Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-01
Western Crop Reports.

Missouri -Unseasonably cool drought in
eastern counties relieved; showers inter
fered with wheat harvest. but no serious
damage TO wheat in shock corn eASep
tiofially promising earliest tnssellng, cot
ton fine; oats generally promise we'll nay
crop will be very near average; minor crops
doing nicely; apples dropping In places
crop, generally light; peaches abnndnnt IN
extreme south. none elsewhere.
llllrois- Weather cool, with light rain;
wheat harvest In progress; YIELD dlsap-
pointing in SOUTH but prospects good north'
rye oats, corn, meadows, potatoes ana gar
dens good but corn slightly Injured by
chinch bugs In south; apples droppingi
peaches light crop: small fruits vary from
acknowledgements averaged below
NORMAL: more rain than needed In extreme
northwest but insufficient In extreme south
west eounties; some rust ON wheat, damage
slight. wheat harvest under way IN south
section, promises good yield; heayY crop OF
clover being arvested; oats promise go9d
crop: corn In excellent condition except in
extreme northwest and southwest counties;
applies light crop, falling.
0hie-Wheat cutting began In SOUTH
heads fairly well oiled, 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 aud timothy
improved; clover cutting under way Hgnt
exeept In northwest; tobacco growing well;
apples dropping badly; few peaches, pears
ana psums falling
NIpDfHaE-NPt. cool weather UuS NftASth
cultivation and the planting Of beans ana
iatn potatoes and has greatly retarded the
growth Of corn wheat, rye meadows ana
pastures made good progress but other veg
citation is backward; corn small and weedyi
oats. barley and late potatoes In fair con
dlt;on. clover haying begun and AL haying
win be general as soon as dry weather per
mits. ,...
corn and potatoes winter wheat and rye
heavy growth. filling well; some clover
cut Heavy crop where not winter killeb.
barley oats, and spring wheat rank ana
cnr.siaerable lodging; too cool for corn,
though condition Of crop generaliy salts
facsOry: potatoes d0iag well; some damage
to l,raaberrles by heavy rains; apples light
on account of blight; strawberries and cher
rieE medium; blueberries good.
IGws- Unseasonably cool with lght
tro5es Ia numerous localities, but no dam.
ave. low temperature beneficial to small
grpsns which show tendency TO rust and
lodge; corn variable as 10 size and condi-
ti0I! Of cultivation, but is making fair prog
reSs; epple crop doing fairly Wei.
S,autE DakOta-Abnormally cool weather
ret.rded corn growth; scattered showers;
sorfse counties need rain; spring wheat, oats,
barley rye and grass generally continue
thrifty; frost saturday n east portion Sc
tatees. some believed 20 be irreparably dam
aged; some fax, re, barley and fruit also
dansagsd by frost
Nlbrsska--C Cold. wet week very favorable
FOR EgrCswth Of small grain, but too cold for
corr; winter wheat has rpened slowly, put
hzrAess generally Just commencing, with bne
crop; oats heading nicely, Of rank growth
ard lodging slightly corn has grown slowly
ard some fields are weedy.
Kansas-Wheat harvest nearly finished In
south begun In north, delayed by rains In
most countless corn grOw,cg rapidly, IN
good condition. much being laid By, tassei-
fng in south. beginning 70 SILK; Oat crop
urugually good, harvesting Ia south and
rlpeaing In central apples doing well In
some counties, dropping 10 others; peaches
ripe In south.