Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-16
COPI0US SHOWERS.
The Long Drought in the North
west Is Broken.
Late Corn Benefited in Illinois. Iowa,
Indiana and Nebraska, Although the
Crop VIII BE Far from the
Average Yield.
WELCOME SHOWERS.

WELCOME SHOWERS.
CHICAGO, Aug. I3.-Raln has fallen
over a great area in the west, including
large part of Illinois, Iowa and In
diana. Reports from some points
in this state indicate that in con-
sequence there will be an average
crop of corn. In other localities
that crop had been too much
| damaged to be much benefited
In a few cases the stalks are
said to have been burned by the excess
sive heat. In some sections the rain
was accompanied by a high wind,
which blew down corn, and the dam
age to broom corn at Arcola, ILL.,, is es-
timated at $50, 600. Pastures and pota-
| toes were generally too far gone to be
revived. The rain extinguished num-
Der of prairie fires The yield of
wheat is reported unexpectedly large.
iowa Corn Irreparably Damaged.
Dies MONIES, Ia. Aug. 13.-The officers
of the State Agricultural society agree
in their crop estimates that the reports
sent by the weather and crop bureau
| have been approximately correct. 1t
| is thought that the estimate of
40 per cent. of a corn crop is high
enough. Director G. K. Chase, of the
agricultural society, who has had ex-
cellent opportunities for observation,
places the probable yield of corn in
Iowa at $50, 100000 bushels. The larg-
est crop in the history of the state was
$50, 100000 on less acreage than was
planted this year
In Michigan.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 13.-The yield
of corn as reported by the state agri-
cultural bureau in its August report is
below the average of other years. The
average condition of corn is reported
at IS per cent. in the southern coun-
ties, Ss in the central and SO in the
northern. The average for the state
is so. One year ago the percentages
were 81 for the southern and central
and 101 for the northern counties.
Rain Helps Nebraska Crops.
| OMAHA, Neh., Aug. l3.--All day Sun
| day generous rains fell throughout
Nebraska, and the crop situation is
materially improved. The rains have
extended into Colorado, South Dakota,
Kansas and Iowa. On the Union Pa
cific rain fell west of North
Platte and at Gotheburg, Grand
Island, Schuyler and other towns
in that vicinity. Rain fell along
| the Burlington at Plattsmouth. Au-
rora, Ponca, Greeley Center, Burwell,
Loup City, Hastings, Kearney, Curtis,
/ McCook, Benkleman and along the
/ Sheridan line. This gives rain to
large section OF the farming distric
/ in Nebraska that have been maeh
damaged by drought The best in
formed agriculturists of the state
| think the corn crop will yield one-third
OF an average.
IN Wisconsin.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 13.-Rain fell
here Friday night and helped corn
cent. of the crop is promised,
but the local condition is much
better than in most places through
out the state. Potatoes are
past redemption in this vicin-
ity and very light yield is inevitable.
The same is true in every part of the
commonwealth. Oats promise well.
pasturage has improved shade and
the outlook for dairy products is bet
ter. Apples are a big crop, despite
early indications to the contrary.
Wheat is poor, but little of it being
sown in Wisconsin.
Wheat Full Yield.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 13.-Minneso-
ia, North Dakota and South Dakota
are likely to produce this year the sec
ond largest wheat crop in their his
| tory The agricultural department at
Washington announced ia its July re-
port that eighteen states would pro-
duce this year 109, 00G 600 bush
els of spring wheat, and so
from early prospects, accompanying
drought and this estimate, the
impression has been gained by bust
ness men and others that this is a
year OF reduced Wheat yields In
stead of the governments estimates
being true, they are ridiculous, for the
proba bility is that the two states of
Minnesota and North Dakota have this
year produced practically the amount
I of wheat the government says eight
cen states have produced. In other
words, the yield in these two
states is more than likely to
exceed 1O0,000,O0o bushels, leaving
south Dakota to bring the yield of the
three states up to $4,000, 600 bushels
as against about 120,O0O.000 for the
three states last year. And these esti-
mates are probably about minimum.
1t need be no surprise if Minnesota
and North Dakota show a yield of
10000, 600 bushels. ont as the trade
demands conservative figures. the two
states are estimated at los. 600, coo, and
20. 600, 900 for South Dakota, making a
total Of 125, 900, 600 as the spring wheat
crop for 1894.
meath ~ an AGED Coun4.