Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-18
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Conditions Indicate Big Yield OF
Grain aud Fruit.

The weekly crop bulletin says the
rainfall during the past week has
been liberal and We'll distributed, ex-
cept in Juneau, Adams, Waushara,
Marquette and Green Lake counties,
where the rains have been excessive,
amounting to from two to five inches
for the week. In the western and
northwestern portions of the state
the rains aaVe been of the greatest
benefit to corn and potatoes. as well
as pasture and meadows; crops in
other portions of the state have suf-
fered less en- account of the dry
weather but the rains were needed
and a marked Improvement resulted.
Corn is now progressing rapidly to-
ward maturity and except in that
portion of the state where the rain
fall has been deficient, the outlook
for a good crop is very 1attering.
The completion OF the grain harvest
has been delayed by the wet weather
and threshing from the field has been
practically stopped In that portion
of the state where the rainfall was
excessive there is much complaint
of grain sprouting in the shock, but
happily the area covered by these
adverse conditions is comparatively
small. There is still some grain to
be cut in the northern and central
portions of the state, but the bulk
of the crop is in the shock.
Oats are not turning out so well
as expected, but winter wheat, es-
pecially in the northwestern counties
is very good.
In the extreme ncrthen section rye
and barley are nearly all cut. Spring
wheat and oats are beginning to
ripen. ---1 raspberry crop is a. good
one. In Door county the weather
during the past week was favorable
for potatoes and corn. Potato vines
are in bloom. Some wheat and oats
have been cut. Oats promise a fair
crop. In Price county the second
crop of clover has been cut for hay
and prospects are good for a third
crop. The huckleberry crop is the
smallest for years.
From the middle section is report
cd a great deal of complaint of corn
anu l,,latoes drying up on light soil /.
Glover seed will be short crop. In
Outagamie county nearly all grain
can be cut but one way, being badly
lodged. No threshing has been done
yet in this vicinity. In Shawano
county grain has started to sprout
in the shock, and that cut and re-
naming on the ground is in bad con-
dition. Potatoes are commencing to
rot. In Waushara county it rained
all week, benefting corn and potatoes
but delaying farm work. Rye has
started to sprout in the shock.
In the southern section the weather
during the past week has been toe
cold for corn. ThreshIng and stack
ing have been delayed by the rains.
Considerable rye has been threshed;
quality is generally good and yield in
many cases large. About half the
oat crop is stacked. In Green county,
the prospects for corn were never
better. Tobacco is doing well; par.
of the crop has been topped. II
Richland county very little stackins
has been done, and many farmers
are threshing from the shock Corr
Is doing we'll. Pastures are good. Ii
Sank county harvesting is completed
and ploughing is the order Of tn
day. Apples are plenty and cheal
and pastures good. Potatoes fair.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Angus