The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-30
CROP CONDITIONS.

4 ON'Nde,O, siNAo5 SChStdi Oi soS
| crop outlook throughout the country.
| Nebraska reports that so far this sprin 9
| the season has been dry. They have had
some rain this week, but need much more.
The cat stand is fair, but the weather since
the rain has been cold and vegetation has
made little If any progress.
Iowa reports that ever since April Is they
have had nothing but rain. snow and cold
weather, aud no farm work has been done
for some time. The early -sown oats are
all up, bat the late sown have not yet
made their appearance. No corn has been
planted and will not be for ten days. The
grass is short and farmers are obliged to
feed both hay and grain almost as freely
as in winter
In Illinois in the central portion of the
state. devoted largely to corn and oats.
There has not been Il furrow turned except
on thoroughly titled lands for ten days.
the early sown oats have come up and the
ground begics to look green. No damage
10 the crop has resulted from the effects OF
the cold weather which has extended over
so wide section of the country. OF course
under the conditions which have prevailed
no one has even thought of piowing or,
where the lands are ready, OF planting
corn. There is need OF favorable. clear
and milder weather for at least week TO
put the ground in condition for planting
Both Ohio and Indiana report favorable
conditions to the Oat crop, but so far no
corn has been planted, and there Is 10
immediate prospect OF any change in that
direction.
In the southern part of Kansas probably
half to two-thirds of the corn is planted
Oats hive made fairly good stand, but
have suffered recently from the wiud
storms.
Missouri reports that the cold, wet
weather has delayed corn planting very
much. The oat crop is doing fairly well.
Northern Minnesota reports that not
more than B per cent of the seeding is
done. In southern Minnesota no seeding
has been done, and there is no prospect
that any will be done before May l.
Reports from North Dakota, in the Red
River valley, show that no seeding has
been done yet, and it does not lock now as
if much wheat would be put in before the
middle of May. With late spring it is
necessary to have il good hot forcing sea
son to grow and mature the crop before
frost With continuance of the present
conditions the low wet land will not be
seeded this season.
In South Dakota seeding so far has only
been done in patches, and the conditions !
which existed ten 10 fourteen days ago !
have all been changed by the SHOWS and !
rains and cold weather which have been
he order of the day. Some correspondents |
in thirteen years. 1t may be as late as
May II before seeding will be finished. |
The prospects for wheat crop sown after |
the lsu of May are generally very poor.
South Michigan reports that the weather /
has been cold and backward. The crop
las as yet made little if any growth, and
,he harvest will be much later than
usual. Some areas report little improve
nent, but taking the state as a whole it
las about held its own.
Ohio reports that wheat now is about
nches high, with conditions fully as good
Is thirty days ago. South Ohio reports
luite change for the better in appear
nces i'll the last two or three weeks The
onditions are fully as good as they were
asst year at this time. The height of the
rOp is from + to 10 inches.
Southern Indiana reports that wheat is
low from 4 to twelve inches high. 1t does
lot need any more rain, but on the con-
rary wants dry, warm weather. Central
indiana reports five days of snow aud rain.
nd weather so cold that 1t has given
title growth to the wheat. In the north
ortion of the state. Notwithstanding the
yet and cold weather of The last week.
'heat seems to have been doing we'll, and
aking the state AS a whole there is a
light improvement over thirty days ago.
In southern Illinois wheat has had rather
n over abundance of rain, in fact more
han Is good for it at this time of the year,
nd there is no improvement in its general
The height IS all the way from
to 10 inches. The growth has been AL
lost at a staud-still for the last month
nd is NOT making that advance it should
[ this time of the year. In central Ili- {
ois the weather has been cold and wet for
early fourteen days. A large area of the
owlands has been under water and the !
heat is so thoroughly water-soaked that
is either dead or will be.
Northern Missouri reports that there is
o improvement in the wheat crop IL that
,ction. The high ground wheat is poor. I
ONE of the Missouri river bottom wheat .
ON a distance looks we'll. When exam
led closely it shows that it is not starting
& right 1t Is sickly and spindling. In I
,uthern Missouri wheat is from 6 to IS
lches in height. Much of it is thin on
le ground, with nothing now to indicate
D average crop. {
In Kansas, taking the state as whole, | !
heat is not improving as it should at this I
,ason of the year. The crop has made
tile progress during the last ten days,
I'D has suffered greatly from the winds,
hich in many instances have nearly
iped it out. The crop at this date is GER
linly not holding its own. IU would look |
, if tde Kansas winds mad blown over
ito Tennessee, as the reports show that
4 account Of the cold weather and strong
inds wheat is not making much growth.
be late sown wheat is from TO 4 inches
gh. while the early sown is from Is 10
inches.
Kentucky reports that until the last ten
twelve days wheat has made fine
'owtb. The weather is cool enough to
sep off the rust, and the average height | ,
the wheat is about IA inches. ,
Texas reports that there is no improve
ent in the condition of the wheat as com
lred with a month ago. Wheat is about ,
II inches high and beaded out. Pros.
cts of oats are poor The weather for
e last three weeks has been cold. frosty
I'd dry. Rains are greatly needed at the {
esent time, otherwise the wheat and out &
np will not come up 10 an average .
In some localities, particularly in the
ateS of Kansas and Missouri. the recent
Id. freezing weather has injured the !
uit seriously. With the exception this
ost important crop 20 the country, up to I
is time, has come out fairly well. A
od many correspondents, however, say |
the more northern latitude that warm
gather must come before it eau be de- s
rmined definitely what has been the ?
'ect of the backward, cold spring OF !
% /
KANSAS CITY, Kan, April 29-Heavy I
buds covered the entire state of Kansas G
day, and showery weather Is reported
pm one END OF the STATE 10 the otneF. L ne !.
IN comes too late 10 save the wheat on
ousands of acres in central and western {
insas. Some dealers think that half the s
Ell has been killed out entirely, and r.
any of them think that hansas cannot
wv raise more than 80 0o0. 900 bushels OF ;
heat. Offers. however have hopes Vet :
= crop Of 20 CpJ, ,0to 20 y. 90. 90 bushels. Il
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