The Globe-republican., 1900-08-23
REVIEW.
CROP REPORT.
CHICAGO. ILL. AUGUST 1900.

crops of oats than last year. OF the
remaining reports, one-half report a
decrease of 10 to 25 per cent in the
yield as compared with last year.
Other correspondents estimate that
the crop will equal that of last year.
Corn reports are good for the most
part Some early sowings were hurt
by hot winds and there are a few re-
ports OF damage by grasshoppers and
chinch bugs, but in general condition
may be pronounced encouraging, as
recent rains are likely to bring the
crop forward and repair damage to
some extent One-third of the CORE
spondentS report condition of pOta-
toes good The other two-thirds report
condition fair to poor. and light yields
probable.
WISCONSIN,.
The condition of spring wheat Is
good in a few counties, but in the ma
jority it ranges from fair to poor.
Rust is complained of in Monroe,
Crawford and Outagamie counties. In
volume the crop promises to be about
the same as that of last year, the few
reports of increase being balanced by
decreased yields in other sections OF
the state The condition of oats Is poor
in many counties, but the majority
potato reports are favorable The
crop is large and from present indi-
cations of good quality. There are
very few complaints OF insect injury.
Early varieties are about matured
INDIANA.
Indiana farmers have had more
than enough rain during the past
month and it has interfered somewhat
with the harvesting and thresh1ng OF
their grain AS in Illinois. oats are
big crop. - Several correspondents es-
timate that the yield will be twice
large as last year, and almost without
exception a gain of 10 to 20 per cent
is reported. The majority pronounce
| condition good. Where reports are
unfavorable, excessive rain is assigned
as the cause of damage
Corn reports are universally good,
many correspondents considering the
prospects the best in years. 1t is Well
advanced and beginning to ear With
a few exceptions potato reports are
| very good both as to quality and yield
A few correspondents report blight
caused by excessive moisture
MICHIGAN.
Michigan also will harvest a much
larger crop of oats than last year, and
if the present good condition con-
| tinues until after threshing, it Will be
of fine quality.
Corn reports are also good except
from a few counties where condition
is rated only fair. 1t is a little back
| ward in some localities on account OF
| cool weather but it is growing we'll
under the stimulus of abundant and
! timely rains and is Of good color.
AS regards potatoes, there are a few
reports of blight and some complaint
OF bugs, but the returns for the most
| part are favorable and promise a large
| crop of good quality.
OHIO.
| IN few counties in Ohio rain is
! still deficient but in many sections
| reports are also very favorable, some
l
years. All things considered crop
! conditions in Missouri at the present
time appear to be all that could be de-
sired
There is an abundance OF moisture
| in all parts of Iowa, condition that
| is well suited to growing crops but in
| some sections an excess OF rain threat
| ems to interfere with the harvesting OF
| spring wheat and oats
The spring wheat crop of Iowa
! promises to fully equal that of last
year and will probably surpass it.
| While a few correspondents report
smaller crops than last year, many
| other reports an increase of and 10
| per cent, and some high so per
| cent. The condition of wheat at the
| present time is good, and altogether
spring wheat prospects are fattering-
| Oats appear to have suffered more
| In the majority of counties the crop
| promises to be about the same as last
year in volume, and of good quality.
| In a few districts it will be less than
| that of '99, while about one-third Of
| the returns indicate an increase of 10
| to Is per cent.
Except in Des Moines and Lee coun-
ties, where the effects of drought and
heat are still felt, the condition of
| corn is above the average. In the
| opinion of some correspondents that
| crop never looked as well as it does
| at the present time
In about dozen counties the
drought Of early summer cut short
early varieties of potatoes, but even
in those counties late sorts promise
fair yields. All other reports are very
encouraging if the few complaints of
potato rot are excepted.
KANSAS
The drought which threatened to
! ruin all Kansas crops has been broken
and there is now an abundance of
in or