The National tribune., 1892-03-17

| last year it will be all it will do.-QUINCY
ADAMS BELL, Ronbidaux, Texas Co., No.
The condition of the wheat crop in Polk
County is net good. Only about half crop sown,
| on account of dry weather in the Fall not
1 more than one-half crop is expected.-THoMAs
/ GREER. Bolivar, Mo-
! Wheat prospect is poor and present indica-
| tions do not promise more than go per cent. of
/ last years CROP The Hessisn fly got in the
| early wheat, and much of the wheat was sown
| too late.-E. F. LANCER, Stanton, Franklin
/ Co., No.
The wheat has been very poor all during The
| Winter and there is about two-thirds Of it yet
aiive.-C. g. BARNES, Locust HILL Knox Co.,
| Mo-
| The growing wheat has q poor prospect in
this locality. 1t will hardly mako half crop
| M. O. BROwNLEE, Columbus, Johnson Co., Mo.
Wheat looks bad. don't think there will
be one-fourth of a crop.-G. A. MOORE, Mar
rows Creek, Macon Co., Mo.
| NEBRASKA.
! The prospect for Fall wheat and rye is No.
| l. 1t was put in with the pressed drill mostly.
| 1t can be seen coming up in rows of dark green.
I he rows of grain are two or tn rec inches lower
| than the common snrface.-E. A. WYATT,
| Spring Green, Furnas Co., Neb.
Winter wheat looks good at this time OF the
| year. HENIY d. NOEL, Daykin, Jefferson Co.,
| Neb.
NEW YORK
The condition of the wheat crop in this part
! OF New York is good. The snow has nicely
| covered it since January /. We cannot see
| much Of the bare ground, but there was not
much sown in this County. We have had a
| nice Winter so far for wheat.-GEoR9E w.
| PHELPS, RUSSELL Lawrence Co., n. Y.
The wheat never looked better than it does
| at the present. time 1t has been covered with
| snow since the first part of January, and thus
| far it is Observation-Disclosures HUTCHINSON,
| Looneyyille, Erie Co., n. Y.
Wheat in this State looks well.-MRs. MARY
| j. HUNT, Parma Center, Monroe Co., N. Y.
| The wheat of Niagara County looks very
| promising. Snow has covered the ground for
| the most of this year,. B. RoBsoN, Johnson's
Creek, n, Y.
| Wheat just now looks very sickly and will
require very favorable weather to make three
| fourths of crop. Considerable old wheat on
| hand yet at So to 90 cents per bushel. think
| your plan Of getting information is just the
thing, and all the farmers ought to help carry 1T
out thereby getting quick and reliable informa-
ton which will certainly be valuable for COM
parison-D. K. MITCHELL, Corsica, Morrow
Co., o.
Wheat in this part of the County looks well,
fully up to All average crop.-JoHN SHAFER,
New Springfield, Mahonng Co., o.
made inquiry among the leading farmers
is decidedly bad and unfavorable. The weather
was not very good for the growing wheat.-O
g. DANIELS, Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., o.
The wheat in Berlin Township is greatly
damaged. and l don't think it will average
over one-third of crop, or six bushels per
acre-C. E. SMITH West Berlin, Delaware
Co.. O.
Wheat is not very good, and do not think
that there be more than two-thirds of .
crop.-JAMEs NJ. SMITH, New Jasper, Greene
Co., O.
Wheat in our County is very short and thin,
and from present indications we will not get
half crop. The average is about the as
last syear.a-JosEPH NJ. HoLYcRoss, Spring
ifeld,90 9ao.s i's,'
; WHEAT IL Of email growth, and is being in
jnred by the weather. A large acreage was
sown, and from present appearances it will not
make more than half crop.-JoHN Z. JEWETT,
Omar, Seneca Co., 0.
The wheat looks as though we would not have
one-half a crop-A. KELLER, Haskins, Wood
Co., o.
Fall wheat is In fine condition ; never looked
better. Early Spring wheat 10 looking well.
From present outlook we will have the largest
crop ever harvested in this County.-C. s. FER
eaUsoN, Adams. Umatilla Co., Ore.
The prospect for wheat crop in Polk and
Yam Hill Counties are as good as | have ever
seen.-D. r EVANS, Sheridan, Yam Hill Co.,
Ore.
Pennsylvania.
In southeastern part of State the Hessian fly
destroyed much Of the eariy-sown grains.
Those sown late In the season look best |
Throughout. however, the wheat-felds promise
three fourths of an ordinary crop.-WM. VAN
BUsKIRR, Prncetown, Berks Co., Pa.
The condition of the growing wheat crop in |
our County Is fair to good on high fields. On
the low fields it is not so good, still there is |
hope for pretty fair CROP should it not be |
damaged much more this month. Rye looks |
better.-DANIEL KREssLEY, New Mahoning, |
Carbon Co.. Pa.
From present appearances we are likely to |
have more than half crop. The average is |
about the same as last year.-JoHN KEEN, Bart, |
Lancaster Co., Pa.
The wheat crop is looking very good in this |
section-the southern part Of Erie County,
HIRAM RICE, Waterford, Pa.
Wheat, both as to acreage and condition. is |
good averages. G. Afford, Princeton, Law |
renee Co, Pa
The wheat has wintered we'll and prmoises |
good crop.-SAMUEL L. HoUsER, Ten Mile |
Bottom, Venango Co., Pa.
The wheat crop will be equal to that of last |
year. Farmers from all parts of the country |
bring favorable reports.-JosEPH EcKENRoD,
Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pa.
The wheat is good in this neighborhood, and |
at present the ground is covered with snow
MARTIN ARNOLD, Erney's York Co., Pa.
TENNESSEE.
The wheat prospects in this section are DOOR,
The plant is small and too thin on the ground.
The drouth in the Fall retarded sowing till late.
The wheat sown early did not germinate.-J.
NJ. PIRKLE Sand Hill, Polk Co., Tenn.
TEXAS.
Winter wheat is not IS good in this section
as it was last year. The dronth last Fall kept
the farmers from sowing, as the ground was too
dry to pillow. What was sown did not come up
until January. Now Spring wheat is being
sown In this neighborhood There is not half
crop In this whole western part of the State
j. N. PATTERSON, Content, Runnels Co.. Tex.
WEST VIRGINIA.
The wheat looks we'll on upland, but on low
land it does not look SO well. / think we will
have fair crop ON the south side of the Little
Kanawha River. F. HULL, Parkersburg,
Wood Co., w. Va.
Hill wheat about half CROP and bottom land
but very little, if any. better Growth very
late generally; late sown.-J. N. MEEK Beech
Hill. Mason Co., w. Va.
Winter wheat looks very good in this and
Wayne Counties.-JAMEs POWELL, Milton, Co.
bell Co.. w. Va.
WISCONSIN.
The condition of Winter wheat in this Sec
ton in good. The irving time is March and |