Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-20
A ORRID TIME
crop Conditions AS u Result Of the
Hot Spell.

The weekly "rop bulletin for the
wrok ending August 10 says the past
week has been one of almost unprr-
ccdcntcd heat. I here are few in
stances ON record where Tot waves
have followed zach other n rapid sue
coS8un, one apparently croWding upon
the heels Of "uuthcr, with scarcely
days respite rhc week opened with
Il hot wave DvorIaying the upper Miss
isaissippi vail y, from which point it
moved eastward and its effect was
felt in all section, from the D&kota'S
to the Atlantic coast Til, was fol
lowed 10y nmhcr which eliminated in
this state on frlday and saturday, and
this by another, the effects of which
were fell during sunday, so that the
temperature mas been hclu at an CN
trcmcly high uark durnr the entire
week The moan temperature for the
week was - lcgr"cs, which Is an aver
apc daily rNen# of II degrees above
! the normal Ohtaia,d from q years oh
| srryations the highest temperature
WAS generally reached ON the 9TH VIII II
95 degrees 20 lhO degrees was reported
! from all portions OF the state. At Mil.
Waukcr IN thi4 day the temperature
| reached aS l"grncs which Is the highest
recorded trirA the first ten days of
August since be establishment of the
/ weather bur"lu in 1871. This temper
aurc has Aot lccf, exceeded during the
entire MOI II Il August in tho past q
| wears, and ,GuulCd but once, on
! August IT, Est The rainfall has
been abundant N nearly all portions
of the sta" Wh:,h together with the
high tcmparll ire has carg,d Vegcta
+ tiOn to take ON pow life. Corn has
made phenomenal advancement during
the week lud Is caring cat we'll, This
crop Is practically as2lucd except from
frost, and as I Is from ten days to two
j weeks In advance Of thu average at this
!, date there Is no reason to anticipate
damage from this source Corn has
been injured in some localities by nlgh
wind and hail which "a, ompanicd the
i local thnnlerstorms dtumg the week,
Int reports generally Indicate very
large crop. Pastures and new seeding
have been greatly Benefited ny the
4 rains, Harvesting Is practically com
plctcd and grain is hCng stacked.
Some thrcSning has beer done, hut the
frequent showers have iltcrfcred wl,h
: this work The army worm is still
working in a few localities hut IS de
rlCasing rapidly in numbers
III the northern section the high tenn
pcraturc and frequent aud abundant
> rains have been Of great benefit to corn
pastures, young clover. potatoes and
gardens. Corn has made very rapid
advancement during the week and
there is now generally sufficient mois-
ture in the soil to mature the erop.
| harvesting is nearly completed. and
the stacking Of grain is We'll under
way Threshing has commenced III
;. some localities. but as the tvcquen,
showers have dampenCd the grain N
the shock this work has not progressed
rapidly The reports Indicate that
grain is Of good quality though i it;lt
short rs to quantity Spring wheat is
generally very light and oats have Been
damaged by rust Potatoes arr a goos
crop. Int Of somewhat infrrtor quality
: III the middle section tile wvek has
been unfaNerahle for stacking grain or
account Of the frequent and heavy rains
: which have soaked the grain i'll IN,
) shock. and materially interfewd will
the work Grain in the shock has beer