New-York tribune., 1918-05-28
Wheat Continues
To Improve, Say
Experts on Crops
Prospects for All Paintings
Except Corn Considered
Promising
Especial Correspondencel

CHlCANO, way ~. - InOSe whose
business it is foretell the size of the
forthcoming crops are bubbling over
with optimism. The experts who in
vestigated at first hand the conditions
of the paintings for grain selling
houses assert that the prospects for
winter wheat are excellent and for
spring wheat almost equally good.
The rust scare that originated in
Iowa fails to bother the students of
the future crops. They declare. that
rust on wheat is common and is not
likely materially,to affect the results.
Because of the continued cool and
wet weather corn, which is more
sensitive, is apt to be less successful
than wheat.
The Cooperation of the Weather
B. w. Snow, crop expert for Bartlett,
Frazer & Co., said to The Tribune:
information of the latest date from
all winter wheat territory indicates the
condition of winter wheat is much i'm
proved since last fall. and in most
olstrlcts there are little short pro-
spects. -
weather. conditions in May have
neen ideal and with plenty of moisture
mas encouraged strong stoolinps and
now favors full headings. The crop is
headed as far north as Nebraska. To
all appearances harvest will be at
least several weeks earlier than normal
unless some condition that is not now
dlscernible suddenly arises. feel
Sa1e TO expect a crop of OO,OOO,OOO
bushels or more.
weather conditions for spring
wneat nave been quite satisfactory and
the crop IN excellent condition.. The
slightly cool tendency has DELAYED ton
grown and encouraged strong stooling.
1T IS too early to predict results, but
is may safely be said that the present
crop is better than usual.
"The prospects of oats could not he
improved. The season thus far is
ideal and apparently the onlv present
danger is top heavy growth. There
is every prospect of breaking mast
records.
corn CONDITIONS are not entirely sat
lstactory. The weather has been cool
and wet and this has delayed planting.
Moreover, there is evidence that the
SEEDS were not up to the standard Corn
acreage Will be sharply reduced be-
cause of the increased area of the
small-grain fields. Though the corn
outlook now is not pleasing, there is
nothlng to warrant serious alarm, be-
cause good weather conditions here
after may make good the present def
ciency."
From John Inglis, of Logan & Bryan.
this comment comes: Corn planfinc
practically finished in Central and
Northern Indiana; about 80 ner cent un
Farmers are pleased with conditions. as
many were doubtful of the quality of
the. seed. Oats are very promising in
both states. Wheat continues to show
Improvement"
Conditions in Various States
The reports of the agents of the Chi
cago northwestern Railway furnish
data on the crop conditions in the lead
ing grain states. The summary of con-
dltlons which follows is based on their
findings. In Iowa the general Weld will
be somewhat below the average, though
the soil conditions are good. All crops
are reported to be doing we'll in Mime
sofa and North and South Dakota.
where general rain and warmer weather
have been splendid for the crops. The
corn planting is completed.
Much needed rains have greatly i'm
proved the outlook in Nebraska in the
last few days, and the condition of Win
ter wheat is reported to be fairly good.
Spring wheat and oats are doing swon-
derfully WE'LL" and the feeling exists
that all crops will be bountiful. All
growing crops and pastures are said to
be doing we'll in Michigan and Wiscon-
sin, but because of much rainfall re-
Gently the ground is still too wet, to
work, though the planting of corn and
potatoes will be completed in a short
time.