Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-21


Growth - Corn Planting Delayed in
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
cifc coast districts, followed by much
warmer weather, have given highly raw
orable conditions in that region.
Corn planting in the Central Missouri
and Mississippi valleys has been some
what delayed on account of low temporal
ture, but fair progress has been made
this work being nearly 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 Nir-
ginia and Ohio. In the Southern States
the crop is very unevt>- has made slow
growth, and is generally in need of rain
although showers have afforded relief in
sections.
The general abundance of rain over a
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-
zion of this crop continues favorable,
decided Improvement being reported from
Michigan and Ohio. In Texas no i'm
provement is reported. Wheat is now
heading as far north as Tennessee and
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 10 spring
wheat in South Dakota.
Seeding of oats continues in the eH-
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 and
steoling WELL
Reports by States.
Observation-Disclosures 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 earIg rain would give
promise of heavy yield in most sections;
oats, grasses, flax and strawberries need
rain badly; oats greatly damaged in some
districts.
Ilnnois-Good rains during week greatly
improved vegetation, ground still too dry in
some localities; wheat doing well, 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 vain; some corn up and
looking well; pa sturCs and meadows greatly
improved; gardens doing we'll and potatoes
coming up nicely; fruit prospects still good
Weather cool with frequent badly
distributed rains; all growing crops are
advancing rapidly; wheat is 1ointing in south
portion; rye and barley are heading; most
oats sown early coming up nicely; most
tobacco plants sufficiently advanced for
transplanting; fruit is very promising; corn
portion, early planted coming up.
Ohio-PlOwiag 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 chinch bugs begin to affect
wheat in west; gardens and potatoes coming
up well In most sections; tobacco plants
growing fast; apple blossoms not so full in
north; too early to determine damage by
frost of 18th.
Michigan-Opportune and very beneficial
showers have greatly improved winter
wheat rye, meadows and pastures: oats
terminating rapidly; blowing for corn; beans
and potatoes somewhat delayed; corn plant
Ing and sugar beet seeding advancing slowly.
WiscOnsin-Very beneficial rains in all pOr
tions 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
for 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 barley and grass;
preparing ground and planting corn some
bulk of corn area will be planted early as
usual; early planted corn shows healthy
termination; no reports of material damage
to fruits by frost.
South DakOta-Cool with generally ample
rainfall very favorable for healthy roofing
and stOollngs Of spring wheat, rye, oats and
barley, which are generally reported In sat
isfactOry condition; 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-Cold, dry week; wheat and
grass have grown well, but would be bene-
fitted by rain in western counties; oats doing
fairly well, but not quite promising as
last week; corn planting delayed in eastern
counties by low temperature and rain of
last Meek SLIGHT damage bY frOsts.