Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1883 — THE WHEAT CROP. [ARTICLE]

THE WHEAT CROP.

Estimates of the Millers* National Association. The Millers' National Association has given publioity to the wheat-crop estimate, whioh promises for the whole wheat-belt of the United States only 873,500,000 bushels for 1833, indicating a prospective shortage from the 18S2 crop of nearly 98,000,000 bushels in twenty-one States, which represent nearly all the wheat-producing areas. The report is considered quite remarkable in the light •of the fact that the millers are generally bears. 8. H. Stamens, Secretary of the Millers’ National Association, writes in this report: “I have only to say that it is based entirely upon replies to my inquiries, which -have been, carefully tabulated, thoroughly analyzed, and the averages closely figured. In short, the conclusions are arrived at by the most careful investigation of the replies, and are giVen to you with the con ft* dent assnranoe that so far as it is possible to arrive at the probabilities of the growing crops they are approximately correct.” It is said that Mr. Seamans sent out 3,000 letters. He receivedhls answers about May 15. The table is made up by State® and is of two columns, one containing wheat-crop estimates of 1889 from the United States Agricultural Department and. the second coluipn gives Mr. Seamans’ estimates as follows California . 45,000,000 Nebraska 15,000,000 Texas ". «.... 2,100,000 Kansas • 28,000,000 Missouri 21,400,000 lowa , 16i,800,000 Dakpta (approximate) 18,000,000 Minnesota .37,000,000 Wisconsin 18,500,000 Illinois 25,600,000 Kentucky 12,400,000 Tennessee 6,800,000 Georgia 8,800,000 Virginia ; 8,300,000 Maryland 9,000,000 Delaware 1,000,000 New York 10,060,000 Pennsylvania 22,300,000 0hi0... .26,000,900 Indiana 29,500,000 Michigan 23,300,000