The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-05-18
Wilson on Crop Outlook.

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i The reports of damage to the crop,
which have been so numerous of late
owing to the unreasonable weather
: and the ravages of bugs, have beer
greatly exaggerated, according tc
James Wilson, secretary of agriculture
who was in Chicago this week.
'spring seeding is a little back
, word, " said Mr.. Wilson, "on account
ofthe cold weather, but there is plenty
OF time between now and the last of
September to grow a crop of all kinds
Of grain. Minnesota and the Dakotas
where we get most of our spring wheat.
seeding has been delayed about two
weeks. but with a few days of warm
sunshine planting will be IN full pro-
gress. while the weather has been nm.
seasonable cold in some districts. if
has not been severe enough to retard
blowing and my advices are that the
ground in these states has been nearly
all made ready to receive the seed. we
Will have warm weather in afew davs
now and don't see what is to prevent
a normal crop of spring wheat in
these states"
"As regards the Canada Northwest
the claims being made that this YEARS.
harvest will tie seriously diminished
may have some foundation. According
to what l consider authentic advices
from that section, the weather has
been SO cold that blowing has been
almost impossible. in past years the
Canada farmer has generally left his
blowing for the spring and this wear
he finds himselfin a bad predicament.
IN a normal year seeding would be
about half finished in Manitoba and
adjoining provinces, but 1 am told
that today the farmers there haven't
got the ground ready for RECEIVING
the seed even if the weather was
for this work. However.
such a condition in the Canadian
Northwest won't make a great deral
OF difference when this years CROP is
harvested. The Canadian farmer
grows but a small proportion of the !,
total crop IF wheat and l am of the (
that the deficiency there, if
mere be any, will hardly noticed
hen harvesting throughout the world :
been completed
I'm the southwest there have been
numerous calls for the past three
weeks of damage being wrought by 4
bugs. These reports of damage
o the winter wheat have been grossly \
exaggerated. am in a position where
get an informationas anybody re-
ardlng the growing crop. While
ave had many reports about the
reen bug, the damrge wrought
y these insects has beet local in
'ety instance and there has not been
~ general attack by This pest, as Nc
me people are endeayoring to make
appear From my knowledge of the No
'uthwest, where so much of our win
+ wheat is grown the advices at IN
ma e. me to believe that that dis
VIII have its usal crop this year.
lis applies to oats and corn as well No
wheat. The crop as a whole NAV be
layed some wheat in %ripening. but NO
t enough to cause any apprehension
will suffer most, as blowing for
IS crop has been delaped c~onsidera- ~
:, but see no cause for apprehen- No.
n.
There is considerable grain grown INC
-ween Washington and Chicago and M
m my personal observation of this
It OF the United States can state No,
'hout any reservation that | never
my life saw brighter prospects than
OF present. Taken as a whole. 7
no cause for complaint. and I toink
will be found by threshing time that
this cry of crop damage has been -
for purpose" ~
Twicp mrs., Dr., sold