Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-29
CONDITION OF CROPS.
DAMAGE BY FROST HAS NOT
BEEN SERIOUS.
Government Report Says Nearly All
Corn Is safe-wet Weather in North
west Hampers Competition of the
Spring Wheat Harvest.


The weekly summary issued by the
weather bureau says while the week has
been abnormally cool, with general frosts
throughout the central valleys and as far
south as the northern portion of the cen
trail gulf States, the damage has not been
serious. except in the extreme western
portions of Kansas and Nebraska, the
Dakotas. Minnesota, Wisconsin and New
England. The south Atlantic States have
suffered from excessive moisture. while
the heavy rains of the previous week
over the northern porsionS of the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys de-
layed thrashing of spring wheat and
caused grain in shock to sprout Drought
has been largely relieved in the east
Gulf States, but continues in the Ohio
valley, Tennessee and in the central and
western Gulf States. The Pacific coast
States have experienced a very favora-
bic week
Notwithstanding the occurrence of
light to heavy frosts generally through
out the corn belt. the corn crop has eS-
capped injury, except in the western por-
tons of Kansas and Nebraska and in
the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
A large part of the crop is now safe,
but the bulk of the unmatured will re-
quire from one to two weeks of favora-
BILE weather.
The weather has been favorable for
the completion of spring wheat harvest
on the north Pacific coast In the Dako-
tas and Minnesota spring wheat in shock
has been injured and thrashing delayed
by wet weather.
Except in portions of the eastern dis
tricts of the cotton belt, where cotton
picking has been interrupted by rains,
the weather conditions have been very
favorable for gathering the crop, and this
work has progressed rapidly. The preva-
lence of rust, shedding and boil worms is
widespread, and the boil weevil in Texas
continues destructive. The outlook for
crop is not promising. Late tobacco
has suffered from drought in Tennessee
and Kentucky and heavy rains in North
Carolina, and frosts caused some injury
in Kentucky. The bulk of the crop is
now housed. The reports continue to
indicate extensive prevalence Of blight
and decay of potatoes.
Flowing and seeding have advanced
satisfactorily except in the Ohio valley
and Tennessee, where the soil has been
too dry and in the northern portion of
the middle Atlantic States, where there
has been too much rain.
Reports by States.
Illinois-Light 10 heavy frosts 18th and
18th, slightly damaging to vegetables; week
closed warm and favorable rainfall de-
hcient in south well distributed In central
and north and heavy in places In north,
where grain in shock and stack was dam
aged; corn practically unscathed by frost:
slight injury only in lowlandS; effects OF
frost beneficial tending to hasten ripening;
some corn cut; pasture excellent; some po-
tatoes rotting from excessive moisture; APP
pies continue TO drop; light crop of inferior
quality.
Indiana-Warm Monday and Tuesday,
general rain and cooler Wednesday and
Thursday, clear and decidedly cold with
frost in all sections Friday and Saturday;
no damage to corn and prospects Tor this
crop greatly improved; cutting In progress,
| but much yet green; good crop or tomatoes
1 promised but ripening slowly; light crops
| of apples and potatoes; fall seeding pro-
| crossing; conditions favorable.
Ohio--Iight frost general 18th and 10Th,
/ no material damage; drought continues
| south; much early corn cot in middle and
| south and some in norCh, but much late
| corn viii require ten days to ripen; consid-
cradle wheat HOW0 III north, SeeuluS ut-
layed by drought in south; tobacco fair;
clover seed light to fair; potatoes decaying
In northeast pastures and gardens good IN
north, poor in south; apples continue drop
ping badly.
Michigan Excessive rains damaged beans
and potatoes and retarded field work; early
corn being cut but bulk of crop needs
ten days good weather to fully mature; po-
tato rot and blight general; buckwheat mar
vest slow; sugar beets fair; all grain in
/ cfa and DANA red. OpnliIV Of n
| Piles deteriorated.
Wisconsin, Excessive rain in western
! counties damaged grain in stack and shock
! and delayed threshing; frosts nth and 18th
| damaged corn in exposed localities, but bulk
| of crop uninjured; some corn cut, but bulk
! Of crop will require week or ten days to
mature; potatoes rotting badly; tobacco
| practically all in she'd large crop of good
] quality; buckwheat harvested, good crop;
apples light cranberry picking under way,
good crop.
Missouri Rainy weather first Of week,
with low temperature, retarded progress of
late corn, but later weather conditions
ideal; no damage by frost; two-thirds OF
/ corn safe, and remainder will be safe In
| two to four weeks, cotton opening and
! picking begun crop much below average;
! wheat sowing delayed by rains, but now
progressing fayorably apple crop very light.
| Iowa-First half of week cold, wet and
! cloudy and last half fine, rpening weather;
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| rious damage by frost. even where tempera-
| ture was lowest; corn haryesters at work
| I'm most advanced fields and belated portion
! Of crop now maturing rapidly: potato and
| apple harvest In progress; fall blowing well
/ advanced; acreage more than usual.
South Dakota-COld and wet fore part Of
week causing injury to unthreshed grain;
fair and warmer latter part, when thresh-
1 ing, haying and corn-cutting were resumed
! frost on the 10Th killed foliage Of most IN
matured corn and damaged some fax and
millet: reports indicate probably three
fourths of corn soft or uninjured, but much
Of balance viii likely be unsound.
Nebraska-Cold week, with light frosts
in extreme southeastern counties and heavy
| to killing In central and western; haying,
| threshing and sowing winter wheat pro-
/ crossing nicely: some wheat up well: corn
/ in extreme southeastern counties uDinjured
| by frost and damaged but slightly In a con
| siderable area I'm the eastern part OF the
State but much damage in central and
/ western counties.
Kansas-Haying, corn and forage cutting
! continue: late corn damaged somewhat by
frost in northwest elsewhere 1t is matur-
ing but ripening is delayed by cool wealth
1 err: blowing continues ground In good con-
| dition, except In west where too dry;
| wheat sowing general; pastures good: kill
ing frost In northwest destroyed gardens
| and damaged forage crops.
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