Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-04-19
CONDITION OF CROPS.
SEASON BACKWARD IN SECTIONS
OF THE COUNTRY.

| look Shows General Improvement
Rain Needed in the Ohio, Central Mis-
sissippi and Lower Missouri Valleys.
| The semi-monthly crop report issued
from the crop division of the weather bu-
| reau shows that although the tempera-
| ture since March / has averaged above
| che normal over the northern portion of
the country east of the Rocky Noun
tains, the season is reported as back
ward in these districts, except in New
England and New York, where it is from
one to two weeks earlier than the aver
| age. The season is also backward in
| the Southern States.
| The week ending April Il was cold
in the central valleys and over the in
terror portions of the Atlantic coast and
east gulf districts, although milder tenn
| perature prevailed during the latter part
| of the week in the last named districts,
Rain is much needed in the Ohio, central
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys,
over the western portions of the lake re-
| gi0u, in southern Florida. and the Rio
| Grande valley, including New Mexico
and Colorado. Frosts occurred as far
south as the northern portions of the east
| gulf States and the interior of the Caro-
| linas, causing no serious damage. Warm
| err and dry weather is badly needed on
| the north Pacific coast
Corn planting is nearing completion in
the west gulf States and has made favor
able progress in the south Atlantic and
east gulf districts and Tennessee. This
| work is general in Kansas and Missouri,
| and preparations in Iowa are unusually
we'll advanced
| While the growth of winter wheat has
| been slow, a very general Improvement
| is reported from the principal winter
| wheat States, although the crop has de-
Perforated slightly in central and north
ern Illinois and is suffering for rain in
! northern Missouri. On the Pacific coast
| winter wheat has made rapid growth in
| California and a heavy crop is promised.
| Spring wheat seeding is well advanced in
| the southern portion of the spring wheat
| region and a little has been s0wn in
| southern North Dakota.
Dat seeding is we'll advanced in the
States of the Missouri valley, but has
| made less favorable progress in the Ohio
valley. The early sown is looking well
in Oklahoma, Kansas and the southern
portions of Nebraska and Missouri, but
| termination has been slow in the Ohio
| valley and the crop has sustained some
| injury by frostS in Indiana.
Cotton planting is we'll advanced to
the westward of the Mississippi and the
early planted is coming up to satisfac-
tory stands in Texas. Eastward of the
Mississippi planting, although late, is
we'll under way over the southern por-
tons of Alabama. Georgia, and South
Carolina. But little planting has as yet
been done in Mississippi
| The fruit outlook except for peaches
in some districts, is promising Frosts
| have caused injury to peaches in Ken
| lucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas.
Reports from States.
| IlIinois-Except in parts of the south cen
| trail district where work has been delayed
| by wet SOIL conditions have been favorable
| for carrying on farming operations during
| the first two weeks Of April. Conditions
| have not however been favorable for the
| termination and growth of vegetation. The
weather has been too cold. AS 4 c0nse-
| quence vegetation is not now in seasonable
| state of advancement. In many localities
| rain is badly needed. In the northern and
| central districts it is believed there has been
some slight deterioration in the condition of
| wheat due mainly to dry weather and to
| the exposure of roots by high winds
Indiana-Wheat growing Slowly, but pros
| poets improving; rye and old meadows look
| we'll: Spring-SOWn clover and oats damaged
slightly by frost; oat seeding, potato plant
| ing, gardening, blowing for corn, and pre-
| pairing hot beds and ground for melons under
| way; ground too wet in southwest counties;
| elsewhere in excellent condition; pastures
| furnishing some feed for stock; plums and
| apricOtS blooming
Oho-Weather cool; precipitation deficient
| in west, excessive in part Of east; heavy
| snowStorm in east on Sth; farm work de-
| layed by cold, stormy weather; wheat shows
| some improvement; oats s0Wn in March not
| terminating we'll; rye good; some barley
sown; few early potatoes planted; tobacco
| seed being soWn in southwestern counties;
| fruit buds starting very slowly.
Michigan-Scason backward and all vege-
| tation greenng up slowly; past week cool
| and dry; winter wheat small but healthy
and quite promising; blowing general and
| oat seeding in progress; fruit buds, with
| exception of Il few peaches Wlntered nicely
| and are promising; grass and meadows start
| ing very slowly; warm rain much needed to
| improve seed bed.
perature all parts of the State; slight scat
| tered showers latter part of week; general
| rain badly NEEDED; winter wheat and rye in
| good condition; meadows and pastures poor;
| clover seeding both new and old, nearly all
| winter killed: seeding of oats barley and
| spring wheat nearing completion; soil in
| good condition.
| Iowa-Past two weeks unseasonably cold
| and dry; seeding practically completed and
unusual progress made preparing for corn;
| rain much needed for growth of grain and
| grass; present outlook for hay crop not ia
| vorable: farm animals generally healthy, but
thin in flesh in localities where forage is
| scarce
South Dakota-Season backward; seeding
operations retarded by frosty nights and
| some rain or snow; spring wheat sowing
completed in extreme southeast, and well
under way in extreme north, but not much
sprouted, insufficient warmth retarding ger
minatiOn; considerable acreage of oats
sown: grass backward; generally good stand
of winter rye.
1870 MILES in 100 MINUTES.