Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-17
winter wheat.

crop, says Primes Crop Report. The
moisture has been ample, and the crop
has not been subjected during that time
to any sudden or severe freezing
weather, which is one of the features OF
the first part of March. The ground has
been bare of snow nearly all winter and
hardly any during the last six weeks.
The crop now has commenced to grow.
It's general condition, however, is not as
good as it was at this time last year.
That is, 1t is not as far advanced in
| growth and the plants are by no means
as strong and healthy as they were
then, and there has been considerable
Improvement In the prospects of the
crop from what it was thirty days ago.
So far the percentage of the winter
wheat which has been killed Is small
Taking the crop by States it is practi-
cally In this conditions:
In Illinois.
Southern Illinois reports that Feb
ruary did the growing wheat a great
deal of good, as there was little II any
frost in the ground during most of the
month and the weather mild. The eff
fects were beneficial. The crop is still
small for the time of year. Farmers are
getting ready for spring work, but the
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acreage of spring crops promises to be
large and the land In good condition.
Farmers are not holding their wheat for
higher prices, as was the case in Octo-
ber and November. The reserves in
farmers hands are but little more than
a year ago, and millers are buying from
hand TO mouth. In Central illinois the
frost has been out of the ground for
some time and the ground is full of wa
ter. Wheat Is doing well. 1t is thin on
the ground, but is firmly rooted and
spreading. There has been no plowlng
for oats yet, but with clear skies seeding
is likely to commence at any day.
In Missouri.
The winter wheat crop bears no COM
parison with that of last year. It Is
much more backward and general con-
ditions not as favorable. 1t is short and
thin, but ii has improved greatly during
the recent mild, wet weather. No re-
ports of wheat having been winter
killed. In few of the southern coun-
ties spring work has commenced. The
movement of wheat has been more free
during the last two weeks than previous
ly and would have been larger had the
roads been in condition for farmers to
haul. Millers are good bidders for
wheat and have light stocks on hand.
Kansas.
So far winter wheat has made little
growth in Kansas. The heavy rains Of
the last two weeks have been beneficial,
however, to the crop. 1t already begins
to show signs of growth. Farmers did
great deal of plowing in December
and January, and are now we'll prepared
for early seeding as soon as the ground
dries of. The reserves of wheat in
farmers hands are about the same as q
year ago. Millers' stocks are running
low and the demand for flour increasing.
Kentucky.
In Kentucky the condition of the win
ter wheat crop is much below that of the
same time last year. During the last
ten days there have been some warm
days and the wheat appears TO be grow
| ing a little. There are so far no COM
plants Of winter killing, but ii is diff
cult yet to determine the real condition
Of the late sown winter wheat. The
majority of the farmers are inclined to
wait until we have enough warm wealth
er to see whether it is going to grow be-
fore they plow it up. Little wheat has
been sold during the last thirty days.
There Is more wheat in farmers hands
than at this time last year. Country
mills, however, are not as well supplied
as they were then,
Indians.
The severe effects OF the drought last
fall are perceptible at the present time
upon the winter wheat crop in Northern
Indiana. The winter, however, has been
favorable for the wheat, and the weather
has not been extremely cold There has
80 Nx.vI. ,1I. oil Dof1
the roads became bad there was O free
movement of wheat, but as they are now
impossible the movement has stopped.
Millers have light stocks of wheat. In
Southern Indiana wheat has begun to
grow q little. Little winter wheat has
been killed. At this date it is. hard to
get correct idea of the condition of the
crop. Some fields look we'll and some
poor, while the general condition doss
not favorably compare with that of this
date one year ago. Then IL was much
above the average, and now it is Just
the reverse. There is little movement
of wheat, and the reserves in farmers
hands are larger than year ago. On
high, well-drained land few oats have
been seeded.
In Ohio.
In Northern Ohio the wheat crop on
the whole does not look as we'll as it did
year ago at this time. This is espe-
cially true Of the late sown, which is
backward and thin on the ground. Dur
ing the present week heavy rains have
fallen, which were followed by hard
freeze, and the winter wheat is in no
condition TO Withstand this kind Of
weather. Little wheat was marketed
during February. There is fully as
much and probably moro wheat in
farmers hands than year ago at this
date. Spring work has not commenced
yet to any great extent. In Southern
Ohio the growing wheat has improved
some, but the general condition OF the
crop Is poor. Well drained lands are
holding their own and growing, but
those not drained are showing up poorly.
In Michigan.
The growing crop OF winter wheat in
Michigan is not as good as year ago.
The mild wet weather Of last week took
OF all the snow and started sorae growth.
Spring work has not yet commenced.
The movement from farmers hands dur
ing February showed an increase over
the two preceding mouths. Farmers are
carrying more wheat than In 1891.
In New York.
In Western New York the wheat Is oil
covered with snow 20 a depth of from six
to ten inches. Up to this time the crop
Is in good condition. Miilers carry light
stocks, and the flour trade is also small.