The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-21

Total ......8, 5000. 90 900 6,5sS 900
Not only have these states suffered the
| acreage loss above indicated, but the condi-
tional average upon the area still standing
after entirely eliminating the worthless
fields, Is for the three states first named
the lowest ever reported in the history of
crop reporting So near Is the crop q com
plete failure that it is hardly an exagxera-
ton to say Ohio will not harvest two bushels
for one sown, and in many counties the har-
vest will hardly equal the seed.
To Offset this failure we have phenomenal
claims In the way of harvest possible
ties in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, mainly
the last named. 80 A Kansas wheat crop
is never safe until 1t has passed through
the thresher and is tied up in the bags. In
June, 1893, 1t was confidently predicted
that the state would harvest 100. 900. 900
bushels. and the, government report for that
month gave the state average as 1O4. by
coincidence the same average as was
given in May this year. At the close of
the season the bureau reported the Kansas
condition at the time Of harvest at only
~, and the crop credited to the state finally
proved to be only $4,000, 900 bushels It
may also be noted that returns on June
l from the counties of central and southern
Kansas, where the bulk of the wheat Is
grown. show the presence, to a rather linn
tied extent, 1t is true OF rust and smut
In nearly third of the counties and head
lice in still larger proportion. The de-
velopments OF the next Is days may easily
radically alter the Kansas promise,
The actual situation in the spring wheat
territory Is very difficult to determine. The
season for seeding was wholly unsatis-
factory, and an acreage at least as large
as last year was sown but soil conditions
did not favor good seed bed. The usual
winter reserve Of moisture was not present.
and as result the crop was dependent
upon current rainfall for termination for
ward. The closing days of April, lust about
the time that seeding was generally com.
pieted, brought generous and well-dtstrib-
uted rainfall and the crop started well.
AS May progressed there was no further
rain In Minnesota and the Dakotas. and to-
ward the close of the month complaint of
drouth damage became rife. As a matter
OF fact. up to that time the actual damage
was very slight. but as was reported q
week ago the plant had reached almost the
limit OF its endurance and without prompt
and full moisture relief 1t was in a position
where 1t would deteriorate- rapidly.
The nrst three days of June witnessed a
partial breaking Of the drouth. but with
the exception of a few counties in south |
west Minnesota and adjoining territory in
South Dakota and that portion Of North
Dakota lying west Of the Red river valley |
The amount OF moisture actually received |
was very small. Only In a very few iIfs- |
tricts of the states in question has the sit
lation been given anything more than the
most temporary relief. The crop over |
very important districts Is still in dan
ger OF radical damage unless 1t soon re-
selves generous wetting down. It win
AXE more than scattered passing show
srs 10 put the crop out of immediate dam
ger. and over the greater part Of the ter
Eoory such showers pre- all that have
,een received.
All regular monthly crop reports are
)ased on data gathered af the close ~ an |
month. The actual falling on in proe-
'ect has occurred since that time and IA
low going on. so that June / figures Of
tate conditions are likely to be compar-
'tively high, certainly higher than would
'e reported by the same authorities 1t this
ate.-Chicago Times Herald.
Hon. II. =. Boon, editor Of the Fer
gus Falls Globe. published In Ottertail
county, one Of the finest bodies of land
n the world. draws this terrible picture
n the last issue Of his paper:
tramped all over my farm yesterday.
inc crop looked discouraged, and 80 was I.
q places the frost had done its deadly work.
sotaoly mad the barley suffered. Some OF
ne puny wheat was struggling to head out |
hough less than 10 inches high. The oats
ppeared az II 1t was making it's last stand
eainst frost and drouth. But the feIda
fere singularly free from weeds, the peskl
nings having surrenderd to the frost ana
routh. as witnessed BY tho shraveled rem
ants Of the Wild buckwheat. The grass
Tough bottoms east Of my houses IN nIacea
here never moved. The, turf had deep.
awning cracks In It, and was begging for
Am with = thousand toneues. The nod
20 hard to the touch Of the heel. hard e
" Wefe angry. and tired the pedestrian |