Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-15
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Reports from Twelve states % to the Ense,
Of the Recent Storm.

Reports from Twelve States - to the Eject
OF tho Recent Storm.
Reports have been received by the
Farmers heview from its correspond.
ents In twelve states ON the condition
OF wheat, oats and corn, and of the
effects Of the recent hard storm and
cold SPELL
Wln..r Wheat In Illinois there doe, not
appear to be much change uver last report.
The old did not hurt the wheat Co any ap.
prectable extent Over = wtd area the
plant IL now heading out. In Indiana tho
outlook IL favorable. One or two corre-
jured by the freczc. but for The most part
no permanent evil resulted. Ohio reports
little Injury. Michigan entirely escaped
loss In her wheat. the crop however. In
many cases having received serious set
backs Kentucky wheat suffered extern.
AZ % per cent This result WAS largely oc-
casioued by the snow teatius down the
grain. fortunately the damage
limited In area. and will not greatly
Affect the general condition Of the
some damage by frosts. and dry
weather. thinch bugs continue to get
in their work. The crop Is now rapidly
improving. Army worms are reported
working in some Of the fields. but no esti-
~ O0 m6uo VI tuo u6WHX0 IQ0y
ara doing. Few reports from Kansas indi-
cate any great loss from the last heavy
frost. Chtnch bugs and drouth are prov.
lug uore serious enemies The latter has
leen holding back the crop for some time.
and now hat It is beginning TO head out
tho plant Is not full grown. and the yield
must of necessity lie light Rain is badly
needed. but is oven now too late to give
full development to the crop Ford County
reports 10 per cent. Of the winter wheat crop
killed by drouth aud worms. High winds
also have been an important factor In keep.
Ing back the crop Nebraska wheat is in
very bad shape In some counties it has
been 50 dry that there 10 no longer any
hope or apariial crop Large areas have
been plowed up. and large fields that are
left are heading cut SO low that tho grain
VIII be OF small consequence. The frost of
last week did some damage. but In a NUM-
her OF the counties the crop was too far
gone for anything to hurt II. Here and
there Is u 9 good field OF wheat. and u
few countie will have good crops. but for
light one What little winter wheat is
grown III Iowa did not sustain any great
injury from frost Tho thermometer sew
eral times vent down to 81 degrees, but
the winds prevented serious freezing. In
Wisconsin wheut IL generally good, and
little injury resulted to 1t from the recent
cold.
Spring Wheat. Spring wheat In WIscon.
sin Is in generally fair condition In Iowa
1t Will DO nearly an average crop In Min
by frost. though 1t was washed out q little
on rolling land. The general condition in
the Stale Is good. In Dakota the crop Is
10 fair condition. except where injured by
the hixh winds Some complaints OF drouth
are made ain Is headed to carry tho
crop forward ut its present rate of improve.
ment
Oats in Illinois the general condition
OF oats is fair. The cold damaged the crop
in April to such an extent In some counties
the earliest sowu flelds were also damaged
by the March freeze. and where not re.own
are very thin or the ground. Only slight
damage was done by the recent cold storm.
Conditions in Indiana are very similar to
those ia lllinoia A good deal was killed
not been resown. Very littlo damage WAS
done by the recent storm. The general
utloo In the stute Is for q fair crop In
some counties in Ohio the first sowin; WAS
all killed by freezing. Many OF The re-
sown folds have not lone wcil. Some dam
recent storm did not materially hurt the
crop. Some counties report the stand
very good. and the aggregate crop OF the
State Will be large. Though the crop Is
backward In Michigan. on account Of the
cold. the crop promises 10 DO q good one.
Few counties in kentucky report u favor
able outlook for oats. In q number of
counties the crop Is almost a failure from
dr.uth and the cold in March. Where
fields werc sown after the cold spell the
for the State is low. and tho crop will be-
light Missouri reports hat In many coun-
ties the crop will be light. having been cut
short by dry weather. 1t has also been
held back in its developments by the cold.
The general outlook IL bad, and In some
sections there will not be half a crop In
Kansas the outlook is still worse. I'M
entire failure being reported In some
sections Cold and d:outh have been
the main factors in cutting down the cor.
dition. The crop In Nebraska will be very
small. It Is rare TO find a county where
the stand Is good. A few correspondents
report prospects for q fair crop. but re-
ports OF low condition are more common.
Some counties report q total failure. while
In others the outlook Is for ons-fourth or
sown fields sprouted and froze out. Iowa
conditions arc at present favorable, and
the crop for the State will be q fair one.
Wisconsin reports conditions favorable for
a large crop. and no severe set back to tho
crop has been sustained. In Minnesota the
less he large In the Dak6tas the outlook
IL favorable at present, but moisture IN
needed in some counties
Corn. Whether or not the corn of Illi.
uOts nus Uoon pormaneutly damaged BY
the recent cold storm Is an open question
still II was certainly set back by the
frost in many counties. but hopes are ex-
pressed that the plant u merely retarded
In its growth. and that warm Weather will
repair the injury. The carly sown was 10.
jured tho most. the late sown. In many
counties, not being above the ground. In.
diana reports slight damage by frost, but
at present the weather. Is too cool for the
development Ut the crop The acreage 10
large. and with a period OF warm
weather the development OF the crop
will BIZ rapid. as there is = sufaciency
of moisture. On account Of the al
most constant vet weather for some
time past. much Of the corn crop remains
to he planted. Ohio reports damage BY
cold and cut worma IL Is too cold and wet
Tor development. hut the stand is very
good aud promises o large crop In Michi-
gan the cold and wet have hindered plant.
ting and the crop conditions are doubtful
The outlook in Kentucky 4 for a fair cron
Tho sold storm appears to have done con.
siderable damage. but the loss may be re.
covered. Cut worms are working vigor.
ously In some OF the aelda Corn in MIS-.
souri, needs rain aud sunshine. II IL in
very fair condition. but was checked In