Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-21
Renorts from Mcstern Sad es.

from WESTERN
Illinois--WeatheT conditions generally IA
vorable for growth of vegetation, though it
was quite cool toward the latter part OF
week; showers occurred over most of state:
wheat, rye, oats meadows, pastures and
gardens improved; corn being planted ana
much up 10 good stands; potatoes doing
WE'LL prospect for peaches blackberrles and
raspberries poor; apples fair to good; other
fruits good.
Indiana Heavy rains; ground too wet to
work In northern tier of counties; lighter
showers, unevenly distributed and INSULT
Client in centra! section; dronghty conditions
continue in south section; too cold over en-
tire State for rapid growth of yegetation
rye in excellent condition; wheat improved
but light. and fields spotted; oats doing fair
ly we'll; corn planting well advanced, some
coming up, being damaged by cut worms;
fly damaging wheat In Washington County.
Ohio-Light precipitation: cool last of week
with light to killing froSts on the 10th; some
injury to small fruits and gardens; wheat
slightly improved oats, rye and barley do
ing well; corn heing planted. terminating
we'll but cut worms are at work In south:
insects iniurlng tobacco: potatoes and gar
deus doing fairly well; grass is growing
slowly: pastures improved.
Michigan-Cold and wet; soil has delayed
field work and retarded termination of late
oats and peas: early oats, peas and barley
terminated nicely and are making lair
growth; wheat. rye. meadows aud pastures
much improved; corn planting and sugar
beet seeding in progress. early fruit and
not damaged b. frost and snow.
RESPONSIBILITIES cool. with freezing EN-
pc lture latter part in north and central
counties: generally copious 10 heavy rains
snow Friday night and saturday, three To
six inches in central counties: no damage
except possibly to fruit in few 10 alities.
Little farm work done, bur preparai 9 Tor
corn well advanced: winter wheat rye and
enrinr grains making slow growth, bur con
dition satisfactory; pastures and meadows
excellent.
Iowa-CooI and wet weather has been IA
vorable for grass and smnll grain; corn
nlantine DELAYED but nearing completion IN
southern and well begun In extreme north
ern counties: termination satisfactory and
soil In fine til general crop prospects never
better at middle Of May.
south Dakota Seasonahle temperatures
we'll distributed rains: spring wheat In very
healthy condition early sowu making Wig
orous growth latest terminating nicely; oats
and harley making good growth, sowing
nearly completed. corn planting becoming
general retarded by rains: pastuTage good /;
potato planting advanced, fax sowing ger
eral: fruits in bloom.
Nebraska-Wees warm, with good show
ers very favorable for growth of yegctati N :.
winter wheat very much improved; lSc
heading in southern counties with short
straw: oats and grass in pastures improycd !;
corn plsnting has progress = rapidly. sud
early planted coming ap nicely In southern
counties.
temporarily: corn and cotton coming up 20
good stands cultivation general wheat Inn
proving in northwest. beading I'm central and
south some becoming tFa JaRk and In dan
GER If falling. oats, flax, grasses and minor
Traps making good PROCESS, apples some
what less promising. failed 10 set; much
damage by caterpiliar> ju north
| kansas General rains 3HI warmer. hertCr
1 conditions imprayn- cars, corn grass ard
| the soil wheat headiuc ia south and central,
hut much plUwed up central and north. roru
| growing rapidly. cultivation mere general.
| pastures and cattle Improving Stre berries
| ripe 30 extreme south