Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-08-06
GENERAL cRcp CONDITIONS.
Temperature Is Highly Favorable
Throughons Middle Vest.


ThrouGhouS Middle Vest.
The crop report issaed by the weather
bureau gives the following general sum
mary Of crop conditie,s IN the country.
I-ought of considerable severity gener-
ally prevails from Virginia aud the Caro-
linas westward over Kentucky. Tennes-
see and the northern portion OF the cen
tral and east gulf States. including east
ern Arkansas. southeastern Missouri, and
the southern portions OF Illinois and In
diana, while heavy and damaging rains
have continued in Texas. portions of the
Missouri valley and lower lake region.
Rains are generally badly needed in the
central and sOut. ern Rocky Mountain
districts. The temperature conditions
have been highly favorable, except in
New England. New York and Texas,
where il has been too cool, and in Cali
fornla, where excessive heat has caused
some deeiduous fruit to ripen faster than
it could be handled
The corn crop has experienced another
week of exceptionally favorable condi-
tons over much the greater part of the
principal corn area, the least favorable
reports being received from southeastern
crop is being injured by drought. A fine
yield is promised in Kansas, Nebraska,
Indiana and over much the greater part
of Missouri. Illinois and Ohio. In Iowa,
where the crop has suffered much in pre-
vious weeks from heavy rains and lack of
cultivation, corn is improving, and in the
early fields is caring heavily. In the
middle Atlantic States and to the south
ward of the Ohio river corn has suffered
much from drought in sections, especially
the early planted
Showers have prevented the completion
of the winter wheat harvest in the lake
region, New England and the northern
portion of the middle Atlantic States,
where damage to. wheat in shock is quite
extensively reported; elsewhere harvest
ing is completed, except on the Pacific
coast, where il is progressing rapidly in
Oregon and has begun in Washington.
Late spring wheat needs rain in por-
tons of South Dakota, and rust is APP
pearing in North Dakota, but on the
whole its condition is very promising The
crop is ripening rapidly in the northern
portion and harvesting has begun in 1.-the
southern portion of the spring wheat re-
gion. In portions of southern Minnesota
fields are too wet for the binders.
Dat harvesting is progressing under
difficulties in the upper Mississippi val
ley and lake region. where the crop is
badly lodged, and fields in some sections
are too wet for the reaDers. Notwith-
standing these adverse conditions, the
general outlook for large yield is favor
able, especially in TIE Missouri and upper
Ohio valleys AID the northern portion of
the middle Atlantic States.
The northern portions of the eastern
and central districts of the cotton belt
continue to suffer from drought, the eff
fects of which are beginning to be more
seriously felt especially on uplands. Out
side the drought area in the districts
named the crop is making very favorable
progress, the plant being heavily fruited.
General and heavy rains in Texas were
very beneficial in western counties. but
they were not needed elsewhere in that
State. These rains have caused very rap
id growth and the plant is heavily fruited,
but considerable damage by boil weevil,
boil worm, and shedding are reported.
Hot and dry weather is now needed in
Texas to permit cultivation and check
rayages by insects. Picking continues
in the southern counties and has com
menced in the central counties, but has
been retarded by frequent rains.
Tobacco is suffering from drought in
Tennessee. Virginia and portions of Ken
lucky and Maryland. In the other to-
bacco States the reports are generally
promising. Dry weather in the Carolinas
has Leen very favorable for curing.
As rule the general outlook for APP
pies continues unpromising, although in
some sections a good crop is promised.
The most favorable reports are received
from New England, eastern and northern
New York, Michigan and portions of Hi
nois, Kansas and Oklahoma.
The bulk of a good hay crop has been
secured in the States of the central val
legs. In the lake region and northern
portion of the middle Atlantic States hay
ing continues. but has been considerably
delayed by rains and much has been dam
aged.