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Show FAIIM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OP INTEREST TO AqnicuLTUiiidTs. am rp-t-1la lllalt Ahaal Cat' ttratUa "l tha Soil aad tlalda Tharaofllartltaltara, Vlllaallara aad riorteallara. Vflntar Vfhaat IWr-irt, In the winter wheat report for till-sols till-sols only the central and southern counties aro Involved, as but little Is grown In the northern psrt ot the state. Kitty per cent of the returns sbo7 that condition Is good and of the remaining CO per cent two-third Indicate Indi-cate fair condition. Four correspondents correspond-ents In Ibe central part ot tho state and six In the southern report damsge by Hetalsn fly. Atthuugh crops ate not suffering, about halt our correspondents corre-spondents state that the ground Is dry and rain will soon be needed. The other CO per cent report moisture sbundant and In a few counties, notably nota-bly Livingston, I'ssiac and Iroquois, '.hero hss been tow much rsln to suit the farmers. Winter whest la Indiana was ksdly 'rot in out and Its condition Is very poor. In most localities It does not promise to yield moro thin one-fourth to one-half a crop. Hessian fly 'has also damaged It considerably, especially especial-ly In Illackford and Pike counties. A few correspondents In tho central and southern portions report moisture deficient, de-ficient, otherwise the supply Is abundant. abun-dant. In northern Michigan, where It was protected by mow, winter wheat Is In good condition, but winter killing and the ravages of the Henlan fly have not left much In tho central and southern portions of the stale. A larg part of the wheat area will bo plowed under. un-der. What remains hss Improved with the fatorabto weather of tbo last ten days. Moltturo nppesrs tn bt abundant enough to suit the needs of all crops, only one correspondent reporting re-porting any deficiency. Ohio correspondents report conditions condi-tions very similar to those found In Michigan. Tho bulk of the crop liai been ruined by winter killing and Hessian, Hes-sian, fly. In the best reports received not more than two-thirds ot a crop It predicted. A few counties are getting ' irr, but In slmost all parta of the state moisture Is aboundaut and tht I wheat that bat survived Is Improving. Improv-ing. A few correspondent! In Kentucky state that moisture Is deflctint, but the majority report an abundance and tome too much rain for corn planting, Wheat Is In splendid condition and a good crop Is anticipated. Tbore aro three reports of Hessian fly, but little I or no damage from that source Is com- plttned of. Tbo reports of Missouri and ICan- sis winter wheat aro very encourag-. encourag-. Ing, condition running "good to very good," or "considerably above tho avtrigc." Moisture u abundant In ii i , .itin-i.j rma,iuum,vw mtin sat bare had too mucb.ralnT HcssUa fly has not appeared In either state. |
