The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-09-09
CROP REP0R'TS,
Weekly Bulletin Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
CONDITIONS FAyoRABLE
ror the Farmers in Nearly All the
Northern States.
SOME injury IS NOTED

Beoause OF Wet weather In Some SEQ
tions, but the Majority of Reports are
Highly Promising.
WASHINGTON, Sept THE weather
crop bulletin Of the department. OF ag-
riculture for last week gives the follow
ing summary of its report from all
parts Of the country:
New England Crops ripening slowly.
Potato rot not spreading seriously. To
bacco harvest nearly completed and the
crop is in good condition. large crop
of cranberries is indicated
New York-The conditions were gen.
erally favorable for growing crops and
seeding. Corn is from one TO three
weeks late. The blight is increasing.
Hops badly damaged by moisture, To
bacco harvest is we'll advanced.
Pennsylvania-Corn is excellent but
needs warm, sunshiny weather to ma
ture Il. The buclSwheat crop viii be
unusually large. Tobacco cutting con-
tinues and the crop is reported fine Po-
! tatoes only slightly injured by rot;
crop very large.
} New Jersey = The cranberry crop
promises an average yield. The wealth
. er has been unfavorable for ripening
fruit and vegetables and the grain is
too wet for digging potatoes and Tor
7 blowing and seeding.
Maryland-Peaches, potatoes and to-
bacco were injured by rain in southern
, Maryland; otherwise conditions were
: favorable TO growing crops Sunshiny
, weather Is needed in all sections
, Virginia-All crops advanced, but to
bacco needs dry, warm weather.
A Kentucky = Tho weather has beer
/ generally benef eficial TO crops The corr
. crop promises 70 be the largest In years
. Tobacco shows some improvement but
+ In below the average, the early crop be-
Q inR cut Late fruits and potatoes arr
! abundant. Fall blowing progressing
0 Ohio--Corn promises well and vii
mature In two weeka Buckwheat Is
n heavy crop. Clover Is clesn and Is
. rood yield. Wheat sowing Is In progres
y and the soil Is In good condition TO
y plowing and seeding.
d Michigan-The weather has been TO-
n cool for marked Improvement IN corr
10 and potatoes. Corn will be safe In tel
- days
& fllinois-Corn Is maturing slowly
d owing to continued cool weather Th'
70 soil Is In excellent condition for plowine
II Indiana-Corn. though ripening slow
"a lv continues In excellent condition
d Flowing for wheat nearly completed
sr but sowing has not yet commenced
5. Iowa--If we have two weeks withot
N frost, 90 per cent Of the corn VIII p
out Of danger; late corn will require
month. Fall blowing and seeding Is
progress with Increased acreage. y Fl
;. !. wisconsin conditions were VI
>" favorable TO corn, buckwheat and pot
:. toes Frost occurred in nearly all po
~ tions Of the state on the 4th, with col
-, siderable damage to corn and bucl
wheat In northern counties
". Minnesota = Threshing progressin
rs Frost seriously damaged garden true
~ In some localities and also greatly J
o iured corn In north and central cou
- ties, and slightly in southern. Tv
M, weeks of warm weather In the sout
~ ~ ern portions OF the state will matu
ne corn. :, =
arc North and South Dakotas-North d
nc; kota harvest is advancing, but has be-
= retarded by delayed ripening on graz
In South Dakota late haying, hreshi
and grain marketing are general
rri- Nebraska-The week has been 81
Ibe orally dry. cool and sunshiny. i
on bulk of the corn crop requires ten da
, in TO mature in south Nebraska and
ube teen days In north Nebraska, which "
life place 1t beyond danger from frost
TO Missouri-A splendid week for ia
and work, but too cool for maturing corn
cad Kansas--Cool suushiny weather W
and very little rain has been favorable
was haying and harvestinr. butunfavora
ose. for the late corn crop, and has ms
ing the ground too hard for fall plowiI
''a' Light frosts occurred on the Sd and
no damage reported.