Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12

Charles f. IiuucN acting director OF
the weather bureau has issued bulletin
No. II OF the Wisconsin weather ser
vice This bulletin is rgr the week end
iug Aug 5 II reads as follows:
Another week has passed without
rain except scattering thunder showers
On tho An and 9th ia the central coun-
ties The extreme limits OF the rain
area seem to be Vernon and Green on
the west ana south ana LAnglade and
Oumyamic on the east and north the
Wisconsin river country, The fall re-
ported is from trace 20 about an
inch, and i'm the ease of each storm
covered a very limited area The heat
and dryncSs have caused a gradual but
sure deterioration in the condition Of
an growing crops Potatoes have sui
tered more than corn, but even corn
is ut that period of its development
where rain is essential il the previously
estimated large yield is realized. How
ever, il must be borne in mind that it
is difficult TO ruin the corn crop with
too great heat, and 1t is believed that
fully an average yield is stin in sight
"'rhe cutting Of small grain Is prac-
tically finished In the southern and
central counties and some threshing has
been done oats are proving short IN
sull, and light in yield and weight
Spring wheat is also light, but where
winter wheat has been thrcsheJ it is
proving "a good crop. Pastures me gen
orally much In need OF rain ana In
some extreme eases are turning brown
Hay was excellent and secured in good
shupe Marsh hay is sul being cut
Tobacco Is feeling the effects Of the
dry weather Topping is being done
/ ia southern counties
Light frosts are reported from north
en counties and one or two central
counties on the mornings OF the 9th
and 7th No damage is thought to have
been done, although the few crops in
northern counties may have been
touched slightly
while the dry weather has lessencd
the quantity of water In reservoirs.
and cannot be considered as beneficial
to the growing cranberry crop, still
all the conditions point strongly to an
excellent yield 10 be sure II frosts
come before rain rcpienishes the stor-
age Of water in reservoirs, great dam
age would result and many marshes
are today in much danger from this
condition, The average fan Of rain
during the past week should be about
70 Of an inch, but the state has been
dry with the exception Of the thunder
showers noted above
There is but little hopes for potatoes
now" said u wen known Dane county
farmer Tuesday, as he east his eye
heayenward to find not one cloud, OF
even u spcck The farmer added: 81
have d thirteen acre patch Of potatoes
that two weeks ago promised an ex-
celeut yield A day or two ago l dug
up twenty or thirty hills, here and
there, ana found in majority Of places
but "a very slim showing mere mar
bles. Rain now could do but little
good to potatoes in this section
When asked IN regard to the con
ditlou Of corn, the farmer replied. 1T
needs rain very badly. In some To-
calitles the yield win be very fair in
others there viii be lots Of nubbins
The Weld Of corn in Dane county viii
not come up to the expectation in
duIged ln eight or ten d"vs ago. And
If rain does not come ION the corn
crop may be put down as almost a
failure"
In many localities farmers are com
planning that grass is dying very fast
There is an unusually large stock Of
hay on hand; but stock men were In
hopes that feeding could be kept up
ON grass for at least six weeks to come.
FROST IN WISCONSIN.