The National tribune., 1892-02-25
PoSTAL-cARD CORRESPONDENCE.

POSTAL-CARD CORRESPONDENCE.
CONDITION or WHEAT Is GEORGIA.
Wheat has a very poor prospect in this
County-D. l.. EsLISGER, Varuelrs Station,
Whitfield County, Ga.
ILLISoIs.
Replying to your request concerning the
wheat crop. l will report from this section as
follows: Wheat entered tho Winter in bad
shape, Il being too dry at seeding time for it to
get good start Snow from the first to mid
die Of January was a great help, but since that
melted of il has frozen and thawed good deal
aud has damaged It considerably. Tho outlook
at present for crop is poor but will all depend on
the month Of March, as the freezing and thaw-
ing of that month will tell the tale. l raised
1900 bushels the past season.-D. F. LAwLER,
Green Valley, TazeweIl Co., Ill.
The prospects for wheat are not favorable at
this writing. Dry weather last Fall in break
ing ground made wheat sowing late in general
in this part Of the County. / consider the
prospect very pOor.-T N. LAWRENCE, POpo
Co. H.
This Washington County, is one Of tho best
wheat raising Counties in Illinois. The acre
age this year is large, and tho growing wheat
looks we'll at this time, and promises large
yield.-N. F. JoEEs, Nashville, Washington
| Co, Ill.
The wheat in this part of the country is not
moro than co per cent Of the crop sown.-F. b.
SAVAGE, MeClusky, Jersey Co., III.
Tho growing wheat Of this County wash
| ington) is not very promising; good stand, but
small and not in condition to stand much of
the freezing. which We arc having most at
nights. II. NORTON Ashley, I'll.
We have the poorest show that ever was
known in southern Illinois FOR the wheat crop.
The wheat had no growth last Fall, on account
Of the drouth.-JEssE III. DESPAIR, Preston,
Randolph Co, Ill.
| A large crop Of wheat was sown in our part
Of the country, but it looks little sorry at
present.-MAETIH oDUM Stone Fort Saline
Co. Ill.
The wheat at this time issufering on account
of some ice which came on Feb l. and it will
do some damage, but we look for two-thirds
crop-l5 or % bushels per acre. Last year we
had p to 30 bushels. Cross-dTilling looks the
best. Most Of our wheat is on oats stubble.-
VIM. II. MARTIN, Co. ], 145th ILL.,, Waynesville
Dewitt Co, I'll.
Tho wheat, on account Of drouth in the
Fall, got a very late start The plant is now
very small and in good many places very
thin, which will be plowed up in the Spring
What wheat that is here seems to be all right
yet. but We do not expect as large an average
per acre as last yoar.-SYLvEsTER SCHAUTZ
Stonington, Christian Co., Ill.
ISUIANA
The wheat crop here looks very prospective
In my neighborhoOd wheat looks as we'll as Il
did last year at this time, and double tho
amount sown.-DAvID PRESET, Huntington
Huntington Co, Ind.
The condition Of the growing wheat in thiI
County is good at this time. IL will averag,
about one-fourth greater than last year.-W. J
BOYD. Rockville, Parke Co.. Ind.
Wheat in this County was sown late and hai
poor start when tho freezing set in. Sine
the snow went tho 1st of February, II ha
frozen and thawed till It looks bad. 1t ha
thawed out considerably where the grain wa
broadcast. Heavy rains have fallen lately ant
settled the ground back 1t is hard to tel
the effects Of all this till on toward Spring
Bone meal was used generally, and we hop
that will help 1t out further on.-B. T. sPES
GER, Heilman, Warriek Co, Ind
KANsAa
statement signed by q number Of resident
Of Miami and johnson Counties. Kans say
: that only 30 per cent. OF the acreage of 1870
has been sown with wheat but that compared
in prospect, with the crop of that year, it
yield will be between % and 80 per cent. O
III ~ NJ I'm of ka oil
crop is in tho farmers hands.
; The prospect for good crop Of wheat In thi
section is very good. We had a good whoa
crop in 1890, and the grain is in better condi
8 tiOn now than IL was one year ago, owing &
abundant rainfalls and moisture during Janu
airy an. thus far in this month Tho ground 1
we'll III ID with moisture.-DANTEL WALTEr
Luray, Russell Co., Kan.
Owing to dry weather last Fall bat it'll
wheat was sown not over 50 por cent. Of tn
usual crop, aud this has been seriously In
e jurcd by much freezing aud thawing.-R.
THAYEE, lola, Allen Co. Kan.
Q Itlool,s now as II the wheat crop In this POI
: ton Of Kansas would DO a total failure by rea
son Of drouth last Autumn.--Wu ScHwARrs
: Burlington, Coffee Co. Kan.
q ! am 60 years old, and don't think that eve
: saw much better prospects AZ this time Of III
o year.-WM. MAETIS, Cummings, Atchisou Co
u Kan.
Is Wheat in this Comfy Is fairly started an
looks wcll, with prospect OF full CROP
GOODWIN, Genesco, Rico Co, Kan.
, The Winter wheat crop in this part of Il
canntry looks very bad. 1t was too dry la
Fall, and about half OF the wheat sOwn did N,
8 come up until now. II all looks poor, and Z
d not expect much wheat this year. Drumme
4 who have travelled over the State lately tell II
!. that there ia a very poor prospect in this Sta
l. for wheat this year, with the exception Of
1t few small patches-W. ii. N. KNAPP, Douglas
10 Butler Co., Kan.
y The prospect for O good wheat crop in Ga
= County was never better at this season Of Il
m year. We have no frost. and with three da!
a. Of rain and snow last week, which all wei
N in the ground, we think that the prospect wi
:, remain good.-W. RIcHARDs Clay Cente
n Kans.
The same number OF acres were sOwn wit