The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-16
Corn IL Burning Up.

u.atner on grown, CULTIVATION and
nsryest made % the directors of the
ai4arent State weather services of the
Inited State, Weather Bureau, are as
follows:
uinois-Temperature below normal.
srn,hlne above normal and rainfall below
sand BADLY distributed, in some sections
oone being received. Late rains bene hcia!
10 corn, pastures and gardens Wheat and
ant ,hrashing stll progressing. Some
moving for wheat
P,nd1,na-Fe~ local showers and cool
w.,ther beneated corn in good soil; that
in li.nt am clay ground needs rain much
Wheat and oat ihrashing continued; yield
good,
Wisconsin First Of week hot and last
c,l with light irosts on 81, injuring cram
bsrri.s considerably. No rain except ligh.
| Ior,l SHOWERS. corn aud potatoes perma
| gently injured by drought and generally
| vast nelp Pastures dried up in all Sec
| ion, aud dairies suffering severely.
bwa-Partial relief was afforded last
seeA by local showers and low tenn
| ture. but the drought is u%nbrOken Corn
and other unhurvested crops steadily los
Ing ground.
Minnesota Drought unbroken, but
| cooler. with light frosts Thursday and IT,.
| day doing singh damage. Harvest Wei
aj6u.. Wheat yielding better than ex-
| n.ctei. Corn, potatoes and pastures dry
south Dakota-Continued drought, blu,
| cooler. Wheat. oats. and barley harvest
vnl be Completed this week. Except in
scattered localities, drought injury to
| corn. flax, and millet irreparable. and
farmers cutting corn for fodder. Hay light
and scarce. and potatoes suffering.
kans ls-Coo.er weather, with good rains.
except in the northern halves OF the mid
lie and eastern divisions, have improved
| crop conditions, Outside of rain belt,
crops not improved. pastures are brown,
| aud prairie hres have occurred.
Okla.oma-Temperature below normal;
!ocal showers over greater portion of ever
section. admitting OF blowing for fall
| wheat. Grass aad pastures improving,
cotton shedding slightly.
Ohio Local rains nave benefited corn,
potatoes and tobacco considerably, but
the distribution was very irregularly made
Corn on low ground promises we'll. but on
huly -round, especially in north part OF
State, the damage is irreparable. Wheat
yield is good. Tobacco doing we'll Fruits
scarce and OF poor quality.
Nebraska Scattered showers have
helped corn in small areas; generally corn
slightly poorer condition than a week ago;
hay a very light crop; much corn being
cut for fodder.
hANHOhi aAl u
the drought continues in many counties.
H. southwest section corn in good condi-
zion, with pros poets for whole crop; In
other sections IL has improved In some
counties, while others show a decline.
Michigan-Drought still on and corn. po-
tatOes, beans and pastures suffering Sc
vereiy; some corn being cut for fodder;
corn deteriorating. Light frost Sd and Attn
did slight damage.
Arkansas-Week particularly favorable
tor all crops; cotton f%ruiting abundantly;
early corn about laid by; another rain
needed to make late corn; both paintings
are fine; large crop sweet and Irish pOta-
toe, and w~atermelons.
kentucky Local rains improved corn
and tobacco IN some sections. but In others
these crops are seriously affected by
drought, especially upland corn; forward
tobacco being topped; pastures very poor;
hemp standing drought we'll; potatoes i'm
proved.
North Dakota-All small grain has been
seriously damaged by drought. particular
iy wheat, the berry Of which has been
s%hrunken by premature ripening; corn
and potatoes suffering except in a few To-
c~aIltiesl pastures drying up; harvest
nearly half finished.
Poor Outlook for Corn.
The past week has been n Of OK
%cessive rainfall over the greater por-
ton Of the southern States, while
showers in some sections quite sufti-
clent to relieve the drought fell over
the middle Atlantic and New England
States. In portions of the Carolinas,
Georgia, and over a large part OF Texas
weekly r~ainfalls ranging from fOur to
slX inches are rerOrted. More than
the usual rainfall has also occurred In
northern Michigan and over limited
areas in the central Ohio and central
Mississippi valleys: but over much
the greater portion Of the coun-
try from the Alleghanies westward, In
GLIDING the principal corn states, little
or no rain fell during the week, and the
brought condit. on previously reported
II mat region has in some sections be-
come more serious. Unusually low
temperatures occurred Overthe central
Ial!ey, Gulf States, lake region n
New England, many stations reporting
Vac lowest temperatures yet recorded
qurlng the first decade OF August,
aght frosts occurred in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michigan, causing con-
siderable damage.
While lowland corn has improved
somewhat during the week in Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois, the showers that
nave fallen in these States have been
insufficient to help the crops In the
lp.ands. In Michigan, Iowa, Ne
ofa'Ka, and South Dakota the cOndl-
!!oA OF the corn, except over very linn
led areas, is more serious than was re-
ported last week, and it is being cut
Tor fodder in South Dakota, Nebraska,
and Michigan. Throughout the South
eFh States corn is reported as in excel
.eht condition. and a fine crop is prac-
|eally assured in South Carolina, GeOr-
g,la' Alabama, and Mississippi. Upon
oae whole reports as to the condition
VI cotton continue favorable, although
700 much rain has interfered with pick
ans IN Texas, and caused shedding and
sust to some extent in South Carolina
AAitaoama, Mi ssissippi, and Louisiana
cue cranber y crop, which has pre-
ss,ouSty susta ned injury from forest
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