Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-03
RAINS HELP CROPS.
WEEK AN ENCOURAGING ONE
FOR AGRICULTURE.
Warm Weather More General and Ger
mination Greatly Advanced Wheat
ami Corn in Good condition-smaII
Fruits Better than Average.

/ III lAtc NftEl! EIbp report OF me HeaLN-
er bureau is the following summary: Re
! specting temperature the week in dis
/ tricts east Of the Rocky Mountains was
/ the most favorable of the season, and the
! first in which there hes been no com.
plant Of a lack Of warmth in some part
/ OF this area. Heavy rains from Okla
homa and Arkansas northward TO Min
i nesota and the Dakotas have retarded
/ york in these districts. The drought
| has been largely relieved in the Ohio
/ valley, the lake region. and the southern
/ portions of the middle Atlantic States.
| Good progress was made with corn
/ planting in Indiana, Illinois. Michigan
and Wisconsin, but TO the westward wet
weather has prevented the completion
1 of this work, which Is much delayed,
while the drought has prevented germi-
nation and planting in the middle Attain
| tic States and New England. In the
| Southern States the crop has made favor
able progress.
/ In the southern portions of Missouri
and Kansas winter wheat has suffered
some deterioration, bu: elsewhere in these
States and in Nebraska the crop CON
| tinues in promising condition.
In the Dakotas Minnesota. Iowa and
Nebraska, spring wheat made rapid
growth. aud is in 4 promising condition.
In the north Pacific coast States the
crop is backward
In the States Of the Missouri valley
oats made favorable growth and decid
ed improvement is reported from Michi
gan and Illinois. In the Ohio valley and
middle Atlantic States the outlook is less
promising. Harvesting is general in
southern Texas Georgia and Florida.
There has been Il general improvement
in the outlook for cotton, particularly
in the middle and western districts but
the crop generally is late
More favorable progress has been made
with transplanth'g tobacco in the Ohio
valley, brt X the middle Atlantic States
little or none had baen set mp TO the close
of the week. when the much needed rains
fell in Maryland and Virginia, placing
the soil in a favorable condition for this
work.
Reports by States.
Illinois Liberal rainfall in central por-
tion and scattered showers other sections;
temperature excessive throughout week; ia
yorable conditions for plant growth; mead
owS, pastures. oats and gardens show a de-
cided Improvement; wheat not materially
benefited: corn ground softened by rain,
and planting Will be finished By June J.
Ah'tJllu- IfNOEII broken by nGHNE rams
In ceutral and Hight to copious showers In
north and 'cuth sections Wednesday 10 Fri
Gay showers were again general IN central
ana north sections Sunday night; crop pros
poets CRAFTY improved; corn planting re-
sumed and being pushed vigorously: toma-
foes, tobacco. sweet Potatoes and cabbages
being transplauted wheat short and be-
ginning to head; outs small, uneven and
thin on ground; pasture prospects for hay
fair crop.
Missouri Warm growing week; rains re-
tarded farm work: corn growing well. but
becoming grassy In south: much get to be
planted In north; cut worms destructive i'm
north; considerable complaint Of poor
stands of cotton; wheat doing finely and
heading north; in south generally uuprou-
ising. although improving In localities oats
progressing favorahly; meadows weedy: ap-
pies doing We'll, but crop generally light
Arkansas -Seasonable temperature: rain
In fore part of week; cops improved, but
weady; some injury to cotton. corn and
potatoes by bugs. cotton planting nearly
compile ed; late planted In good stands and
chopping not general: some corn small and
of poor color cultivation general: wheat
oats and irish potatoes promise good yields.
Ohio ~ Temperature excessive: drought
broken on 2lst and 22d and farming opera
tions resumcd wheat heading little short,
but condition generally good considerable
blowing and corn planting to be done:
some early corn large enough to cultivate;
rye heading; oats short: tobacco being
tfansplanted; clover, grass. pastures and
gardens improving, strawberries ripening,
crop short; apples continue dropping.
Michigan lite general aud gener>Ss
showers have greatly improved wheat, rye.
oats, barley. ana meadows aud proved ben
ehcial to germiuatidn Of corn and late oats
and improved soil blowing: corn planting
well advanced and terminating finely:
sugar beet thinning begun early potatoes
being cultivated; apples pears late peach
lily. nav
Wisconsin Corn planting practically com
nlefcd In southern and central counties and
about half done IN northern: winter wheat
and rye making steady growth and heading
In some sections; oats and barley good on
upland but on UWaud only fair on aecount
of excessive moisture: clover AMI timothy
growing rapidly; tobacco plants doing wen
Minnesota Wet week, warm i'm middle
part; warmth and moisture caused snlen-
did growth of srlal grains. pastures aud
grasses and rapid termination of recently
seeded corn. flax and barley: corn planting
much delayed: a severe storm IN the 22d
caused considerable local damage in south
ern cClntics.
Iowa The week was e'ogdy with almost
daily showers and some heavy local down
pours. planting and cultiyating further de-
laycd In central and western distrfctst
showers and warmth were timely aud bon
efical Ia Mississippi River districts where
the soil had become hard and cloddy: ger
nination prompt and stand good in early
planted fields.
Nebraska Warm wet week. excellent for
growth Of vesctau On; wiuter wheat n the
condition and beginning to head I'm southern
eonu;ies; rye fiue aud heading; corn plant
ing delayed by heavy rain; lowlands too wet
10 work
Kansas Heavy rains except IN extreme
west stopped field work; wheat generally
In coed condition and heading In all partc
of the state; some damage by fly I'm central
and some rest IL southern cs;fstiss; corn
coming up well bur growing SLOWLY. needs
cultivation; some fields washed ont: oats
doing well; alfalfa tine and ready to cut.
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