crop in
Silver Township--G. w. HARMONY, Clifton
| HILL Randolph Co.. Mo.
| The wheat is not as good in this section as
last year by onethird. and not as much sown
| by one fourth. w. HOWARD, Hams Prairie,
| Galloway Co.. Mo.
| Wheat is looking pretty well. We had an
average of IA bushels per acre last year. 1
| think most of wheat looks as we'll as one year
| ago, though some was soWn very late, on ac-
! count of drouth. The late wheat last year only
made about eight bushels, and it may be the
same this year.-W. Ii. Lose, Dublin, Barlow
| Co., Mo.
| The wheat looks fine in this neighborhood as
| far as l have seen; the late sowing is not as
good as tho early s0wn.-FREEMAN JOHNSON,
| Balm, Cedar Co., Mo.
Prospects for wheat rather poor from one
| half to two.thrds of an average crop; cause,
| drouth last Fall and late seeding.-W. b. Nc
DONALD Cross Timbers, Hickory Co.. Mo.
Wheat is very thin on the ground at present.
| The drouth last Fall hurt it.-ALBERT III.
| HUFF, fredericksburg. Gasconade Co., Mo.
The wheat in this section looks poor 1t was
| dry last Fall. and thawed during the Winter.
| The yield will be much less than last year
| VERNON CABLE, Bushnell Barton Co., BIO.
| Early wheat is good, but late wheat is very
| poor-G. w. LUDWIG, Index, Cass Co., No.
! There won't be half crop. compared with
| last year.-FRANK BAsTIAN, Hoeberville, st.
| Charles Co., Mo.
NEBRASKA.
Winter wheat in Red Willow County shows
| up in good shape; acreage nearly if not quite
az much again az in 1891. We have had good
| Winter. Ground never in az good condition
| for putting i'll the Spring crops. About 20 to
25 per cent. of the surplus grain in the farmers
II.
Winter wheat is a new crop for this part of
the country, but the season has been very favor
able. and it looks No. /. | think it will be
good crop lere.-IsAAC Fry, Ayr, Adams Co.,
Ncb.
The prospects for an abundant crop for Win
ter wheat in this part of Nebraska is fine. The
ground was covered with snow nearly all Win
ter. This is not good corn country, but small
grain can always he depended on.-S. G. F.,
Co. A, 18th Mo. Inf, and Lieutenant 57th
U. S. C. T., Hay Springs, Sheridan Co., Neb.
NEW JERSEY.
By general inquiry find that the wheat of
Somerset County never looked more promis-
ing-JAMEs j. DoLLIvER, South Branch, N. J.
The wheat prospect is only about rs per cent.
of last year. Most of last years crop is in the
hands of the shippers.-T. n. MASON, Prospect,
Marion CO., o.
Wheat is not very promising, but during the
past few days there was a great improvement.
The acreage is large.-A. NJ. NUCKOLs, Fruit
dale, Ross Co., o.
Wheat is thin the ground and has good
set. 1t wintered well and the chintz bug is
practically unknown in southern Ohio. The
acreage is larger than last year. sowed wheat
the last of Novemb Der. and it looks well.--H ENRY
HILDEBRANT. Washington, Fayette Co., o.
The early wheat in Licking and Mus
kingum Counties looks favorable, while the
late sown, which was most on corn ground,
don't look very promising. most of the Fall
WAS too dry for late sown wheat Should the
weather continue favorable there may be an
average crop. There is about the usual aver
age.-P. w. LoNGsTRETH, Gratiot, Licking
CO., O.
The condition of the growing crop is not
good. The early sowing is fair, while the late
is looking bad About % per cent. of the old
wheat is still in the hands of the farmers. On
the sandy soil it is in good condition, but OIL
the black muck and clay it is not favorable for
moro than two thirds of a CROP. J. LLOYD,
Waterville, Lucas Co., O.
The wheat prospect at the present time in
this section of the great Miami Valley is very
poor. The indications are now that many
fields will be plowed up, while others will not
yield half crop Some of the farmers cling
to the hope that with favorable weather there
will be much better crop than the outlook at
present indicates.-D. L. LEE, Troy, Miami
Co., o.
At the time of seeding last year the ground
was so hard for lack of rain, that little wheat
was sown, except what was drilled among corn
with one-horse drill, or the corn cut up and
two-horse drill used. 1t was thus put in
rather late and did not get the usual full
growth and the strength of root to endure freez-
ing and thawing. Farmers do not, think.
expect to realize more than rs per cent. of last
years yield.-J. G. PRENTICE Castalia, Erie