Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-28
REPORTS CROPS DOING WELL.
Weather Bureau Says Winter Wheat
Max Break ALI Records


The crop report issued by the Weather
Bureau says in the districts east of the
Rocky Mountains during the week the
temperature was highly favorable for
growth of vegetation, but farm work
was very generally retarded by rains in
the lake region, central valleys and At
lantic coast districts, while complaints of
lack of moisture were received from por-
tions of the central and western Gulf
States. In the central and northern
Rocky Mountain districts and on the
North Pacific coast the season is very
backward, and Washington and Oregon
have suffered from cold, wet weather In
California the conditions have been gen
orally favorable, with the exception of
some damage by frost. Corn planting
is in progress as far north as Kansas,
southern Missouri, Tennessee and North
Carolina. Farther south planting is well
advanced and completed in some sec
tons.
The condition of winter wheat is gen.
orally excellent, and it has made SPLEEN
did progress since the first of the month.
In the upper, Ohio Valley, however, the
freeze OF the 4th and 9TH caused some
injury Spring wheat seeding is nearly
completed in Iowa and Nebraska, and is
progressing well in South Dakota. Oats
continue promising in the Southern
States, and seeding is nearly completed,
or well advanced, in the central valleys,
where the early sown is coming up well.
BY the close of March, which was a
very mild month, all fruits were unusu-
ally far advanced. From the 4th to 9th
of April the whole country east of the
Mississippi River, including Tennessee
and the northern portion of the South
Atlantic States, experienced tempera-
lures below freezing, stations in the more
northerly districts reporting temperatures
from 3 to Is degrees below freezing The
reports now indicate that many varieties
of fruit have suffered severely, more par
ticularly peaches.
State Reports.
Illinois - Temperature above seasonal
average; vegetation and fruits greatly stiIn-
uiated; farming and seeding operations in
active progress, but retarded by heavy rain
on 10th; winter wheat in excellent condi.
ton, but some fields infested with Hessian
fly and chinch bugs; oat seeding finished In
many localities; fruit prospects good ex
cept for peaches.
Acknowledgment rains kept ground too
wet for rapid progress OF farm work, but
generally blowing for oats and corn, plant
Ing potatoes and making gardens are In
advance Of season. Wheat, rye, clover,
timothy and pastures continue In excellent
condition and are growing rapidly. Apple
outlook promising; pears, plums and cher
ries fair; budded peaches nearly all killed
Seedlings promise fair to light crop. Many
early strawberries killed.
Ohio-Frequent showers DELAYED farm
work; wheat injured slightly, most in east,
by the freeze OF 4th and 9Th, but generally
continues promising. Few early potatoes
planted and gardens made; young clover
injured by the freeze; pastures and mead
ows well advanced; cherries piums, early
pears, peaches and berries injured by the
freeze In central and south portions
Michigan-Plowing and oat seeding be-
coming general In southern counties, but
heavy rains since Friday stopped all field
work; winter wheat and rye making good
growth and in excellent condition.; pastures
starting rapidly; fruit. especially peaches,
so much forced that their condition will be
critical for the next few weeks
Wisconsin-Season opens with crop condi-
tions and prospects mainly satisfactory;
farm work well advanced, but now at
standstill owing to cold rains. Wheat rye
and clover appear TO have wintered well.
Moisture abundant, and in some cases ex-
cessive.
Iowa-Seasan warmer and growth of veg
citation earlier than usual; seeding Of
wheat, oats and barley about completed in
southern and well advanced In northern
districts Reports indicate decreased acre
age of wheat and increased acreage of oats
and barley: blowing for in progress,
but large areas still too wet Tor farm
operations.
North Dakota-Heavy snow over eastern
portion week ago stopped all work there:
nothing of consequence done in any portion
vet, but With continuance of favorable
weather eat seeding will be general lat
ter part OF this week.
South Dakota-Season backward; seed
ing has been considerably retarded by too
wet soil, particularly In northern portion,
but spring wheat sowing is well advanced
in south, becoming general north, and is
generally progressing favorably. except in
extreme north; some oats and barley sown:
winter rye vigorous, good stand; grass
starting slowly.
ebraska-Warm week, with beneficial
showers on 10th. Farm work progressed
! rapidly Spring wheat nearly all sown.
4 Dat seeding well advanced in northern
4 counties and nearing completion in south
! ern; some early sown oats up; winter
1 wheat starting nicely, but is winter-kiled
! slightly In spots.
Minnesota-Snow In north and west por-
lions ON 9Th. followed by drying weather
4 for three days and then rain. beginning on
/ 10th; In northern half soil wet but wheat
1 was seeded on rolling. sandy lands till 10th
Wheat and rye wintered well.
Kansas-Spring work much retarded by
rains. but ground in good condition; wheat
I In good condition and growing rapidly; ont
sowing finished In many counties, early
/ sown coming up Corn planting delayed In
4 many eastern and southern countless pro-
\ crossing elsewhere: early apples blooming:
peaches blooming In south; grass starting
nicely.