The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-12
CROP GOSSIP
THE OATS. CROP.

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age Of oats in the Uaited States has been
quite largely increased for the present
growing crop. Last year 1t was less by
about a quarter of a million acres than
1t was the year before but about equal
to that of 1892. In the Northwest there
is nj doubt q comparatively large in
crease and In the states whose acreage
is largely devoted to winter wheat,
many Of the fields that were plowed
up last spring have been put in with
oats. The total acreage of last year
was 27,023, 553. Inc it Is safe to assume
that this year it will prove considerably
larger. The average per acre for last
years crop was $7.95, while the average
value per acre. for the wheat crop was
only s6.48 according to the same system
of estimates This. fact would unques-
tionably stimulate production.
Crop correspondents In the winter
wheat states have devoted little atten-
ton to the condition of the crop, their
time apparently having been devoted
largely to estimates to the damage to
wheat while in the Northwest every
f1attering prospects for spring wheat
and the result is that no very definite
conclusions can be derived as the proba-
BILE yield. From what can be cleaned,
however, from state reports and others
1t is claimed that little more than an av-
erage can be expected. In the winter
wheat states the damage to oats, while
Of the same character, has noe been so
sweeping as is generally believed it has
in winter wheat. In the spring states
oats are doing we'll but the indications
for an extremely prolific crop are not so
marked as is the case for the winter
crop Conditions in Minnesota, Iowa
and Wisconsin are certainly above av-
erage at least, with reports from differ
ent localities varying widely as to what
the crops will be. On clay ground in
Wisconsin the crop has been considered
short but with the recent rains no doubt
the growth will be rapid. Illinois and
Indiana will probably harvest a light
crop. These five states, Minnesota,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana
raise a little more than one-half of the
oats produced in the United States.
IN EUROPE.
The situation of weather and crops In
Europe is not all that could be desired for
the growing crops, but the cereals are at
least doing well now, with a prospect Of an
not, generally, come through the spring in
we'll.
Copious rains fell in the western districts
of Hungary, about the middle of May, that
helped crops wonderfully, but in the east
ern districts rains were later, and evil eff
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accounts great damage was threatened, on
account Of vast numbers of the hessian fly
and other destructive insects. In some sec
lions many fields were destroyed early in
May by these pests. The yield is expected
to be below that Of last year.
Late weather in France was cold and
heavy rains fell. The wheat crop, on the
whole, is very well spoken of, but some
spring grain Is not quite satisfactory.
Holland has lately had good weather for
the cereal crops and the local tendency was
to depress prices on the present offerings.
The German grain crops have been bene-
fitted by timely rains, especially the spring
sown. Hamburg reported rainy and cool
weather late in May with vegetation gener-
ally satisfactory, and Berlin states that the
much desired rain has fallen.
There are complaints of the rye crop in
Austria, while wheat is doing quite we'll.
Late weather has not in the main been I'M
favorable and the best of hopes are en-
joyed for at least a fair outturn Of the win
ter crops.
In some of the finest of the wheat and
rye and of Russia the rainfall in May was
ample and weather like the weather here
became warm, and vegetation made fine
progress, and the previous fears of great
loss Of grain crop vanished. The unfavor-
able government report Of the rye crop is
partially recovered from and large quaint
+ ties of the previous crop have lately come
out
Snow and hail fell in parts of England in
the last half Of May, but little rain at that
time. The wheat filtered, or stooled slowly,
on account Of the too cool weather, but it
is thought the prospect is for a good har-
vest.
In Scotland farmers rarely had a better
spring than they had this year. Cereals
T present q most promising appearance.