Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-11
CROPS LOOK BETTER.
MOIST WEATHER REPORTED IN
NEARLY ALL SECTIONS.
Late Corn Practically All : afc and Will
Soon Be Ont OF DanGrr from Frost
Yield Is Not as Good as 1t should lie
Apples a Scarcity Everywhere.

The weekly crop report issued by tie
Agricultural Department gives the to-
lowing summary OF conditions throughout
the country:
White the weather conditions Of the
week have been generally favorable IN "a
majority Of districts, heavy rains lin SOME
places excessive have inquired the crops
and retarded work in portions of the
South Atlantic and gulf States and dry,
hot weather has been unfayorable in the
Missouri ana upper Mississippi valleys
and on the North Pacific coast. Extreme
heat and drought in localities OF okla
homa and Texas have also been degr-
mental to crops. Good weather has re-
tarded the maturing and drying Of fruit
in California ana light frosts occurred
in Neva!a.
Late corn continues to show improve
ment, although it was injured by droushl
and heat in portions OF Kansas. has saf-
fered further decline in Missouri and
needs rain in Nebraska In Iowa cora
is maturing rapidly and the cutting ot
early planted is general in all sections
of that State and Missouri, and the more
northeily sections, and Is progressing
rapidly in Kansas. furtl or impro e
ment in late corn is report d from the
Ohio valley, but it has suffered INJURY by
Hoods Oh lowlands in tennessee. Reports
indicate that the bulk of the late corn
will be safe from injury from frosts By
Sept 10 10 20, but that some later helds
will require until Oct. / TO fully mature
the crop
Spring wheat thrashing continues with
generally satisfactory yields, except ii
North Dakota, where they are ligat and
of poor quality, the berry being snruak-
en- and bieached.
Another generally unfavorable week fer
cotton. Continued complaints OF rus, AMI
shedding are received from the greater
portion of che eastern and central see
lions of the cotton belt, while Arkansas
and Oklahoma report injury from prenla-
ture opening. In Texas the early cotton
continues to open. and is being rapidly
picked, but the late crop is greatly de-
Perforated and in a critical state, with
complaints of rust and shedding. Pick
ing, while retarded in Georgia and por-
tions of Florida, is in progress in nearly
all sections, and wi. favorable Wea her
will soon be general.
Favorable reports concerning tobacco
are received from all sections except
Maryland, where it is not curing satisfac-
torilr, and Virginia, where the yield is
variable Cutting is general, and the
bulk of the crop is in shed in Wisconsin.
The condition Of apples still continues
unpromising in nearly all sections. Some
improvement is reported from Kansas
and fair TO good crops are indicated in
portions of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana
and West Virginia; elsewhere apples are
scarce and generally of poor quality.
Soil conditions are favorable for plow-
ing and seeding, which are in progress
and usually wen advanced in all districts
except in Missouri, Nebraska and Okla
homa, where the work has been retarded
by drought, and in portions of Virginia,
where it was interfered with by wet
weather