Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-28
CONDITION OF CROPS
COOL WEATHER IN MANY DIS
TRlCTS RETARDS GROWTH.
Texas Needs Rain-Winter Wheat Har-
vest in Some Sections Delayed by
Rain-Lack of Moisture Affecting the
Prospects for Cotton.

Rain-Lack of Moisture Affecting the
Prospects for Cotton.
The weather bureaus weekly summary
Of crop conditions is as follows:
The week ending June % was abnor-
mally cool in all districts east of the
Rocky Mountains, except along the South
Atlantic and gulf coasts, with more or
less damaging frOsts in the central and
Northern Rocky Mountain districts, the
DakotaS, Minnesota and portions of Iowa
and New York. Local showers have af-
fOrded relief i'll portions of the central
gulf States and over very limited areas
in Texas, but in much of the greater
part of that State no rain has fallen and
high temperatures have prevailed. Por-
tons of the lower Missouri valley and
lower lake region continue to suffer from
excessive rains. The conditions on the
Pacific coast were favorable notWith-
standing the prevalence of hot, drying
winds in Washington.
The unseasonably low temperatures
have checked the growth of corn over the
northern portion of the corn belt and cul-
tivation has been retarded by rains in
portions of the upper Ohio valley, upper
lake region and upper Missouri valley. In
the lower Missouri valley, Oklahoma,
Kentucky, Tennessee and the middle ard
southern Atlantic States the crop has
made favorable progress. In the central
gulf States early corn has been injured
seriously by drouth and in Texas the
crop is the poorest for a number of years.
Winter wheat harvest has been delay
ed by rain in the lower Missouri valley,
but has progressed favorably in the ONO
u ~ Mo
crop has experienced no unfavorable con-
ditions during the week, although low
temperatures have checked ripening over
the northern portion of the winter wheat
States, where the heads are filling well.
In Oregon and Washington hot, drying
winds have prevailed, but wheat has
escaped injury, and in California, where
shipments have begun, harvesting con-
tinues under favorable conditions.
Spring wheat has made excellent pro-
gress generally throughout the spring
wheat region and is heading in the more
northerly portions Too rank growth,
however, is reported from Wisconsin and
Iowa, with a tendency to rust in the lat
ter State.
The general outlook for oats continues
promising in the States of the central val
legs and Northwest, although rank
growth and lodging are reported from
the central Missouri and upper Missis-
sippi valleys. In Arkansas, Tennessee
and western Kentucky prospects haYe
been lessened by drouth. Harvesting has
begun as far north as southern Kansas
AS in the previous week, cotton has eX-
perienced favorable conditions over the
northern portion of the central and west
crn districts and generally throughout the
eastern portion of the cotton belt. Lice,
J however, are reported more extensively
and some fields in South. Carolina are
grassy With very little rain in Texas
and only scattered showers over the
southern portion of the central districts
the growth of cotton has been checked.
especially in Louisiana and Texas, and
in the latter State shedding, blooming to
tops and unsatisfactory fruiting are re-
ported, but lice and boil WeeYil are dis
appearing.
Western Crop Reports.
MissOuri-Uns cool; drought in
| eastern counties relieved; showers inter
| fered with wheat harvest, but no serious
| damage to wheat in shock; corn excep-
| tionally promising, earliest tasseling; cot
ton fine; oats generally promise well; hay
crop will be very near average; minor crops
doing nicely; apples dropping in places,
crop generally light peaches abundant In
Illinois~Weather cool with light rain;
wheat harvest in progress; yield disap-
| pointing in south, but prospects good north;
rye. oats, corn, meadows, potatoes, and gar
| dens good, but corn slightly injured by .
chinch bugs in south; apples dropping;
| peaches light crop; small fruits vary from
| poor to good
neutrality-suspicious. averaged below
! normal more rain than needed in extreme
| northwest, but insufficient i'll extreme south
| west counties; some rust on wheat, damage
slight; wheat harvest under way in south
section, promises good yield; heavy crop of
clover being harvested; oats promise Il good
| crop; corn in excellent condition except in
extreme northwest and southwest counties;
applies light crop, falling.
Ohio-Wheat cutting began in south;
heads fairly well filed, straw short; corn
| growing well in south; too cool and wet in
north; early potatoes excellent; planting OF
late potatoes delayed by rain; oats gardens,
| pastures, rye, barley, meadows and timothy
| improved; clover cutting under way; light
except in northwest; tobacco growing we'll;
apples dropping badly; few peaches, pears
| and plumS falling.
| Michigan-Wet cool weather has delayed
| cultivation and the planting Of beans ana
late potatoes and has greatly retarded the
growth of corn; wheat, rye, meadows and
| pastures made good progress, but other veg
citation is backward; corn small and Weedy;
| oats barley and late potatoes in fair
dtion; clover haying begun and all haying
will be general as soon as dry weather per-
mits.
Wisconsin-Week favorable for cultivating
| corn and potatoes; winter wheat and rye
heavy growth, filling well; some clover
cut, heavy crop where not winter killed;
barley. oats, and spring wheat rank and
considerable lodging; too cool for corn,
though condition of crop generally, salts
factory; potatoes doing well; some damage
to cranberries by heavy rains; apples light
On account of blight; strawberries and cher
| ries medium; bueberries good.
IOwa-UnSea sonably cool with light
frosts in numerous localities, but no dam
| age; low temperature beneficial to small
| grains which show tendency to rust and
Ig1 -OTiD r. lii
ton of cultivation, but is making fair prog
ress; apple crop doing fairly well.
South Dakota-AbnOrmally cool weather
| retarded corn growth: scattered showers;
some counties need rain; spring wheat, oats,
barley, rye and grass generally continue
thrifty; frost Saturday in east portion Sc
riously injured many fields of corn and po-
| tatoes, some believed to be irreparably dam
aged some fax, rye, barley and fruit also
| damaged by frost.
Nebraska-CoId, wet week, very favorable
| for growth Of small grain. but too cold for