The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-10
WHEAT AND OATS.
Report on Crop Conditions In Twelve
Agricultural States.

Report on Crop Conditions In Twelve
Agricultural States.
Reports have been received from its
special cor: espondents by the Farmers
Review in twelve States. on the con-
dition OF winter wheat, spring wheat.
and oats.
In Illinois 1t is now evident that a great
deal of dxr age was done by the hard freezes
the crop Is fast becoming neutralized by the
good growing weather OF the present month.
great except in few counties. ana
the general reports are favorable for
the State. In Ohio the condition is not SO
good As before the freeze. but yet no great
damage has been sustained. The condition is
generally from fair TO good. In Michigan lit
tie reference is made to the cold weather in
March IN lur.n- wheat. In some counties
IT has suffered from dry winds, while in others
it needs rain. Tie crop seems to be doing
places than 1t app AIRED to be three weeks ago.
1t has not Vet ST, oiled out much as could be
desired From k,ntucky comes the positive
reports that the freeze did little harm. In
places where the plant lad apparently been
killed by cold. the warm weather mas brought
it out of its precarious condition and a fir
crop ia looked for. The forward rank wheat
sustained the mos. damage. The general
condition in the state ia good. in some
counties in Missouri the late freeze and dry
weather have considerably reduced the condi-
ton of the crop, but cent conditions are
more favorable. and are tr:n xlnv up the aver
age. In some counties the stand is rather thin.
The general cOndi ion for the State Is fair. In
Kansas the damage done by the freeze was not
great. but what damage was done has not been
recovered by later conditions, aud the average
as q whole Il low. In Nebraska the condition is
no more than fair. and IN some localities the
crop Ia IN bad shape aS result OF drought. In
Iowa the crop Is in certain counties badly dam
aged and seems to be deteriorating. In Wis
cOnsin not much change Is reported over last
month. The general condition of the crop Is
good.
In Illinois the early sown oats suffered Sc
verely by the March freeze, and the land had
to be quite generally resown The oats thx.
were late sown generally escaped injury. On
tain that the disaster " Ill cut do wn the size OF
the final crop. In Indiana oats were widely
Injured. in some places the estimate being
in Illinois. reseeuing has been quite gem
eral. but some OF the fields will be put into
other crops. In Ohio the crop is only fair.
the fields that froze out having been mostly
reseeded. but some OF hem not yet started to
| grow. Some counties report them very back
ward. In mo places In MICHIGAN seeding Of
oats mas no; yet been Completed. and at the
time OF the March freeze not enough fields were
Up to make the possibility loss great. In
kentucky the loss to oats was very great. Nu-
m"rOuS reports are received of the entire
killing of the oats over wide areas and here
are no accompanying reports of reseeding.
Many OF the fields will doubtless be given
up to other crops. In Missouri the loss
has been great and the general out
look Is Ddu some, luz not all, or
the lost area is being reseeded to oats. The
loss was great in Kansas. and a recovery does
not seem probable. In Nebraska the outlook
Is fair as the oats were not developed emo ngh
at the time of the blizzard to deStroy them
In Iowa the general condition for oats il good
though some localities. where the crop was
early, suffered severely. In Wisconsin pros
poets are good.
SPRING WHEAT
Spring wheat IL not raised in most Of the
States covered by the report. In :, a.es where
it Is raised seeding is not vet completed.