The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
COOL FOR TIE CROPS
Farmers in the Lake Rtr.ion and Cen
tral Walters plain.

R@gs4--s --U- - S1TS-sE c--DGTs al-
c-3p sections say nat .aSt week vas gen
e-zLlE tavorzole ter farm 7vo-z- bu. CO.
nights Ih-uuE1cl- liz States Of the csl-
s-a- vaLls!s, axe regions and middle Al
lancic coas- have Y-ove,7 u1tav9-ab,a fo-
some c-css. wl;le -ae a. 81 rain : D.
ginning % be ie!- II the middle Mss:s-
a.ap: and lovze- M;ssour: valleys an5 il
ne sc1vh Atlantic States II Indiana
aad OHIO, wlere eorn planting hss hae1
| muca retarded. RAPID pnog-ess il planting
| has beaa made during me week Plant
sag = vel a.iyance1 II Miclgao, and
| continues il W;scoas:l, Minnesota and
North Dakota Cultivation has begun II
southern Illinois. lows al6 Nebraska,
where p.aoang IS practically completed
Considerable repsanarg IS Necessary =
Nebraska Missouri Illinois, Kentucky
AID portions % Kansas, owing 30 poor
scaods- The promising condition Of VII
81 wheat previously reported il the MD
| die Atlantic States and Tennessee COZ
times, but II Kentucky the outlook IS less
| fsTosaole than il the previous week. In
haEsas tne crop IS much improved Com-
paints OF caiach bugs ara reported f-On
Missouri and IN Illinois the crop IS un:n,-
p-oveo and some feds ara sill bang
p!owed Up for co-a- Spring wheat has
made saTors6ie progress il Iowa. W5s
STATE reports follow:
llliRots-Ths temperature averaEed fron
norma. IN extreme s5ztA 20 about 8 degrees
zE3Ts II central counties and rainfall from
sos-lEle II stsu-h7zesz u more -aan an inct
o sa.a n jiSEthTTest- The week was gaae-
corn : mostly planted and early fields a-e
Up, With god stand: cultivation. has teSu1
u southern cSsunIles- Oats spring wheat,
re an the little remaining ETiE.-e- wheat
are growing slowly. ana some ara S-5i! pIcyr.
lcs uP small grain n plant corn: ctinch b-zs:
ase ll:ne;ous- .- Gardens and potatoes did
Wisconsin-Lf5eral rains IN all parts 0.
go except southern COUNTIES F-oscs OF
+ 5s.aaE and - Saturday mornings did some
damage 70 fr,tt. Corn planting retarded by
rams E; pats. spring wheat and rye doing
well Warm weather needed.
A:EAiga:.-Aiost Of week favorable for field
ground Is TOO vet for plowing. Oats seeding
aeI5ty .sIi ,an.sAed; corn and potato planting
We. aayancs.i Oats growing slowly. but
"lnter wheat, rye. meadows and new cIoves
doing very well. In southern eca-ties rye is
nsadlag and some corr up. Frosts did very
rams less frequent, favorable 70 growing
crops. Co-a Planting progressing raptd!y:
Wheat and rye heading: clover and Timothy
o4ooning: tobacco plants growing well!
o-lo-Llghr 1-0sts On three nights did no
general harm. Nights most 100 cool for
corn. but all other cereals, especially wheat
made made god sroyvth Corn planting retarded
somewhat By rain. but Is nearing compile
,lon- Grass, meadows and pastures flourish.
ins; ruiz and berry prospect remains gen
- Nebraska VERY favorable week. Corn
Planting well advanced in northern and
soout completed in southern counties Early
planted corn coming up; general complaint
OF thin stand. and considerable replaatine
will be necessary. Cultivation Of corn CON.
ineacec IN southern counties.
ioWa-Corn planting nearly completed and
GnHiyation begun in early planted fields
suai amount Of replanting necessitated by
defective seed and worms. Wheat, oats and
grass thrifty except in southern districts,
#ners rains are neeted TO soften surface
South Dakota-Fair to copious showers in
most couates greatly benefited ali vegeta.
tion, especially late-sown grain. but scat.
tered localities still need rain. Heavy frost
one night in some central and northern
counties. but damage not known.
Aissouri-"eather generally dry except
ecattered showers Saturday. Rain needed
IN most sections. Corn IS a poor stand in
some counties; in others stand geed and
crop doing well; planting about completed.
MnsS5 ssin heading In north Much complaint Of
fruits generally good. Oats fair