Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20
PRESENT CONDITION BEST FOR
YEARS PAST.
FARMERSSHOULD BALE HAY
Small Outlay Fer Press and Power
Will Bring Nearly 81 Per Ton
Additional in Price and Also
Greatly Accelerate saIs-Weekly
Bulletin Issued.

Inc crops Oh the Sbo1O VI "
are in the finest condition that they
have been for years at this time OF the
season. This is shown by the first re
ports received at the Office Of Secretary
of Horticulture John NJ. True, the reports
being those upon which he will make
his July state crop report. The report
will be devoted to the condition OF
crops and soil. Secretary True sent
TO all the counties of the state letters
of inquiry regarding the condition OF
the winter wheat, spring wheat, rye,
barley, oats, corn, tobacco, potatoes,
pasture and apples. The July report
will be issued Saturday or Monday.
Hay Harvest in Progress.
With few exceptions the farmers of
Dane county are now busily engaged
in cutting one of the heaviest hay
crops on record. Two tons to an acre
is considered very good yield and
this will and indeed already has been,
exceeded. Timothy and clover have
had an unusual growth. The quality
also is of the best, being remarkably
free from weeds and thistles, notwith-
standing the favorable conditions for
rank growths of all kinds.
In this section only one crop of tim
othy is expected, whereas, if favor
able weather conditions prevail, clover
will be cut again to good profit.
TIE damage done by recent rains
will not materially affect local crops
or prices, although much hay was wet.
Loose hay, of the new cutting, was
sold in Madison yesterday for IS per
ton and some brought more money.
Baled hay commands $12. These
prices make a favorable comparison
with those of last year. particularly in
the face of larger crops.
Baled hay not only commands from
SO to So per ton more than loose hay,
but has a better market. The remand
of local dealers for hay for shipment
to Milwaukee, Chicago and eastern
cities applies only to that in bales and
the market is never choked with hay
in this shape. People in the city have
not room in their stables for quaint
ties of loose hay and are required 10
buy it baled, paying local dealers in
the neighborhOod of SIS per ton. At
the same time the farmers stand upon
the market with loads of the finest
loose hay begging for buyers at IS and
50 per ton.
G. w. Mcdaniel, one of the leading
dealers of the city, said yesterday:
IF the farmers only realized it and
would act accordingly they could make
clear profit of at least SO per ton
more on their hay than they do at
present. The comparative small out
lay for bale press, power and help
to do the work, would mean not more
than 81 ton to the cost of the hay
and bring them in easily 81 per ton
more. Besides, the demand from the
eastern cities insures a ready market
at all times"
Corn and Potatoes Thrive.
The Wisconsin crop bulletin for
the week ending July Is, says the con
tinued rains and high temperatures
during the past week have been great
ly beneficial TO all growing crops;
being especially conducive 10 the
lapid growth of corn and potatoes.
The temperature ranged generally
between so and 80 degrees during the
day and the nights continued warm.
Some quite low temperatures occurred
however, after the heavy rains. The
rains of the 9th and 10th were IS
pecially severe, and considerable dam
age to hay is reported, while the
heavy rains caused much lodging OF
small grains and to fruit trees. A
hailstorm of great severity passed
ever Polk county doing considerable
local damage. Thunderstorms were
heavy and severe throughout the
state on the 9th and 10th.
Owing TO the continued rains and
high temperature. corn has made
rapid progress, the stand is strong
and color excellent and is generally
reported as being almost ND 10 the
average growth. The early varieties
are tasseling, some lodging resulted
from the storms but no damage was
done.
Wheat is rapidly approaching ma
turity, the head is well filed and the
stand though strong is considerably
| lodged. A considerable acreage OF
rye has been harvested: the yields OF
both look very satisfactory exceDt in a
| few localities where lodging has
affected the crop. Oats are headed
out and are of fair growth: the gen
eral complaint is of the rust and the
| shOTtness of the head. Barley how
ever is Of good growth and stand. the
head is well filed and rapidly riDel-
Ing. Spring wheat IS in blossom ana
promises a good yield, althOuzh the
result of lodging viii affect the har-
vest.
Potatoes materially progressed dur
ing the week and are in excellent con
dition. However the bugs which are
extremely numerous, have done much
damage; some early potatoes ready