Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-03
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF CROPS.
Weather Conditions East of the Rock
les Not Favorable as Whole.

The Agricultural Departments weekly
summary of crop conditions says that as
whole the weather conditions east Of
the Rocky Mountains have moi been ia
.orable, being to, cool in the northern dis
tricts eastward Of the Missouri valley,
with too much moisture in portions nf the
central valleys. while excessively hot in
the Southern States with drouth of great
er or less severity generally throughout
the cotton belt. Although cool. the con
ditions were fairly favorable for matur-
ing crops in the Ohio valley and over the
southern portion Of the middle Atlantic
States, as well as on the Pacific coast
Corn is greatly in need of warm, dry
weather throughout the northern portion
of the corn belt. where the abn0rmally
cool weather of the last two weeks has
greatly retarded its maturity. Over the
southern portion Of the corn belt an ex-
cellent crop Of early corn is now practi-
cally assured In portions of Iowa and
central Illinois corn has badly lodged as
a result of local storms.
Spring wheat harvest is unfinished in
the northern p ,rtion of the Red River
valley. where it has been interrupted by
frequent showers, which also have seri-
ously interfered with stacking and thrash
ing. Sprouting and rotting in stack and
shock are reported from Iowa, and in
southern Minnesota thrashed wheat is
damp and diseolored. Harvest is about
three-fourths finished in Oregon and will
be completed in Washington during the
present week, with yields about the ay-
erage. though less than expected iii
Washington
n decided deterioration in the condition
of cotton is reported generally through
out the central and western portions of
the cotton belt, as we'll as over a large
part of the eastern districts. The most
favorable reports are from the Carolinas.
In North Carolina the condition of the
crop continues very promising, although
the prevalence of rust is widespread. On
stiff soils in South Carolina n : growth
is blooming and fruiting. but on sandy
soils rust shedding and premature open
ing are prevalent. Throughout the cen
trail and western districts. with the ex-
ception of northern Mississippi aud por-
tons of Oklahoma and Indian territory,
where the crop is doing well, the reports
indicate decided decline in its "ondi-
ton, rust, shedding and premature open
ing being general In Texas the deterio-
most favorable future weather conditions
yield in excess of the average is i'm
probable.
The week has been very favorable for
cutting and curing tobac>- d the crop
has generally improved, al " 1t will
be short in Kentucky ana + e,Ions of
Tennessee. Virginia and Maryland
The outlook for apples in New York
is more favorable and slightly improved
prospects are reported from Ohio and
northern Illinois. A good crop is indi-
Gated in Kansas, Michigan and New
England and a fair crop of some varie-
ties in Iowa and portions of Missouri.
In many important apple States, however,
light crop is promised.
1t has been too dry for favorable pro-
gress with blowing for fall seeding in
portions of the middle Atlantic States,
the lake region and Oklahoma; elsewhere
the reports indicate that this work has
made favorable Advancement.