New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
THE CROP OUTLOOK IN THE VEST
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR OATS AND CoRN-wINTER
WHEAT HARVESTING BEGUN.

GOOD PROSPECTS FOR OATS AND CORN-wI NTER
WHEAT HARVESTING BEGUN.
Chicago. June "a (-pccia-The country has scored
week Of declted progress far as corn Is cohccF'o'
Nebraska reports splendid corn weather. Ih'f' y
lois OF corn two to three feet high oats more
or less affected by the dry weather early IN III"
spring They are Just beginning to head ont. In
some portions OF the state farmers arc nearly done
cultiyating the second time Iowa reports me rain
this week In the northern part Of the Sa'r. 'of'i
Is twelve inches high the average. oats are
about fourteen inches high but have NOT started 10
head out yet. In Central Illinois corn Is from 'w"ve
TO thirty inches high. II averages about twenty -fonr
Oas are just beginning to head out. ana the inhi'h
lions are favorable for largo crop In Northern
Illinois corn IS In excellent shape. In Indiana the
general conditions Of the corn crop nrr reported rs
favorable. oats arc just beginning to head torn
is backward In Ohio. but for the last ten dsyS mas
been picking up rapidly. good ground crop OF oats
is looked for the stand on the ground i heavy
Missouri reports that oats are all headed out ana
will do to cut In two weeks. Corn Is making rapid
growth Eastern Kansas reports bot forcing weather.
Corn generally Is clean.
Up to about week ago the spring whcat prospects
in the Dakotas and Minnesota were Uniform and Ell
couraging. In south Dakota these prospects have
changed materially from good 10 poor. and they are
now having the most severe drouths this area has "a
pcrienccd for several years 30 early III the sedsoIi
rhs droutL 'as aso been accompanied by 4 hot
30 TO o. the wheat fall ar spring pougiing has
begun to yellow. some put the damage to the
crop at 30 per In North Dakota. In the Red
River Valley region the general prospects for spring
wheat are favorable. southern Minnesota reports
wheat from ten twelve inches high. II Is grow
Ing rapidly needs no rain, and the prospects for an
average crop are good Harvesting OF winter wheat
has begun In southern Illinois. In Central Illinois
some wheat will do TO cut the first week IN July.
There is considerable complaint OF rust III the late
wheat.
In Southern Indiana the wheat harvest has
begun. More or less damage Is reported from rust
The quality viii be irregular. southern Ohio reports
that wheat, both early and late, Is filling nicely.
Harvesting will not be general before July 4. There
IS complaint Of rust but II i working no
material injury Northern Missouri reports early
wheat nearly ready to cut. The yield Will BE- light
and the quality not good rs usual. In southern
Missouri the early wheat Is all cut There II
change I'm the general situation OF the winter wheat
crop In Kansas. except that the weather Is dry and
insect life has been developing rapidly during the last
ten days This has had II bad effect upon the late
wheat. II will be three weeks before any wheat Will
be cut in Michigan. The crop seems TO be filling
we'll Although the ground Il generally wet and the
wea her has been hot nothing In the shape OF insects
or rust have shown themselves yet