Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-01
CROP CONDITIONS.

Pastures Suffering for Rain In Several
States, but Corn Doing Well.
The Weather Bureau at Washington
has issued the following synopsis of
telegraph reports on the crop conditions
in the West:
Acknowledgements and sunshine
average and precipitation slightly above;
cotton generally good; late corn injured
by drought.
Tennessee-Temperature below nor
NAL; rains average; fall plowing for
wheat general; where rains fell acreage
increased; general crop conditions good.
Kentucky-Rainfall unevenly distrib-
uted; temperature slightly above nor
NAL; crops in most sections need rain.
Missouri-Temperatu slightly above
normal; scattered and insufficient show
ers; pastures short; plowinG retarded;
harvest generally completed.
Illinois-Temperatu slightly above
normal; rainfall below average; wheat
and oat thrashing well advanced; oat
crop light; rain badly needed for corn,
pastures and fall plowing; fruit crop
very light.
Indiana-Rainfall Of one day was ex-
cessire In some localities, while none
fell in others; temperature excessive;
rain benefited corn; clover seed being
harvested; wheat nearly all thrashed;
plowing continues vigorously.
West Virginia - I emperature above
average, rainfall below; drought injuri-
Gus to corn, especially on uplands;
pastures late; potatoes, buckwheat, and
vegetation of all kinds injuriously
affected by drought; streams and springs
drying up; tobacco doing well.
Ohio = Drought affecting pastures
corn, tobacco and buckwheat in fair
condition, with slight Improvement;
wheat and oats threshing well along;
grasshoppers damaging vegetation.
Michigan - Temperature above and
rainfall below average; crops, except
corn, doing well, except in southern
counties, where drought prevails; coin
may be injured by frost.
Wisconsin-Much needed rain now
lightly falling; threshing next week;
prospects for yield fair; much tobacco
will be cut this week.
Minnesota-Rainfali below and tenn
perature above normal; week favorable
except IN some western counties. where
heat advanced corn; flax doing well,
cutting most done in northern and CEN
tral portion and stacking and threshing
progressing in southern.
Iowa-Rainfall generally below aver
tion and sunshine above; deficiency Of
rainfall and cool nights have somewhat
checked rapid growth Of corn.
North Dakota = Too much rain In
northeast portions and insufficient
amount in western portions; tempera-
ture slightly below normal; thrashing
this week.
South Dakota-Scattered showers and
cool weather favorable to late crops;
wheat harvest far advanced; heat Tues
day crinkled and shrunk late wheat;
late crops doing we'll where rain fell.
Nebraska-The normal temperature
OF the week was beneficial to the corn,
which, though late, is doing well; past
ures and grass lands are drying up.
Kansas-Rainfall generally deficient;
temperature average, with excess oi
sunshine; conditions with rain areas
beneficial: corn in central and northern
counties good, but in southern not do
ing well.
Oklahoma-Sunshinen normal, temper.
ature slightly below; light rains fairly
distributed; best possible conditions
prevail; late crops of fruits and vege.
tables thriving; thrashing begun apt
plowing general; some corn being cut
Montana-Temperatur below nor
NAL; precipitation below, except IL
northwest portion; hay harvest nearly
over; grain ripening fast, with prospects
of over an average yield for irrigated
crops; grass drying up on ranges.
Colorado Temperature slightly
above, precipitation below average
wheat not 80 we'll filled as was expectOC
on account OF hot weather, which hal
been fine for curing hay; crop excellent
thrashing has begun.
New Mexico = Cool weather; ligh
local thunder showers; more rain needles
to insure winter feed on cattle ranges
fruit gathering going forward rapidly.