Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-12
FARMING STATISTICS
Condition Of Wheat and Mortality
Among Animals.
TO RELIEVE midas SUFFERERS.


Washington, April 1.-THE April
report of the staiistician of the de-
partment of agriculture will show the
average conditions of winter wheat
on April to have been ST., against
no on April /, 1890, s6.1 on April 1,
1898, and ten-year average of S2.S,
While the ravages of the Hessian fly
in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana will
probably result in not one Of these
three states producing more than half
crop, an exceptionally high con
diton is reported from the winter
wheat states west of the Mississippi
river and from the Pacific coast, the
principal averages are as follows:
Pennsylvania, 79; Ohio, AZ; Michigan,
81; Indiana, 81; Illinois, IS; Missouri,
81; Kansas, 90; Texas, l0l; Oklahoma,
80; Washington, 100; Oregon, 100, and
California 80,
The percentage of mortality among
farm animals during the year ending
March 81, 1900 was not only below
that Of last year, but was also below
the ten and l5yearaverages. OF horses,
l.s per cent. are reported as hav-
ing died from disease, against a.3 per
cent. the preceding year, and ten
year average of 10 per cent. OF cat
tie, a mortality of IL from winter ex-
posture and Of 20 per cent. from dis
ease is reported, against ~ per cent
from exposure and 2.03 per cent. from
disease the preceding year, and l6
from exposure and is per cent. from
disease as the ten year averages. or
sheep, the deaths from exposure
amounted to is per cent. and those
from disease to 2 per cent, against
3.5 per cent from exposure and 81
per cent, from disease the preceding
year, and 2,6 per cent. and 2.3 per
cent the respective ten-year averages.
No estimate of the number of swine
on January |, last, having been made
by the department, the rate of NOR
tally for the country at large
cannot be determined. OF the II
principal states, however, l2 re-
port mortality below that OF
last year; in Texas the rate
Is unchanged, and only in North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Ar
kansas is II even slightly higher than
in lsOS-00. Only in five states con
tanning an aggregate of less than f.
100000 head Of swine, is the mortality
reported above the ten-year average.
TO Relieve lndIa's Sufferers
Washington, April 1.-THE navy de-
partment is doing all in its power
to relieve the famine-stricken people
of India, Dr. Lewis Klopsch, of the
Christian Herald, has notified the de-
partment that he has succeeded in
collecting a large supply of foodstuils,
mainly corn, for the famine sufferers,
and has appealed TO the department
to transport the supply to India. Mr..
Charles Pepper was ut the navy de-
parlment yesterday TO urge speedy
action in the matter and met with
success, In view of the recent de-
clson of the comptroller of HE treas.
ury that the uneypended amount Of
the sum appropriated by congress in
1877 to charter two vessels TO carry
foodsiutTs to India was available (Scc-
rotary Hay having decided that the
present famine was n continuation
OF that of 1870, Judge Advocate Lem
ly yesterday telegraphed Pay Director
Denston, in charge of the naval nav
office at New York, to proceed with
dispatch to ascertain the terms upon
which he could charter vessel TO
carry out to India the foodsintYs
which had been collected at New
York. He was told to secure tenders
from owners of both steamships and
sailing vessels, though probably
steamer is preferred. Dr. Klopsch al
so was telegraphed to put himself in