New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-04
REPORTS FROM THE GRAIN CROPS.
DRY WEATHER HAS INJURED THE CORN IN
MANY sTATES-THEESIIING THE
WHEAT CROP.

Chicago. sept 3 (spccial).-Gencral crop reports
from all sections show that with fifteen days moro Of
The present weather corn will be out OF danger The dry
weather has caused To out uncycny and rrcg
uarly. The mercury this week was on the frost llne
and the crop had close call. Excellent progress has
been made with thrashins oats Farmers have been
fairly free sellers OF oats. T1ere Il no Improvement
In quantity quality old oats arc all cleaned ont,
and no large movement Is looked for ths fall. In
diana reports yet out Of the way n frost, nor
will there be- for some time The dry weather In urtd
corn considerably, but recent rains have given enough
moisture for the crop TO fill well. ohio reports that
the dry weather Injured corn. and they need Fourteen
days yet before the earliest corn Will have maturei
In Northern ohio there has been some Improvement In
corn during the last fourteen days nnd tn crop prom
ises To be much better than was anti ipatcd AMI 1t
needs all the month OF September to mature In south
crn Michigan the drouth has injured severely and
no corn will be Of the way Of frost for three weeks
yet Missouri reports that they need twenty days to
mature the early and thirty days to mature the
late that more Or less OF the crop has been reduced by
drouth and 1t Is uneven and irregular.
No corn Is out Of danger OF frost In Kansai. The
weather has been cool and heavy have fallen dur
Ing las, week. Corn Is lling fairly well but /, now at
all Stages In the fields Kentucky reports that no corn
has maturcd yet Dry weather has damaged 1t consd-
craby and the crop needs three to four weeks yot TO
mature H. Tennessee reports the corn crap IN Good
shape in fact. the best In years.
Michigan reports that from 30 to 80 per cent OF the
wheat Is now thrcshcd Wheat Is not turning out al
well as was expected from the amount OF straw Nils
souri, reports that fully two thirds OF the wheat has
been tlresled. Farmers have sold much more freely
this season than usual. Fully half two thirds OF the
land Is poiigcd for fall wheat, and seeding OF wheat
will begin SOON Southern Knsas ,por,s that about rs
per cent OF the wheat has been threshcd. Fifty per
cent Of the fall poughlng done The ground Il In good
condition for seeding and farmers will begin sowing
wheat about September 10. Kentucky reports that
the wheat has been nearly all rrshcd Farmers have
sold freely than usual. but since the depression
IN price deliveries have fallen OF greatly Little land
has been ploughed for wheat account or the dry
weather. Texas reports that the winter wheat Is
nearly all thrcshcd, but the crop l. rot moving any
thing like freely thirty days ago Abon 20 per
cent Of the land Is ready for seeding which Will begin
In thirty days.
Reports from south Dakota show that fully three
fourthS Of the spring wheat Is In shock stack and
little thrcshng far has been done Harvesting tho
early varctic, Of wheat Is quite general In North
ccssive heat In southern Minnesota farmers just
beginning to tlrcsh. The Yield and quality vary
greatly Reports from the Province Of Ontario show
that there Is practically wheat coming to market
and little is expected for two or three weeks yet The
quantity promises TO be the Same last year, but de.
hcient In quality.