Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-23
CONDITION OF CROPS.
AREA AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
GROWS GREATER.
Temperature Conditions on a Whole
Were Favorable to termination and
Growth Corn Planting Delayed in
Some Sections.

| Some Sections.
| While the week has been abnormally
| cool in the upper Mississippi and MIS-
| souri, valleys, with frost more or less
| damaging in the Missouri valley, the tenn
| perature conditions as a whole have been
| favorable but the area needing ram IS
| much greater than in the previous week,
| and the effects of drought more serious,
| especially in the gulf States. The gen
| orally abundant rains of the previous
| week over the Western plateau and Ia
ci6c coast districts, followed by much
warmer weather, have given highly raw
| orabIe conditions in that region.
| Corn planting in the Central Missouri
| and Mississippi valleys has been some
| what delayed on account of low tempera-
| ture but fair progress has been made,
| this work being neariJ finished in Mis-
| souri, and Kansas. In the Ohio valley
and middle Atlantic States planting has
made favorable progress although some
what retarded in portions of West Vir-
ginia and Ohio. In the Southern States
| the crop is very uneven, has made slow
growth, and is generally in need of rain,
although showers have afforded relief in
sections.
The general abundance of rain over
large part of Nebraska, Kansas and
southern Missouri has somewhat checked
the progress of winter wheat, but else
where in the winter wheat belt the condi-
ton of this crop continues favorable,
decided improvement being reported from
Michigan and Ohio. In Texas no I'M
provement is reported Wheat is now
for TpnnpSSnn
southern Kansas. On the Pacific coast
reports continue favorable except from
extreme southern California.
Spring wheat seeding is practically
completed, and the early sown is roofing
and stooling satisfactorily. High winds
have caused some damage to spring
wheat in South Dakota.
Seeding of oats continues in the eX-
IRENE Northern districts, and harvesting
has begun in Texas and Florida. Over
the greater part of the Southern States
the crop has suffered much from drought
and is now needing rain in the lower Mis-
souri, valley. In the middle Atlantic
States and Ohio valley oats have made
good growth and are generally in promis-
ing condition. Over the northern portions
Of the upper Missouri and Mississippi
valleys the early sown is roofing aud
stooling well.
X Reports by States.
MissOuri-ShOWerS are very local; drought
continues in most sections; corn planting
nearing completion, complaints Of uneven
stands; cool weather unfavorable for cotton;
wheat injured by drought in few southern
counties and insects continue destructive in
southwest, but an carry rain would give
promise of heavy yield in most sections;
oats, grasses, fay and strawberries need
badly: DAMAGED
districts.
IlHnois-Good rains during week greatly
improved vegetation, ground still too dry in
some localities; wheat doing we'll, but some
injury by chinch bugs; oats improved by
rain but crops only fair in some LOCALITIES;
corn planting pushed rapidly though some
what delayed by rain some corn up and
looking We'll; pastures and meadows greatly |
improved; gardens doing well and potatoes
coming up nicely; fruit prospects still good.
6 1ndiana-Weather cool with frequent badly |
distributed rains; all growing crops are |
advancing rapidly; wheat Is jointing in south |
portion; rye and barley are heading; most !
tobacco plants sufficiently advanced for |
transpanting; fruit is very promising; corn |
planting advanced rapidly except in north |
portion early planted coming up.
Ohio-Plowing for corn planting somewhat |
delayed; ground in good condition; meadows, |
rye, barley, clover, timothy, pastures, oats |
and wheat made steady Improvement; rye |
heading; fly and cbinch bugs begin to affect !
wheat In west; gardens and potatoes coming |
up we'll in most sections; tobacco plants |
growing fast; apple blossoms not so full In |
north; too early to determine damage by |
frost of 18th.
Michigan-Opportun and very beneficial
showers have greatly improved winter
wheat rye, meadows and pastures; oats |
rapidly; blowing for corn; beans |
and potatoes somewhat delayed; corn plant
Ing and sugar beet seeding advancing slowly
WlscOnSin-Very beneficial rains In all por-
lions of the State except northeastern coun-
ties and along eastern border; pasturage and |
meadows much improved; early sown grain |
coming up nicely; ground generally prepared /
Tor corn and potatoes and some planting
done in southern section: fruit trees in full |
bloom; prospect for cherries and plums
excellent, apples fair berries poor
lowa-Cool weather; ample rainfall highly |
beneficial to wheat, oats, bar.ey and grass: |
ground and planting corn some
what delayed, but fair progress made, and !
bulk of corn area will be planted early as
usual; early planted corn shows healthy |
termination; 40 reports of material damage |
to fruits by frost.
South Dakota-COol, with generally ample
rainfall, very favorable for healthy roofing
and stcolings of spring wheat rye, oats and
barley, which are generally reported in sat !
heavy frost in northeast |
portion the 18th probably caused material |
damage to fruit bloom, but no injury to
other crops reported yet; pasturage I'M
proved; corn planting advanced.
Nebraska-CCld, dry week; wheat and |
flied by rain in western counties; oats doing |
talrly well, but not quite as promising as |
last week; corn planting delayed in eastern
counties by low temperature and rain of
last week; slight damage by frosts.
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