Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-12


The month Of July furnishes an and witla
ing chapter in the history of Wisconsin agriculture
The unusual high temperature continually maintained for
long period when accompanied by sufficient moisture advanced
crops rapidly and generally without great injury but IN those
parts the where little rain fell earlier maturing crops
premauey rpened with considerable loss both in
y and quality Of products while late potatoes and tobacco
either blasted or held at standstl for weeks
While have relieved the condition Of these crops the
damage yet considerably of conjecture
no one SEEMING to have before witnessed conditions identical
with those existing
The routh have been mainly confined to the
following counties Columbia, Crawford Dane Dodge Grant
Green Iowa. Jefferson Kenosha La Fayette Milwaukee, Ra
cine Rchand Rock Sauk Waworth, and Waukesha and to
give better idea Of the Of threatened loss have consd
cred these counties in group with reference the two
important crops-corn and oats.
The percentage of full from this stricken dis
trict is, by correspondents reported at So
In $780, the last obtanabe statement of produced we
find that these seventeen counties produced 854o bushels
Of Approximately wohirds OF the entire crop OF the
The acreage the present found be slightly
increased that of 1892 and find the apparent loss OF corn
crop in the enumerated some 70 10000 bushels
counties in 1899 produced 39 bushels OF
OATS being about oned Of the oat Of the state
The percentage Of the reported IS % showing loss OF
oats In comparison with 1899, of 900 bushels
Tn further consideration Of the present condition OF the corn
crop have divided the remainder Of the state into two groups
of counties making the production OF upwards OF looooo Dus
els in 1899 the point division In the second group of coun
ties numbering and comprising most OF the remainder OF the
state that we'll adapted raising the percentage OF crop
shown is 81.
The third group of twenty all either and largely
unsettled or SO located be largely producing re-
ports 95 per cent
Much interest in the prospective potato CROP both
on account of extensive in other states and from the con
coded Importance of Wisconsin In potato production
Tn 1899 EIGHT counties Adams Columbia Milwaukee, Port
age Sauk Waukesha Waupaca and each
over 900 bushels Of potatoes or combined more 1h one
third Of the crop of the state
These counties now report the percentage OF full crop at ~
The three banner potato counties Of the statePortage Wau
approximately onefomth the entire states crop
The percentage reported from these counties IS 90
From the seventeen counties enumerated drouth STRICKEN
farm stock has been sod IN large numbers whenever c
condition would warrant market and cattle elo are oe "
much in winter.
More IS needed to make any marked Improvement IN pas
lures In the and northern parts Of the state pasturage
is generally reported as abundant .
In southern Wisconsin the necessity OF summer 1eed8 %
stock and the consequent nkge of winter feed has led to the
cutting of an unusual of wild marsh hay which IS TINS
year of good quaiy and being secured IN excellent
Special interest from this time, Will be taken IN the oeVP
ment of the crops of corn late potatoes and tobacco =
The corn CROP in southern Wisconsin late having Den he
IN check bv drouh IT, as generally hoped may go on and
develop ears will need favorable August ana carry
Sentember to mature fraction of crop The same require
ments apply tobacco.
The apple crop will be exceedingly light and quallty poor
Following the summary of reports received upon the se4e
crops from correspondents throughout Tue "Hole '' ~
estimate of percentage of a full crop; az
Spring wheat 90
Barley ........ 90 90
Oats .':'.''.' 1885, ~
Corn amman. $500.
Tobacco ......... .......:...,''.
Potatoes .......... .....'.ao
Wild hay 90
Annles .............,...... ~
pl;+; Anonst 1st are generally reported favor
M hit foung rains are needed in southern part OF s1e
On account of pressure of state fair work. no bulletin VIII p
1 issued September 1st. #
with those of famous A