The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-08-29
Crop Conditions.

Crop Conditions.
NORTHERN SECTIoN.-With the
exception of limited areas where
local rains fell the disastrous
drouth prevails unbroken and ia
shortening production rapidly.
Corn on upland is largely past ben
eft, and has been or will be cut to
save for fodder; on lowlands it
still stands from half to average
crop, and rains would benefit. Po-
tato tops are generally dying or
dead; the yield will be light, and
the tubers of small size, Pastures
are dry, dead and brown, and
wheat is being fed to stock to q
considerable extent. Meadows are
bare; clover has made no second
growth, and spring seeding is
about failure. Buckwheat has
done no good, and turnips have
failed TO come up. Gardens are
very near to a complete failure.
Fruits are mostly short of a full
yield; but pears, plums and grapes
are unusually abundant in some
places. Apples and peaches are
generally below average; are
ripening prematurely, and some
are shrinking up on the trees; ap-
pies are dropping considerably,
and much cider is being made.
Flowing for wheat is difficult, and
is retarded; generally it is expect
ed small acreage will be sown on
account of the poor price prevail
ing and the dry and hard condi-
tion of the ground. Frosts occur
red widely on the 22d, but did no
serious damage. Halls accom-
panied local thunderstorms on the
18th, and beat down and damaged
crops to a limited extent in a few
localities.
MIDDLE SEcTIoN.-The weather
during the week has been general
ly attended with warm days and
cool nights and excessive sunshine
Local showers fell on the 10th and
Goth; the former reviving vegeta-
tion and putting the ground in
condition for plowing. Corn and
potatoes are too fare gone to be
benefited much by rains now. Low.
land corn is caring well, and will
make from one-half to three.
fourths of an average crop, while
hill land corn is almost an entire
failure. Potatoes will yield one
half to two-thirds of an average
crop, but are very small. Garden.
are in poor condition. Glover
seed Is short and thin on ground
but is we'll filled, and the quality il
good. The thresling of wheat anc
oats is nearing completion, will
good yield and fair yield of oats
Pastures are very poor, and stool
is being fed. Streams and we'll
are getting dry. There has beel
but little plowing so far. The to
bacco crop will be much below tn
average; some cutting has beel
done. Apples continue to dror
and the crop is estimated to b
considerable below the average
Peaches ore ripening, with Gro
light. Pears are reported plent
full in some localities. Plums ger
orally light crop. Grapes fair croK
Buckwheat coming on nicely.
SOUTHERN SECTIoN.-Warm day
and cool nights, with occasions
light local rains, formed condition
beneficial toward the developmen
of late corn, tobacco and gras
i Over some of the counties drouth
conditions prevailed, and corn, tt
bacco and grass suffered seriousl!
Late corn on bottom lands is mos
, ~ caring well, and will make frol
one-half to two-thirds of a GRO
The fall pasturage has been star
ed by the late rains, and is no
, very promising over some countie
. Tobacco has been benefited by til
rains, and is generally being Gu
) giving a fair to good yield; SON
of the early planting being espec
ally good. Potatoes are being du
and give generally a poor yiel
, The drouthy conditions have d