Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1892 — CROP REPORTS. [ARTICLE]

CROP REPORTS.

Present Condition of Corn, Spring Wheat and Oats. The Farmers’ Review oj this week contains the following: Reports from alternate counties In twelve States have been received on the condition of corn, wheat and oats. The reports from the corresponding oounties were published last week; Corn. In Illinois com is reported a full average or above by about one-fourth of the correspondents; one-half report fair, and only one in four report the outlook* as poor. In Indiana 85 per cent, report the condition as fair to good, and in Ohio 80 per cent, give fair to good. In Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas the condition is fair to good quite generally, though a few counties in each of these States give a report of poor. In lowa not more than one-fourth of the counties will have a full crop, but a large number say that the crop will be an average. In Wisconsin the outlook is, however, bad; more than half of all the correspondents declaring that the crop will be poor, and in some cases not more than half a crop. .In Minnesota the report is quite generally fair. Spring Wheat. Spring wheat is good, with few exceptions, in all the States reporting, excepi Nebraska. There a few counties report the condition poor on aocount of "the long dry npell that has prevailed In some sections. Oats. The oat crop is generally good in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas. In Illinois one-third of the counties report only fair, and half report good. The condition in Missouri is identical with Illinois. In Kansas all report fail to good except 20 per cent. In Nebraska one-half report the outlook.as very bad, and most of the others report that the crop will be below an average. In lowa one-third report average or above; 4€ per icent. report below average, and the rest report poor.