Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 21, 1888, Page 1

e THE OMAHA DAILYZ BE OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1888, NUMBER 338, NEBRASKA CROP PROSPECTS. T4e Outlook Favorable For An Abundant Yield. LESS WHEAT IS BEING SOWN. Largely Increased Acreages of the Other Grains—Rain Retards Corn Planting But Kills off the Chinch Bugs. Farmers Feel Cheerful. The following information—specials to Tne Bar—shows the condition of the crop pros- pect in Nebraska, which, viewed from any standpoint, is gratifying. In the southcast counties— tichardson, Pawnee, Gage, Thay- er, Johns n, Nemaha, Saline, Fillmore, Otoc, Lancaster, Cass, Seward and York as is also the case in Sarpy, Saunders, Douglas, Wash- ington, Dod| Butler, Colfax, Polk, Platte and Vance—corn is generally planted and prospects for wheat favorable. Wheat and oats, on the whole, ure reported as favorable, and the crop will be as large, if uot larger, than in former years, In fact all over Nebraska, excent in the northern part, where heavy rains have de- layed planting, corn is already in. In these sections rains have latterly abated, and the crop will be planted before another weck, From western Nebraska the most cheerful reports come, and the general outlook wus nEver more encouraging. AN OAKDALE, May 20.— {S: In this neighborhood there is 10 per cent more corn and outs planted than last year, and 20 per cent less of wheat, The prospects for good crops were never better, although the weather is a little cool for corn. BOX BUTTE, FLEMING, May 20.—[Special to the Bre.]— The acreage of farm products in this county this year will be as follows: Corn, 2,500 acres; increase over last year 10 per cent; 0Ats, 1,000 acres; increase 10 per cent; wheat, 250 acres. There hae been pienty of rain and Prospects are good. BURT. TEKAMAR, May 20—[Special to Ty Ber,)— ‘The amount of corn planted in this neighbor hood is 8,658 acres; oats, 2,886 acres; wheat, 8,460 acres. The acreage of corn is about ong-quartér greater than last year. There is a slight increase in oats. Wheat is about the same. The general condition is good and prospects are favorable. OAKLAND, Neb., May 20.—|Special to Tie Bee.|—Owing t0 tha lateness of spring a E'hmt deal of corn is being listed this year. 'he weather for the past two weeks has been unfavorable for preparing the ground and ’;}Bl\llng. Corn planting is in full blast now. here will be an increased acreage of about About 30 Of oats there eage sown this 10 per cent more than last year. 'r cent less wheat was sown. s fully 25 per cent more acr ear. Wheat and oats never looked better or this time of year. Last year's bountiful corn crop and good prices are the reasons for more corn and less wheat being put in, BUTLER. ULysses, May 20.—[Special to Tie Ber.]—« Acreage wheat, corn and oats, 17,250, one- third wheat and oats, balance corn.' There is very little wheat. Outs were never better but corn is medium. BROWN. Newront, May 20.—(Special to Tre Bre.] —A very large amount of corn and oats have been planted in the vicinity of Newport this spring. Reports as taken from seventy-five farms, which last year averaged 45 acres of small grain to the farm, show this year an average of 80 acres of small grain. The cool weather and late showers have made luige crops almost a surety. JOUNSTOWN, May 20.—[Special to Tie Bee] —The amount of corn planted this scason is about 80 per cent decrease from lust season. Wheat, 10 per cent decrease; oats, 10 per cent decrease; prospects for all’ crops’ better than for four years. Half of the corn is not yul,rglanl.ed as” the scason 18 80 very back- ward. s can be e 5 t0 80 per cent ubove that of 1887 and all other crops will be_about the same us in 1887. The prospects for small grain are excellent, but it is rather cool for corn. LoNa Pixe, May 20.—[Special to Tur Bek.)—The acreage of wheat in Brown county will be about three times what it was last year on account of there being more land }‘)rokcn and the fact of there being seven jouring mills in the county. The corn crop will be doubled due to more neres being culti- vated. This year gives promise gield to the acre of all kinds of grain. s been plenty of rain so that the ground is well saturated” and will retain the moisture 0 long that there is no danger of not having a good harvest. BUFFALO. RAVENNA, May 20, cial to Tnr Be 1 ~There is at le fourth more land under cultivation this year than last, and there is one-fourth more corn plunted than in 1887, "he ground is in good "condition and the the gruin looks fine. Corn is nearly ull plauted, with prospects of a good crop, BOUNE COUNTY, Sa1NT Enwarns, May Special to Tie Ber, |—-Owing to the wet season but very little corn hus been planted yet. Wheat and oats are in fine condition with acreage above the averaze. Farmers are sunguine in their ~hobes of good crops, and if the weather is favorable their expectations will be real- ized. xswonrn, May 20.—|Special to Tug Bee.|—The increase in the ncreage of the Brown county corn crop is estimated at 30 per cent, and wheat and oats are about the same, l’ronrv cts are excellent, ALBION, Ma [Special to Mne Bee.]— There is an increased acreage of wheat and oats planted this spring over that of last year and the crop shows a vigorous growth. The cold and rainy weather during the past thre weeks has prevented farmers getting th firound rveady for corn. The indications are owever, that there will be a larg this season over any previous ) Farmers are turning their attention to ing German millet und Hungarian and a considerable quantity of sced will be sown this spring. OLAY. Famrienn, Neb,, May 20.—[Snecial to Tue Bee.|—The superabundance of rain during the past two weeks has aelayed the farmers, but they are now all hard at it and the pros: pect.is thut the ucreage will be considerably n excess of lust year. The acreage of all small grain is about the sume as last year, It is all looking remarkably well, although a little backward on account of the cold, wet ‘weather. Cray Cexten, Neb., May 20.—[Special to Tue Bee j—Very little corn is yet planted owing o backwardnoss of the spring. The bulk of the planting will be done this weck, however, aud the acreage will bo about the same us last year. The acreago of oats is about 15 per cent larger than last year, Tho acreage of wheat isabout 85 per” cent less than last year. Haxvaub, Nob., May 20.--[Special to Tue Ber.|—There will be a swall increase in acreage planted to corn, aud about twice the acreage to oats. So very little wheat is plauted that it is hardly worth estimating, Spring is late, but the ground is in excellent condition and the prospect for a orop is very good. CASS, Pravisvouvry, Muy 20.—(Special to Tne Beg. | —The crop acreage wili be about the same s last year. Small grain is doing reasonably well, when the cold weather of the past two weeks is considercd. A lurfl: 5:1 n of the corn planting remuins to bo €, in cousequetico of the wet weather, and the corn already planted is not doing well— the ground beiug too cold and wet, but there 18 & good deal of corn alveaily up and looking healthy, notwithstanding the cold weather. The ground is in splendid condition for crops, and warm weather, now, is what we want. cux . Sipxyy, May 20.-{Special to Tus Bas ) — There will ba three times as wmuch corn tanted this year in Cheyenne couuty as in 1887, .Of oats and wheal 50 per cent mor 'he prospects are most encouraging and ground 18 thoroughly saturated from the re- cent rains, CHERRY, VALENTINE, May 20.—|Special to the Ber.] ~The increased acreage for all kinds of grain is fully one-third greater throughout the county than last year. Wheat, oats, rye and barley never looked so well at this season for but the long continued rains have de- d’ the planting of the corn crop, which farmers are now hureging in. A small quan- tity planted previous to the rainy season will be compelled to be replanted owing to the grain rotting in the ground. The wheat crop is much less, but the ecreage of oats and corn is double that of last year. Rye is looking fine and crops of all kinds look very bright. CUSTER. Masox Ciry, May 20.-[Special to Tne :\vu\ ]—Corn planting has been delayed about on days by the frequent heavy rain The crop will be all in by the 30th providing the woathor remains favorablo. Fifty per cent of the cultivated lands will be put” into corn. The bost corn ever raised in_ this county was not planted until June 5. Farm- ers are hopefal and the ground is in fine con- dition giving promise of an abundant yield. CASS. Werping WATER, Neb., May 20.—(Special to Tik Bre.]—Not. much’ corn is yet planted on necount of the wet weather. The acreage of wheat and oats is about the same as last year, conditions and prospects good. DO Frevoxt, May 20.—Si to Tug Brr.) —The percentage of small grain in this sec- tion, as compared with last year, is about 50 per cent on wheat and 110 per cent on oats. The erop is looking splendidly. The cool, wet weather, while a hinderance in some other directions, has been of great benefit to small grain. The acreage of corn will_be about 10 per cent larger than last year and the season about ten days later. Pluntng is in full blast. Farmers are feeling good. The soil is in splendid condition and the liberal rain- fall will ulmost produce imminity against a drought, which constitutes the greatest fear among farmers. DUSDY. AN, May 20. —(Special to Tnz his is the first year of actual farm- Dundy county, therefore improve- ments have simply been such us were. re- quired to make proof on government land. Farmers have been plowing constantly since January 10, and fuily, 50,000 acres of sod have been broken sinco that time. Corn is all planted, and in some helds is six_inches high. Ryeis looking extra_fine, as are also oats and wheat. You can draw’ on Dundy county for 1,000,000 bushels of corn next Oc- tober. DovG ArvLixaToN, May 20.—[Special to Tar Bee.] —There seems 0 be about one-fifth more wheat and oats planted this year than last, and the prospects are excellent. Corn is not. yet planted and at_present the prospects are very poor for an average crop, but a sudden change in weather for the better would greatly boom the chance VALLEY, May 20.—|Special to Tie Beg.|— The acreage of small grain is about the same 48 lust year and we arc’pleased with its pres- ent condition. Owing to the lateness of the scason, we cannot definitely compare this ar's ncreage of corn_with last years, but think it must be less. ‘The preparation of the lund is at least ten days behind last year and the land is quite wet. DAKOTA. PrxpER, May 20.—[Special to e Beg.]— The heavy rains have badly delayed getting corn in condition, but notwithstanding this a large acreage will be planted, fully one- third more than last year, and of oats about one-third more. The acreage of wheat is wheat is small—about one-third that of last year. Very little flax will be sown. Small Erain looks well. Dakora Crry, May 20.—[Special to Tug Bek.|—In Dakota county the acreage of oats and_wheat planted this year is much greater than last and the season has been remarkably good for small graiu. As yet very littlo corn has been planted. The wet condition of the fields caused from late severe rains is the cause. New farms are being opened up every year and_the general acreage this year will be one-third greater than auy previous year. DAW: Cozap, May 20.— Fully 25 per cent more acrenge of wh planted this year than last, and the prospects atpresent are bright for # good outcome, as the recent heavy rains effectually killed the chinch bug: cent incused uc it will bo ¢ it. Noouts of aily account huve been sown here, on county ai planting th A\t and oat crops, owing to the wet weather of the pu weelks there is not much_ corn planted However, they are rushing matter taking udvantage of the present fair we and they will undoubtedly be through plant- 1 in a week or ten days. The acreage of all crops will exceed that of last year by 20 per cent. now, her NKLIN, May pecial to Tue Bre.] 1o outlook for crops in this local h brighter than it has been for se Therc is only about 50 or 60 per c in sown, compared with lus it is in finc_condition. There hus quite a falling off in wheat. at has been sown is mostly of last year’s crop in this locality, which, on account of the drought, was of a much smaller berry. is difference in the berry has given n thicker stand on the ground, and the cold weather of two or three weeks ago has caused it to stool heavily and put it in excel- lent condition, A very heavy and chilling rain, which turned to snow and sleet, fell here some two or three weeks ago, and it is thought has destroyed the chinch bugs. We have had three or four heavyrains and a great numberof nice showers during the last twenty d aud the farmers have been able to get their land in fine condition for crops. The acreage of corn will be e 100 per cent over last year, and we now the most fluttering prospects for a he crop. BroosMiNaroy, Neb,, May 20.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The amount of corn and wheat planted in this neighborhood is fully 20 per cont greater than last year and in very good condition, FRONTIER, Cunris, Neb, M 20.—[Special w0 Tur k.| —Crop prospects in ntier county did and the farmers are feeling ele- e amount of land under cuitivation is doubled over last. The acreage of corn planted is double; one-half more small grain is planted, FURNAS, Anaranor, Neb,, Muy 20.—|Special to Ture Bek.)—In Goshen and Furnas counties there is about one<juarter more grain sown than in 1887, about one<quarter more corn this yeur and of broom corn about one-third of the usual amount, NDLEY, Neb., May 20.- to TiEe From reports in th ality the acreage of corn and oats planted as compared with last year’s planting is about one-fourth greater and the amount of wheat is about one-hall as large as it wus last year, ¥I1LMO Famvovrst, May 20, Bee.|—In Fairmount 14,400 seres under the 1ows: 5,000 acres to corn, 6,400 to oats. The corn is not yet all planted. Th is no wheat, barle, or fax worth notice. The balance of the land in the township—s,40 acres—is in pusture, tame grasses, orchards, ete. Experience has demonstrated year to yea sthat wheat is not reliable SXETER, May 20.—[Speciul to Tik He Wheat takes back scat in this scction, the go being fully 60 per cont less than last oats 50 per cont more, and corn about 80 per cent wore than last year. Swull grain looks fine. (Bra is lute this year and uot more than half the acreage is planted yet. GARFIELD. Buxkwern May ¢ Special to Tne Bek, “This yeur's orop compared with that of 1887 is estimated us follows: Wheat decreuse 95 per cont, corn increase f0 per cent, outs increase 20 per cent. GUEELEY. oria, May 18.—[Special 1o Tne 1y | Furmers is about 10 per cent less whoat sown thao last year, . that | the average of corn .is about per cent | greater, and onts about 13 per cent . greater llh.m last year, The falling off of wheat is Tue are Special to township there ow, planted as fol- g | are busy planting supplied by the flax which is being sown | this season. good. FiiLey, May 20.—|Special to Tne Brre.]— Corn is about all planted and the acreage is about 95 per cent greater in this locality than was planted last year. Oats thus far look well and have an acreage of fully 10 per cent more than Iast year. Wheat does not promise as good a yicld as last year, being somewhat winter-killed. There are about 10 per cent more acres than last year; of flax 20 per cent more in acres than last year, Brarricr, May 20,—|Special to T Bre.] —There is 10 per cent more corn planted in Gage county this year than last, of the corn has been planted. Some is up, but a good deal has rotted on account of so much rain and will _need to be replanted. There is more oats and less wheat sown this year than last. Oats and winter wheat both look well and bid fair to be a big crop. GAGE. CortrAND, May 20.—([Special to Tne BEE. ]—About S0 per cent of the crop in this section is corn, which, owing to the extreme wet weather, is not more than one-third planted. The prospects are favorable for small grain which at present 100ks fine, HAMILTON. Srocknam, May 20.—[Special to Tur Bee 'he season has been rather back- ward with a little too much rain. The area of wheat sown is quite limited, growing less every year. Confidence in the barley crop soems also to be failing, In small grain grain_oats and flax ure the favorikes, and a considerable increase in the area sown over last year is the result. Corn planting is now under full headway. It is the big crop of this section and more will be planted this season that ever before. AURORA, May 20.—[Special to Tre Bes,]— The acreage of wheat is about one-half less than last year, and of oats and corn about one-third more. The condition of small grain is good. Corn is not all planted. HITCHCOCK. Curnertsoy, May 20, [‘Spm:inl to Tir Bee.]—In the eastern half of Hitcheock county there are at least 1,500 acres of corn planted, one-half more than last year. The number of acres planted to outs and wheat 18 considerably less, probably 5,000 acres of each. This is also an increase in acreage over last year. The prospects at this date are very encouraging for good crops. StiaTroN, May 20.—[Special to Tne Ber,]—The smount of corn planted in ths section compared with last year is about two acres to one; oats the same: wheat three to one. Prospects are good. Corn is nearly all |;mmm1, and a great is deal up and looking fine. Tho prospects for all grains are TARLAN. Avaa, May 20.—[Special to Tne Bee.]— Comparatively little corn planting has been done in this scction so far, the cold and late- ness of the season retarding farm work in that direction; but the acreage of corn will be at least ono-fourth greater than last year, while that of wheat and oats will be very much less, owing to the fear of chintz_ bugs. Farmers, however, generally regard the do- struction’ of these' pests by the late cold and heavy rains as almost complete. This, taken in connection with the fact that laté planted corn almost invariably does the best in southern Nebraslca, and the fact that the ground is thoroughly soaked to a depth of about two feet, gives every indication of an immense crop of all farm products for this year. The season promises to be the most favorable onc known here for years. HOLT. Panker, May 20.—[Special to Tue Bee,)— Of oats and wheat there is not over one-third the amount annually sown in this . vicinity. It is looking well. The acreage of corn will ve a little over that of lust year. There has been plenty of rain and there are prospects for a good crop. JEIFERSON. FARBURY, May 20.—[Special to Tie Bee.] —The amount of grain planted Is somewhat more than last year, it being ,nearly all corn and oats, and a little wheat. Corn is the pre- dominating erop. The condition of small gruin is good, but the cold, wet weather has retarded corn very much. 1AND TSLAND, May [Special to Tue BEe.]—The present prospects are very fevor- able’ for the largest acreage of corn Hall county has ever put in, The condition of the ground has been rendered good by the late rains and the outlook is good for a big crop. Other grain is in excellent condition _and the v 25 per cent abead of last year. The weathor has been very cool, with 10 frosts to hurt the planting. KEYA PALLS. May 20.—[Spocial to T Bee.|—There is as much corn planted as ever before in the history of this county and I think more wheat, rye and oats. Tho land is in better shape than ever before and farm- ers are jubilant over the prospect of a good SrRiy KEARNE [Special to Tne Bre.]— of ‘wheat, compared with 1886, i about %0; oats 120; corn 1 About t fourths of the corn ground has been plowed, but none has been planted yet. Spring is later ut least two weeks t 5 KEITIL 0GALLALA, May 20.—[Special to Tie Bee.] —There bout 30,050 acres in this county under cultivation—16,000 in corn, 10,000 in oats and 4,000 in wheat. This is' triple the amount that was in cultivation last year. The rainfall has been greater here this spring than it has been for many years. Small grain is looking splendid and from tho pres- ent outlook we expect the largest yield yet known in western Nebraska. . LINCO Norrn Prarre, May 20.—[Special to Tug Bee.)—The umount of corn planted for 1887 was 85,000 acres ; wheat, 35,0005 millet, 27,000; potatoes, 11,600 rye, 7,500: oats, 27,0003 buck: wheat. 4,000; fodder crops, ineluding roots of all descriptions, 7,000. For the spring of 1888, e 5,000 acres 3 wheat, 70,000; mil- let, 58,00 18,000; potatoes, 17,0003 buck- wheat, 9,000; broom corn, 7,000; fodder crops, 12,000, Farmers are enthusiastic and hope- ful over the very heavy grass of late and there is sufticient moisture in the soil to ma- ture small grains. The general condition of all settlers is improving rapialy. LANCASTER, 0.—|Special to Tue Bee, | tof the entive acreage of county is under- the plow. f this will be planted to corn, which has been deluyed by the unfayor- able’ weath: The remainder is about equally div betweon wheat, onts and other grains. The outlook is flattering, not- withstanding the lateness of the spring. LOUP, TavLOR, May 20.—|Special to Tur Bk, |— ‘The amount of oats and wheat planted this year is the largest ever planted. Corn plant- ing is rather backward owing to heavy rains and cold weather. MERRIC AL Crey, May 20.—[Special to Tug Br 'he wheat acreage is two-thirds that of last year and the condition b per cent better. “The corn acreage will be one-third more than last year. About half of it is planted. This weck will finish planting. The oats acreage is one-third more than last year and the condition the best ever known here. Chinch bugs are believed to have been destroyed by the late wet weather. MADIKON, TiLoeN, May 20.—[Special to Tup E We have had a very wet spring and ver, tlo corn s planted,. We haye had some light frosts which will do some damage to fruit in the vicinity. YouFOLK, May 20.—[Special to Tne Bee.) —Spring is'cold and backward. Not much corn has been planted yet. In couparison with last year the acreage of wheat and oats is about the same. In the vieinity of Butte Creck, twelve miles west, the acrenge is re- about 20 per cent greater than last The increased acreage of corn over Probubly be aovut 20 per cent Brrserr, M —About 60 per cc this section of th Twenty per cent Ce> in tic county. MEMRICK CexTuar. City, May 20. - [Special to Tag The acreage of oals is onethir haw last year and the condition goo hall through planting. Farm and will about finish this s of acreage is one-fourth over last ) Everything looks favorable. here has been very litue wheat sown. The decreasa is one balf in aegeuye, and the con- dition is good. Cora week. The ine NaNCE. Fou oN, May 2),—(Special to 'fug Bex. | --The vontinued rains in this section comade farmerss late iwith their work. Qiiite &y amount of new lund has been Lro wnd the corn crop of 1888 willbea “seed is coming well Jarger average than last year. Wheat and other small grain are a little backward, but the prospect for erops In general are exceed- ingly good. NEMANA, Auvnuny, May 20.—[Special to Trre an.}— The crops in this county are backward for this time of the year. Small grain looks well. There is some complaint about corn not coming up but it _is not serious; we had froston the 13th that did considerable harm 10 carly gardens.. Fruit escaped. The acre- age is about the same as last year. Our farmers are gradually giving in to tame grasses. AUBURY, May 20.—[Special to Tnr Bee.] The season is from & week to ten days behind Just season, More corn will be planted than last year, more oats and more wheat. Winter wheat looks poor. Spring wheat looks well, About three-fourths of the corn is planted. There is not muel complaint about the stand. NUCKOLLS. Nersoy, Neb., Mnfi'flo [Special to Tne Beg. |—Nelson township corn shows an in- creased average of 20 per cent. Much early planting will have to be replanted. Some can be seen across the fields, Of oats tuere is about the same acreage. This grain is in fiue condition. Wheat, at least 50 per cent decrease in acre; it looks nicely. Nora and Spring Creek townships missed the early rain €0 that oats and wheat are back- ward and thin. A large crop of flax has been put in which is coming on nicely. Consider- able corn will have to be replanted. OTOE. TALMAGE, May 20.—[Spectal to Tne Bee. | ~The acreage of corn, wheat and oat_crops here is greater this year than last, and that of barley less. Corn covers about half the aggregate acreage, wheat about fifty acres to the section, and oats about seventy. Corn planting has been dul-{e« by cold and wet weather, and there is considerable yet to plant. Some early planting is coming up and the stand is said to be good. Small grain crops are growing. well, and the prospects are fclwrnlly good. Karmers are very hnfic ul EHAWKA, May 20.—|Special to T Bre.] he late cold weather has kept crops in a backward condition. Wheat, oats and bar- Jey are a good stand and color, but are short. The earliest planted corn looks best. Of the Jater planting much is rotting in the ground, but with good weather there is plenty of time to make n good crop. There is about the same average in wheat and oats as last year, with a slight increase of barley and a corresponding decrease of corn. Fruits are in good condition except strawberries and gooseberries in low places. TIBRCE. Foster, Neb., May 20.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—The acreage of corn and wheat lanted in this neighborhood, compared with last year, will be 100 per cent more. Oats about the same as last year. Corn planting is backward on account of heavy rains. About 25 per cent of the corn is planted now and the balance will be planted in the next s if the weather is good. Small grain cellent condition and prospects never better this time of year. POLK. Stiomsnure, May 20.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—The acreageof oats is larger than that of last year. More corn will be planted and about one-half less wheat. Graii in the field looks well. Very little corn is yet planted on account of the cool and rainy weather. The acreage of tame grasses is increasing every year. .All grass now is for- ward and strong. - OsceoLA, May 20.—[Special to Tne Bee.] This spring has been very backward in Polk county. All small , however, is doing well. A somewhat r acreage than last year was sown. No corn is planted yet, but farmers are preparing to put in a large acre- age. They are in good spirits and anticipate a rich harvest this year. PLATTE. . Prarre CeNTER, May 20.—[Special to Tar an.l—'l‘wentyrer&nl more small grain has been planted thig year than last, on ac- count of the unfavorable weather for plant- ing corn. Little or no corn is planted as yet, but considerable will be done this week as the weather is now d. The general con- dition and prospectsiwere never better. PAWNE! 3 PawNeE Crry, M l‘J.—{Spcciul to Bee.]—Corn is nearly all planted. acreage is 234 per cent larger than 1887. The ut the weather is cold and wet and corn is backward and looks bad but with favorably weather will come on rap- idly. Of wheat but very little sown. The acreage of oats is 3 per cent greater than in 1857 and looks well—above the average for several yea £ City, May- 20.—[Speeial to ‘e orn is about all planted. The adre- s larger than last year's. The heavy ns of last week malke it come up nicely. The outlook for a big crop never better, Small grain is all up and growing nicely. Not s0 much wheat and oats have been sold as last year, The outlook now for a crop is o ent, the ground being in the best con- ition, Tne The RED WILLOW. HAMBURG, May 20.— [Special to Tie Bee.] —An account of the partial failure of the corn crop last year in this vicinity and its present high price the acreage of corn will be greater than last year. The present pros- pects are fair, considering the unfavorable wet weather which has prevailed here during the lst ten days, HICHARDSON. FarLs Civy, May 20.—[Special to Trx Bek.]—All corn, wheat and oats are plant- ed and prospects are.good. About 200,000 acres of corn, 75,000 acres of oats, 50,000 of wheat has been planted in the territory immediately tributary to this station. The acreage of corn and oats has been increased, The wheat acreage is decreased. The out- look in this locality for the small grain crop 18 very promising. It is too early to deter- mine the actual condition of the corn crop. The cool weather is regarded as unfavorable for a vigorous growth of the plant. SALINE, TOBIAS, ¢ 20.—[Special to Tune Ber.]— The acreage of wheat in this vicinity is not more than 10 per cent of last year's sowing owing to fear of chintz bugs, Oats will show an iucrease of 50 per cent and corn 25 per cent over last year, Prospects are good. SHERMA Love Crry, May 20.—| ial to Tue Hl:lh\ —The acreage of wheat in this county wil| be 10 per cent less than last pear, while the acreage of corn will be 30 per cent increase, and of oats fully b0 per cent increase ove: last year. The heavy rains of the past two weelks secms to have completely annihilated the young chintz bugs, which were muking their appearance in, great numbers, and no dumage is feared from them this season. The ground is in éxcellent condition and the prospects for a Jurge Liurvest are better thau for years, SARPY. Poriiiox, May 20— Special to Tre Bee.] —Taking last year's crop as 100, the acreage of oats is %0, of wheat 100, of corn 110, SPRINGFIELD, 20,—(Speciul to Tug Bee. |—The amountof corn, oats and wheat planted this year is oo an an’ average about the same as lust year, the farmer finding it just as profitable 10 gow timothy. The con- dition and prospects. at the present time, for all classes of grain, have seldom been sur- passed., SAUNDERS, AsnLaxp, May 20.—[Special to Tug Bee.] ~—Small grain in this locality is not so good as last year, the early drouth killiug it out in spots, although with a favorable year we may have a fair crop. The acreage is about the same as last year with a little decrease in wheat., Corn’ planting is progressing rap- idly now, but is from ten to fifteen days later than last year, The acreage will be about the same us last yca VALPAKAISO, May 20.—[Special to Tue Brn.|—Very Hittlo has boen done yet in the way of plauting corn here, Oats are in good condition und aboug of the same ge us last year, perhaps g slight _inc in acre- age. No wheat to gpeak of is sown h Wanoo, May 19, --[Special to Tue Bee.|— Corn is about one-half planted. The acreage is about the same as last year. Wheat is about the same as last year. Oats is good and the acreage abput 5 per cent more than last vear. Spring js about two weeks late and too_cold to bring corn up. Wau00, May 20, Spe o't Tun Basl— Saunders cougty fyriners ure again fecling hopeful of raisingl good crop, The farmers have put in mere guts than usual and the cat crop is looking wery Corn is not all planted yet but there witl be an iucreased acreage Gver lost year. There was but little sown, corn_ and oats beiug the princi- pal crops. A good many potatoes have been planted SHERIDAN, Rusnvitre, May 20.—|Special to Tie Ber.] ~=At 1o time since the first settlement of this county, three years ago, has there been such activity amongst farmers of this vicinity, The increase in acreage of small grain will casily reach 100 per cent over last year, while corn will_undoubtedly show an_increase in acreage of at least 50 per cent, Small grain was not doing well until about two weeks since, but_the copious rains since that time have made a great change, and it is now looking as well as could be wished. Some fields of corn are up nicely, but the planting is not entirely donc at this date, THAYER. Henroy, May 20.—[Special to Tre llnw_i)— Crops of all kinds are looking well. he acreage of wheat is about 60 per cent of that of last vear. Of oats, as compared with last year, 110 per cent. The corn acreage will be greater than last year. The crop is about two-thirds planted. If the weather continues fair nearly the entire crop will be planted. Small grain is in advance of this time last year, Chintz bugs have not yet appeared and there are no signs of them, WERSTER. Rep Croun, May 20.—[Special to Tur Bee.]—There is a largely increased acreage of corn and oats over last year. ILess wheat. Abundant rains have left the ground in ex- cellent condition, and general prospects were nuver better for a fuil crop. WAYNE. WavNe, May 20.—|Special to Tiie Bee.]— The acreage of what, oats and other small rain in Wayne county will not vary much rom last year. At this time the crop is in excellent condition, and with favorable weather will be very large. Warmer ‘weather is needed, however, to give it a more rapid growth. A large amount of prairio ‘was broken up in the wumt;eln“ year, but the increased acreage will very largely planted to corn. The wet weather of the first of the month interfered considerably with corn planting, but within a few days the crop will be practically in the ground. The increase of acreage over 1887 is esti- mated at from 30 to 40 per cent, the lower es- timate being probably more nearly correct. WASHINGTON, Bramr, May 20, [ pecial to Trne Be The continuous cold rains of the past three weeks have prevented the planting of corn to any extent. Consequently more small grain has been sown than last year, and is doing fine. Corn ground is all prepared and if the weather gets warm soon will be in splendid condition. VALLEY. ORrp, May 20.—[Special to Tne Brre. Owing to the late spring, there will be a slight decrease in the acreage of wheat. Corn and oats will show considerable of an increase as compared with the crop of last year. Recent heavy rains have destroyed the army of chinch bugs which put in their appearance early in - the season, and ever: thing now points o a very abundant harvest. YORK. Yorxk, May 20.—[Special to Tne Bee.)— There has been but very little corn planted in York county up to daté on account of wet and cold, Farmers are now beginning to push corn planting and the acreage will be fully up to, if not in excess, of last year. ‘Wheat and oats are both looking well with an average acreage. e, ‘Weekly Crop Bulletin. ‘WASHINGTON, May 20.—The weather crop bulletin for the past week says in the grain regions of the northwest and Ohio valley the cold weather during the week has prevented any marked improvement in the crop condi- tioh, notwithstanding abundance of grain in those_sections. Damaging frosts occurred from Michigan southward to northern Ala- m flRAmru émrg Kuum\:, Ne(;)rn‘akll :fid uri .ifidicate * the weather during the ‘week has been favorable for small grain, but unfavorable for corn, vegetables sud [ruit. P i THE CLEARANCE RECORD. The Financial Transactions of the Past Week. Bostox, Mass., May 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The following table compiled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the leading clearing-houses of the United States, shows the gross e changes for the week ended May 19, 1888, with the rate per cent of increase or de- crease as compared with the amounts for the corresponding week lust year: CITIES, CLEARINGS, New York Boston. .. Philadelphia Chicago...... St. Loufs . Cincinnaty 8an Fran Baltimory Pittsburg. Kansas City.. New Orleans, Loutsvill Proy ldence Milwaukee . Omabha.. Minneapolis 8t. Paul, 494100 4 3,640,000/ ‘| 8,900,333| 5 3,486,015 ,BOR. 800 Memphis . Indianapol Bt. Joseph Hartford New Hav Peoria. Portlan Duluth... Springticid orfolk. Topeka. Total Outside —— A POSITIVE FAILURE. The Grant Monument Fund Proves a Fizzle 8o Far, New York, May 20.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee. |—The Grant monument fund has been in existence since August, 1885, It was anzounced by the gentlemen having charge of the scheme that they intended to raise $1,000,000 to erect & monument in honor of the hero of Appamatox. They were 80 posi- tive in their own success that refusal was given to all suggestions as to how the fund might be increased from outside sources. The wmtention was to rely on the patriotism of the citizens of the country at large and not to resort to any boom iu the form of fairs or other benefits from outside concerns. The general opinion now prevails toat the fund 80 far has been a failure and will continue so unless new life is instilled into the commit- tee. The original amount of §1,000,000 has been reduced to $300,000. The total amount sreceived from all sources up to date is less than $130,000. All but $25,000 was received within the first six months of the funds in xistence. It is now proposed by the com- tee to institute a series of schemes look- ing to & revival of the interest manifested throughout the nation at the time of Grant's death. The question now raised is whether it is the duty of New York to build the mon- ument or the duty of the nation as & whole. Outside of the state there has not been a single lary ubscription, It is proposed io try and raise net cash by a big fair in the tropolitan opers house June 4. The ants will aid the fair by contributions of mentos of the general, - Steamship Arrivals. Loxvoy, May 20.--[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]- Passed— T Waesland from New York to Antwerp passed the Lizurd to day. New Youk, M ki, from Liverpoo sterdaw ; the Edwin port v 20, —Arrived--The Alas- he Schiéda, from Am. from Meditterranean BLAINE WON'T SAY HE WON'T Astute Politiclans COonsider Him Positively in the Field. CONTINUED TARIFF SURMISES. Pig Iron Kelly Denies That the Ite- publican Caucus Majority Fa- yored the Acceptance of Mills' Proposition. The Plumed Knight's Evasive Answer. WasHINGTON BUREAU Tie OMana Bre, 518 FOURTERNTH STREET, } Wasnixarox. D. C.. May 20. Concerning the cablegram pubiished from Paris to-day to the effect that Mr. Blone declines to make his declaration from Florence any more positive, and that he will stand upon the single intimation that he is not a candidate for the presidency, and further that he will not say that he would not accept the nomination if tendered to him, there has been o great deal of talk to-day, The opinion appears to be that Blaine will not only not refuse a renomination but that he is expecting it, and intends to remain in the attitude of mot soliciting it but having it thrust upon him. A number of republicans well known to the country have said this afternoon and evening that if there has been any doubt that Blaine was a formidable quantity and whether his name will go before the Chicago convention, it has been dashed to pieces by the refusal of this opportunity to restate his attitude aud tosay that he does not want the nomination. It is now conceded that the Maine iman is in the field and his name will be presented at Chicago and pushed. It is further stated that Blaine men have approached the friends of Senator Sherman with a proposition to make him the vice presidential nominee in the event of the nomination of Mr. Blaine, and that the argument that they make in support of their proposition is that Mr. Blaine is in bad health, and if elected he will not live o ut his term, 5 THE SENATE'S ACTION CONCEDES 1T, There is a prevailing opinion that the Mills bill will pass, although the democratic ma jor.ty 18 much smaller than when Bill Mor son’s horizontal absurdity was defe 3 s0 marked a vote. The present bill, which is much more symmetrical andreasonable, will probably go through. The action of the sen- ate in making preparations to to consider it is a confession of such gn expectation. That body, which cannot under the constitution originate revenue bills, is not going to waste its time in preparation for the bill without some sort of a certainty that such prelimi- naries are necessary. Reed and McKmley are not idleand know exactly how every man in the house will vote, but of course they will not permit their estimates to be known, for fear of destroying the equilibrium of those who like to come out on the winning side. Expecting defeat, they do not want to prolong their own agony nor keep the commercial interests of the country unsettled any longer than possible. Many members of congress ure ceceiving let- fers from h'.l;elr connmi\.:::xdm ullikc the Iullo;lv- ng, which 1 am permi copy from the mall of o castorn represhtEUYe: ‘‘Dear Sir—Can vou give me some idea when the tariff bill' will be disposedoft? I shall have to shut down my factory very soon unless the agitation is settled one way or another, for I am receiving no orders for goods, and cannot expect any until my cus- tomers know what the tarift on imported ar- ticles in my line is going to be next fall. Please notify me by telegraph if possible.” It is probuble that both parties will hold caucuses durirg the suspension of hostilities which will last a week or so. The republi cans of the senate arcin favorof an carl vote in the house, and are using their influ- ence among the obstinate members. 1f the bill is considered by sections, the session will be prolouged indefinitely, and almost every congressman wants to get home as soon as he can to look after his canvas. . FATHER KELLY'S EMPHATIC DE When Judge Kelly'sattention was called to the dispatch from this city announcing that as a result of the conference held last evening by the republicans of the house, it appears that a majority of them are in favor of ac- cepting Mr. Mills' propositon to dispose of his bill by a single vote, and that in conse- quence of this resolution a tamff bill has been formulated as a republican substitute for the Mills biil upon which a necative vote was to be recorded before vot- ing on the Mills Dbill, he manifested an un- usual degree of indignation and denounced the story as a wretchied absurdity. He says it was made by Messrs. Mills and McMillan to Messrs, Reed aud McKinley, the only re- publican members of the committee on ways and means they could find in the house when they solicited the conference which resulted in prolon, ng the genoral debute, Messrs. Roed and McKinley, however, declined to commit themselves 'to the proposition und said they had no authority to speak for their republican colleagues on the committee or for their party in the house. Indeed, the not seem to huve consider: msclves charged with the duty of submitting the roposition to their colleagu 1 never heard either of them refer to the subject 'till this morning 1 the course of an interview with Major McKinley consequent upon the appearance of the dispateh referred to. No republican substitute for the Mills bill has been formulated by the republican purty, nor has any person or committee been authori; to formulate such a bill, nor again has unybody been authorizd by the republican members of the house to make such an agreement us Mossrs. Mills and Me- Millan proposed. The republican party o find no authority in law or parlismenta dent to justify it in staking the indus 1 and commercial interests of the Ameri- cun people upou the throw of a single dice or on & bet between the nart At are prese- ing the Milis bill on one side and u few in- competents on the other, h this dispatch assumes to be probable. Should such un outrage be attempted the names of those who propose 1t would instantly risc iuto national prominence. They would go into_ Listory as betrayers of the cause of protection when it was about to be nationalized, and us the ns- sassing of the republican party, the disrup- tion of which would inevitably' ‘follow the betrayal of the vital princivles by which it defends the prosperity of the whole people, A CURIOUS COURT MARTIAL CASE. The report of the court of inquiry which was ordered to investigate the performances of Dr. Robert W. Shufeldt, the surgeon at Fort Wingate, has devéloped a_singular stute of affuirs, It fluds that Dr. Shufeldt's time has been 80 occupied with pursuing sclentific studies foreign to his duties that his position as post surgeon has become dis- tasteful to him, resulting in creating dis- trust and lack of ¢ the doctor to Se duced, to which he insists that he place 'in the sick room any more than tronomer in the biographical laboratg concludes 'he worry engendered by a constant concern for the sufety of valuable mss and engravings trausmittéd throug mails has in this time wade serious inroads upon my health and I am personally aware thut my mind is at last bewg affected by the strain,” This letter ana the doctor’s man- ner and action before the court led to an agreement of the latter with Dr. Shufeldt cgarding his uffected mind. General Miles concurs with the court's opinion that “further procecdings in the unusual aud ex- truordinary case are unnecessary.” FAVORABLE REFORT ON THE HENNEPIN CANAL. The senute committee on commerce yester- day agreed to adopt Senator Cullom’s amend went Lo the river and harbor bill regarding the water way und the Hennopin canal, and they will be reported favorably to the senate o8 an amendment to the river atd harbor bill: Neither amendment appropriates woney for shall be made for the channels of both and plans and specifications made with a view to commencing work within another year. The present situation is vory satisfactory to Sene ator Cullom and all the friends of the measure, MISCRLLANEOU President Clevelaud and s wife have es tablished their summer residence out at Oale w, their country home in the western t of the District of Columbia. They drivi in every morning early, spend the day o the white house, wl they take midda lunch, and drive back in the evening in tim for dinner. Major A. W. Clancy, of Des Moines, is herd on his wedding tour. He was marrvied at Minneapolis on Tuesday to Miss R, O. Hens derson, who is a member of one of the olds est, weaithiost and most cultured families of that city. Major Clancy is conneeted with the school interests of Towa, is well known and well Iiked throughout the state, and ha and his wife will spend & week in Washing- ton from whence they go to Boston, New York and elsewhere in the cast before ro- turning to their future home, which will be at the capital of the Hawkeyo state, The announcement of Chairman_Horbes of the house committee on naval affairs, thid he will not report the naval appropriation bill for some time yet, is taken as an indicas tion that thore are to beno appropriations made for enlarging the navy, constructing const defences, or affording any protection on the seas, Mr. Hgrbert acknowledges that if the bill should be reported and acted upon now the house might make a large approprias tion for the rehabilitation of the navy, and this would 8o detract from the interest in the tariff bill that the latter's success would be impaired. Peruy S, Hearn, e e it THE FERRIS-SCOFIELD CASE. A Third Apvears to Be Looking Ou For the Woman. Nrw Yonrk, May 20.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre.]—It is reported to-day that there is another person in the Ferris-Scofield case, and that he is rich and powerful. Mrs, Sco- field is now free and Ferris is out on bail with no fear of the grand jury. Now it ap- pears that although Mrs. Scofield has a large sum of money to her credit with Hatch & Son, she has never employed counsol, It has always been done for her by some other per- son. First Jerome Buck appearel, but ho now appears to have dropped out of the case, He was counsel for Ferris, not for Mrs. Sco- field. Now Delancy Nicoll has secured her liberty. He is not her counsel and says: “I was retained by a certain lawyer to get the lady out of prison. 1 considered she was un- {uatly confined. Tidld what T cousidered right. never saw Mrs. Scofield until in_court and did not speak with her until after Judge Lawrence discharged her—not even then until she came to my office. She was very nervous. 1advised her to o to some quiet place and remain until she became calm. have no idea where she has gone. 1 could not communicate with her if I wanted to.” Nicoll denics that he was employed by Ferris and will not reveal the name of his eme ployer. A prominent lawyer says: It looks to me as if some one wanted 1o gt the Scofield woman out of the way. Some one, I do noti know who, is_evidently afraid of her, they are also afraid to show their hands in this dirty tragedy. The course pursued by Lawyers Buck and Nicoll supports this theory.” Coroner Levy said: “It is very, very curious that those lawyers take hold” of the case and then deny that they are counsel, It scems strange to me that they woul admit they were working for second or thi parties.” = Coroner Levy will hand the pupers to the grand _jury Monday, By thab time he expects to be in possession of evi- dence not broufih\ ovt at the inquest, and which will produce snother sensation and will not tend to muke Jife ple Scofield. ————— THE BREAD NOT DOUGH. Made of a Mixture of Hoopskirts, Pos tato Peelings, Barrel Staves, Kte. NEW York, May 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Max Grabofski was arrested two weeks ago on complaint of Joseph Ben- jamin, a baker of No. 61 Mott street. Benja- min accused Grabofskiof maliciously ruining a bateh of bread valued at Grahofski was at the time Benjamin's foreman, and mixed the baked dongh of which Mr. Benja- min’s loaves were mude. On May 4 Benja- min found all kis loaves of bread were full of rags, rusty uails, broken glass, shoe buttons, dirty paper, tooth-brushes, paper collars, sawdust, tomato cans, gunny sacks, sccond- hand clothing, outluwed pawn tickets and other little matters of that kind_ not ordin: used in making bread, Beujamin at once suspected that ~ Grabofski had surrcptitiously introduve:d these articles in the dough and accordingly had ted. Grabofski was in the Tombs yesterday. Benjomin told how dozens of customers had found the bread spoiled. One man said he found the bread full of potato peelings, hops, barrel staves, coul, kindling wood, etc. Justico Power looked slightly increaulous at two of the loaves which were produced in court and laid before his eves. They were large, un- gainly affairs, and we d_with knots anda warts of burned crust. Sticking out of the crevices were odds and ends of Mott street’s bea’s wardrobe. The loaves were covered with green mould, They were rank and smelled to heaven, The justice sniffed the air like a war horse and wheoled his chair buck. Hedidn't want to inspect the bread except from telescopic distance, and it was taken away again. The justice held Grabofski in §500 for the gencral sessions court, Loy, Young Catholics Confirmed. S, Josern, Mo, May 20.—([Special Tele- gram 1o Ture Bee.]—Bishop John Hogan, of the Kansas City and St. Joseph diocese, confirmed 500 Catholic children in this city to-day, being assisted by his secretary, ther Donnell, It was the first confirmation in St. Joseph for three yeurs and many members of the church were present from surrounding towns, The churches in_which services were held were the cathedral, Ce vent of the Sacred Heart and St. Patrick's, At the German Catholic church Adolph Shaefer was ordained to the ministry, —— She Wants to Be an Editor, W Yonrk, May 20.—[Special Telegram to ~Madame Diss De Barr, the spook picture puinter, threatens to publish apaperas soon as she is liberated, She says New York needs a paper that will tell the truth, A prominent spiritualist, who follows spiritualism as a living and is get- ting rich at it, is said to have completed ar- rangements by which the madame will give financial and editorial assistance to a new weekly which will soon be started in the ins terests of spiritualisin, - Had to Have a Wife, $r. Joseen, Mo, May 20,—[Special Tele gramto Tue Bee.)—Rob & wealthy merchant of Gardner, Colo., advertised in a paper for a wife, He got six answers, and his choice, who lives in Lincoln, 111, failed show up. After waiting one week he i the second choice, who lives i now. sant for mrs. ily - Driven Away by the Scundal, NEw Yors, May {Special Telegram ta Tue Bee)—A Sun London special sayss Muze. Wilson, wife of ex-President Grevy's scump of & son-in-law, has decided to leave Paris, where she cannot live on account of the public feeling against her huspand, and she will probably go with her children to New York. Woather For lfowa and rains, followed by coming light to fresh For Southwestern lowed by warmer fi e idications. Nebrask Cooler, local ir weather, winds be- rtherly Dak e weath oler, fols cr, fresh to briclk coustruction, but it is provided that surveys x variable winds, o