Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1896 — WINTER WHEAT AND RYE. [ARTICLE]

WINTER WHEAT AND RYE.

Tho Farm er a' Review Receives Reporta from Ton States. Reports have been received from tho correspondents of the Farmers’ Review ta (en States on the condition of winter traeat and winter rye. In Illinois winter wheat is in fair shape, but has been Injured extensively by the late thawing and freezing weather. The percentage of damage runs all the way from sto 50. Fortunately, there are not many reports of the latter amount or near it. A like condition exists in Indiana. In Ohio the loss is still greater, and the present condition is bclo;v fair. Michigan reports great loss, but the condition, taking tho State as a whole, is a little above fair. In Kentucky the crop is in a very uneven condition, some counties having good prospects, but others expecting little more than half a crop. The loss from freezing and thawing does not seem to be much of n factor. Missouri also has an uneven crop at this time, and the conditions have been various. Some counties have a good start, and no freezing and thawing has taken place. Other countries have lost half of the present stand from this cause alone. We may summarize by saying that the loss for the State has been considerable, and that the present conditions of the crop are fair. In Kansas and Nebraska the crop is in fair to good condition. Little loss has been experienced from freezing and thawing, in fact some of the correspondents complain that they have not had as much cold ns they would like. In lowa there has been small loss on account of recent changes of weather, and the crop in the State is in fair condition. In Wisconsin the'crop is reported quite poor, and the recent losses have been great. Winter rye is in much better condition than wheat, and is generally reported at an average of fhir to good.