Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
CROPS ARE IMPROVED
FAVORABLE TEMPERATURE CON-
DlTIONS FOR THE WEEK.
Winter Wheat Harvest in Progress in
Northern Portions of the Grain Belt
Yield Good-Corn Is Reported to Be
Doing Well.

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gion and ON the Pacific coast, where the
previous week was abnormally cool. Tht
South Atlantic States, which suffered
from excessive rains in the previous
week, have experienced more favorable
conditions for cultivation, which has beef
seriously delayed. Rain is now general
ly needed in the central and west gull
States, including Arkansas and southern
Missouri.
Further and general improvement il
the condition of corn is indicated. II
Nebraska, the Dakotas and portions OF
Iowa the crop is in need OF cultivation
but is generally clean in the last named
State. In Missouri corn is holding ou
well, but the southern portion of the
State must have rain soon or sustain seri
Gus damage. In Illinois, Indiana anj
Ohio corn is backward, but is now max
ing growth.
In the Southern States the corn cror
is doing we'll except in Texas, Louisiana
and southern Mississippi, where it is
greatly in need of rain. In the Atlantic
coast States the crop has made favorable
progress, but needs cultivation in por-
tions of the Virginia and Carolinas.
Winter wheat harvest has advanced
under favorable conditions during the
week, and is now in progress in the
northern portion OF the central and west
ern districts of the winter wheat belt
with generally satisfactory results both
as to yield and quality. In Michigan
and portions of Pennsylvania and New
York fly has caused deterioration, and
increased reports of rust are received
from Ohio and Virginia. In the CarOlinas
grain in shock has suffered some injury
from moisture. In California harvest is
progressing in all sections.
In Oregon and Washington the pros
poets continue favorable, and wheat Is
ripening in the first-named State. The
spring wheat region has experienced fav-
Orable weather conditions, and the out
look for spring wheat is now most en-
couraging, although in northern Mime
sofa some fears of lodging are enter
tanned. The crop is now heading over
the southern portion of the spring wheat
region.
In the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic
States the oat crop has made favorable
progress and is generally improved in the
States OF the upper Mississippi and up
per Missouri valleys.
The general outlook for hay is satisfac
tory except in portions of the Ohio, cen
trail Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys, where it is not as good as usual
Having is now in progress in the more
northerly sections.
In the central portions of the cotton
belt cotton has continued to improve. IL
the principal tobacco States tobacco il
growing we'll, and the stands are good.
The reports respecting apples are some
what more encouraging in Ohio, Indiana
Illinois and Kansas, but in the other i'm
portant apple States the outlook is less
promising, and dropping continues to be
extensively reported.
Crop Neports by States.
MissOuri-Good showers in extreme north
ern counties and crops doing well; elsewhere
rainfall very light, except few localities
and high temperature intensified drought
conditions; corn holding its Svn, but must
have rain soon; some damage by chinch bug
In southwest; cotton blooming; wheat nearly
all harvested; yield and quality good; some
oats cut; meadows and pastures short; wa
ter becoming scarce; apples still dropping.
Illinois-CUntinued warm and shOwery
weather improved crop conditions; wheat
harvest In progress; yield good in many To-
calities and poor in others; corn making
rapid growth, but still rather small; hay ana
oats improved, but yield will be below aver
age; broom corn, stock peas, potatoes, pas
lures and gardens doing well; fruit pros
poets generally good, though apples are not
so promising.
Indiana-Warm weather and frequent
rains beneficial; storms injurious in lOcalI-
ties; wheat ald rye harvest begun in south
portion; heads well filled, promising good
Vfpl6s hpiuU O. puf
ting finished; oats heading; potatoes bloom
ing: corn and tobacco growing well; corn
small but good color; fruit abundant, except
pears; apples dropping freely, but many re
main trees.
Ohio-Considerabl damage by Local
storms, grain and clover lodged by winds;
warm and wet, favorable for crop growth,
but unfavOrable for curing clover; pastures,
timothy, oats, rye, barley, potatoes and gar
dens improved; meadows weedy; wheat
ripening, rust increasing; corn greatly i'm
proved; some fields still too wet to cult
Yate; tobacco plants doing well; dropping of
apples not so general; plums and peaches
indicate large crop.
Mchigan--Week generally favorable for
crop growth and termination of late seed
ings corn shows marked Improvement; oats
healthy, but rather short: wheat continues
to crinkle and fail; sugar beets generally
promising and mostly thlnned; beans ger
minating finely and making good stand; APP
pies not setting well; potatoes In fine cOndi-
LlOu- cover udyluB EeutIdlly begun.
Observation-Disclosures warm, with general
rains moderately heavy over western cOnn-
ties: local hailstOrms did little damage: small
grains doing we'll and generally headed OUT
clover cutting begun; hay crop generally
poor, except on new seedlings and uplands,
where a fair crop is promised; oats and bar
ley promise good crop, except on broadcast
seedlings.
iOwa-Fine growing weather, with ample
rainfall, except in portions Of eastern sec
ton: corn making rapid growth and gen
orally clean except where work was retard-
ed by heavy showers; pastures much i'm
proved and meadows show some benefit
from late rains; oats, spring wheat, and bar
lev doing well. hut still below normal con
dition; apples and plums show light frultjng
South Dakota-Abundant rains some low
lands too wet some local damage by hail:
small grains. especially spring wheat, made
thrifty progress and IS generally in excel
lent condition: wheat. oats, and barley head
ing: corn improved, but considerable weeii-
ness: cultivation slow; hay prospects salts
factory; pasturage excellent; fax and pOta-
toes doing we'll; winds Injured apples in
southeast counties.
Nebraska-Wa week. with heavy show
ers In northern counties: winteT-wheat har-
vest commenced In southern counties: heads
rather short, but well filed with plump Der
ry; oats improved in northern counties but
poor in southern; corn has grown well bat
needs cultivation and hot, dry weather In
northern counties: apples unimproved; hay
crop promises to be unusually large.