Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
BULLETIN FOR LAST WEEK.
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out the Mississippi Valley.


out the Mississippi Valley.
The weather crop bulletin for last the
week says:
The crop season of 1892, from March
l to Oct. 3, closes with general excess
OF precipitation throughout the Missis-
sippi valley and generally all over
northern districts eastward OF the Mis-
souri, valley. In Central and Eastern
Texas, Eastern Maine, and in the States
bordering on the Atlantic and Maryland
southwark, the seasonal rainfall has
been below the average. the deficiency
in Florida and along the Texas coast
ranging at some stations from 10 to 10
inches.
New England-An excellent season
for all crops except potato; harvesting
done; high winds damaged fruit trees
In North on Oct. 1; cranberries ready,
an average crop; apples average In
North, below In South.
New York--Conditions favorable for
securing late crops; corn and buck
wheat mostly safe; potatoes rotting
very badly; killing frosts Oct. l; dam
age not yet ascertained.
Pennsylvania-Light frosts general
on Oct.2, killing in some places; early
sown wheat looks very fine.
Maryland and Delaware-Light frosts:
but no injury reported; wheat seeding
mostly finished; tobacco nearly housed.
Administration improved, opening
rapidly and picking general; crop from
two to three weeks late; an early frost
would greatly reduce the prospective
yield.
Missouri-Plowlng and seeding near
ing completion; corn generally safe from
frost and promises fair crop; pastures
poor.
Illinois-All corn practically safe;
wheat seeding nearly completed except
in southern counties, where work was
retarded by continued drought; rain
badly needed; much orn cut.
Indiana-Wheat is up and looking
we'll, but some damage Is being done by
flies; late corn is about all ripe and all
crops are free from danger.
Ohio-Corn matured, being rapidly cut
and mostly in shock; wheat seeding
nearly completed, coming up looking
well; potatoes yielding poorly; buck
wheat and grapes yielding well; frost
Sept. 81; no damage.
Michigan-All crops about harvested;
some late corn and potatoes still out
and little fall sowing yet TO be done.
Wisconsin-Winter wheat and rye do
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all yield below average, except tobacco,
which Is excellent; fall pasturage good.
Minnesota = Corn safe; thrashin0
three-quarters don e north, and progress
ing slowly south; rain badly needed for
plowing.
Iowa-Corn all safe: rain needed for
fall grain, pastures and powing; water
for stock becoming scarce.
North Dakota-Fall blowing general,
but ground becoming too hard corn
safe from frost; thrashing progressing
finely.
South Dakota-Corn nearly matured;
thrashing over one-third completed; all |
grains average fairly; rain needed badly |
for plowing.
Nebraska-Late corn has ripened |
rapidly: ground too dry for plowing; |
fall-sown grain and pastures are suffer |
ing from drought.
Kansas-Warm, cloudless and rainless |
week, rapidly drying up pastures, fod- |
der, stock, water, delaying fall plowing
and seeding, and injurious to growing
wheat, but beneficial to corn.
Oregon-Harvest over; crops waiting
and generally better than an
grass growing; stock in con-
ditIon for winter; plowing and seeding
Kentucky-Rain badly needed for
pastures, fall plowing and seeding; corn
safe.