Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-09-17
GOOD WEEK IN CROPS
WEATHER FAvoRS THE MATUR-
ING or LATE GRAIN.
Indiana Needs Rain-Drought Contin-
ues in Portions of Texas and okla
homa-cotton Is Opening in All Sec
lions of South.

homa-Cotton Is Opening in All Sec
tions of South.
The weather conditions of the week
| have been generally favorable for gather
ing and FEATURING late crops in nearly
all sections east of the Rocky Mountains
and on the Pacific slops. Rains retarded
work in Nebraska and South Dakota, and
caused some damage TO crops in the nrst-
named State, while drought conditions
still continue in portions of Texas apd
Oklahoma and rain is needed in the cell
trail valleys. Light frosts we're quite
general il the Rocky Mountain region
and in Michigan. with little or no dam
age. and snow occurred in Montana.
| Conditions have been particularly iavor-
able in the South Atlantic and gulf dis
tricts, which have in the four previous
weeks Experienced unusual and heavy
precipitation.
Reports from the principal corn-produc-
ing States west of the Mississippi river
indicate that late corn is maturing rap
idly, and that cutting is in active pro-
gress in all sections. being nearly com
pleted in some localities. The late crop
continues to improve in Nebraska and
is filling better than anticipated. In Iowa
the bulk of the late planted fields VIII
be beyond danger from frost by Sept.
20 in the dry section of the State, about
half the acreage being already in shock,
except in portions of northern distril Is.
In Missouri the crop is drying up. Cen
orally favorable reports are received from
States east Of the Mississippi river, with
IL has
deteriorated slightly and its maturity
FASTENED by dry weather. Cutting Is in
progress in the northerly sections under
very favorable conditions.
The weather of the past week has been
more favorable for cotton. This staple is
opening rapidly in all sections and pick
ing is in general progress. Complaints
of rust and shedding still continue, how
ever, from the eastern and central dis
tricts of the cotton belt, and the top crop
is short in Georgia and Florida, while
reports of damage by boil worm are re-
ceived from Mississippi and Louisiana.
No improvement is noted in the late crop
in Texas, it having stopped growing and
blooming in the drought-stricken districts
and is shedding and rusting rapidly where
rain fell.
Favorable reports regarding tobacco
continue from nearly all districts. Gut
ting and housing are in general progress
and a satisfactory crop is indicated, al
though tobacco is light in North Carolina
and Wisconsin and curing very badly in
Maryland.
Reports from Western States.
Ininois-Continued dry and generally warm
No.. md
tarded; corn deteriorating slightly, maturity
hastened by dry weather, much of it now in
shock; broom corn harvest progressing,
good crop; good crop of clover seed and stock
peas; pastures deteriorating and stock be
ing fed; potatoes and gardens poor; apple
prospects continue poor but peaches are
abundant.
Indiana-C Cutting corn and tobacco, hu!ling
clover seed, digging potatoes; yield OF corn
and potatoes light. that OF clover seed, to-
bacco and fruit generally satisfactory; Win
ter apples falling; fall crop Of tomatoes and
cucumbers doing fairly well; pastures and
fall vegetables need rain badly.
Ohio--Moderate temperature; precipitation
deficient, drought being felt in southwestern
half Of State; early corn being cut, late corn
improved in northeast, there are some good
fields; late potatoes improved In northeast,
poor elsewhere; tobacco doing well, some
cut, quality generally good; plowing well
advanced, little wheat sown; gardens and
pastures drying up in southwest, good else
where; clover seed fair; buckwheat promls-
Mlchigan-Warm. dry weather and abund-
ant sunshine has greatly FASTENED maturity
Of corn, beans and buckwheat; corn cutting
quite generally begun; bean harvest nearing
completion; buckwheat well filled; pastures
short and soil rather dry for blowing; sugar
beets continue promisingi apple yield very
poor.
Wisconsin-Wee warm aEd dry until Sat
urday; light frosts in northerly section Sun
day morning, no damage; heavy rains in
southern section Sunday night; corn will be
INr1 fnfN nr1
in shed, crop lights potatoes light crop; little
blowing done.
Minnesota Light rains in north on 9th and
heavy rains in south 9TH and Sth, which will
help pastures gardens and blowing; thrash
ing progressing we'll: II tie fax not yet all cut;
much corn safe from frost and eonsid, able
already cut in south; potato crop in northern
half very good
Iowa-Week warm and dry, closing with
widely distributed showers, which Will IA
cilitate blowing and fall seeding: corn rap
idly nearing maturity ana bulk OF late plant
ed fields will be beyond danger from frost
by 10th. cutting in active progress and in
drier sections about half the acreage is in
shock, except portions of northern districts:
pastures are bare and stock being fed from
corn fields.
South Dakota-Week begun warm. ended
cool; generous general rains retarded thrash
ing and having, but were benencial to pas
lures and blowing: corn maturing rapidly,
much safe from frost. cutting general. above
half crop Indicated; fax poor to fair crop,
harvest far advanced; large crop Of hay Sc
cured; potatoes light yield, good quality.
Mssouri-Warm, dry weather continues;
corn drying up, cutting progressing rapidly,
about completed in some counties; cotton
picking progressing, crop light; pastures gem
orally bare, stock being fed as in winter; late
forage crops making little or no progress;
apples continue dropping, many trees dying;
some wheat sown. too dry for terminating.
Nebrtska-Warm, wet week; haying re-
tarded and some hay damaged by rain in
northern counties; late corn continues to I'M
prove and is filling out much better than ex-
pected. much early corn being cut for fed |
der: soil now in splendid condition for plow- !
ing and seeding; peaches and grapes good
crcp.
Kansas-Fine rains west. eight inches at |
Ness CITY, corn ripening rapidly in central |
and eastern sections, cutting continues, near
ing completion in many countless; wheat |
sowing begun in few counties, many waiting
for rain pastures good west, needing rain ,
central, fair east east half too dry to pillow. |