Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
REPORTS by Sta tes.

MISUNDERSTANDING high temperatures
with desiccatlng winds; practically no ram
except in few southeastern and northwest
ern countless; with good rains some corn III
northern sections will make fair crop, put
In central and southern many tassels killed,
considerable tasseled without sliking, anu
hardly half crop now expected; cotton prog
ressing slowly except where rains 1eli; oats
nearly all harvested; pastures bare; some
stock being fed; potatoes, gardens ana si ill
fuits dried up; apples whiting and dropping;
yield will be light.
IIlinois-Hot weather during week injured
most crops somewhat, but corn has been
benefited; chineh bugs damaging corn some
what: weather generally dry, but good show
ers in some localities improved crops; wheat
generally all harvested and much thrashed,
good yield: hay and oats light; potatoes and
Gardens injured by hot, dry weather; fruit
Injured somewhat by the hot weather; apples
not promising.
Indiana-Warm until near end OF week;
rain In few localities; corn growing rapidly,
promises well; fields CLEAN, some la.d by
tobacco growing well; apples FAIR; oats
ripening rapidly, heads well hlied; GOOD
crops of rye ald wheat in shock, and thrash
ing in progress fair crop of hay assured III
best condition; peaches abundant
,Ohio-Heavy and damaging showers III
northwest on 4th hayiHg progressing, crop
fair. oats good. hut some rust: wheat being
harvested some ripened too fast. much pad
ly injured by wind and llesslan ny, some
fields ia north too wet Tor elhder, MANY
chinrh bugs Cultivated aud well-dralheu
corn fields greatly benefited ny n gh temper
afnre, Int many uncultiyatt3 fields have
Uneven stands and are in poor conultioh, to
bacco in fair condition: potatoes anu iFutt
nnfa yorablv affected by high temperature;
notatoeS some blight and decay ffult ueca9
ing TO some extent and failing Increased
Michigan Exceptionally heavy rams Dc
layed having ana cultivation Hooded low
lands and beat down some standing grain.
but not much permanent damage mas result
ed: corn cats, beans and sugar oeets NIUE
rapid growth: corn weedy; rye and barleE
In promising condition AMI neary ripe
wheat harvest becoming geneiai; stanalhS
wheat continues to crinkip; having Wen aa-
vanced. yields from new meadows l"it' p"t
poor from old
Wiseensfn.-sEigh temperature early Fart
of week: several local storms with excessive
rains and in few localities hail, did c0nsid-
erable damage to crops In central COUNTESS
rain badly needed in soui hein section; corn
making rapid growth, outlook promising
oats generally good, but injHred to some eN-
font by heat: hay being secured IN COCO con-
! diticn in southern section. but in central
counties large quantity OF clover damaged
by rain; tobacco badly in need Of rain
Iowa Harvest FASTENED by excessive heat,
and quality of oats. barley and spring wheat
I probably impaired conditions favorable for
making hay; corn mostly laid by and gen
crally making rapid growth; bu1k OF crop
nj materially Injured. though near danger
line in southeast district; pastures, POTATOES;
berries. apples and garden truck suffered
badly from hot winds.
rains, injurious drought in Upper Missouri
! VALLEY. elsewhere spring wheat and oats
generally promising, heads generally fun
length early filling nieey; corn mufh IN
| nroveI some laid by: barley and spring rye
PROMISING seine ripening; hayins general
mali excellent; fax anal potatoes making
| thrifty progress.
| IN eastern counties: winter wheat harvest
cou:plefed ard thrashing commenced; oats
| and spring wheat damaged by chuch bugs
! and tiTy weather ia central and Southwestern
I coru9i9S. corn damaged Slightly Ia few
| southwestern counties. but generally has
erov1l well Aad has not been appreciah5
| damaged By the bog weather. corn small for
This time Of year, ami VIII need more rain
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