The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07
CONDITION Of WHEAT
Winter Area Estimated to be
100000 Short
RATED AT SEVENTY-FIVE
In Comparison With Cohdi-
tons of Last Year.

Chicago, April 6.-The Daily Trade Bull
letin publishes today summary of es-
Inmates by its correspondents on the area
seeded to winter wheat and the percent
age of damage by the unreasonable
weather during the past two months. The
| reports show: East of the Allegheny
| Mountains, the damage was slight, as the
| crop was fairly well protected by snow.
The same is true Of Ohio and Michigan
! In Indiana considerable damage is re-
ported, while in Southern Illinois the out
look is very unfavorable. In Missouri
! considerable damage mas been sustained.
! Reports from Kansas are decidedly unfa-
vorable, and the loss in that state is quite
serious. In Texas, also, the damage is
/ larger than generally anticipated. In the
northern part of Kentucky the crop is in
rather good condition, but in the southern
port of the state and in Tennessee, the
severe winter weather made inrOads on
/ the growing crop. In Iowa the loss is
! fairly large and in Nebraska the outlook
is decidedly discourag ing. In Wisconsin
| the damage was rather serious. In Cali
! fornia the prospects are excellent. A
summary of the reports in conjunction
with late state reports indicate that the
! condition of the winter wheat crop of the
| United States is not TO exceed Is, if which
| even on the increased acreage, would not
| produce to exceed 1856 900 900 bushels 10 $780,,
! 000 900 bushels, or 20000,GG0 less than last
| year. States east of the Rocky Mountains
/ will probably show a shortage of 80 000, 600
/ to 40 100000 bushels at present outlook,
| which will be partly reduced by the in
creased production in California. Seed
! ing of spring wheat is decidedly back
and North Dakota, and in the Rocky
ward is Nebraska. Iowa, Minnesota, South
Mountain districts and the outlook favors
| a decreased area.
Chicago, April Sc. L. Lomax, general
passenger agent of the Union Pacific Rail-
way company, who is in Chicago at
tending a meeting of the Western Pas
senger association, said today: THE eX-
listing general conditions west of the Mis-
souri, river, Notwithstanding the severe
weather and late spring, indicate that
prospects for the immediate future We're
never brighter. The mining industry in
Colorado is iourishing, general business
in Kansas and Nebraska is good and the
farming population is exceedingly hope
full. The livestock industry is most sa-
lent as to activity. In fact. the whole
western situation is fourishing."
ST Louis, April "a special to the Post
DlSpdtcn from Dallas, IeXaS, says: Inc
most severe winter drought that the state
has known for a quarter of a century is
broken by a rain that has fallen continu-
ousIy in Dallas for six hours, and for
longer period in the east, north and west
Every inch of Texas is soaking wet AL
ready rain worth millions of dollars TO hte
farmers and ranchmen has fallen. The
crops are saved and the RANGES will have
grass and stock water.
st. Louis Mo-, April GA special to the
Pist-Dispatch from Mason City, Ills, says:
Nearly all the wheat through central Hi
nos, from Danville to Havana, considered
the best portion of the state, is dead.
There was large acreage sown last fall.
Farmers are discoura ged.