Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-16
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Frost Threatening in some Quarters and
Rnin Badly Necale.l In Others.

Frost threatening in Some Quarters and
Rain Badly Needed In Others.
Following is the weekly telegraphic
bulletin of the weather bureau as to the
crops:
New England-Favorable week, light
frosts; no serious damage: tobacco cX-
cellent crop: cranberries promising we'll;
fall feed and rowen good.
New York-Cool and dry, corn being
cut in southeast; potatoes, rot increas-
ing.
New Jersey-Cool nights retard the
maturing of fruit, aorn and truck; cut
ting buckwlleat and early corn.
Pennsylvania-Crops are in fair con-
dition: tall seeding begun; potatoes
below average: slight injury from frost.
Maryland and Delaware-Light trosts:
all crops suffering from drought; farm
ers cutting corn and preparing ground.
for seeding.
Administration shedding rapidly
and boil worms doing serious injury in
q few counties; all other crops improved.
Tennessee-Rain needed for late
fodder pulling and sorghum making
progress.
Aentucky-All crops and pastures suf-
fcring for rain and will be short in most
sections: tobacco good in southwest
counties and cutting progressing rup-
idly.
Missouri-Late corn, potatoes, grass
es, stock, blowing and seeding have suf-
fered from drought, but rain ON Sunday
was beneficial.
lllinois-Early corn maturing rapidly
and will be past danger from frosts in
ten days, and late corn will be safe Oct.
l; rain needed.
lndiana-Rain needed much: early
planted corn ripening fast.
West Virginia-Drought broken; corn
cutting begun: pastures very short;
plowing for fall wheat is progressing
slowly.
Ohio-Drought continues, injuring
corn and pastures; corn cutting COM
menced; light frosts, no damage; plow-
ing and seeding progressing slowly;
some tobacco cut; buckwheat doing
we'll.
Michigan-Northern and central coun-
ties report crop in good conditions;
southern counties poor: wheat and oats
will be average; potatoes light; fruit
fair.
Wisconsin-Cool weather and light
frosts retarded growth of corn; large
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co cutting, excellent crop.
Administrative weeks warm weath-
er required for l. flax being harvest
ed; crop good; rain needed.
Iowa-Frosts three mornings in north.
ern portion: no damage; corn doing
fairly We'll and most OF it will be safe
from frost about Sept. 25; rain needed.
North Dakota-Slight damage by
frosts; cutting grain practically ended
and thrashing we'll unuer way.
South Dahota-Corn maturing rapid
ly; no damage from frosts; harvesting
small grains about completed; flax and
millet being cut; crop good.
Nebraska-Too cold and wet for corn.
crop will require from fifteen to twenty
days to be beyond injury from frosts.
Kansas = Conditions favorable to
corn, pastures, stock and blowing; corn
much improved.
Oklahoma = Rainfall heavy in Sec
tons; farmers cutting corn and plow-
ing.
Ttah-Frost in northern counties in-
iured potatoes and late wheat; grain
turning out we'll.
Colorado = Conditions favorable for
grass. potatoes, corn and fruit in north
ern and dry in southern portions; light
frosts did slight damage.
Oregon-No rainfall reported, but
now threatened: cereal crops nearly all
thrashed; hops doing we'll; corn prom
Uses fair yield.
California-Budded oranges promise
we'll: seeding light; Fresno raisins two
weeks late; shipping dried grapes be-
runs: in northern counties fruit better
than expected; good progress in drying.
PERFECTION is what some men marry.
and lose sight Of at the altar.