Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-08

plants of shedding are received from
the Carolinas, Florida and Louisiana.
harvesting of spring wheat is adyanc.
ing favorably in South Dakota and
southern Minnesota, ana will begin II
North Dakota this week. Tobacco Is
not doing well in Ohio. but in Wiscon.
sin, Maryland and Kentucky if il
growing finely, the outlook in Mary
being exceptionally favorable: in vir.
ginia the general condition is nronls.
ing. The subjoiJrd summary is COM
prehensive:
ARKANSAS: Crops somewhat i'm
proved though showers have been too
frequent for best results. Upland cot
ton very promising but lowland cot
ton very poor stand and not fruiting
well. Corn continues very fine gener-
ally. Fruit fine and plentiful.
ILLINOIS,: Exceedingly favorable
week. Severe local storms northwest
counties on Friday, damage not irrep-
arabic. Corn growing Splendidly,
roasting ears in early fields. Oats,
wheat and rye threshing retarded.
Late potatoes, gardens, pastures and
second crop clover, millet and fodder
crops growing finely. Fruit abundant
| in central and southern sections. Fail
| blowing general in same sections.
| MINNESOTA: Week cool and dry.
very favorable for harvesting and
maturing grain. Threshing begun.
barley yield big. Potatoes excellent.
Pastures and corn much improved
Haying nearly completed, yields gener-
ally light.
NORTH DAKOTA: Weather favor
able but considerable damage done by
heavy hail storms, and some damage
by smut and rust. Harvesting wheat
will begin this week. Rye and barley
nearly all cut. Corn backward.
SOUTH DAKOTA: Temperature
averaged above normal. Fair to
cOpiCus, though scattered, night
showers benefited all late crops, but
more general rains needed. Fine
| harvesting weather and wheat harvest
advanced. Corn growing rapidly and
potatoes and flax improving.
NEBRASKA: Small grain harvest
nearly completed, and some threshing
done, yield very heavy in northeastern
section. Corn has continued to suffer
from drouth in southeastern section,
where about one half crop is now eX-
pected. Corn in northern part OF
state needs rain, but is not damaged,
n southwestern part it continues good.
KANSAS: Abundant rains in west
half of state, light rains in east half,
greatly benefited al crops west, per-
| hitting threShing and haying east.
Harvest begun in western countieS
Much corn dead in Dickinson, Cloud
and Washington counties for want of
rain this season.
i IOWA: Temperature and sunshine
about normal. Considerable damage
to crops by local wind and hail storms
On 25th. Oats harvest about completed
and threshing in progress with heavy
i yields. Corn steadily maintaining it's
/ lead and promises to break previous
| records.
! OKLAHOMA: Temperature and
sunshine slightly above normal. Pre-
cipitation consisted of local rains
badly distributed. Crops of all kinds
made good growth. Rain will be
needed next week.
i MISSOURI: Threshing, stacking
and haying progressed rapidly under
favorable conditions except in eastern
counties where they were delayed by
showers with further damage to grain
and hay. Corn is i'll roasting ear.
Sorghum, millet, tobacco, potatoes and
apples doing we'll.
KENTUCKY: Cool and cloudy with
well distributed showers. Wheat and
oats in shock damaged by heavy rains.
!. Condition of corn exceptionally fine.
Tobacco progressing finely and some
complaint of too capid growth. Pas
lures greatly improved by rains.
/ Warmer dry weather needed.