The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-03


CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The reports as 70
the condition of crops throughout the
country and tho general influence OF
weather on growth. cultivation and
harvest were Tuesday made by the di-
rectors OF the different state weather
services. The reports received by tel
egraph at Chicago are as follows:
Illinois Exceedingly favorable week Sc
we're local storms In northwest counties on
Friday, damage not irreparable. Corn grow
ing splendidiy, roasting ears In early fields
Oats. wheat and rye threshing retarded. Late
potatoes gardens, pastures and second crop
clover. miliet and fodder crops growing bnely
Fruit abundant In central and southern SEQ
lions. Fall blowing general In same sections
Wisconsin--Hoavy, soaking rains have gen.
orally benefited corn and potatoes Pastures
again becoming green and milk supply In
creasing Thrcshing and fall blowing now
general cranbcrries promise a fair crop.
Tobacco growing finely.
Minnesota--Week cool and dry. very favor
able for harvesting ana maturing grain
Threshing begun. barley yield big. Potatoes
excellent Pastures and corn much improved.
Haying nearly completed. yields generally
light
North Dnkota--weather favorable. but con-
siderable damage done by heavy hailstorms,
and some damage by smut and rust Harvest
Ing wheat will begin this week Rye and bar
ley nearly all cut. Corn backward
South Dakota-Temperatur about normal
Fair 10 copious, though scattered. night
showers benefited all late crops. but more
general rains needed Fine harvesting wealth
er and wheat harvest advanced Corn growing
rapidly, and potatoes and nax improving.
NobraskR--Smali grain harvest nearly COM
pleted, and some thrcshing done. yield very
heavy In northeastern section. Corn has con-
tined To suffer from drought In southeastern
section, where about ono-half crop Is now ex-
pected. Corn 10 northern part OF state needs
rain, but Is not damaged, In southwestern part
1t continues good.
Kansas - Abundant rains In west half OF
state, light rains In east half greatly bene-
fitted all crops west. permitting threshlng and
haying east Harvest begun In western coun-
ties Much corn dead in Dickinson, Cloud and
Washington counties for want OF rain this
season.
Iowa-~Tcmperature and sunshine about
normal Considerable damage to crops by
local wind and hsilstorms on 10Th. Oats har-
vest about completed ana thrcshing In prog
ress with heavy yields Corn steadily main
tanning It's lead and promises 70 break pre-.
vious records.
Missouri Threshing. stacking and naying
progressed rapidly under favorable conditions
except 10 eastern counties where they we're
delayed by showers with further damage to
grain and hay. Corn is In roasting ear.
Sorghum. millet tobacco, potatoes and apples
are doing we'll
ohIo-Ccnditions favorable in eastern part.
some heavy showers. Crops and pastures
improved In western portion rather droughty.
Oats threshing better than expected. Wheat
threshing well advanced: yield variable To-
bacco not doing well.
Indiana-Good growing weather. with sew
eral rains Corn caring and growing fast
Potatoes look we'll Pastures recovering
Wheat aud rye threshing done Oats thresh-
ing continues Fall blowing progresses rapidly
Michigan Very beneficial showers in
southern hair OF state, but not enough rain In
northern half Corn and potatoes generally
improved. but pastures are still very poor.
OF grain light