Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-24
Reports from sta ties.


Missouri-RainfaII generally light; late
corn progressing well in some districts, but
in most sections suffering for more rain, ana
in some eastern counties about dried up; cot
ton doing fairly well, some opening; late
soWn forage crops growing well in some sec
lions, in other drying up; pastures continue
short; blowing progressing rapidly; fruits as
Il whole improved but little.
Illinois-Good rains at end of week caused
Improvement i'll agricultural situation; oats
turning out fairly well; prospects for late
corn somewhat improved, but early corn can
not be benefited much; prospects for broom
corn fair; stock peas improved; pastures
brown, but showing Improvement; prospects
for potatoes and gardens poor prospects fer
fruit especially apples, diminishing, although
apples promise well In some localities.
lnliana-Crop deterioration continued UNI
til 18th and 18th, when coplous showers oc-
Cured over greater portion Of State; low
lands and late planted corn Will be material
ly improved; stock feeding more general
early corn fodder being used; damage to po-
tatoes and vegetables probably permanent;
hopes entertained for better tomato yield
than expected; fair tobacco prospects, some
tobacco housed in Randolph County; fairly
good apple prospects.
OhiO--tICOd rains except in southwestern
and few west-central counties: pastures late
fruits late, garden and truck crops late, corn
and tobacco benefited In most districts: some
corn In southwest past help; fall ploWIng
will now begin oat thraShing continued,
yield fair; seed clover fair; most potatoes
poor some decay; tobacco cutting begun;
grapes rotting.
Michigan Droughty conditions in central
and southern counties have injured late pota-
toes and prematureiy ripened beans; corn mas
suffered but continues fairly promising pas
turage poor aud some stock being fed; sugar
beets continued promising; blowing general
" begun In all sections, but much delayed in
southern by dryssou.
Notwithstanding we'll under way.
Yield of winter and spring wheat and barley
generally good, quality excellent; oats light;
corn generally backward, but with favorable
hoo orr N m
northern sections; potatoes generally poor
crop; second growth of clover excellent;
apples light and of poor quality.
Minnesota--On 18th and 18th scattered
light showers In west and heavier local
showers In extreme southeast; harvesting
progressing rapidly in northern counties ana
shock thrashing in central portions; lax cut
ting and thTaShing In southern half; corn,
potatoes gardens and pastures seriously at-
fected by drought; blowing begun IN south;
large wild hay crop being secured.
MISUNDERSTANDING. dry week; late corn has
improved in southeastern counties, and
needs rain in central and northern counties;
good crcp of hay being secured IN prime cen
ditien in northern counties; conSldefaoie
Moving has been done in southern counties.
and indications are for large acreage or Win
ter wheat.
South Daketa--Warm showers generally
light soil moisture sufficient; plowing be-
gun. stacking thrashing and haying pro-
crossing nicely; corn, millet, fax, potatoes
and grass improving; early FAX being cut
poor to fair crop; early corn IN roasting eur;
some cut for fodder, late filling fairly, ana
with favorable September yield Will proha-
bly be above half crop.
Iowa-Week warmer than usual ana "a
excant over small area in northwest dlstrlct
corn shows material Improvement, and the
crop is more promising than was deemed pos.
sibie the LIST of August. but the output OF
souad corn is contingent on more moisture
yarv soon and absence of frost larger part or
Sentemher: pasturage seant and sock feed
ing quite general