Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
PHENoMeNALLY WARM WEEK,

Its Eject on Unharvested Crops and Gen
eral teamwork.
CHICAGO, Sept 24.-The reports as tc
the condition of the crops throughout
the country and the general influence
of weather upon the cultivation,
growth and harvest of same were
made by the directors of the several
state weather services Tuesday. The
reports received at Chicago are as fol-
lows:
inois-Ext.cmely hot. dry week. unfavor-
ale for blowing or sowing, and little wheat has
been sowp. All corn cut which can be as re-
matnder Is too dry to cut Rye up and general
ly doing we'll; considerable second crop hoy
cut; pastures generally good; late vegetables
are In favorable condition and potatoes nearly
ready for digging
MISUNDERSTANDING d hot, dry weather, ex-
cept occasional heavy local rains proved In
furious to growing vegetation. retarding the
developme mt OF winter cereals and the progress
of fall blowing Pasturage becoming poor and
water scarce
Minnesota-Very hot and dry up to Satur-
day. then much cooler with heavy rains, great
ly benefting pasturage and fall blowing All
crops now matured threshing and corn out
ting progressing. potato digging begun. Heavy
frost In north half Monday
South Dakota-Extremely warm, followed
after Thursday by cooler, with we'll distrib-
uted far to heavy rains General frost Sun
day night Rains very beneficial for fall
plowtng. Field crops matured and crop sea-
son ended
Nebraska-First OF week very hot and
windy, followed by good rains and much cooler
the last OF week. Generally heavy frost Nom
day morning, but practically no damage, as all
crops had matured. The rains have been BEN
etcial to pastures and placed ground In better
condition for blowing and seeding.
kansas-Hot dry, cloudless, windy week.
closing with light showers and frost matur-
Ing corn rapidly. blowing of much fruit and
and broom corn harvest completed
Oklahoma-Hot and dry till Sunday fore
noon, when temperature dropped 81 degrees in
two hours. accompanied by light rain High
south winds have prevailed. Conditions un-
favorable for cotton and fall work
Administration hos opened very rapidly.
but owing to hot weather. picking has pro
crossed slowly; some complaint OF shedding
and premature opening Corn is being gath
cred and crop is good. Potatoes and fall crops
seriously injured by drought and rain is need.
ed for fall blowing
Missouri-High temperature, almost con.
tinuous sunshine and high winds dried corr
very rapidly. Wheat sowing retarded by
drought In many counties and pastures are
needing rain Tobacco nearly all cut Apples
suffered considerably from winds and heat
1owa-High temperature with strong winds
for six days broke all past September records
and put finishing touches on corn. All crop,
are now safe. Winter apples are injured by
wind and sunshine.
Kentucky = Abnormally high temperature
and suns hfny weather general rainfau i.
needed, as continued drought will prove in.
furious. Pastures and corn drying and stock
water scarce.
Ohio-Rainfall light in southern and west
ern counties, but nearly average elsewhere
Wheat and rye seeding and corn and tobacco
cutting progressed. Abnormal warmth
rtpened late corn rapidly. Some wheat and
rye up, and crops made some Improvement
where rainfall was sufficient
1ndiana-Hot. sunny, dry weather all the
week. Corn matured rapidly, most is now in
shock and nearly all safe from frost Tobacco
is being housed rapidly Wheat and rye com.
Ing up nicely.
{ Michigan-Week has beon generally favor.
able. Corn is about all secured and out of the
way of frost. Potatoes are being dug and are
Of good quality, but few In q hill Rains
have improved the ground for blowing and
seeding which has been pushed