The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-05
A BAD OUTLOOK.
Wheat In Many Counties In
Ohio Is Not In Good
Condition.

Columbus, Jan. Avery nearly the
normal amount Of precipitation fell in
most of Ohio during December. At Co.
lumbus the warmest day was on the
18th when a maximum temperature Of
69 and a mean of 5S degrees was reg
istered. A minimum of l and a mean
of was recorded on that day. At this
station the temperature was above the
normal for the first three days, below
from the 14th to the 7th inclusive, above
from Sth to 18th, below from the 14th
to 10Th, above from the 18th to 22d and
below the normal for the balance of the
month. The mean temperature for the
month, 81, was "a below the normal.
Except in few of the northwestern
and north central counties the condi-
ton of winter wheat is generally in an
unfavorable condition. The weather
favored growth the first of the month,
and in places the late sown improved
in prospect and the earliest seeded was
recovering from the effects of the hes
sian fly by tillering and gaining in
strength. But for the most part cor
respondents report the plants in poor
condition to stand the winter weather.
The late sown is small and the balance
is greatly weakened by the hessian fly.
The following are extracts from some
of the most discouraging reports:
Adams county: Forty per cent. of
the crop Is so badly damaged by fly
that it will not produce the seed.
find from 80 to As grubs in every plant.
The roots of the plants seem to be
dead" Clinton county: Nearly all of
early sown wheat is worthless, while
the late sown is infested" Fairfield
county: Some fields are ruined and
will be plowed; extra late seeding looks
fine" Highland county: "a great
deal of the early sown entirely destroy
ed" Meigs county (Apple Grove):
Wheat in the worst condition for win
ter than for past 30 years" Perry
county: Wheat looks worse than I
have ever seen it in December" Stark
county: Wheat on ground seeded
about the goth to 25th of September is
nearly half destroyed by fly; that seed
ed from the 1st to 10th of October Is
looking well; that seeded about the 1st
of September is not hurt by the fiy."
Ross county: "The prospect for win
ter wheat is deplorable: only occasion
ally field gives a fair prospect"
Other more encouraging reports are:
Portage county: Wheat maintains a
promising appearance; perhaps one
fourth the acreage was injured by the
fly" Coshocton county: "Well rooted
and may turn out better than many
suppose" Clarke county (Mad River3
Wheat on good ground has made a
decided improvement" Lucas county
(Westerville:) "The wheat crop gen
orally is in fine condition. with good
growth Of top and root" Fulton coun-
ty: "The prospect for winter wheat is
encouraging"
There has been some protection by
snow In central and some northern dis
tricts, but in eastern and southern
counties the general report is that the
wheat plants have been damaged by
the severe weather of the last part of
the month.
Pastures grew well during the first
OF the month and are going into the
winter in good condition. There is
complaint Of damage by the clover
midge In Lake county. Winter rye is
reported to be in good condition. Some
grape trimming has been done In Lake
county.