Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1893 — WINTER WHEAT CROP SHORT. [ARTICLE]

WINTER WHEAT CROP SHORT.

Drought and Colu Weather Make a Heavy Decrease in the Western States. The report of Juno 19, based on the returns to the Department of Agriculture, makes the acreage of winter wheat as eofiipared with that of last year 87.88, being a reduction of 12.2 points. The States in which the principal decrease has occurred are Illinois, Missouri. Kansas, and California. The reduction of the acreage In tlic States of Kansas. Missouri, and Illinois was caused In the main by tho long contined drought and extremely cold weather. A vast amount of tho acreage sown has been plowed up and put toother crops. Tho decrease from the acreage of 1892 1s: in the State of Illinois, 24 points; In Missouri, 16 points; in Kansas, 39 points. The percentage for the country of spring wheat area is 94. The percentages of the principal spring wheat States are: Minnesota, 90; Nebraska, 100; South Dakota, 95; North Dakota, 96. Tho percentage of the acreage of oats, as compared with last year, Is 100.7, and the condition 88.7 for June 10, as against 88.5 for the same months in 1892. Returns show the percentage of tho acreage of rye as compared with 1892 to be 94.3. while the reports of the condition make tho general average 84.0, the lowest for years. Bariev acreage, as compared with last year, shows a decrease of 5.1 points, or 94,9. The condition of this crop is 88.3, against 92.1 in Juno last year.