Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-10
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
Summary hows October to Have
Been Favorable

Been Favorable.
The crop summary issued by the
weather bureau says as whole October
averaged mild and was generally favor
able for farming operations, although
blowing and fall seeding were delayed
on account of dry soil in portions of the
central Mississippi and Ohio valleys, and
late crops in the central and east Gulf
States suffered from drought The mid
die Atlantic States experienced abnor
mally heavy rains and very high winds
during the latter part of the first decade,
causing damaging freshets in northern
New Jersey and southeastern New York.
Heavy and killing frosts occurred in the
central and east Gulf and south Atlantic
States from the 10Th TO the 2Sth, with
freezing temperatures as far south as
the northern portions of Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia and South Carolina.
The month was generally favorable
for cotton picking, which work is nearly
completed over large port of the CEN
trail and eastern districts of the cotton
belt, and is progressing rapidly in Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Northeastern Tex
as, where much of the ,rop remains to
be gathered
In the central Gulf States, Ohio Val
ley and the States of the middle Rocky
Mountain slope the absence OF rain has
materially interfered with fall seeding
and the termination of sown grain. In
the Missouri Valley. lake region and
middle Atlantic States blowing and seed
ing have been carried on under favorable
conditions and termination has been sat
isfactory.
Telegraphic reports We're received
from the following middle western
States:
Illinois-Corn practically safe before ad-
vent OF killing frost, and under the fayora-
Bile weather the crop matured beyond eX-
pectation. Husking and cribhing progress
ing; quality good, yield about average; early
wheat shows vigorous sprout and good col
or; late needs rain; pastures good, except
in south: stock doing well; poor yield or po-
tatoes; light crop Of apples of inferior quail
| ity
| Indiana Month dry, with frequent frosts
last half; very little corn injured by frost;
cribbing commenced; crop better than ex-
| pected, but considerably below average,
| much chaffy wheat suffering from drought
| In southern counties and needs rain IN all
/ sections: apples mostly gathered crop light;
/ potato crop light; good crop of tomatoes
! saved
ohio-First general killing frost on the
oath; good rains during first week, but re-
mainder of month dry; corn mostly secured
without injury, but husking delayed by dry
condition Of fodder; wheat seeding about
! completed, late sown terminated we'll; acre
| age and condition reduced somewhat in
south by drought, but plants in good CON
dition in northern half of State; pastures
bolding out well in NORTH but are dry In
i south.
! Michigan-First decade wet, delaying field
work ana maturity Of sugar beets and late
corn, but middle and last decades very IA
vorable; corn all cut and much husked; SUI
! gar beet harvest well advanced and yield
/ fair; winter wheat and rye mostly seeded
! and finely terminated.
Wisconsin Severe storms first week dam
aged corn and grain in stack in central
countless rest of month fair and pleasant;
winter grain made good progress and con
dition satisfactory; corn drying out we'll;
potato digging completed, crop generally
! light on account Of ROY; tobacco curing we'll;
| fall pasturage good.
Minnesota-Ge1t,al ally dry weather since
! 18th; killing frost In south on 10Th; corn
from native seed on high land good and
we'll matured but most late corn too soft
| to keep threshing and blowing progressing
! well, but hindered in south by soft land; po-
tatoes rotting: very little winter wheat.
Iowa-Month unusually warm, dry and
clear; corn crop mostly well matured and
| being crbbed in good condition; usual farm
work well adeanccd; limited acreage of fall
wheat and rye sown and condition excel
! lent; pasturaEe fine.
| South Dakota-Rain In the eastern por-
ton during early part of month retarded
threshing and haying and winds damaged
some grain and hay stacks and broke some
| corn down; rest of month weather was very
favorable; corn matured, drying nicely and
cribhing progressing, but probably one
fourth Of Group unsound; considerable
threshing yet unfinished; potatoes disap-
pointing; blowing backward; winter rye
thrifty.
Nebraska-Month very favorable for ma,
turing and drying corn, and cribbing and
husking were In progress at close of month
dry weather retarded wheat seeding in west
ern counties and was unfavorable for germ
nation and growth wheat up well ant
growing nicely in eastern counties; acreage
sown to wheat slightly less than last year
pastures excellent.
Kansas Weather very favorable for farm
work: wheat fine stand, some being pas
tured, sowing nearly finished, corn mltur
ed. ears unusually well filled: gathe -ing
progressing; no damage by frost except in
a few northern counties; forage crops gen
orally secured In good condition, although
slightly hurt by frost in a few localities
pastures good,