The National tribune., 1892-03-17
TIE WHEAT REPORT,
Condition and Prospect of the Crop
PIT
Throughout the Country.
CALIFORNIA,

CALIFORNIA @s
The prospect for wheat is better than last
year, with larger Increase in acreage planted.
In the immediate vicinity of Tebachips, .
mountainous district. elevation of 1900 feet,
grain growing is profitable without irrigation.
\ This year there will be about 80 900 acres bar
vested in Tehachipa and adjoining valleys and
foothills. The price of land Is from S. to $50
per acre. The mild Winter has enabled the
farmers to increase acreage with fair promise
of increase in the yield-A. HARRIS, Co. A,
S9th N. Y, Greenwich. Kern Co., Cal.
The wheat crop SO far is good. We have had
five inches of rain-evenly distributed up to
date. Prospects are fattering.-W. R. NJ. CUR
IT'S King City, Monterey Co., Cal.
IDAHO.
The outlook for the farmers of Latah County
| for an exceedingly large crop of cereals was
| never more bright than at present. Plenty Of
| snow and rain, in conf JUNCTION with an early
Spring, makes the grangers feel as if there was
something worth living for. An average of 90
| bushels Of wheat to the acre is expected.-W.
II. BEARDsLEY, Moscow, Idaho.
| ILLINOIS.
The growing wheat crop in Pike County has
not been injured any so far to amount to any
| thing by the Winter. The last week has boon
| warm and wet Wheat is growing and is fine,
| but should there come cold snap which we
may have in all probability, it might not be SO
we'll for it.-RoBERT Dickson, New Hartford,
| Ill.
Wheat is looking fine here in central Illi-
nois-Shelby and Christian Ceunties. This
weather for the last two weeks has been very
| iavorable-no freezing and plenty of rain. a
/ few more days and it is safe.-J w. WATSON,
Assumption, Christian Co., Ill.
Wheat in Tamalco Township will make
about wo-thirds of crop If weather remains
| faun In ,ac G,aa bur raI
account of the dry season last Fall.-WILLIAM
| MEYER, Tamalco, Bond Co., III.
The acreage in Douglas, Coles, Edgar, and
| nearly the whole of central Illinois will not
equal last year, and I don't think it will yield
| over SO per cent. Of last years crop.-GEoKeE
| w. HARTLEY, Tuseola. Douglas Co, Ill.
Early -s0wn wheat looks fine; late wheat
has come out wonderfully in the last week
| j. " g., Thackery, Hamilton Co., III. a..
The wheat is in good condition in Central
! Illinois.--THoMAs WARREN, Girard, Macoupjn
| Co.. ILL.,
The wheat and rye looks fine. and the pros
| poets never were better at this time of the
| year.-JoHN SHIELDS, Fair Grange, Coles Co.,
| Ill.
INDIANA.
Wheat looks poor scarcely any snow TO pro-
| tect it, and the frost has had full swing. Esti-
| mated at 55 per cent. of an average crop.-JoHN
N. BAIR. Oliver Posey Co, Ind. .5s
The wheat looks very we'll, but not quite 80,
as last year, and think the crop will be four
fiths of that of the last haryest.-I. G. SMITH,
Rochester. Fulton Co., Ind.
Our early-sown Winter wheat is in good con-
dition, but the late sown has been somewhat
damaged by freezing. In general the wheat
prospects are good. J. KUMLER, Grass Creek,
Fulton Co., Ind.
Wheat is looking very poor. There are q few
fields which look all right but the majority is in
iu6ir
lions the crop will be from 80 to so per cent?
short of that of last season.--1sAAc LITTLE,
Cox's Mills, Wayne CO., Ind.
As far as / can learn, the prospect for wheat
in Vigo County is more favorable than last year
at this time.-GEo. I. ALBIN, Youngstown,
Ind.
IOWA.
The prospect for a wheat crop in this locality
is poor and from the present outlook there is
no danger Of 1t exceeding last years crop.--N.
j. WoRKMEN, Lebanon, Van Buren, Co, Iowa.
The wheat prospect in Fremont County 10
good. The ground has been frozen but very
little this Winter.-O. F. BENTLEY, Sidney,
Iowa. ~
The outlook for Winter wheat at this date is
the best in the history of northwestern Kan.
sas. On average 30 per cent. better than last
year. Plenty of moisture and snow lying on the
wheatfelds from four to six weeks-A. l..
BAILY, Herndon, Rawlins Co., Kan.
One-half of the wheat here in this County
looks well. but rather thin; balance is not up
yet. There was no Spring wheat sown.-H.
WHALING, Bristow, Osborne Co., Kan.
The prospect for wheat in this Stanton
County, is 100 per cent. better than it Was at
this time last year. The acreage is more than
double that OF 1S91.-W. N. WILSON, Fletcher,
Stanton Co., Kan.
But little wheat sown and that late. 1t ia
doing well at present.-G. BoHANNoN, Osks-
loosa, Jefferson Co., Kan.
Wheat prospects were never better at this
season of the year. We have had abundant
rains.-A. p. WILSON Beloit. Mitchell Co., Kan.
Wheat is in good condition. We have tho
largest acreage for some years, and expect the
biggest crop we have ever had. We have had
good crops for the last three years.-GUs. FLoHR.
Kingsley, Edwards Co., Kan.
Wheat is looking we'll, but it is not so for |
ward as former years. With favorable season
will have rs good wheat as last season.-T. Ii.
MCDONNELL, Melrose, Cherokee Co., Kan.
The wheat crop is near failure. l have
lived in Wilson County ever since the Fall Of
1866 and | think this is the poorest prospect
have ever had.-JAMEs WHITE, Guiiford
Kan.
Wheat has improved very much the last 10
days, and may be good crop yet if not injured
worse at this season of the year, with good
yield the ensuing harvest-PATRICK COOKE, /
Powersville. Bracken Co., KY. |
Wheat is badly damaged by the unfavorable |
weather. Glover is also in the same fix. The |
weather ia fine now, and the farmers have |
gone to work with will.-C. G. GENTRY,
Gentrr's Mill, Adair Co., KY.
Early wheat looks well some sown late Is
small and thin, but the average is good pros
pect for as large u crop last year in the blue
grass region in this State. The acreage ia
larger.-JoEL RANDLE, Lexington, Fayette |
Co.. KY.
Wheat is very good in my neighborhood at |
this time-WM. T. CLARK, Stanley, Daviess Co.,
KY.
The wheat Is in bad condition. owing to un- |
favorable circumstances. The acreage Is not |
so large as last year.-C. d. MURRELL P, NJ, |
Josephine. Scott Co, Ky.
MARYLAND.
Wheat is looking we'll; good rains since seed |
ing time; snow since January, with exception |
of few days; Winter mild.-GEo. w. ALMA
COST, Hampstead, Carroll Co., Md.
MICHIGAN.
Wheat is fully up to the average, and the |
prospects for a full crop are good now but
March is the hardest month on wheat here |
A. ii. EDDY, Esse2viHe, Bay Co., Mich.
Wheat in this section is 10 ns fair condition
as it was last year at this time. If nothing
happens there will be good Crops. r.