The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-11
THE GENERAL CROP PROSPECT.

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grain-growing states south of the Ohis
river have every reason to be satisfied with
the fine weather which has prevailed
almost unlnterruptedly for the last ter
days. The sun and the winds seem to have
been tempered to the late and backward
crops, and now the growing season Ia:
commenced. not only in name but in fact
In central and northern Illinois corr
planting is finished The stand is gener
| ally fair There has been some replant-
| ing done, but not any more than usual
| The early planting is from to inches
| high. There is about % OF 80 per cent
OF the old corn in the farmers hands. Or
| all titled lands farmers are cultivatiEg
their corn and the fields are generally
clean. Though the cold, cloudy weather
| kept corn back, it had all excellent effect
upon the oats, and the general condition OF
the crop in these areas never was better
at this time of the year. Old oats are
pretty well cleaned up.
In Indiana they had great deal Of rain
until about week ago, and the ground
! has been too wet to plant, but the recent
| fine weather has dried out the land and
| the crop is about all planted. Along the
| bottom lands of the Ohio river, however,
/ LUtIc 10 IL RIcdu ucdl Ol tOIi ~
| What is up looks rather sickly and un-
promising. Taking the state as "A whole,
! the general condition OF oats is fair; fully
| as good as a year ago.
Corn planting in Ohio is little late. 1t
! rained in the northern portion OF the state
almost every day for the last six weeks up
to the opening of the present week, but
the land has been drying out rapidly this
week, and Saturday night will see the
crop in the ground. The oats crop looks
well. and has made rapid growth this
week.
OF course we do not look for much corn
from Michigan, even in u good Year. The
crop has ali been planted, but little later
than usual. Oats are coming on finely.
Corn III Missouri is all planted Most of it
is up and the stand is generally good. The
weather until recently has been too cold
aud wet for corn. The acreage OF oats
seems to be little larger this spring than
usual and the crop is now making rapid
growth.
Corn Is doing well in Kansas. The
acreage of corn in Kansas has been greatly
increased this season, from the fact that SO
large an area of the winter wheat has
been plowed up and put into corn. The
stand is reported as generally good, and
recent rains have been OF great benefit to
it. Oats ale doing fairly well
Nebraska suffered for the want OF rain
until the first of the present month Since
that time rains have fallen, and the crop
conditions of tue state have greatly lm-
proved. The early corn is from to )
inches high. In the first week of June,
1892, not 80 per cent. of the corn was plant
ed. From 20 to % per cent. OF old corn is
still on hand Oats, however, are pretty
well cleaned up.
Iowa has been favored during the last
ten days with plenty of sunshine, plenty
of moisture and plenty Of warmth. Corn
is generally all up and cultivatiug has
commenced Some localities in the state
report oats little thin on the ground, but
all things considered, both the corn and
oats outlook is today fully as good, II not
better, than it was IA year ago.
The general prospects for a crop of spring
wheat through the Red river valley, are
fairly favorable. This includes large
area of the country in North Dakota The
wheat is coming up early and has healthy
color. OF course there are some areas
which have been flooded by high waters
this spring on which no crop Will be
grown, ana this has decreased the area
sowG to grain to a considerable extent.
The weather has been cold for the time Of
year, which has retarded the rapid growth
of the crops, and the wheat is about ten
days later than III an average year. In
South Dakota the general prospects for
spring wheat, as compared with last yearA
show it to be fully three weeks later, much
thinner on the ground, and weeds start
ing rapidly. There is more barley and
flax sown this year than there was last.
A correspondent who has made a per-
soual examination of some of the best
wheat couBties in South Dakota says he
finds fully tWo-thirds of the wheat eX-
tremely small. Considerable of II is only
just coming up. and he thinks it will be
quite an average crop this year.
In Minnesota the prospects for spring
wheat are about the same AS they were
year ago, except that the crop was put in
so late this season that when the warm
weather struck it, it shot right up straight
without stooling, as 1t should, and the IL
dications are that the yield will be light in
consequence. The general opinion seems
to be That there has been more diversity of
crop this season than is usual in Min
neSota.
Southern Illinois reports that there will
not be any wheat cut before the first week
in July. 1t is heading out long and short
and more or less of il is not headed at ali |
The ground is still wet, and wheat on low
spots is suffering. Some of the best
counties in southern Illinois do not eX-
pect more than half us much wheat as they
had a year ago. Some go as far as TO say
that considerable of the late wheat will
not make anything better than Chicken
feed"
Central Indiana reports the early harvest
will not be on before July D. 1t is difficult
to say how much below last years crop
the weld will be. Some of the wheat has
headed out long, some short. There are
some complaints of cheat in the wheat
So far there are no reports OF insects
Northern Indiana reports that wheat has
grown rapidly during The present week
The ground has been wet, but the cool and
clear sunshine has helped wheat materi-
ally.
Northern Ohio does not expect to har-
vest any wheat before July 10. As whole
the crop in this state looks well Owing /
however, TO too much rain during May,
wheat in many places is rank, and proba-
bly, no state III the winter wheat belt has
better prospects for an average crop than
Ohio.
In Michigan wheat has picked up con-
siders bly, during the last ten days. Ii is
now jointing. ami, all things considered,
the crop is doing fairly well.
Kansas reports early wheat will be ready
to cut about June p 1t Is in all sorts Of
shapes and conditions from q total failure
to a fourth and half of a crop. Recent
rains have helped save what was left from
further depreciation.
In northern Missouri wheat is all headed
out. Some Is short aud some long They
had too much rain Tor a good crop. The
shortage varies from - TO 50 per cent as
compared with last year Probably 90 per
cent Is a conservative estimate.