The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-07-13
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CROP CONDITIONS.
SOUTHERN SECTION. Good rains
occurred on the night Of the 30tl
and the morning of the lst, except
over a very few counties. The re-
3 msinder Of the week was dry, with
cool nights. Wheat is mostly in
stack or barn, and threshing Is In
progress, with yields reported ligh,
but grain Of fair quality. Corn has
grown rapidly during the week, Il
Of good promise aud Is mostly laid
by. Over a few counties chinch
bugs are at work. Hay harvest Is
IN general progress, with light
yields noted The second crop oil
clover Is doing well under the in.
flucnce of good rains. Oats have
improved and are ripening and
will be cut next week. Early pc.
tatoes are being dug; a very light
yield, late promise better. Tobac-
co is growing well, and Is in much
better condition. Pasturage is
very short and poor with water
scarce, stock is doing very poorly.
Gardens are in poor to fair condi-
tion. Apples, pears and plums
promise good yield. Early ap-
pies are being marketed. Melons
and beans are doing we'll. Millet
is not coming up well.
MIDDLE SECTION. Light and
poorly distributed showers fell dur.
ing the first two days of the week,
since the weather has been dry,
with warm days and cool nights.
Corn and oats probably made more
progress than other crops. Corn
is clean and we'll cultivated, some
hAa begun 10 tassel. Oats look
fairly we'll though still rather short
some beginning to turn. Potatoes
are in blossom and made some
growth, but their condition is some
what critical on account of drouth. !.
some report tubers as being scarce; |;
bugs plenty. Wheat about all cut
and mostly in shock or stack some
has been threshed, yield light.
Glover haying nears completion,
timothy cutting is well advanced; !;
hay crop light but generally good
quality;a a few late meadows and
pastures look improved, but as a
rule meadows are very light and
pastures about gone. Gardens
holding up pretty we'll. All grow
ing crops are badly in want of rain
Chinch bugs doing some damage
to corn, oats and grass. Corn, mil
let and Hungarian grass being
sown for feed. Fruit prospect fair
II dronth is broken soon. Apples
dropping.
NORTHERN SECTION. The drouth
continues throug hout the section.
and no rain has fallen during the
week except light scattered
showers along the lake shore. The
days have been warm and the
nights cool. The week has been a
favorable one for haying and har-
vestlnG. The wheat harvest is
well advanced. with a light yield
bnt quality generally good, except
some fields that were quite badly
rusted. Oats are turning some
with the prospect for a crop not
materially changed. Corn has not
a. yet been materially affected by
the dry weather and generally
looks we'll, especially on black
ground. Potatoes are showing the
effects Of the drouth and arc not
setting we'll. Haying is well ad-.
vanced, and the crop Is being cured
In good condition, but tho yield is
very light. Pastures are badly
dried up and the stock waterals
scarce, many are feeding cattle.
Grasshoppers are numerous and
damaging vegetation In several
counties. Apples are dropping
badly, and small fruits are dying
on the fkushes. Gardens in poor
conditiGty3
SUMMARY OF sURRoUNDiNG COUNTIES.
ATHENS. Showers 30th and 1st.
Corn and pastures, looking some
better, and corn growing well.
Wheat harvested. Some fair pieces
Of oats. Timothy Improving.
Early potatoes light. MilIet sown.
yINroN. Wheat cut In good
shape. Oats have improved.
Rains started ths corn nicely and
lsnpsoved psstursRs. Early pota-
toes neariy failure, late may do
sonethlng.
H6cHJN0 Wheat mostly In barn
os staeb, half crop. Corn doing
fairly we'll. Potatoes very poor.
Oats very short hut well headed.
Pastures getting worse. Hay crop
noor. Apple trees .loadod.