The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-24
CROPS AND WEATHER.
An Intelligent Review Of the Situation
for the Past week.

sttdPt as tdl uoEtu It's NlihuCSOld. spring
wheat seeding in Minnesota and Dakota
backward Very little blowing in Illinois
or Iowa; large acreage of land ready for
planting corn in Kansas. Last year dur
ing the same period We find that farm
work was progressing finely, the weather
being dry in Nebraska. Kansas and Mis-
souri, Winter wheat was thin on the |
ground, and grass was growing finely
Good progress with blowing for corn:
spring wheat and oats nearly all seeded /
Following is report from few of the
states up to the first of the present week:
lllinois-From one end of the state to
the other all still show cold wet and gen
cral backward condition of farm work
Excellent progress was made last week !
with seeding oats and comparatively
speaking the crop was all put in by Sat
urday night, April 19th on the high drain
ed land, Indications then were that upon
the opening of the present week the seed |
ing OF the cat crop in Illinois would have |
been finished, but heavy rain storm
followed by a succession of showers dur
ing the past week has put stop to seed |
ing. The acreage this season of the cat
crop has been very largely increased on
account of the fear of the farmers that
the seed corn will again fail and might
( add in this connection that for the same
reason more fax has been and will be
/ sovn that usual.
! Iowa-So far the spring has been cold
and wet and as one corresp ondent remarks
has been death on young pigs but good
for grass and wheat No heavy rains, but
continuous drizzles and mists In Cedar
county correspondent says that even the
corn that,was imported from Nebraska is
now spelling, and that very few hogs are
/ being fattened on account of the scarcity
both OF hogs and corn. Preparations are
also being made for seeding more flax than
usual. The oat crop is a little more than
half sown but So far scarcely any land
has been plowed for corn.
Mssouri-The spring has been very
cold, backward and wet. From Lacledc
county, important winter wheat point,
everything looking well for coming crop
/ especially wheat but too early yet to de
terminc how it will come out From
jackson county, past thirty days, have
pcen perfect for saving wheat but too
cool to make large growth. The oat
crop generally sown and up but progress
with blowing for corn ana planting still
backward
Kansas Although she is ahead OF ali
other states in the northwest so far as
seeding, blowing and planting is concern
ed. yet the general condition of affairs
show that farm work is fully three weeks
later than last year In many counties
al this date in So farmers were blowing
corn, while now there is but little corn
planted. The oat cropiS all mp and looking
well In Crawford county, cool weather
has kept core from sprouting but pros.
poets are now for a change which will
bring corn out of The ground quickly. The
coming week with favorable weather
promises to be one of great importance
Tor planting corn in Kansas.
Michigan-Spring very backward but
very little freezing and thaving and the
general prospects for a good crop of
wheat are better than month ago, The
weather has been very favorable
for wheat, crops looking well, ground well
covered with a uniform stand bat not as
large as same time last season.
, Indiana and Ohio-The same reports viii h
are received from the other Northwestern
> states, Of very wet backward, cold spring
come from the state Of Ohio and Indiana
[ Oats are mostly sown buy very little
ground ready for corn.
Minnesota an average in Minnesota
about half the ground is seeded Some
3 farmers are all done while others have
scarcely commenced. Heavy rains the
present week have retarded farm work
for several days. Seeding had commenc
ed and was quite general the first week in
April but the cold, wet weather of last
week put stop 10 all farm work
Wisconsin-The season is very back
ward and wet. No spring work done YET
and in many counties the acreage of wheat
which will be sown will be less than form.
5 mer seasons as farmers are turning theil
attention to the dairy Ground was ready
!, for sec ling early in April, but since which
time snow and rain storms have delayed
work and the ground is not in as good
condition as it was then.
p Nebraska-The spring prospects are
fair Season is cold and wet but moi
enough to discourage farmers. Spring
wheat is coming up in good shape, plenty
, Of moisture in the ground and blowing fol
t corn well along.
e SOUTHERN OUTLOOK.
y Ge0rgia-Weather has been cold will
too much rain, which has greatly retarded
farm work The stand of corn so far very
e poor Cotton planting has just begun
a Weather very cool with east winds
I Alabama-S Spring work backward Coo
9 weather retarded growth of corn. Oat
y late. Cotton coming up.
Texas-Corn all planted Two thirds
s of the cotton. Rain for last three week.
stopped cotton planting. Corn looking
well but too wet and cool for cotton.
e Cold weather still continues in Tennes