Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
EXCELLENT FARMING MONTH
Weather Conditions Favorable to all Oper-
lions Except Flowing.


The Illinois crop bulletin for the
month of November says:
November has been an excellent
month for carrying on farming oper-
ations, except blowing. which has
been hindered by the dry and hard
condition of the soil. The weather
has been fair and cool the greater
portion of the month, which was very
favorable for husking and cribbing
corn, "A great deal of which work has
been done. There has been conSid-
cradle deficiency of rainfall and in
some localities the drouth has been
so serious as to make the question of
furnishing water to stock a serious
one. Fairly good rains have, how
ever, occurred generally throughout
the state at different times and have
kept the ground in fairly good condi-
ton, and the serious features of the
drouth were generally relieved by the
rains which occurred on the 22d and
23rd.
Notwithstanding the apparently
unfayorable weather for wheat, this
crop is generally reported to be in
fair to good condition. Its average
condition in the northern district is
probably less promising than in the
central and southern districts. In
this district the effect of the deficien-
cy of moisture throughout the fall
has been felt most largely, and
though in many localities the grain
has made vigorous and healthy
growth, it is believed large portion
of the crop has not made sufficient
growth to enable it to withstand the
rigors of n severe winter well. Early
sown wheat is in better condition
than late sown. The absence of sutfi-
cient rainfall in the central district
has retarded the growth of wheat
somewhat. and in a few localities
considerable injury apears to have re-
suited from the dry weather, but the
general condition of the crop is very
favorable and it enters the winter
with excellent prospects. In some
localities the acreage is larger than
usual and in some others it is small
er, owing to the fact that the ground,
at seeding time, was hard to pillow, or
to fear of the chinch bug and the
hessian fly. Early sown wheat in
parts of Adams county was injured
somewhat by fly, but it appears now
to be making good growth. More
favorable reports as to the condition
of wheat are received from the south
ern district than from either the
northern or the central districts,
while some slight injury from dry
weather and also from frost is re-
ported, the consensus of opinion rs
that the croD is entering the winter
i'm good condition. a few reporters
state that the crop in their localities
is exceptionally fine. Many reporters
state that the acreage is above the
average.
Reports relative to the condition
of rye are not so favorable as those
TO wheat. Though this crop
appears to be doing well in the cen
trail and southern districts, in the
northern district, where it is more
largely grown, the dry weather has
retarded it's growth and its condition
is not up TO the average at this sea-
son. 1t is believed that consider
able portion of the crop is in poor
condition to stand the severity of the
winter.
''Fhe condition of meadows and
pastures is not up to the average Tor
this season. 1t is believed that this
is due largely TO the heat and dry
weather of the past summer, but the
continued rather dry weather of the
TALL has increased the injury. Pas
lures have revived temporarily, at
times, as the result of rains but this