New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
TIE CROP OUTLOOK ~ THE VEST
A REVIEW or CONDITIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY STATES.

A REVIEW or CONDITIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY STATES.
Chicago July (spccIsl.-Thc last week has been
a fairly good one for crops. In southern Illinois the
wheat Is now all In shock. The weather has been
dry and the wheat T. In excellent condition.
Farmers find that the yield pr acre Is less than
they anticipated "A short Tine ago. The winter wheat
harvest In Central Illinois Is still IA progress. The
crop has run down greatly during the last three
weeks. some fields stricken with rust and all
more or less blightri by small insect In the
first Joint below the head Many fields which gave
promise Of twrnty TO hrty bushels an acre will not
make fifteen. and poor sample AT that
In Northern Indiana FARMERS have commenced cut
ting "! eat. It look, If the larsrs, prccnag" u
the crop would be- hrcshcd from TIA" shock In
Central Indiana farmers have been cutting wheat
quite freely this week The quality promises to bc
lur and the ylcll per acr" not up to what II was
last year Southern Indiana reports about all the
wheat now ia shock. The first thrc>hci shows a
yield less than an average. Tn" Yield promises I"
De- disappointing. there Is more or less complaint
OF wacat not hllIng ont.
In Northern ohio fully two-thrds OF the winter
wheat l. IN shoca anI the crop IA, been secured III
good order. Tho quality will BE- good and the yield
fair. In southern Ohio wheat /, ali In shock. The
crop varies toth TO quantity and quality, and there
are Complaint, of blncN rust. IN southern Michigan
wheat /, Just beginning to turn. Farmers in Eastern
Missouri up 10 july Thought they wrn going To have
Il good crop Of wheat the average. But black
rasi drN clop" oh the stem ana straw, ana In many
localitic, they will not average over one fourth OF a
crop. southern Missouri reports similar condition
Of llngs.
Ia, harvest has been under fan hcadvay THIS week
In Central kansas IA" largest proportion of Ia" crop
/, being cut b. headers. II Is mpo>>bl" 10 sivc any
i.t .Iccni idea of th" yield. n II Is much spotted
The total Vi Id Of TIE State will BE- greatly below That
of la, y-nr.
The hurvest /, now over In Texas. both of wheat
and oats ana thr,sIing j. In progress. lhr "hea Is
IN good co. dition except smut In the Panhandle.
Tie yed l. light. an aN"rsg OF ton bushels an n'r"'
In the eastern portion Of The state. In the Bhchla"i
cnmtic, ne crop. are better. Wheat /, not moving
freely corn /, we'll advanced ana VIII make good
crop without more rain ON" ar two more showers VIII
CIV -Atra iii" yield
No,oIy Knows NJ TN, season Of the year what a
week will bring forth regard, IN" 'pr1hg wheat
COP H. Northern Minnesota TIC wheat ha' headed
out more or les, short IA some counties 80 close
to the ground that 1t will to b. cut by mowers
DIV W,athcr IA, reduced general prospects. IN
north Dak'a II tJod deal al 'Ac grain !, ~'chy ana
ia. prospects tor crop mu'h 1885 t"h H't
season. Ia ,CIth Dnkota wheat has nearly all
BEADED ont prcma,urciy on account Of the dry
weather during most Of June Hot winds nave
injured small grain considerably
In Northern Iowa corn Will nvcrlg" between knee
and whist nigh. Most ~ 1t l. too big TO plDw.
PROSPECTS better than year ago. ',dtN are
h,,nu, out ra;lcr low down. and IN some lr'allilcS
Mo tluu. Nrbrn~ka corn averages from thic' u"
iohr ic~t ~ height ihc hrdS are Tree ron "eens
yNrfnye generally nt tai time. 'diN ar" H'H"i"e
Dut u areas short, but are uIIlhE W'H anu
Vii h. n, IA en-, fl zen DAY. III IlllnOl, corn
varies muoa with localities. In the northern ppTl"I
# ihr l. fairly good. but ma brh nihasl
III week ~ storms OF wilma ana ram III
th. central portion ~ IN" state corn J. DONG 'hirN
we'll, hut n"cds rain. '"iS ar" "rihhE ON ; Iaa
mr.. much H. want Of Il good. soIllni iiln. me
Yras, crop. which Is al important on" III I'M Section
of Tho STATE plOni,.s To- pr an average one ia
southern lllnois com 1, late ana backward.