Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-13

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over large part of the Missouri ana up
per Mississippi valleys has intenslhed
| the drought conditions previously existing
in these districts, while the greater part
| Of the region extending from the east
gulf coast to the lower lake region anu
New England suffered further from ex-
cessiye rains. The week has been ab-
normally cool to the eastward OF the Mis-
sissippi river, and in the west gun
States, with frosts in the central ROCKY
Mountain districts, upper lake region
Kansas and Oklahoma, causing little or
no damage except in northern Wisconsin,
while temperatures much above the aV-
erage occurred in the upper Missouri
and Red River of the North valleys.
The northern Rocky Mountain and Ia
cifc coast districts experienced favor
able week. On the whole the week has
been unfavorable to corn, which, owing
to low temperatures, has made very SLOW
growth throughout the principal corn
States, damage by cut worms being eN-
tensiyelv reported. In the Southern
States further improvement in the condl-
ton Of the crop is generally reported.
Planting has been much retarded over
the northern portion of the middle Attain
tic States and New England on account
! of cool, wet weather. In the States OF
the lower Missouri valley winter wheat
has suffered further from drought, ana
damage from fly is more extensively re-
ported throughout the winter wheat belt
| the most marked deterioration belng
| shown in the reports from Missouri.
Harvesting has begun as far north as
Arkansas, and will soon begin in Kansas
The crop in Oregon has improved, and IN
California, where harvest is beginning,
| the largest yield in many years is prom
! ised. Spring wheat is generally in need
Of rain throughout the spring wheat re
gion, especially in the Dakotas.~ The
crop has, however, made fair progress
| in portions of the Dakotas, and notwith-
standing the dry weather in Minnesota
has made good growth.
| In the States of the Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys, especially in the for
mer, the oat crop is much in need OF
rain. In the upper Ohio valley and Ten
nessee the condition Of the crop is i'm
proved. Harvesting continues in the
| Southern States Cotton has made slow
growth generally throughout the cotton
| belt and is suffering for cultivation i'll
| the eastern ana Over pOI lloLo VI LIZ ~SN
trail districts. Warmth, and, in the east
ern districts, dry weather is generally
| needed for cotton.
| With the exception of apples the gen
| eral outlook for fruit is satisfactory. APP
pies are dropping extensively, and the
prospects for this crop in many impor-
tant apple States are not encouraging.
| Crop Reports by States.
| Missouri-Drought severe; in many South
| ern counties wheat shortened one-fourth TO
! One-half by drought, insects, and rust; oats
| practically a failure in many districts; mead
! ows very unpIomising except in northwest;
/ small, much damage by worms and mice;
! full crop of apples indicated in south, less
promising in north.
/ nlinois-Dry, cool weather retarded vege-
tation; corn has made slow growth and
much is badly colored, some injury by cut
| worms; condition Of oats slightly deteriora-
| ted wheat much damaged by fly, especially
| in central districts, crop otherwise in good
/ condition; meadows and pastures injured by
| dry weather; gardens and potatoes doing
! fairly well; apple prospects deteriorating,
/ but other fruits fairly promising.
| Indiana-Cool weather and local rains al
most every day retarded growth of crops;
| corn coming up slowly, but worms injurious,
much to be replanted; wheat heading Injury
| by the fly increasing; rye maturing well; to-
| bacco being transplanted; potatoes, barley,
oats grass. clover. and timothy growing
|
| dropping much.
! ohio-Plowing, planting, and cultivating
| much delayed; grass, grain, and pastures
| made good progress; corn yellow and nearly
at standstill; damage to wheat by fly more
general; apples and pears promise only light
| to fair yield, other fruits good; tobacco plant
| in beds unfavorably affected; potatoes and
gardens made some growth.
| Michigan-COntinued low temperatures and
| much cloudiness have checked termination
: of corn and growth of vegetation; early
! II and looks ynl1Ow latn Sapdin0
| has rotted; Hessian fly doing great damage
! to winter wheat in southern counties; sugar
| beets slow but doing well, being thinned
and weeded; oats short, but healthy; hay
| prospect fair; frost damage light.
| Wisconsn-Week cool with heavy to kill
| Ing frosts in exposed localities in northern
section causing considerable damage to gar
| dens and fruit; corn planting completed,
| early paintings up, but look yellow on ac-
| count of cool weather, much replanting be-
| Ing done; winter wheat doing well, but stand
generally thin; rye heading; spring grains
! fairly good, but need warm weather; grass
| and pastures doing well.
Minnesota-Practically rain during
week; notwithstanding very dry conditions,
most wheat, oats and barley are strong and
| growing well; late flax, pastures, grass for
| hay, and grain on sandy soils need rain;
strawberries rpening in southeast; corn and
, potatoes being Cultivated.
! IoWa-WeeK dry With cold nights, check
! Ing normal growth Of corn; cultivation in
| progress, and fields generally clean; oats
Suffering most seriously from drought and
all cereals and the hay crop greatly need
| copious rains and warmer weather; small
| fruit doing fairly well.
North Dakota-Droughtc continues, but most
Of early sown wheat oats, barley, and rye
doing fairly well; all late ssown fax and
grain, just up, suffering badly, and some
what damaged, while most of it has not ger
minated; grass suffering more than grain,
and fast dying out:
| South Dakota-Dry, except scattered show
ers Sunday; drought upper Missouri valley
lpinrp0 SDrinO wheat oats. and grass. other
wise made fair progress, but rain generally
needed In east portion; many fields of wheat
weedy in north portion; growth of corn fair;
grass less promisin; termination late sown
Oak retarded.
| Nebraska-Clear, dry week; winter wheat
heading short and generally less promising,
because Of continued dry weather; oats and
grass need rain; early planted corn growing
! slowly and late planted coming up unevenly.
Kansas-Wheat generally in fair condition;
! needs rain; harvest will begin about the
18th in south portion: fly damage continues
In some central counties; corn growing slow
"; fields well-worked and clean; alfalfa hay