Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1893 — WINTER WHEAT CROP. [ARTICLE]

WINTER WHEAT CROP.

Varying Conditions Reported from Eleven States. A detailed report in the Farmers’ Review covering eleven States shows that there has been little improvement in the condition of winter wheat since the last report. The present condition in Illinois is not even fair. Most of the reports run from fair m poor. In some counties the late sown wheajtis found to be killed and will have to be plowed up". On clay lands especially the damage in some counties has been great In other counties the late sown wheat sprouted after the advent of winter and such fields were killed by the later severe weather. In Indiana the general condition is fair. The wheat that got a good start last fall is generally doing well. Some of the fields that were believed damaged are reviving, but slowly on account of the cold nights. Much of the wheaton the low lands has been damaged by excessive wet. Ohio reports show the condition to be much better than either of the two States mentioned. - The condition varies from fair to good. The early wheat is.looking well, but late is not so promising. In many counties the stand is very good and without any disaster will make a fine crop. In Michigan the condition varies greatly, some reporting very good and some very poor prospects. The general condition is fair. Considerable damage has resulted from freezing. In some counties the crop is still covered with snow, and condition cannot be determined. In Kentucky the general condition is only fair. Much of the wheat was frozen out. In Missouri most of the correspondents report fair. A few report poor and a few good. Some wheat has been frozen out, and the fields look dead, while other fields look well. Conditions in Kansas are a little better than in Missouri. The crop needs rain badly. In Nebraska the general condition is good, but in most counties there has been as yet little growth. A few counties report the condition as bad. In lowa and Wisconsin the condition is reported as fair to good. In Wisconsin many of the wheat fields are still covered with snow. Reports from Minnesota are too meager to summarize. The outlook for fruit is generally good. The trees ripened their wood well in the fall, and the buds are well developed. The condition at present is reported at from fair to. good from all the States covered by our report of winter wheat. A few counties in Illinois and Michigan report the outlook poor.