Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-28
STATE OF THE CROPS.
WEEKLY REPORT or THE AGRI.
CULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Upper Mississippi Valley and Lake
Region Need Rain-weather Favor
able for Spring Wheat Harvest in All
Sectious-outlool< for Corn.

The weekly crop report issues by tina
Agricultural Department gives the fol.
lowing general summary Of conditions
throughout the country;
THE temperature conditions of the week
have been favorable except on the North
Pacific coast, where it has been excessive
ly Sarm. The middle and south Atlantic
and east gulf States, including Tennes-
see, have suffered from heavy rains, the
south Atlantic and east gulf States and
Tennessee experiencing damaging winds
as well as injury from overtiows. The
greater part of Texas and portions of the
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys
and upper lake region continue TO suffer
from drought, and drought is beginning
TO affect crops in Oregon and Washing
ton. The Rocky Mountain region and
California have had an exceptionally ia
yorable week.
general improvement in the condi-
ton Of late corn is indicated in the prin-
cipal corn States. In Iowa the crop is
materially improved and more promising
than was deemed possible Aug. l, but the
yield is still contingent upon additional
moisture soon and the absence Of frosts
,he greater part of September. Late
corn has improved in extreme southeast
an Nebraska, but continues TO suffer for
rain IN central and northern counties. In
the eastern and western portions Of Kan
sas late coc is much improved but in
the central counties rain came too late
TO save the crop In some portions of
Missouri late corn IS progressing well,
but in most sections ii is suffering for
rain. Good rains in Illinois, lcdiana and
Ohio have improved the outlook, eSDecial-
~ in Indiana, but. as in other portions
of the corn belt, the greater part of thu
early corn has been ruined. The propi-
tious outlook for corn in the middle At
lantic States and New England con-
tinues.
The weather has been favorable for
spring wheat harvest in al sections. Har-
v4sting is nearly finished in the Dakotas,
Minnesota, and Oregon, and is in prog
ress in Washington, where, swing to ex-
cessive heat, the grain has ripened some
what too rapidly. In North Dakota. ow-
ing TO shrunken berry and poorly filed
heads, the yield of spring wheat is prov
ing disappointing.
The central and eastern portions of the
cotton belt have suffered from heavy
rains, while drought has become more
serious over the greater part of the west
ern districts. In the Carolinas too rank
growth is reported. especially on stiff
lands and in Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama heavy rains and high winds have
caused injury, rust and shedding being
quite prevalent. In Tennessee, Missis,
sippi, and portions of Arkansas the crop
has improved, Cotton needs rain through
out Texas, and is failing rapidly in the
central, southern and southwestern pov
tons.
The general outlook : apples contin-
ues unpromising. although slightly i'm
proved conditions are reported from pvr-
tons of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois The
excessive rains have caused peaches TO
rot extensively in the middle and south
Atlantic States.
Generally to the east of the Mississippi
River the soil is in excellent condition for
fall blowing, and favorable progress th
this work has been made in Kansas, Ne
braska, and Oklahoma, but in the upper
Mississippi Valley the ground is generally
fpo dry