Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-02
STATE OF THE CROPS.
WEATHER BUREAUS WEEKLY AG-
RlCULTURAL REPORT.
Fourth Consecutive Week OF Amor
mal1y Cold Weather Retards Gro
Over Nearly the Whole Country
Progress of Corn-P1anting Slow.

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| Progress of Corn Planting Slow.
The chief Of the crop division or the
weather bureau, in his weekly report,
says that this is the fourth CONSECUTIVE
week of abnormally cold weather over
nearly the whole country with the most
marked temperature deficiency OF the sea
son in the central valleys and Southern
| States, and heavy precipitation through
out the Ohio valley and over the greater
portion of the Atlantic coast and quiz
districts. These conditions have peen
very unfayorable for farming operations,
termination and growth and the heaVy
rains have resulted in destructive fresh
cts, especially in Ohio valley. Warmth
and in most sections sunshine are now VI.
gently needed generally to the east OIL
the Rocky Mountains. While the season
continues backward in the Rocky Noun
tains and Pacific coast States, the sea-
sonal temperature deficiency is not marx
| ed, and the latter part of the week was
| very favorable in the central ROCKY
| Mountain region.
Slow progress has been made with corn
planting; none has yet been planted north
| of the Ohio river, and extensive replanI-
| ing will be necessary over large part
Of the Southern States, where the growth
of the crop has been decidedly checked.
While the growth of winter wheat mas
been materially retarded by low temper
atures, the previously reported promising
| condition of this crop continues. In Ok
| lahoma and Texas, however, insects are
| still causing serious damage. On the
| Pacific coast the condition Of winter
wheat Is promising except the late soWh
| in portions Of California. But little
| spring wheat has been sown IN North
| Dakota and while seediRg~ls well aCr
vanced in portions Of Minnesota ana
| South Dakota, much less has been soWn
| than at the corresponding date of last
| year and termination has been checked
| Where not interfered with by ram, oat
seeding has made favorable progress, anu
| is nearing completion in the central val
leys, but in the more northerly sections
and in the middle Atlantic States slow
| progress has been made. The reports re-
speeting this crop, however, are generally
| favorable, except in Oklahoma and Tex
| as where insects continue destructive.
| The week has been unfayorable for cot
| ton planting over large part Of the cot
| ton belt, more particularly in the central
districts, where much replanting will be
| necessary. The early planted is coming
up to poor stands generally, and in Texas
and Georgia some damage has been done
| by frost. In Tennessee about One-thlrd
of the crop has been planted.
State Reports.
Illinois-COd weather during week re-
tarded termination and growth of vegeta-
| ton; conditions favorable for farm work in
| northern part of State, but work delayed
by wet weather In southern part; wheat,
rye and grasses look well, but growth Is
slow; oat seeding nearly finished and many
fields coming up; some blowing done for
corn, gardening, and potato planting, fruit
prospects good, but some damage by frost
feared.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS beneficial to crops,
but delayed blowing and seeding; owing to
cold weather crops advanced slowly; Ice
and frost in localities did no apparent in
jury; wheat, rye, clover and grass improved;
tobacco plants coming up slowly; oat and
barley seeding progressed slowly; oats com
Ing up; potatoes planted fruit trees, except
apples in bloom.
Ohio.-Unusual!y cold and stormy; heavy
snow in east and south; damaging floods in
Valley of Ohio and tributaries; farm work
much delayed, especially in east; vegetation
made little growth; wheat and grass not I'M
favOrably affected, except in few instances;
fruit backward, no bloom except in extreme
south; opinions as to damage differ, impossi-
BILE to determine extent at present.
Michigan.-Rai and snow beneficial to
wheat, rye, and meadows, but delayed field
work; oats, peas and barley seeding ad-
vancing slowly; blowing for corn and early
potatoes begun; fruit trees generally prom
Using.
Wisconsin.-Week generally cool, with
heavy frosts during latter part and light
snow; some seeding in southern portion, but
little work on land in central and northern;
ground remains frozen In many localities;
winter wheat and rye generally uninjured
and outlook promising; clover wintered fair
ly we'll.
IOwa.-Week unseasOnably cold and work
delayed two or three days by rain; spring
wheat soWn and seeding of oats and barley
nearly completed, except in limited area;
termination retarded, but no material in
jury caused by freezing; progress in blowing
for corn.
South Dakota.-Generally frosty nights
fore part Of week. with rain or snow in east
portion, delayed seeding and retarded
termination and growth Of spring wheat,
oats and barley, but no injury reported;
spring wheat seeding nearly completed in
southeast; elsewhere fairly good progress
made; grass growth slow.
Nebraska.-Cold week, with killing frosts
on the first days; vegetation backward and
nothing damaged.
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