The National tribune., 1892-05-19
THE WHEAT REPORT.
Condition and Prospect of the Crop Through
out the Country.
CALIFORNIA.

out the Country.
CALIFORNIA.
Tho wheat prospects in San Luis Obispo
County Is not good / have conversed with
farmers from several Counties, that con-
clude that there will not be anything like
a full crop in the central Counties. Tho
prospects here good as any County,
and this will not mako an average crop. The
rainfall here has been five inches loss than
an average while in some Counties there has
been less.-A. F. b., Templeton, Cal.
KANSAS.
The extreme cool weather has been excellent
for our wheat, which is growing nicely. The
ground is little dry, but appearan ces indicate
rain-E. L. GEORGE, Coronado, Wichita Co.,
Kan.
Wheat looks fine in Marion Township Me-
maha County.-A. w. MURKLEY, Baileyvillo,
Kan.
MINNESOTA.
This Is one of the banner Counties for Spring
wheat Of central Minnesota Wheat is coming
up in good shape. aud promises for good crop
never better. The acreage is increased
two-thirds of previous years.-E. W. DAYTON,
Bird Island, Renviile CO., Minn.
NEBRASKA.
The prospect for good crop Of Winter wheat
In Nemaba County was never better than IL Is
at present. majority OF the farmers sowed
from 20 to 40 acres. They nearly all used
pressed drills, and the seed WAS put in the
ground in good shape. We have had cool.
wet Spring and the wheat is making a splendid
growth. There was but little wheat sowa In
this neighborhood this Spring.-DAyID GREEN,
Co. A, 45th Ohio, Peru, Neb.
NORTH DAKOTA.
A heavy snow fell in this part of the country
last night, May 5. Wheat is growing in good
shape and larger acreage is being sown than
ever before, and q good crop is looked for.
There will not be much fax sown. Oats are
mostly all in. Prices for wheat are low, being
jubilant over the prospect. D. WALLACE,
Co. d. 45th ILL.,, Westfeld, Emmons Co, N. d.
OKLAHOMA.
The wheat crop is looking very wefl all svsr
this County 30 far as have seen, and have seen
q good lot of it. There seems to be nothing In
the way of making a largo yield, although
most OF tho wheat was sown very late In the
Fall on account OF the dry weather.-JosEPH
w. SHIELDS Co. B. 49th Pa, Edmond, Okla
homa County, Okla. Ter.
Wheat in this locality is beginning to suffer
for want of rain. Some early wheat / an
afraid is past redemption, but late wheat looks
all right, and will bs all right if We get rain
anyways soon. At present it is very cloudy,
with strong wind blowing from southeast
Everything is indicating rain, yet we may not
get it. Thermometer 100 in the shade.-IsAIAa
MILLS, Co. c. 9Th Ind. Cav, Louis, Greer Co.,
Okla. Ter.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The prospect for wheat in this section IL
very good fully up to that Of last year, With
larger acroage.-N. MAITLAND, Murrinsvills,
Butler Co., Pa.
can say that the crops around here were
never better at this time of the year. Wheat
s In full head oats are heading and corn IL
growing nicely.-R. g. FELLEs, Peoria Hill
Co.. Tex.
WASHINGTON.
The wheat prospect is as good as IL was last
yesr. Everything is favorable and tho ground
is wet. We are sure of 80 bushels per acre Of
Winter wheat from what have sesn.-C 4
HUGHEY, Garfield, Whitman Co., Wash.
WISCONSIN.
The Winter wheat is almost total failure
in this part of the State, on account Of freezn q
out. We did not have enough saoy to protect
the plant during the Winter. There was .
larger acreage sowR last Fall than usual, ss We
had good crop the year before.-MILros G.
GUEST, Co. B, Both Wis, Rock Elm, Pierce Co.,
Via.