Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-03
CROPS ARE IMPROVED
FAVORABLE TEMPERATURES CON-
DiTiONS Fer THE WEEK
Winter Wheat Harvest in Progress in
Northern Portions of the Grain Belt
Yield Good Corn Is Reported to Be
Doing Well.

VISION of the wealth., bureau the temper
AZURE eonditj ms of TIE week were highly
favorable "a nearly a parts of the coun-
/ try, especially in the Rocky Mountain re-
gion and on the Pacific coast, where the
4 previous week was abnormally cool The
South Atlantic States, which suffered
| from excessive rains in the previous
week, have experienced more favorable
| conditions for cultivation, which has been
seriously delayed. Rain is now general
| " needed in the central and west gulf
States, including Arkansas and southern
! Missouri
Further and general improvement ia
| the condition of corn is indicated In
! 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 out
well, but the southern portion Of the
State must have rain soon or sustain seli-
Gus damage. In Illinois, Indiana and
| Ohio corn is backward, but is now max
| inf growth.
! In the Southern States the corn crop
| is doing well 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 aud New
| York fly has caused deterioration. and
| increased reports of rust are received
from Ohio and Virginia In the CaroIinas
| 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 hrst-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
| legs, where it is not as good as usual.
Haying is now in progress in the more
! northerly sections.
| In the cen raj portions of the cotton
| belt cotton has continued to improve. In
| the principal tobacco States tobacco is
| growing well, 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 reports by States.
Missouri--iOod showers in extreme north
ern counties and crops doing well; elsewhere
| rainfall very light, except rev localities,
| and high temperature intensihed drought
| conditions; corn holding its own, but must
/ have rain soon; some damage by ehineh pug
| in southwes cotton blooming; wheat nearly
| all harveste yield and quality good; some
oats cut: meadows and pastures short; wa
ter becoming scarce; apples still dropping
| IlinoiS-Contlnued warm and Showery
| weather improved crop conditions; wheat
harvest in progress; yield good in many To-
| calities and poor in others; corn making
|
| 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 localt-
| ties; wheat and rye harvest begun in south
| portion; heads well filed, promising good
| yield; fair hay crop being housed; clover cut
| ting finished oats heading; potatoes bloom
| ing; corn and tobacco growing well; corn
] small OnOd POInr. frnif abundant pyppDt
pears; apples dropping freely, but many re-
| main on trees.
Ohio-Consderable 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, rrst increasing; corn greatiy i'm
proved; sorle fields still too s-et TO eulti-
vate tObact ,lants doing we'll dropping or
| apples not so general; plums and peaches
indicate large crop.
| Michigan-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 heets generally
promising and mostly thinned; beans ger
| minating finely and making good stand; ap'
| pies not setting WE'LL potofoes in fine eondi'
tion: clover haying genetally begun.
Wisconsin Continued warm, with general
! aims moderately heavy over western coun-
ties; local haistorms did little damage; small
grains doing well and generally headed out;
| clover cutting begun. nay crop generally
poor, except on new seedlings and uplands,
| where 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
t.on: 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 seine benefit
from late rains; oats, spring wheat. and bar
! lev doing well, but still below normal can-
dition: apples ard plums show light fruiting.
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 weedi-
ness: cultivation slow: hay prospects salts
factory; pasturage excellent; flax and pOta-
toes doing well: winds injured apples in
! southeast counties.
Nehraska-Warrn week, with heavy show
ers In northern counties; winter-wheat har-
vest commenced in southern counties: heads
rather short but well filled with plump Der
~; oats improved In northern counties, but
poor In southern; corn has grown we'll but
needs cultivation and hot, dry weather In
northern counties: apples unimproved; hay
/ crop promises to be unusually large.
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