Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-02
Western Crop REPORTS.

Missouri Cnseasonably cool: drought in
eastern counties relieved; showers inter-
fered with wheat harvest, but no serious
damage to wheat in shock; corn excep-
tionaliy promising, earliest tasseling; cot
ton fine; oats generally promise WELL nay
crop will be very near average; minor crops
doing nicely; apples dropping in places,
crop generally light: peaches abundant IN
extreme south, none elsewhere.
Illinos-Weather cool, with light rain;
wheat harvest in progress; yield disap-
pointing In south, but prospects good nortE2
rye, oats, corn, meadows. POTATOES, and gag
tens good. but corn slightly injured Dy
Cnlnch bugs in south; apples dropping;
peaches light crop; small fruits vary from
poor to good.
Indiana--Temperature averaged below
normal: more rain than needed in extreme
northwest but insufficient in extreme south
west counties; some rust on wheat, damage
slight; wheat harvest under way IN south
section, promises good yield; heavy crop u
clover being harvested; oats promise Soou
crop; corn I'M excellent condition except in
extreme northwest and southwest counties;
applies light crop, failing. :.
0hfo-Wheat cutting began in south;
heads fairly well filled, straw short; corn
growing well in south; too cool ana wet N
north; early potatoes excellent planting OF
late potatoes delayed by rain; oats, gardens,
pastures rye, barley, meadows ana timothy
improved clover cutting under way Hsnt
excert In northwest; tobacco growing We'll,
apples dropping badly, few peaches, pears
ami plums falling.
cultivation and the planting of beans and
late potatoes and has greatly retarded Inc
growth of corn; wheat, rye, meaaoHs dhu
pastures made good progress, put other veg
citation is backward: corn small ana Weeuy
oats barley and late potatoes IN tair con
dition; clover haying begun ana al ha!lhs
will be general as soon as dry weather per
Wisconsin-week favorable for cuitigating
corn and potatoes; winter wheat anu rye
heavy growth, filing well; some cover
barley oats. and spring wheat rank ana
considerable lodging: too cool Tor corn,
though condition OF crop geaeIatiy sa rs -,
to cra aberries by heavy rains; apples iight
! on . count of blight; Strawberries and cher-
RIGS medium; blueberries good
-Unseasonably cool with llsht
srosts in numerous localities but no dam
age; low temperature beneficial TO small
| grains which show tendency to rust and
| lodge; corn variable as to size and condl-
| tIo1 Of cultivation, but is making fair prog
| ross. annie crop doing fnirly wei.
| South Dakota -Ahnormany cool weather
| retarded corn growth; scattered she"efs'
| some couHties need rain. spring wheat oats.
| barley rye aud grass generally continue
| thrifty; frost Saturday In east portion Sc
! riously injured many heids of corn aud po-
| fatoes. some believed to be irreparably dam
| AGED: some flax rye, barley aud fruit also
Nehraska-Cold, wet week, very favorable
| Car rroyyth Of small grain, but too cold for
| own enter wheat has ripened SLOWLY but
| harvest generally just commencing. with line
| crop: oats heading nicely. OF rdHN growt "a
and lodging slightly corn mas grown slowly
! and some fields are weedy.
| Kansas--Wheat harvest nearly finished in
| S0ufh. begun In north, delayed by rains in
| NEST countless corn growing rapidly IN
| GOOD condition. much being laid by. tassel-
| ,ng in south. beginning to silk; oat crop
| unusually good, harvesting IN south and
I ripening In central; apples doing well IN
! s5pe Counties. dropping In others; peaches
1 ipe in south.